PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between ko ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ueberhaupt Niemand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueberhaupt Niemand has the eye of the tiger tonight.

ja
vs
Niemand

210 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Leviathan Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, ko ja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ueberhaupt Niemand!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemand misses with a body kick.
ko ja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ja tries to land a leg kick but Niemand saw it coming and moves away.
Niemand connects with a leg kick. ja looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
ja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Ueberhaupt Niemand has been cut.
ja blocks a head kick by Niemand.
Niemand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niemand takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Niemand on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Niemand checks the leg kick.
ja lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Niemand at a distance.
Niemand's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Niemand's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Niemand takes one to the side of the head.
ja lands a jab to Niemand's midsection.
Niemand looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niemand moves out of range of the leg kick from ja.
ja throws a right and a left that Niemand avoids nicely.
Niemand tries a quick counter leg kick but ja is wise to it.
Niemand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ja feints and then cracks Niemand's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niemand down.
ja connects with a body shot.
ja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
ja misses with a low kick.
ja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for ja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ja staggers Niemand with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Niemand looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and ja is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). ko ja!