|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between DJ Thunda (ranked 2595 p4p, 287 weight class) and Lambert George (ranked 17708 p4p, 650 weight class). George has chosen Ca fait mal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 181 cm
30
164 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
|
185 cm
31
159 lbs
22 - 6 - 2 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
|
|
World class MT
Granite chin
|
|
| |
|
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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George moves in looking to clinch but Thunda pushes him off.
George sizes up Thunda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
George lands a really nice looking cross but Thunda seems unphased.
Thunda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thunda throws a sloppy head kick
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
George bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thunda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
George lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thunda tries to bum rush George with a series of wild strikes but George uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
George avoids a punch combination nicely.
George feints a counter leg kick.
Thunda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George throws a lazy right hand but Thunda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Thunda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Thunda misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunda misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from George on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
George moves away from the strike by Thunda.
George steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thunda.
Thunda looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
George now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
George throws out a powerful jab.
George looks to land a combination but Thunda avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Thunda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Thunda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
George lands a nice shot to the body.
Good leg kick by George there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've been informed that George has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thunda looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
Thunda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before George has time to react.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
George smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thunda takes one to the side of the head.
George throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thunda misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
Thunda lands an overhand right.
Thunda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Thunda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by George. George obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
A clash of legs there as George blocks the low kick.
George moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thunda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and George counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thunda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
George walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thunda throws the left hand but George avoids the punch easily.
George misses with a low kick.
It looked like Thunda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thunda throws out a leg kick but George moves out of range and Thunda only half commits.
Thunda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps George's head backwards.
George forces Thunda back against the cage and clinches.
George lands an elbow inside that Thunda shrugs off.
Thunda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thunda's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Thunda controls the action.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunda misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
George takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thunda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches George on the side of the head.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunda looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
A big left from George misses.
Thunda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thunda missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by George there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thunda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thunda misses with an uppercut
and George counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thunda dodges an elbow strike from George.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Thunda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunda throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George misses with a punch to the body.
Thunda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands a body punch.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thunda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thunda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Thunda.
George lands an elbow inside.
It looks like DJ Thunda has been cut.
George lands a left hand.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thunda backwards.
Thunda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thunda takes an elbow to the temple.
Thunda avoids the elbow strike from George, against the cage.
Thunda throws a knee to the head but misses.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George digs a right hand underneath Thunda's ribcage. Thunda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.
Thunda misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from George.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Thunda controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunda.
George lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George misses with the head strike.
George misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by George.
George lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, George just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thunda's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunda takes an elbow to the temple.
Thunda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George prevents Thunda from breaking the clinch.
Thunda blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DJ Thunda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
George tries to clinch up.
Thunda throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
George looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses
and George counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thunda's knee momentarily.
Lambert George seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunda delivers a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Thunda.
Thunda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from George. Those never looked like landing.
Thunda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
George lands a nice hook to Thunda's body. Thunda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot lands for George.
Thunda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping George at a distance.
Thunda throws a jab when George was well out of range.
Thunda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George slips a jab and a cross from Thunda.
Thunda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
George misses with a series of wild punches.
Thunda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
George looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
George moves into range and connects with a jab.
George lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
George moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thunda's calf.
Thunda misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
George scores with a nice head shot.
George connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thunda throws a hook but George blocks it.
George gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from George.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George tries to work over Thunda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George blocking some punches.
George misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunda.
Lambert George seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda tries to land a knee to the head but George blocks with his arms.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George lands with a right to the head.
George lands an elbow that stopped Thunda in his tracks for a moment.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from George.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunda misses with the head strike.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lambert George is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thunda lands a hook that snaps the head of George backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
George tries a body shot but Thunda blocks it.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
DJ Thunda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert George comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well George has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!
Lambert George was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
87% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
