PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rock Barden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorvald Stauning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stauning's choice of entrance music: Rollin- Limp Bizkit. Rock Barden is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Barden
vs
Stauning

176 cm
20
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very quick

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Barden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thorvald Stauning!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stauning takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barden is looking to land body kicks.
Barden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barden circles away from the clinch attempt.

Stauning takes the fight into the clinch.
Barden struggles to land a body shot inside as Stauning controls his hands.
Barden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barden tries a knee to the head but Stauning blocks it.
Barden looking to throw knees to the head but Stauning is blocking nicely.
Stauning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barden's efforts to push away.
Stauning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barden avoids it.
Stauning using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stauning avoids it.
Barden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barden tries a knee to the head but Stauning blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barden missing with knees to the body.
Barden trying to land knees to the body.
Stauning tries to land knees in the clinch but Barden avoids the damage to the body.
Stauning lands an elbow inside that Barden shrugs off.

It looks like Rock Barden has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barden.
Barden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stauning avoids it.
Stauning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barden avoids it.
Stauning takes a shot to the head.

Barden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stauning slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stauning manages to avoid it.
Stauning will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Stauning instigates a clinch.
Stauning throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barden misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stauning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barden avoids it.

Barden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stauning misses the shot to the body.
Rock Barden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stauning moves forwards but Barden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stauning misses with a low kick as Barden jumps back.
Stauning throws out a leg kick but Barden moves out of range and Stauning only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barden throws a jab when Stauning was well out of range.
A punch combination from Barden misses.
Barden throws a hook to the side of Stauning's head but Stauning sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Barden does no damage.

Stauning clinches with his opponent.

Barden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stauning tries to clinch up.
Stauning swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stauning gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barden gets through Stauning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stauning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barden avoids it.
Barden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barden.

Barden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barden.
Barden throws a sloppy head kick
and Stauning counters with a one-two to the body.
Stauning throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stauning throws a series of strikes that have Barden backpedaling.
Barden misses with a hook
and Stauning counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stauning rushes Barden and presses him up against the ropes.
Stauning tries to land knees in the clinch but Barden avoids the damage to the body.
Barden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barden wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stauning has Barden pressed against the ropes, preventing Barden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barden tries to land a knee to the head but Stauning blocks with his arms.
Stauning throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stauning avoids it.
Stauning with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barden is trying to break the clinch but Stauning is controlling him.
Barden has a couple of punches blocked by Stauning.
A right hook to the body lands for Stauning.
Stauning lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Barden managing to block the knees to the body from Stauning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stauning misses with an elbow strike.
Stauning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barden looking to throw knees to the head but Stauning is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thorvald Stauning will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rock Barden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stauning throws a head kick that misses.

Stauning closes the distance and clinches.
Barden trying to land knees to the body.
Barden wants to get back to striking at distance but Stauning won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Barden.
Barden is trying to break free.
Rock Barden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barden tries to break free but Stauning pushes him back against the ropes.
Barden avoiding damage as Stauning throws knees to the body.
Stauning throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barden tries to break free but Stauning pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Stauning.
Stauning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barden is defending well for now.
Barden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stauning trying to land knees to the body.
Stauning missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barden is trying to break free.
Stauning lands a left hand.
Barden is trying to push Stauning away but Stauning has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Barden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stauning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barden dodges an elbow strike from Stauning.
Barden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stauning avoiding damage as Barden throws knees to the body.
Stauning tries to work over Barden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stauning pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Stauning has Barden pressed against the ropes, preventing Barden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stauning lands a right hand.
Barden is trying to break the clinch but Stauning has him pressed against the ropes.
Barden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stauning blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stauning lands with a left to the head.
Barden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stauning.
Barden tries to throw a body punch but Stauning avoids it by throwing Barden back against the ropes.
Stauning has Barden pressed against the ropes, preventing Barden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barden avoiding damage as Stauning throws knees to the body.
Stauning lands a knee to the body.
Barden tries to land knees in the clinch but Stauning avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stauning creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stauning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barden is defending well for now.
Stauning missing with knees to the body.
Barden misses with a knee strike.
Barden looking to throw knees to the head but Stauning is blocking nicely.
Barden tries to circle away but Stauning has him pinned against the ropes.
Barden wants to get back to striking at distance but Stauning won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stauning trying to land knees to the body.
Barden missing with knees to the body.
Stauning cracks Barden with a nice body shot.
Stauning lands a nice knee to the body.
Barden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stauning avoiding damage as Barden throws knees to the body.
Barden tries a knee to the head but Stauning blocks it.
Barden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stauning lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barden or not.
Barden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barden swings wildly with an uppercut but Stauning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stauning lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barden or not.
Stauning lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stauning lands with a light punch inside.
Barden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barden tries to throw a body punch but Stauning avoids it by throwing Barden back against the ropes.
Stauning lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barden is trying to break the clinch but Stauning is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barden.
Stauning lands a hook that snaps the head of Barden backwards.
Barden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barden misses with a knee to the head.
Barden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barden takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barden can't break the clinch.
Barden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stauning trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorvald Stauning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rock Barden's cut.
That's time! Barden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A punch combination from Stauning misses.
Rock Barden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Stauning.
Barden checks the leg kick.
Stauning fails to land with a series of punches.
Stauning swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stauning moves out of range of the body kick from Barden.
Rock Barden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stauning tries to land a front kick but Barden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barden thows a body shot but no joy.
Barden thuds his shin into the meat of Stauning's side.
Barden connects with the punch.
Stauning throws a push kick but Barden slaps the foot to one side.
Barden slips a jab and a cross from Stauning.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barden.
Stauning lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stauning misses with a low kick.
Barden avoids a kick to the body.
Barden blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning throws a right and a left that Barden avoids nicely.
Barden connects with a body shot.
Stauning throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Barden.
Barden throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stauning's head.
A punch combination from Barden misses.
Stauning lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barden circles away quickly and effectively.
Stauning with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barden throws a series of punches but Stauning avoids them all with ease.
Stauning scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stauning misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stauning tries to close the distance and clinch but Barden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stauning is looking to score with low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stauning, right into the meat.
Barden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stauning avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stauning lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Stauning.
Stauning swinging wildly here.
Stauning wants to clinch.
Barden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stauning fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stauning plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stauning fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barden.
Stauning blocks a jab.
Stauning takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stauning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stauning fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stauning throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stauning checks a leg kick nicely.
Barden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stauning.
Barden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stauning.
Stauning displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barden throws out the jab.
Stauning avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stauning finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barden throws a half hearted mid kick.

Stauning has Barden up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stauning misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barden.
Stauning lands a shot to the body.
Barden managing to block the knees to the body from Stauning.
Rock Barden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stauning.
Stauning avoiding damage as Barden throws knees to the body.
Barden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barden misses with a punch on the inside.
Stauning managing to block the knees to the body from Barden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barden tries to land a knee to the head but Stauning blocks with his arms.
Stauning scores a nice knee to the body.
Barden avoiding damage as Stauning throws knees to the body.
Barden tries a knee to the head but Stauning blocks it.
Stauning lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stauning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barden avoids it.
Barden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stauning blocks it with crossed arms.
Stauning pushes off an throws an elbow but Barden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorvald Stauning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stauning 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorvald Stauning!
Thorvald Stauning was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.