PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kasahushi Signuwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Signuwa has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Signuwa
vs
Le Banner

159 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kasahushi Signuwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Signuwa.
Signuwa is breathing heavily.
Le Banner checks a low kick from Signuwa.

Le Banner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Le Banner is trying to break the clinch but Signuwa has him pressed against the ropes.

Le Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Banner tries to clinch up but Signuwa circles away and keeps his distance.

Le Banner has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Signuwa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Signuwa is trying to force a seperation but Le Banner has the dominant position.
Signuwa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Le Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Signuwa tries to clinch there but Le Banner circles away.
Signuwa tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Banner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Signuwa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Signuwa blocks a head kick by Le Banner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Signuwa throws a sloppy head kick and Le Banner moves out of range easily.
Le Banner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Signuwa throws a head kick but Le Banner moves out of range.
Le Banner throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick from Le Banner lands but Signuwa takes it in his stride.
Le Banner throws a nice head kick!

Le Banner has closed the distance and engaged Signuwa in a clinch.
Signuwa blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Le Banner fails to land.
Signuwa prevents Le Banner from breaking the clinch.

Le Banner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Banner scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Banner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le Banner plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Signuwa's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Signuwa, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jerome Le Banner!