PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Doncic (ranked 3265 p4p, 23210 weight class) and Ivarr DeBoneless (ranked 435 p4p, 768 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Doncic
vs
DeBoneless

200 cm
22
230
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
215
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luka Doncic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivarr DeBoneless!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doncic moves into the clinch.
Doncic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doncic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DeBoneless's defenses.

It looks like Ivarr DeBoneless has been cut.
Doncic can't find room to land a body shot as DeBoneless controls the action.
DeBoneless misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doncic.
DeBoneless is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doncic is defending well for now.

Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
DeBoneless wants to clinch.
Doncic keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Doncic. Those never looked like landing.
Ivarr DeBoneless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Doncic gets a clinch.
Doncic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doncic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Doncic breaks from the clinch.

Doncic takes the fight into the clinch.

Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doncic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeBoneless, pushing him back against the ropes.

Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Doncic does no damage.

Doncic forces DeBoneless back against the ropes and clinches.
Doncic is trying to maintain a safe position but DeBoneless gets an underhook and turns Doncic into the ropes.
Doncic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Doncic manages to break the clinch.
DeBoneless tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Doncic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeBoneless tries to clinch but Doncic moves out of range.
DeBoneless is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeBoneless tries to clinch but Doncic is having none of it.
Doncic keeps the fight on the outside.
Doncic is looking for a counter combo.
DeBoneless has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeBoneless there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doncic fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeBoneless looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Doncic instigates a clinch.
DeBoneless tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doncic avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doncic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeBoneless trying to land knees to the body.

Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeBoneless tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Doncic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeBoneless moves in looking to clinch but Doncic pushes him off.
DeBoneless fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Doncic misses the target.
Doncic keeps the fight on the outside.
DeBoneless tries to close the distance and clinch but Doncic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeBoneless tries to close the distance and clinch but Doncic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Doncic moves into range and clinches up with DeBoneless.

Doncic breaks from the clinch.
Doncic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeBoneless doesn't manage to clinch there - Doncic circles away.

Doncic has managed to clinch.
Doncic can't find room to land a body shot as DeBoneless controls the action.
DeBoneless misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doncic.
Doncic lands an elbow just above DeBoneless 's eye.

Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Doncic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivarr DeBoneless's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

DeBoneless tries to clinch up but Doncic circles away and keeps his distance.
DeBoneless tries to clinch but Doncic moves out of range.

Doncic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Doncic misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeBoneless prevents a body shot from Doncic.

Doncic breaks from the clinch.

Doncic gets a clinch.

Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Doncic moves into the clinch successfully.
Doncic can't find room to land a body shot as DeBoneless controls the action.
Doncic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Doncic moves into range and clinches up with DeBoneless.
Doncic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeBoneless can do to turn this around?

Doncic breaks from the clinch.

Doncic forces DeBoneless back against the ropes and clinches.
Doncic can't find room to land a body shot as DeBoneless controls the action.

Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Doncic pushes DeBoneless up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBoneless tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doncic avoids it.
DeBoneless tries to land knees in the clinch but Doncic avoids the damage to the body.

Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doncic swats away the attempt to clinch by DeBoneless.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeBoneless looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeBoneless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncic throws the left hand but DeBoneless avoids the punch easily.

Doncic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Doncic breaks from the clinch.
DeBoneless tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncic misses with a looping right.
DeBoneless is looking to clinch but Doncic is avoiding it.
Doncic circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeBoneless wants to clinch up but Doncic keeps it at a distance.

Doncic clinches up with DeBoneless and pushes him back against the ropes.
Doncic works on DeBoneless's body with a couple of short punches.

Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Doncic has closed the distance and engaged DeBoneless in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Doncic.

Doncic breaks the clinch.
Doncic misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Doncic keeps the fight on the outside.

Doncic instigates a clinch.

Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luka Doncic is winning the standup battle so far.

Doncic clinches up with DeBoneless and pushes him back against the ropes.
DeBoneless tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doncic avoids it.

Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeBoneless looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeBoneless tries to clinch there but Doncic circles away.

Doncic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Doncic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doncic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeBoneless.

Doncic manages to break the clinch.
DeBoneless tries to clinch but Doncic is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Doncic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivarr DeBoneless's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Doncic has DeBoneless up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doncic managing to block the knees to the body from DeBoneless.

Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luka Doncic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Doncic moves into the clinch.
Doncic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Doncic manages to break the clinch.
DeBoneless tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Doncic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Doncic clinches with his opponent.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Doncic breaks from the clinch.

Doncic closes the distance and pushes DeBoneless back into the ropes.
Doncic missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doncic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeBoneless fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeBoneless tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Doncic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doncic throws a right and a left that DeBoneless avoids nicely.
Doncic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doncic gets a clinch.
Doncic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doncic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doncic swats away the attempt to clinch by DeBoneless.

Doncic pushes DeBoneless up against the ropes in a clinch.

Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

DeBoneless gets tackled into the ropes by Doncic. Doncic maintains the clinch.

Doncic manages to break the clinch.
DeBoneless is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeBoneless tries to clinch up but Doncic circles away and keeps his distance.
Doncic swats away the attempt to clinch by DeBoneless.
DeBoneless tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doncic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeBoneless wants to clinch up but Doncic keeps it at a distance.

Doncic moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBoneless tries to land knees in the clinch but Doncic avoids the damage to the body.
Doncic throws an elbow but it misses.
Doncic lands a nice knee to the body.
Doncic tries to land knees in the clinch but DeBoneless avoids the damage to the body.
Doncic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeBoneless tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doncic swats him away and circles back towards the center.

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

Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doncic keeps the fight on the outside.
DeBoneless fails with an attempt to clinch.

Doncic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeBoneless, pushing him back against the ropes.
DeBoneless tries to land knees in the clinch but Doncic avoids the damage to the body.

Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Doncic clinches.
Luka Doncic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeBoneless tries to land knees in the clinch but Doncic avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Doncic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doncic 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Doncic!