PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between True Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue comes into the arena with Land Down Under blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Blue
vs
Johnson

192 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, True Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Blue's shoulder, as Blue tries to avoid the shot.
Blue moves out of range of the strikes.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson punishes Blue's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blue slips under a jab from Johnson.
Blue fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blue.
Johnson throws a jab when Blue was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blue.
Blue needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Blue lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blue jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Blue jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
Blue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Blue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Blue - just one landing.
Blue defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blue. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue scores with a jab to the head.

Blue forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Blue softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Blue has him pressed against the cage.
Blue digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Blue lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Blue throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blue scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
Blue works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Blue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blue lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Blue.
Blue stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Blue.
Blue lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands with a right to the head.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson tries to break free but Blue pushes him back against the cage.
Blue really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blue.
Blue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blue blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Blue lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Blue.
Nice body punch from Blue.
A shot in the inside from Blue.
Blue scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blue scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Blue on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!
Blue throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
I was talking to Blue's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Blue finish him?
Blue creates a bit of distance and cracks Johnson with a big uppercut! Johnson goes down! The referee pushes Blue away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Johnson make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Blue takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). True Blue!