PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 (ranked 23047 p4p, 3555 weight class) and Name Less (ranked 490 p4p, 332 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blackmane 🐺
vs
Less

170 cm
39
154
28 - 20 - 1

178 cm
44
159
24 - 14 - 5

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Name Less!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackmane 🐺 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Less throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackmane 🐺 seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Less lands with a slapping head kick.
Less swings for the body but Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice straight punches there by Blackmane 🐺 . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a low kick, looking for Less's leg but Less calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Less.
Less throws the left hand but Blackmane 🐺 avoids the punch easily.
Less misses with a straight right.
Blackmane 🐺 sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Less looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Less gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackmane 🐺 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Less is predictable there
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a thumping low kick.
Less feints and then cracks Blackmane 🐺 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackmane 🐺 down.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Less ducks right into an uppercut from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less scores with a shot to the body.
Less gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Less on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hook but Less blocks it.
Less ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackmane 🐺 moves away.
Less throws a hook to the side of Blackmane 🐺 's head but Blackmane 🐺 sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a hook but Less avoids it easily.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a leg kick which misses Less's front leg but catches the back leg as Less tries to avoid it.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for Less.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less missing with a left hand there. Blackmane 🐺 was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackmane 🐺 looks to land a right hand but Less moved out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blackmane 🐺 avoids the body shot from Less.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a low kick from Less.
A little feinted left hand from Blackmane 🐺 on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Less takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Less, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Less wants to slow Blackmane 🐺 down by chopping away at his legs.
Less throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blackmane 🐺 connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Blackmane 🐺 lands an impressive looking overhand right. Less doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Blackmane 🐺 blocks the low kick.
Less missing with a left hand there. Blackmane 🐺 was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackmane 🐺 lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Blackmane 🐺 walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Less checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blackmane 🐺 tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Less misses with a straight left.
Blackmane 🐺 listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Less shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a cross.
Less throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Less throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Blackmane 🐺 on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a right hand. Less shakes it off.
Nice uppercut there from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less misses with a hook. Blackmane 🐺 ducked under it nicely.
Less misses with a low kick.

Less closes the distance and pushes Blackmane 🐺 back into the ropes.
Less lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blackmane 🐺 backwards.
Blackmane 🐺 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Less is defending well for now.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Less blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Less scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
A short right from Less.
Less takes a knee to the side of the body.

Blackmane 🐺 manages to break the clinch.
Less misses with a hook.
Blackmane 🐺 lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Blackmane 🐺 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Less.
Less ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Less lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head kick but Less moves out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 looks to land a combination. Less sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Name Less has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a straight left.
Less tries to land a body kick
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Less throws out a leg kick but Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range and Less only half commits.
Less misses with an uppercut.
Less will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Less blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Less scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackmane 🐺 should have avoided that one.
Blackmane 🐺 lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blackmane 🐺 scores with the left hand. Less knows he should have avoided that one.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a hook. Less tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blackmane 🐺 goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Less. Blackmane 🐺 does a little dance to reset his feet.
Less slips under a jab from Blackmane 🐺 .
Name Less seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Blackmane 🐺 tenderised Less's leg. Less is trying to keep his angry face on.
Less throws a leg kick but Blackmane 🐺 sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blackmane 🐺 .
Less lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackmane 🐺 's sensitive parts.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Less.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Less appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackmane 🐺 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Less.
Blackmane 🐺 avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Blackmane 🐺 , right into the meat of the thigh.
Less looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Blackmane 🐺 misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Less on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Less is looking to clinch.
Less misses with a leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a wild combination.
Less misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blackmane 🐺 looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Less is looking to land body kicks.
Less jabs Blackmane 🐺 to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blackmane 🐺 with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Less forces Blackmane 🐺 back against the ropes and clinches.
Less with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Less misses with a hook to the ribs.

Blackmane 🐺 breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less tries to clinch up.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a low kick from Less.
Blackmane 🐺 ducks under a wild hook from Less.
Less wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less staying out of range there.

Less darts in and clinches Blackmane 🐺 up against the ropes.
Blackmane 🐺 blocks a body shot from Less.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Less.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a light punch inside.

Blackmane 🐺 manages to break the clinch.
Less's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Less.
Less takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Less just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackmane 🐺 is looking to slow Less down with leg kicks.
Less walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Less ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head kick that misses.
Less pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blackmane 🐺 is out of range and Less settles back down.
Less takes one to the chin there.
Less throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a looping right.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with an uppercut.
Less throws a low kick, looking for Blackmane 🐺 's leg but Blackmane 🐺 calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blackmane 🐺 throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Less moves into the clinch.
Blackmane 🐺 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Less goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Less throws a head punch that misses.
Blackmane 🐺 trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackmane 🐺 blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackmane 🐺 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Less can do to turn this around?
Blackmane 🐺 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Less lands with a light punch inside.
Less lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blackmane 🐺 backwards.
Blackmane 🐺 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Less has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a punch on the inside.
Less tries a knee to the head but Blackmane 🐺 blocks it.
Less blocks an uppercut.
Less working aggressively here.
Blackmane 🐺 managing to block the knees to the body from Less.
Less misses with an elbow strike.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less misses with a knee strike.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a knee to the head.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with some punches.
Less takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a punch on the inside.
Less misses with an elbow strike.
Less managing to block the knees to the body from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Less is breathing heavily.
Blackmane 🐺 wants to get back to striking at distance but Less won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 pushes Less back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less misses with a punch on the inside.
Less looking to throw knees to the head but Blackmane 🐺 is blocking nicely.

