PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Cleaver (ranked 23069 p4p, 15612 weight class) and Lambert George (ranked 645 p4p, 661 weight class). Cleaver kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Methlabs & MOONSHINE. George has chosen Ca fait mal as his entrance music. Lambert George acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Cleaver
vs
George

179 cm
39
170
13 - 4 - 2

185 cm
40
184
44 - 15 - 5

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 15 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George moves out of range of the body kick from Cleaver.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from George! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from George.
George stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

George clinches.
A short body shot lands from George as the two fighters clinch.
Cleaver lands a hook that snaps the head of George backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Cleaver has been working on his elbows in the gym.
George lands a good knee to the midsection. Cleaver won't want to take too many of those.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cleaver lands a body shot.
George scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George blocking some punches.
George managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from George.
George leaning against his opponent.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.
George tries to work over Cleaver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that George has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cleaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
George is looking to control Cleaver's arms but Cleaver gets an underhook and turns him. Now George has his back to the ropes.
Cleaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cleaver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George digs a right hand into Cleaver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cleaver's gas tank.
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cleaver's defenses.
George wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
Cleaver takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
George working aggressively here.
Cleaver tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cleaver avoids it.
A right hand to the body from George.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George pushes Cleaver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cleaver misses with the head strike.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from George.
Cleaver misses with a hook to the ribs.
George is leaning against Cleaver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George digs a right hand into Cleaver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cleaver's gas tank.
Cleaver misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from George.
Cleaver is breathing heavily.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
George blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
George blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from George.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cleaver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
George pushes Cleaver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

George is looking to clinch.

George clinches up with Cleaver and pushes him back against the ropes.
George lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleaver's elbow.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
Cleaver tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cleaver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
George lands a body shot.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleaver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but George blocks it with crossed arms.
Cleaver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George takes a shot to the head.
George presses Cleaver against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
George lands with a right to the head.
George lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from George.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Cleaver tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Cleaver back against the ropes.
George lands an elbow just above Cleaver 's eye.
Nice elbow from George.
George avoids a wild elbow strike from Cleaver.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Cleaver is rocked!
A short left from George.
Oh Cleaver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cleaver tries a knee to the head but George blocks it.
George looks to throw an elbow but misses.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cleaver avoids it.
George throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
George misses with a punch to the body.
George lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleaver lands a nice elbow.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cleaver.
Cleaver seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleaver throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
Cleaver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lambert George seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
George blocking some punches.
Cleaver lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George gets through Cleaver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
Cleaver lands a right hand.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George lands a body punch in the clinch.
George on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
George trying to land knees to the body.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
George lands a shoulder strike.
George lands a shot to the body.
George pushes Cleaver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

George lands a nice looking body shot.
Cleaver throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
Cleaver tries to clinch up.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cleaver motions for George to come forward. Cleaver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
George lands a lovely overhand right.
Cleaver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
George swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
George feints and then cracks Cleaver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cleaver down.

George clinches with his opponent.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.
Cleaver takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cleaver's defenses.
Cleaver blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
George missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George tries to stall but Cleaver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cleaver struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
Cleaver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cleaver blocks the elbow strike.
George lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards.
George tries to land knees in the clinch but Cleaver avoids the damage to the body.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cleaver obliges.
George takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
George scores with a shot to the side of Cleaver's head.
Cleaver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleaver.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Cleaver.
George lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George blocking some punches.
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped George in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Lambert George has been cut.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleavers head.
Cleaver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
George blocking some punches.
George scores with a nice hook to the head.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
George avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Cleaver prevents a body shot from George.
Cleaver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleaver misses with the head strike.
Cleaver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cleaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Lambert George just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Lambert George's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cleaver looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
George fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cleaver throws a half hearted mid kick.
George fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cleaver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cleaver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lambert George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cleaver's head backwards.
That kick from George tenderised Cleaver's leg. Cleaver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cleaver throws a jab but it's blocked by George.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cleaver wants to clinch.
George misses with a straight right.

George rushes Cleaver and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.
A body shot lands from George.
Cleaver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from George.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
George lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George is working Cleaver over against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, George just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cleaver's brow.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleaver controls his hands.
A hook to the body from George.
George on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
George blocks an elbow strike from Cleaver.
A shot in the inside from George.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
George lands a good knee to the midsection. Cleaver won't want to take too many of those.
George controlling the action here for a moment.
George putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cleaver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
George utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleaver swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
George tries to throw a body punch but Cleaver avoids it by throwing George back against the ropes.
George lands a damaging elbow.
Cleaver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cleaver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cleaver trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from George.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for George.
George lands a nice uppercut.
George scores with a shot to the side of Cleaver's head.
George digs a right hand underneath Cleaver's ribcage. Cleaver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cleaver is defending well for now.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lambert George's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

George lands with a thumping leg kick.

George pushes Cleaver up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cleaver working aggressively here.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from George.
Cleaver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cleaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of George backwards.
Cleaver misses with a punch on the inside.
George on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver lands a right hand.
Cleaver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but George blocks it with crossed arms.
Cleaver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Cleaver.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cleaver throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleaver controls his hands.
Cleaver lands a nice elbow.
Cleaver lands an elbow inside that George shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleaver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cleaver working aggressively here.
Theodore Cleaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George dodges an elbow strike from Cleaver.
George avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Cleaver lands with a left to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, George just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cleaver's brow.
George tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
George is working Cleaver over against the ropes.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Cleaver misses with a punch to the body.
George wants to stall.
George tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
Cleaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
George blocks an elbow strike from Cleaver.
George misses with an elbow strike.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cleaver landing knees to the body.
George is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver lands an elbow just above George 's eye.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleaver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George tries to throw a body punch but Cleaver avoids it by throwing George back against the ropes.
Cleaver tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Cleaver back against the ropes.
George takes an elbow to the forehead.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, George throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
Cleaver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
George looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cleaver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from George.
Cleaver pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lambert George is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
George looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Cleaver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well George has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!
Lambert George is the new welterweight champion!
Lambert George thanked the fans post fight for their support.