PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rocky Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Thunder
vs
Salamanca

187 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salamanca moves into the clinch successfully.
Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head.
Salamanca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salamanca.
Thunder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salamanca lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Rocky Thunder has been cut.
Salamanca lands a nice uppercut.
Salamanca scores with a shoulder strike.
Salamanca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Thunder is rocked!
Salamanca scores with a shot to the side of Thunder's head.
Oh Thunder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Salamanca creates a bit of distance and cracks Thunder with a big uppercut! Thunder goes down! The referee pushes Salamanca away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Thunder make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Salamanca takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tuco Salamanca!
In his post fight interview, Tuco Salamanca started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.