PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Brock Obumma (ranked 24584 p4p, 430 weight class) and Eddy Neuhardt (ranked 19361 p4p, 456 weight class). Obumma comes to the ring accompanied by The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited. Neuhardt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Street Fighter II Ryu Theme Original kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Brock Obumma has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Obumma
vs
Neuhardt

178 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

164 cm
27
132 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brock Obumma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddy Neuhardt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Obumma does it's job there.
Neuhardt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Obumma.
Obumma throws a hook to the side of Neuhardt's head but Neuhardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obumma misses with an uppercut.

Neuhardt moves into the clinch.

Obumma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neuhardt throws a right and a left that both miss.

Obumma gets tackled into the ropes by Neuhardt. Neuhardt maintains the clinch.

Neuhardt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neuhardt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Brock Obumma has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Neuhardt clinches up with Obumma and pushes him back against the ropes.

Neuhardt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obumma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neuhardt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obumma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Neuhardt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obumma.
Neuhardt slips under a jab.
Obumma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Neuhardt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neuhardt slips under a jab.
Obumma takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Neuhardt moves out of range as Obumma strikes.

Neuhardt forces Obumma back against the ropes and clinches.

Obumma breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obumma throws a nice head kick!

Neuhardt is rocked!

Neuhardt clinches up against the ropes.
Neuhardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Obumma finish him?

Neuhardt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obumma throws a looping overhand right but Neuhardt ducks down to avoid it.
Neuhardt seems to have recovered his senses.

Neuhardt moves into the clinch.

Neuhardt breaks the clinch.

Neuhardt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Obumma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obumma throws a sloppy head kick and Neuhardt moves out of range easily.

Neuhardt clinches up against the ropes.

Neuhardt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obumma jabs Neuhardt right on the nose. Neuhardt blinks but takes it well.
Neuhardt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obumma lands with an overhand left.
Obumma lands with a hook. Neuhardt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Obumma looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A slow jab from Obumma misses its intended target.
A big right from Obumma misses.
Neuhardt throws a counter combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Neuhardt darts in and clinches Obumma up against the ropes.

Neuhardt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obumma.
Neuhardt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Obumma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obumma throws a head kick but Neuhardt moves out of range.
Obumma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neuhardt throws a right and a left that Obumma avoids nicely.
Neuhardt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Neuhardt throws a head kick but Obumma moves out of range.

Neuhardt instigates a clinch.

Neuhardt breaks the clinch.
Obumma lands with an uppercut that bounces Neuhardt off the ropes and back into range.
Obumma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neuhardt steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Obumma to the mat! Obumma looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Neuhardt is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Neuhardt jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Eddy Neuhardt!
Eddy Neuhardt thanked the fans post fight for their support.