PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lex Lethal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asos Than (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Than is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Spartan Grunt. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lethal
vs
Than

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lex Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asos Than!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Asos Than has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Than. Lethal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lethal staying out of range there.
Than throws a lazy uppercut

and Lethal moves into the clinch.
Lethal gets through Than's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lethal is looking to break free of the clinch but Than has double underhooks.
Than tries to throw a body punch but Lethal avoids it by throwing Than back against the ropes.
Lethal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Than is trying to push Lethal away but Lethal has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Than misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Than goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Than struggles to land a body shot inside as Lethal controls his hands.
Than tries to circle away but Lethal has him pinned against the ropes.
Than misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Lethal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Than tries to work over Lethal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Than is looking to break free of the clinch but Lethal has double underhooks.
Lethal is pushing Than up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lethal is trying to force a seperation but Than has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal tries to break the clinch but Than is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Lethal to work.
Than looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Than misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Than swings wildly with an uppercut but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Than doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Lethal.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lethal for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Than has had enough of the clinch but Lethal keeps him there for the moment.
Than misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Lethal.
Than tries to work over Lethal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lethal has Than pressed against the ropes, preventing Than from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lethal just leaning against Than, taking a breather.
Lethal prevents a body shot from Than.
A frustrated look appears on Lethal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Than is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lethal breaks the clinch.
Than throws a looping overhand right but Lethal ducks down to avoid it.
Lethal blocks a jab.
Than throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lethal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Than misses with a lunging right hand

and Lethal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Than wants to break free but Lethal has control.
Than goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Than on the inside.

It looks like Lex Lethal has been cut.
Lethal taking a breather.
Than has had enough of the clinch but Lethal keeps him there for the moment.
Lethal has Than pushed against the ropes.
Than misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lethal effectively controlling the action here.
Lethal is trying to force a seperation but Than has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Lethal dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Than misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lethal.
Lethal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Than.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lethal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Than checks the leg kick.
Than throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily.
Than misses with a body shot.
Than thows a left - swing and a miss!
Than throws a poor cross that misses

and Lethal counters by moving into the clinch.
Than misses with a body punch.
Lethal blocks a body shot from Than.
Than keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lethal's efforts to push away.
Than misses with a hook to the ribs.
Than is trying to break free.
Lethal is trying to push Than away but Than has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lethal tries to land knees in the clinch but Than avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lethal.
Than tries to throw a body punch but Lethal avoids it by throwing Than back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal prevents a body shot from Than.
Lethal prevents a body shot from Than.
Lethal blocks a body shot from Than.
Than is trying to break the clinch but Lethal has him pressed against the ropes.

Lethal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lethal tries a head kick but it misses.
Lethal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Than misses.
Lethal defending well as Than loads up on a big left hand.
Than looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely.
Than misses with a lunging right hand

and Lethal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lethal.
Than wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lethal has him pressed against the ropes.

Lethal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Than throws an off balance right hand

and Lethal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lethal.
Than wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Than misses with a punch to the body.
Lethal lands a nice uppercut.
Than tries a body shot but Lethal blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lethal blocks an uppercut.
Than tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lethal's elbow.

Lethal manages to break the clinch.
Asos Than is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lethal digs a good hook to Than's body.
Than misses the jab.
Lethal connects with a body shot.
Lethal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Than misses.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Than.
Lethal scores with a body shot.

Lethal rushes Than and presses him up against the ropes.

Lethal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Than misses with a right hand

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Lethal moves into the clinch.
Lex Lethal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lethal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Than misses with a lunging right hand

and Lethal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Than misses with a body punch.
Than goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Lethal dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. 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.

Lethal jabs Than to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Asos Than has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lethal rushes Than and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Than misses with a short punch on the inside.
Than tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lethal's elbow.
Than struggles to land a body shot inside as Lethal controls his hands.
Than misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Than has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Than working hard to break the clinch.
Than keeps control of Lethal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lethal tries to break free but Than pushes him back against the ropes.

Lethal breaks from the clinch.
Than looks to land a right hand but Lethal moved out of range.
Lethal scores with a jab to the body.
Than looks to land a right hand but Lethal moved out of range.
Than throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lethal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lethal.
Than is trying to break the clinch but Lethal has him pressed against the ropes.
Lethal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Than has him pressed against the ropes.
Than tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lethal's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Than tries a body shot but Lethal blocks it.
Than misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lethal tries a knee to the head but Than blocks it.
Lethal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lethal tries to circle away but Than has him pinned against the ropes.
Than misses with the head strike.
Than prevents Lethal from breaking the clinch.
Than wants to break free but Lethal has control.
Lethal stalls.
Lethal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Than misses with a punch to the body.

Lethal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lethal scores with a punch to the head.
Lethal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Than is out of range.

Lethal pushes Than up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Than managing to block the knees to the body from Lethal.

Lethal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lex Lethal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Than avoids the head kick by Lethal.
Than throws a lazy uppercut

and Lethal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Than's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Than misses with a punch to the body.
Lethal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Than backwards.
Than misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lethal can't break the clinch.
Than lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lethal.
Than tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lethal's elbow.
Than tries to work over Lethal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Than doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lethal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Than struggles to land a body shot inside as Lethal controls his hands.
Than tries to throw a body punch but Lethal avoids it by throwing Than back against the ropes.
Lex Lethal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lethal blocks a body shot from Than.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lex Lethal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lethal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lex Lethal!
During a confident post fight interview, Lex Lethal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Asos Than was interviewed post fight and said 'You did not knock me out yet...'.