PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Didier Toure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idi Ota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idi Ota has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Toure
vs
Ota

195 cm
24
296 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
295 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Dangerous knees
Experienced

Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Didier Toure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Ota!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ota clinches.
Toure takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Didier Toure has been cut.
Toure with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ota crunches a lovely knee into Toure's ribcage.
Toure is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ota working Toure over with knees to the body.
Toure letting Ota take a breather here.

The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Ota has the Thai clinch. Ota obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Toure's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!

Ota gets a clinch.
Toure using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ota has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ota is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ota.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section. Toure lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ota lands a good knee to the midsection. Toure won't want to take too many of those.

Ota drops Toure on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Toure bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.

Toure is rocked!

Ota clinches up against the ropes.
Oh Toure is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ota creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Toure crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Toure face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ota takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Idi Ota!