PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think La Croix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to La Meme Chose. Peterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rhyme Asylum - Poison Penmanship. Nero La Croix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

La Croix
vs
Peterson

190 cm
21
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but La Croix slips the punch.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but La Croix is just out of range.
Jab, jab by La Croix - just one landing.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and La Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
La Croix scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. La Croix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
La Croix appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
La Croix walks into a jab.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson scores with a jab to the head.
La Croix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Croix bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peterson's head.

It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
La Croix checks the leg kick nicely there.
La Croix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
La Croix misses with a straight right.
Peterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
La Croix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Peterson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps La Croix thinking.
Peterson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
La Croix throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson feints and then cracks La Croix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow La Croix down.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La Croix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
La Croix misses the jab.
La Croix blocks the body kick.
Peterson scores with a three punch combo!
La Croix lands with an uppercut that bounces Peterson off the ropes and back into range.
La Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Peterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Croix lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Croix throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
La Croix prevents a body shot from Peterson.
A short body shot lands from La Croix as the two fighters clinch.
La Croix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson prevents a body shot from La Croix.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
La Croix swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson blocks a body shot from La Croix.
La Croix misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
La Croix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
La Croix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nero La Croix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

La Croix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
La Croix throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson connects with a body shot that sends La Croix's belly button to the back.
Nero La Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Croix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
La Croix swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Peterson is looking for the big counter here.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Croix circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson moves out of range as La Croix throws a body kick.
La Croix misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for La Croix.
La Croix throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
La Croix misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peterson! But no joy.
La Croix misses with an uppercut
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

La Croix clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by La Croix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from La Croix.
A head punch on the inside from La Croix fails to land.
La Croix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
La Croix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
La Croix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
La Croix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
La Croix misses with some punches.
Peterson tries a body shot but La Croix blocks it.
La Croix lands a shoulder strike.
La Croix tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Peterson blocks a body shot from La Croix.
La Croix struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
La Croix can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Croix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Croix's elbow.
La Croix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but La Croix avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
La Croix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson avoiding damage as La Croix throws knees to the body.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt La Croix or not.
Peterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Croix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
La Croix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero La Croix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Peterson throws a chopping leg kick but La Croix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
La Croix stuns Peterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
La Croix lands a body shot.
La Croix thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peterson takes a swing at La Croix's ribcage but misses.
La Croix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
La Croix throws a push kick but Peterson slaps the foot to one side.
La Croix is looking to wear down Peterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
La Croix looks for the body kick but Peterson saw that one coming.

La Croix clinches with his opponent.
La Croix misses with a body punch.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Croix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Croix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
La Croix throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Croix is working Peterson over against the ropes.
La Croix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as La Croix controls his hands.
Peterson blocking some punches.
A short left from La Croix.
A short right from La Croix on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
A short right from La Croix.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
La Croix blocks a body shot from Peterson.
La Croix scores a nice knee to the body.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
La Croix lands with a left to the head.

Peterson is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by La Croix.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can La Croix finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson seems to have recovered his senses.
La Croix lands a damaging elbow.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Croix tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
La Croix has Peterson pressed against the ropes.

La Croix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
La Croix throws a leg kick that is checked
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Croix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from La Croix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero La Croix clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Peterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and La Croix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from La Croix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
La Croix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Croix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
La Croix scores with a spinning back kick!
La Croix lands a glancing blow to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
La Croix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
La Croix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
La Croix throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
La Croix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

La Croix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peterson, pushing him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Croix lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up George Peterson's cut even more.
La Croix scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix presses Peterson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peterson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A left hand lands to the body for La Croix.
La Croix misses with some punches.
La Croix working Peterson over with knees to the body.
Peterson blocks a body shot from La Croix.
La Croix stalling in the clinch.
La Croix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Croix misses with the head strike.
La Croix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
La Croix cracks Peterson with a nice body shot.
La Croix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
La Croix creates a bit of distance and cracks Peterson with a big uppercut! Peterson goes down! The referee pushes La Croix away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Peterson make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! La Croix takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nero La Croix!
A victorious Nero La Croix thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.