PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bethany Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lard comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Fat. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Lard
vs
Noel

197 cm
29
223 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

194 cm
30
219 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bethany Noel!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel checks a leg kick.
Noel thows a body shot but no joy.
Lard lands a leg kick that knocks Noel off balance momentarily.
Lard is looking to land body kicks.
Tubo Lard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lard.
Lard ducks under a wild hook from Noel.
Lard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lard throws a low kick but Noel avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Lard misses.
Noel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lard moves away.
Lard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lard throws a leg kick
and Noel counters with a right hand to the body.
Noel avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noel's hands.
Lard checks a leg kick.
A big right from Noel misses.
The fighters circling - Noel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lard misses with a low kick.
Lard misses with a jab to the body
and Noel counters with a body kick.
Noel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lard tries to bum rush Noel with a series of wild strikes but Noel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lard throws a sloppy head kick and Noel moves out of range easily.
Lard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noel. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard misses with a low kick.
Lard moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Noel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noel checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Lard is predictable there
and Noel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lard thows a leg kick but Noel checks it
and Noel counters with a head kick.
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Noel missing with a left hand there. Lard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lard throws a sloppy head kick and Noel moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tubo Lard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Noel looks to land a right hand but Lard moved out of range.
Tubo Lard is winning the standup battle so far.
Lard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lard checks it well.
Noel scores with a jab.
Noel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lard looks to land a left hand but Noel moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel slips a jab and a cross from Lard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel throws a right hand that misses
and Lard counters with a solid body kick.
Lard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lard misses with a low kick.
Noel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lard misses the shot to the body.
Noel misses with a straight left.
Lard misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Noel lands with a straight right. Lard didn't see that one coming.
Lard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lard moves out of range of the strikes.

Lard closes the distance and clinches.
Noel struggles to land a body shot inside as Lard controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel lands an uppercut.
Lard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lard.
Lard lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lard tries a knee to the head but Noel blocks it.
Lard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lard tries to work over Noel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noel has Lard pressed against the ropes, preventing Lard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lard can't break the clinch.
Lard misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lard.
Noel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lard tries to land a knee to the head but Noel blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noel.
Lard misses with some punches.
Noel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lard backwards.
Lard misses with a punch on the inside.
Noel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lard misses with a knee strike.

Noel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bethany Noel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lard throws a sloppy head kick
and Noel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lard looks to throw a body kick
and Noel counters with a good low kick that Lard was not able to check.
A slow jab from Noel misses its intended target.
Lard throws a solid leg kick but Noel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lard.
Lard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lard tried to score with a low kick but Noel checks it.
Noel throws the kick towards the body but Lard avoids it.
Noel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noel.
Lard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noel. That did some damage!
Noel lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard misses with a leg kick
and Noel counters with a left to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Lard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Noel misses with an uppercut
and Lard counters with a right hand to the body.
Noel thows a body shot but no joy.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lard blocks a head kick by Noel.
Lard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lard.
Noel misses the jab.
Lard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lard is looking to clinch but Noel is avoiding it.
Noel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lard throws a leg kick but Noel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lard misses with a looping right.
Lard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Noel.
Lard cracks Noel with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Lard.
Noel blocks a jab.
Good work by Noel as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Noel.
Noel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lard scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Tubo Lard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lard throws a sloppy body shot
and Noel counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Noel.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.
Noel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lard.
A low kick from Lard misses
and Noel counters with a solid body kick.
Lard lands with a straight right. Noel didn't see that one coming.
Lard misses with a body shot.
Lard misses with a body shot.
Noel lands a leg kick that knocks Lard off balance momentarily.
Lard lands a right hook to the body.
Noel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard throws a right hand that Noel ducks under and follows up with a left that Noel also avoids with ease.
Noel misses with a double jab
and Lard counters with a thumping low kick.
Noel scores with a kick to the body.
Noel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Lard does no damage.
Lard misses with a leg kick
and Noel counters with a stiff right hand.
Lard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Noel throws a looping overhand right but Lard ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lard wants to clinch but Noel slips to the side
and Noel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noel throws a front kick that sends Lard stumbling back into the ropes.
Noel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lard lands with a hook. Noel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Noel avoids the body shot from Lard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Noel will feel that in the morning.
Noel misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Lard slams his shin into Noel's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bethany Noel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lard throws a push kick but Noel slaps the foot to one side.
Noel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Noel cracks Lard with a good jab.
Lard tries to land a leg kick but Noel saw it coming and moves away.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Lard moves away and avoids it.
Lard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lard.
Lard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Noel counters with a low kick, right behind Lard 's knee.
Nice shot lands for Noel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel misses with an uppercut. Lard saw that one coming.
Noel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lard.
Lard connects with an inside leg kick.
Noel moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lard.
Noel thows a leg kick but Lard checks it
and Lard counters with a low kick, right behind Noel 's knee.
Lard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Lard.
Noel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Noel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lard.
An inside leg kick lands from Lard.
Lard wants to clinch.
Lard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Noel is able to avoid easily.
Lard throws a looping overhand right but Noel ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lard moves out of range as Noel strikes.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noel blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tubo Lard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tubo Lard!
A very excited looking Tubo Lard rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.