Blackmane 🐺 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Less throws a head kick but Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Blackmane 🐺 .
Less misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackmane 🐺 changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Less avoids the head kick by Blackmane 🐺 .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a leg kick nicely.
Less slips a straight right by Blackmane 🐺 .
Less tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Less.
A clash of legs there as Blackmane 🐺 blocks the low kick.
Blackmane 🐺 feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Less takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackmane 🐺 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blackmane 🐺 .
Less takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Less rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackmane 🐺 takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Less's sensitive parts.
Decent striking displayed by Blackmane 🐺 there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackmane 🐺 tried to score with a low kick but Less checks it.
Less looks to land a body kick but Blackmane 🐺 moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Blackmane 🐺 on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch lands to the side of Blackmane 🐺 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Less jabs at Blackmane 🐺 's body.
Less scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Name Less's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Less takes a swing at Blackmane 🐺 's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Blackmane 🐺 on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a right and a left that Less avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Less. Blackmane 🐺 does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head kick but Less moves out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a really nice looking cross but Less seems unphased.
Blackmane 🐺 moves out of range of the body kick from Less.
Less tries to score with a low kick but Blackmane 🐺 moves his leg out of the way.
Blackmane 🐺 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Blackmane 🐺 . That snapped Less's head back.
Less has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Less is looking to clinch.
Blackmane 🐺 tried to counter with a leg kick but Less avoided it.
Less takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a looping right.
A jab from Blackmane 🐺 finds it's way through Less's defenses.
Blackmane 🐺 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Less has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less defending well as Blackmane 🐺 loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Less misses.
The crowd cheers as Blackmane 🐺 lands an impressive looking overhand right. Less doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Less throws a combination that misses
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Less ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less takes a swing at Blackmane 🐺 's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Blackmane 🐺 - just one landing.
Less keeps Blackmane 🐺 at a distance using the push kick.
Less has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Less there as he acknowledges the shot.
Less swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackmane 🐺 misses the jab.
Blackmane 🐺 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Less is looking to land body kicks.
Blackmane 🐺 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Less.
Blackmane 🐺 tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a jab to the nose.
Blackmane 🐺 blocks a low kick nicely.
Less feints and then cracks Blackmane 🐺 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackmane 🐺 down.
Less staying out of range there.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a crisp jab.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a head kick.
Name Less has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less misses with a looping left.
Blackmane 🐺 looks to score with a jab to the body but Less is just out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a body shot.
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a crisp jab.
Less getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Less misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackmane 🐺 with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blackmane 🐺 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Less on the side of the head.
Blackmane 🐺 with the inside leg kick.
Less throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackmane 🐺 .
Less throws a chopping leg kick but Blackmane 🐺 manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Less showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackmane 🐺 .
Less throws a sloppy head kick
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a straight right hand.
Less takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Less is predictable there
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less misses with a hook. Blackmane 🐺 ducked under it nicely.
Less is looking to land body kicks.
Less misses with a body shot
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackmane 🐺 checks a leg kick nicely.
Less throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 scores with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 connects with a right hand. Less shakes it off.
Donk. Blackmane 🐺 catches Less right on the button with a cross.

Less is rocked!
Blackmane 🐺 connects with an inside leg kick.
Less is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackmane 🐺 finish him?
Less chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blackmane 🐺 lands with a nice body punch.
Less seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Less cracks Blackmane 🐺 with an open hand slap.

Less clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmane 🐺 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Blackmane 🐺 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Less. That snapped Blackmane 🐺 's head back.
Less throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blackmane 🐺 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackmane 🐺 appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blackmane 🐺 misses with a head kick.
Blackmane 🐺 lands a nice looking body shot.
Less connects with a solid leg kick.
Less drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Less walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blackmane 🐺 checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Less backs away, Blackmane 🐺 returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blackmane 🐺 throws a head kick but Less moves out of range.
Less takes one on the button.
Blackmane 🐺 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less misses with a leg kick
and Blackmane 🐺 counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Blackmane 🐺 .
Blackmane 🐺 takes a swing at Less's ribcage but misses.
Blackmane 🐺 scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blackmane 🐺 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 !
Post fight, Ragnar Blackmane 🐺 stared into the camera and said 'HoWwwwwlllllll.KrakenMaul Raw '.