PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 23300 p4p, 19970 weight class) and Vegeta Saiyan Prince (ranked 628 p4p, 648 weight class). Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nu Cuuuuutos
vs
Saiyan Prince

188 cm
34
162
12 - 11 - 2

176 cm
32
145
4 - 2 - 0

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 12 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vegeta Saiyan Prince!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saiyan Prince blocks a jab.

Saiyan Prince gets tackled into the ropes by Nu Cuuuuutos. Nu Cuuuuutos maintains the clinch.

Nu Cuuuuutos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saiyan Prince throws a looping overhand right but Nu Cuuuuutos ducks down to avoid it.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a straight left.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a series of wild punches.
Nu Cuuuuutos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saiyan Prince displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nu Cuuuuutos throws out the jab.
Saiyan Prince takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Saiyan Prince.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saiyan Prince works Nu Cuuuuutos's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body shot
and Saiyan Prince counters with a left and a right that stings Nu Cuuuuutos.
Saiyan Prince swats away the attempt to clinch by Nu Cuuuuutos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nu Cuuuuutos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nu Cuuuuutos slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nu Cuuuuutos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Saiyan Prince circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to clinch but Saiyan Prince is avoiding it.
Saiyan Prince avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saiyan Prince lands a jab to the nose.
Saiyan Prince with the inside leg kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Nu Cuuuuutos finds it's way through Saiyan Prince's defenses.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince misses with a hook. Nu Cuuuuutos ducked under it nicely.
Saiyan Prince cracks Nu Cuuuuutos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saiyan Prince tries to land a front kick but Nu Cuuuuutos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saiyan Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos is just out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos slips a jab from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince misses with a hook
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a nice body shot.
Saiyan Prince misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a stiff right hand.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vegeta Saiyan Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saiyan Prince misses with a low kick.
A cross from Saiyan Prince lands.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice shot that snaps Saiyan Prince's head back.
Nu Cuuuuutos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saiyan Prince scores with a decent looking hook.
Donk. Saiyan Prince catches Nu Cuuuuutos right on the button with a cross.
Saiyan Prince is looking to land body kicks.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saiyan Prince.
It looked like Nu Cuuuuutos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook to the side of Nu Cuuuuutos's head but Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to clinch up but Saiyan Prince circles away and keeps his distance.
Saiyan Prince was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nu Cuuuuutos stalks Saiyan Prince and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saiyan Prince's face. Saiyan Prince staggers backwards, shaken.
Saiyan Prince throws a right hand that Nu Cuuuuutos ducks under and follows up with a left that Nu Cuuuuutos also avoids with ease.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a two punch combination.
Nu Cuuuuutos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saiyan Prince momentarily.
Nu Cuuuuutos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nu Cuuuuutos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saiyan Prince. That one must have hurt.
Saiyan Prince has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saiyan Prince.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saiyan Prince punishes Nu Cuuuuutos's body with a nice straight punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saiyan Prince manages to avoid it.
Saiyan Prince delivers a nice body kick.
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!
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to close the distance and clinch but Saiyan Prince swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saiyan Prince keeps the fight on the outside.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves away from the strike by Saiyan Prince.
Nu Cuuuuutos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nu Cuuuuutos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince throws a head kick that misses.
Saiyan Prince wants to land a leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos is out of range.
Saiyan Prince looks to land a left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos moved out of range nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince scores with a kick to the body.
Saiyan Prince on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saiyan Prince wants to land a leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos is out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saiyan Prince on the side of the head.
Saiyan Prince wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nu Cuuuuutos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Saiyan Prince throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos staying out of range there.
Nu Cuuuuutos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saiyan Prince.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with an uppercut that bounces Saiyan Prince off the ropes and back into range.
Saiyan Prince throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a three punch combo that has Saiyan Prince backing up. Saiyan Prince nods at Nu Cuuuuutos to acknowledge the strikes.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut.
Saiyan Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vegeta Saiyan Prince will probably get the nod.
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.

Saiyan Prince tests Nu Cuuuuutos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Nu Cuuuuutos misses its target.
Saiyan Prince's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nu Cuuuuutos under the eye.
Saiyan Prince's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nu Cuuuuutos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saiyan Prince scrambles back to his feet.
Saiyan Prince takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saiyan Prince throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Saiyan Prince. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
No joy there for Nu Cuuuuutos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saiyan Prince fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nu Cuuuuutos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nu Cuuuuutos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saiyan Prince throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nu Cuuuuutos slips a straight right by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nu Cuuuuutos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saiyan Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Vegeta Saiyan Prince seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Saiyan Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Nu Cuuuuutos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Nu Cuuuuutos closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Saiyan Prince.

Saiyan Prince breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Saiyan Prince throws a body kick that misses.

Saiyan Prince gets tackled into the ropes by Nu Cuuuuutos. Nu Cuuuuutos maintains the clinch.
Saiyan Prince working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Saiyan Prince fails to land.

