PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Knack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordin Tootoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knack
vs
Tootoo

175 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
33
152 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Knack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordin Tootoo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knack throws a right hand that Tootoo ducks under and follows up with a left that Tootoo also avoids with ease.
Tootoo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knack throws an off balance right hand
and Tootoo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tootoo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tootoo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tootoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knack. Knack obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knack.
Knack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tootoo.
Knack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tootoo counters with a nice uppercut.
Knack misses with a straight left.
Tootoo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knack has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD Gym of the Gods in the buildup to the fight.
Tootoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tootoo misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knack throws an off balance right hand
and Tootoo counters with a straight right hand.
Knack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knack tries a low kick but Tootoo avoids it.
Knack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tootoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knack throws out a loose jab but Tootoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knack loads up on a big right hand but Tootoo slips the punch.
Tootoo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knack.
Tootoo lands with an overhand left.
Tootoo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Knack is rocked!
Knack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tootoo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Knack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Tootoo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knack throws a nice looking combination but Tootoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knack seems to have got his legs back now.
Knack misses with a left hand
and Tootoo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Knack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knack throws a lazy uppercut

and Tootoo counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Knack goes down! Will Knack beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Knack loads up on a big right hand but Tootoo slips the punch.
Knack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knack misses with a wild body shot.
Knack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tootoo.
Tootoo throws out a counter right but Knack avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tootoo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good work by Tootoo as he checks the leg kick.
Tootoo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Knack misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Jordin Tootoo should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tootoo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knack.
Knack throws a low kick, looking for Tootoo's leg but Tootoo calmly moves out of range.
Knack lands a really nice looking cross but Tootoo seems unphased.
Knack throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Tootoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knack misses with a shot to the body
and Tootoo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knack tried to score with a low kick but Tootoo checks it.
Jordin Tootoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knack misses the body punch
and Tootoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knack connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knack. Tootoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tootoo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tootoo ducks under a wild hook from Knack.
Tootoo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knack finds it's way round the side to connect with Tootoo's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knack throws a chopping leg kick but Tootoo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tootoo! But no joy.
Knack misses with a lunging right hand

and Tootoo counters with a straight right that drops Knack on his ass! Knack jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Jab, jab by Knack - just one landing.
Tootoo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knack to score with a decent uppercut.
Knack clobbers Tootoo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tootoo. Knack does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Knack misses the target.
Knack throws a solid leg kick but Tootoo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knack.
Tootoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knack misses with a straight left.
Knack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tootoo ducks under a wild hook from Knack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knack misses with a looping left.
Tootoo throws out a counter right but Knack avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tootoo checks a leg kick.
Knack misses with a hook

and Tootoo counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Knack goes down! Tootoo rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Knack is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Nick Knack has been cut.
Tootoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knack thows a leg kick but Tootoo checks it
and Tootoo counters with a straight right that drops Knack to the canvas! Will Knack beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jordin Tootoo!
Jordin Tootoo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.