PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Doncic (ranked 3603 p4p, 4915 weight class) and Mono Noke (ranked 444 p4p, 526 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Doncic
vs
Noke

200 cm
22
230
2 - 1 - 0

215 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent MT
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 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 St Petersburg, Mono Noke!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noke lands a head kick. Doncic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Doncic moves into the clinch.

Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doncic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Noke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doncic moves away.

Doncic moves into the clinch.
Noke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Noke is trying to maintain a safe position but Doncic gets an underhook and turns Noke into the ropes.

Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noke misses with a straight right.

Doncic closes the distance and clinches.

Doncic breaks the clinch.
Doncic keeps the fight on the outside.

Doncic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Doncic lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doncic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Noke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Noke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doncic.
Doncic misses with a body shot.

Doncic instigates a clinch.
Doncic misses with a body punch.

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

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

Noke breaks the clinch.

Doncic closes the distance and pushes Noke back into the ropes.
Noke taking a breather.

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

Doncic rushes Noke and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Noke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doncic avoids it.
Doncic trying to land knees to the body.
Doncic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noke looks winded!
A body shot lands from Doncic.
Doncic lands a shot to the body.
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's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Noke breaks the clinch.
Doncic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Noke finds it's way round the side to connect with Doncic's head.

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

Doncic manages to break the clinch.
Doncic looks to score with a jab to the body but Noke is just out of range.
Noke is looking for the big counter here.

Doncic moves into range and clinches up with Noke.

Noke breaks the clinch.

Doncic drives through and clinches with Noke against the ropes.

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

Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doncic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doncic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Doncic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Noke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doncic scores with a big combo that sends Noke crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Noke flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Doncic jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Doncic!