PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Thorvald Stauning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stauning's entrance music is Rollin- Limp Bizkit. A fine choice. Thorvald Stauning has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Stauning
vs
Giles

179 cm
25
157 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

165 cm
26
160 lbs
9 - 6 - 2

Solid boxing
Experienced

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Brute

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thorvald Stauning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, John Giles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giles blocks a leg kick.
Stauning steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giles.
Giles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stauning throws a combination. Giles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stauning throws a combination that misses
and Giles counters with a straight right hand.
Giles swings for the body but Stauning moves out of range.
Stauning throws a leg kick but Giles sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Giles gets a clinch.

Giles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stauning displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giles throws out the jab.

Stauning gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giles tries to circle away but Stauning has him pinned against the ropes.
Giles working hard to break the clinch.
Giles tries to break the clinch but Stauning is controlling the position.
Stauning lands a good knee to the midsection. Giles won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stauning lands an elbow just above Giles 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning tries to land knees in the clinch but Giles avoids the damage to the body.
Stauning keeps control of Giles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giles wants to get back to striking at distance but Stauning won't allow it.
Giles wants to break free but Stauning has control.
Stauning misses with a body punch.
Giles tries to break the clinch but Stauning is controlling the position.

Giles breaks the clinch.
Stauning swinging wildly here.
Stauning feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giles's calf.
Stauning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giles checks a low kick from Stauning.

Giles moves into the clinch.
Stauning blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles is trying to break free.
Giles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stauning misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giles.
Giles is trying to force a seperation but Stauning has the dominant position.
Giles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stauning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giles is defending well for now.
Giles working hard to break the clinch.
Giles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stauning tries to land knees in the clinch but Giles avoids the damage to the body.
Stauning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stauning has him pressed against the ropes.
Giles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stauning misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giles breaks from the clinch.
Giles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Giles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stauning manages to avoid it.
Stauning with a jab.
Giles wants to clinch.
Giles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giles fails with an attempt to clinch.

Stauning clinches up with Giles and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stauning tries to land knees in the clinch but Giles avoids the damage to the body.
Stauning misses with an elbow over the top.
Stauning prevents Giles from breaking the clinch.
Giles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Giles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stauning lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stauning keeps control of Giles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giles has had enough of the clinch but Stauning keeps him there for the moment.
Giles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Giles avoiding damage as Stauning throws knees to the body.
Giles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Giles tries to break the clinch but Stauning is controlling the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Giles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giles throws a head kick but Stauning moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stauning thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Giles if he has to take too many more of those.
Giles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stauning misses with a few strikes there.
Giles throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Giles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Giles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stauning's hands.

Giles gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Giles breaks from the clinch.
Stauning throws a leg kick which misses Giles's front leg but catches the back leg as Giles tries to avoid it.

Stauning clinches.
Stauning tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stauning just misses with a elbow thrown towards Giles's brow.
Giles wants to get back to striking at distance but Stauning won't allow it.
Giles tries to break free but Stauning pushes him back against the ropes.
Stauning missing with knees to the body.
Giles wants to break the clinch but can't.

Giles breaks the clinch.
Giles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stauning takes a swing at Giles's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles throws a sloppy head kick and Stauning moves out of range easily.
Giles throws a series of punches but Stauning avoids them all with ease.
Giles is looking to clinch.
Stauning lands a nice shot that snaps Giles's head back.
Giles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stauning tries to clinch but Giles is having none of it.
Giles ducks right into an uppercut from Stauning.
Stauning avoids the head kick by Giles.

Stauning has managed to clinch.

Giles manages to break the clinch.

Giles tries to keep at a distance but Stauning has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Giles can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stauning blocking some punches.
Stauning prevents Giles from breaking the clinch.
Stauning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giles's elbow.
Giles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Giles managing to block the knees to the body from Stauning.
Stauning missing with knees to the body.
Giles is trying to force a seperation but Stauning has the dominant position.
Stauning trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stauning obliges.
Stauning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Giles's efforts to push away.
Stauning keeps control of Giles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Giles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stauning cracks the inside of Giles's front leg.
Stauning lands a really nice looking cross but Giles seems unphased.
Giles keeps the fight on the outside.
Stauning tries to clinch there but Giles circles away.
Giles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stauning.
Giles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giles lands a two punch combo.
Giles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giles misses with a double jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stauning thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Giles if he has to take too many more of those.
Giles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stauning can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giles dodges the punch combination from Stauning.
Giles misses with a hook.
Stauning scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thorvald Stauning is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stauning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stauning scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Giles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stauning tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Giles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giles tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Stauning manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giles misses with a straight left.
Giles lands a high kick!
Giles 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.
Stauning avoids the head kick by Giles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Giles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Giles closes the distance but Stauning moves to the side
and Stauning counters with a nice leg kick.
Giles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stauning lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Giles throws a combination that misses
and Stauning counters with a body kick that stops Giles in his tracks momentarily.
Stauning misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giles wants to clinch but Stauning slips to the side
and Stauning counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giles's knee momentarily.
Stauning is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Giles tries to clinch up.
Giles throws a lazy right hand but Stauning sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giles throws a body punch but Stauning moves out of range.
Stauning is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stauning throws a series of strikes that have Giles backpedaling.
Stauning fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stauning shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Giles forces Stauning back against the ropes and clinches.
Giles working hard to break the clinch.
Stauning throws a head punch that misses.
Giles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Giles can't break the clinch.
Giles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stauning lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giles or not.
Stauning struggles to land a body shot inside as Giles controls his hands.
Stauning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Giles's efforts to push away.
Stauning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stauning trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Giles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giles might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Giles takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Giles misses with a leg kick
and Stauning counters with a one-two to the body.
Giles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stauning throws a right hand that Giles ducks under and follows up with a left that Giles also avoids with ease.
Giles fails to land with a series of punches.
Giles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stauning wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stauning. That's going to slow Giles down.
Stauning circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stauning counters with a low kick, right behind Giles 's knee.
John Giles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stauning looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giles tries to clinch there but Stauning circles away.
Stauning will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giles tries to close the distance and clinch but Stauning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stauning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stauning is looking to clinch.
A combination from Stauning does no damage.
Giles throws a looping overhand right but Stauning ducks down to avoid it.
Thorvald Stauning is winning the standup battle so far.
Stauning throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stauning throws a head kick that misses.
Stauning is looking to land body kicks.
Thorvald Stauning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stauning throws a leg kick but Giles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stauning lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stauning misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giles is looking to land body kicks.
Stauning throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stauning misses with a combination
and Giles counters with a good, hard body kick but Stauning shrugs it off.
Giles throws a head kick that misses.
Stauning's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stauning scrambles back to his feet.
Giles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stauning fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stauning falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorvald Stauning showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Giles!
John Giles decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.