Saiyan Prince breaks from the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range of the body kick from Saiyan Prince.
Nu Cuuuuutos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saiyan Prince chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saiyan Prince scores with a jab.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook to the side of Nu Cuuuuutos's head but Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saiyan Prince manages to circle out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saiyan Prince paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to clinch but Saiyan Prince is having none of it.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos staying out of range there.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saiyan Prince lands with a straight right. Nu Cuuuuutos didn't see that one coming.
Saiyan Prince with a hook.
Saiyan Prince tries to score with a low kick but Nu Cuuuuutos moves his leg out of the way.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy body kick from Saiyan Prince
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saiyan Prince's knee momentarily.
Saiyan Prince throws a body kick that misses.
Saiyan Prince throws a wild body kick that Nu Cuuuuutos sees coming a mile off.
Saiyan Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saiyan Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saiyan Prince misses with a shot to the body
and Nu Cuuuuutos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Saiyan Prince misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Saiyan Prince finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big right from Saiyan Prince misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saiyan Prince looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saiyan Prince connects with the punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Saiyan Prince with a good jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saiyan Prince.
A quick step to the side and Nu Cuuuuutos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos throwing a counter right hand but Saiyan Prince manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Saiyan Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saiyan Prince scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nu Cuuuuutos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saiyan Prince is looking to chop away at Nu Cuuuuutos's legs.
Nu Cuuuuutos just misses with a punch to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to clinch.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook to the side of Nu Cuuuuutos's head but Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Saiyan Prince misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Saiyan Prince.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saiyan Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nu Cuuuuutos.
A lazy left from Nu Cuuuuutos finds it's target.
Saiyan Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a looping overhand right but Saiyan Prince ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Nu Cuuuuutos catches Saiyan Prince right on the button with a cross.
Saiyan Prince looks to land a body kick but Nu Cuuuuutos moved away.
Saiyan Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nu Cuuuuutos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range of the body kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to counter punch.
Saiyan Prince throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a good body shot.
Saiyan Prince swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vegeta Saiyan Prince will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Saiyan Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Saiyan Prince.
A lazy body kick from Saiyan Prince
and Saiyan Prince takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saiyan Prince looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saiyan Prince misses with a lunging right hand
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nu Cuuuuutos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saiyan Prince avoids the head kick by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a sloppy right hand. Saiyan Prince should have avoided that one.
Saiyan Prince throws a right hand that misses
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saiyan Prince throws the kick towards the body but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it.
Saiyan Prince thows a leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos checks it
and Saiyan Prince takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saiyan Prince misses with a hook
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Saiyan Prince manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saiyan Prince drops his hands momentarily and Nu Cuuuuutos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saiyan Prince swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Saiyan Prince looks to land a right hand but Nu Cuuuuutos moved out of range.
Saiyan Prince takes one to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saiyan Prince looks to land a right hand but Nu Cuuuuutos moved out of range.
Saiyan Prince tries to land a front kick but Nu Cuuuuutos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saiyan Prince lands an overhand right.
Saiyan Prince takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saiyan Prince clobbers Nu Cuuuuutos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the jab.
Saiyan Prince showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Saiyan Prince clobbers Nu Cuuuuutos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saiyan Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Nu Cuuuuutos.
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!
Nu Cuuuuutos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saiyan Prince swats away the attempt to clinch by Nu Cuuuuutos.
A telegraphed right hand from Saiyan Prince misses the target.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to counter by clinching up but Saiyan Prince breaks away and moves out of range.
A big right from Nu Cuuuuutos misses.
Saiyan Prince throws an overhand right that lands on Nu Cuuuuutos's shoulder, as Nu Cuuuuutos tries to avoid the shot.
Saiyan Prince throws a wild body kick that Nu Cuuuuutos sees coming a mile off.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos with a nice cross.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a shot to the body.
Saiyan Prince throws the left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the punch easily.
Nu Cuuuuutos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nu Cuuuuutos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saiyan Prince takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saiyan Prince chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nu Cuuuuutos can pounce on him.

Nu Cuuuuutos takes the fight into the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saiyan Prince up against the ropes.
Saiyan Prince gets through Nu Cuuuuutos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an elbow over the top.
Saiyan Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos has Saiyan Prince pressed against the ropes, preventing Saiyan Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saiyan Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nu Cuuuuutos has him pressed against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Nu Cuuuuutos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saiyan Prince lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to land a left hand but Saiyan Prince moved out of range nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos dips to his left and cracks Saiyan Prince with an uppercut!
Saiyan Prince has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a solid leg kick but Saiyan Prince takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nu Cuuuuutos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Saiyan Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saiyan Prince misses the shot to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range as Saiyan Prince strikes.
Saiyan Prince cracks Nu Cuuuuutos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saiyan Prince cracks a nice hook into Nu Cuuuuutos's ribs.
Saiyan Prince throws the left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the punch easily.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saiyan Prince.

Nu Cuuuuutos forces Saiyan Prince back against the ropes and clinches.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Saiyan Prince scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Saiyan Prince wants to break free but Nu Cuuuuutos has control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saiyan Prince has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vegeta Saiyan Prince!