PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Reico Huust (ranked 2866 p4p, 1549 weight class) and Lester Neich (ranked 287 p4p, 173 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Neich's choice of entrance music: YKWIM? - Yot club. Reico Huust could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lester Neich's chin.

Huust
vs
Neich

180 cm
23
145
6 - 2 - 0

168 cm
27
153
19 - 11 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reico Huust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huust swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Neich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huust.
Neich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huust.
Neich looks to land a left hand but Huust moved out of range nicely.
Huust is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neich.
Neich misses the jab.
Neich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Huust backs up against the ropes.
Huust misses with a right hand
and Neich counters with a nice uppercut.
Neich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huust definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Huust looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Neich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neich missing with a left hand there. Huust was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neich thuds his right hand into Huust's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Neich misses with a hook
and Huust counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huust slips a jab from Neich.
Neich lunges at Huust with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Huust's hand.
Neich moves away from the strike by Huust.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Neich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huust staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Huust misses the target.
Neich misses with a lunging right hand
and Huust counters with a series of strikes. Neich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Huust misses with a few strikes there.
Huust moves forwards but Neich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Huust takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Neich misses.
It looked like Huust wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neich misses with a hook
and Huust counters with a left and a right that stings Neich.
Neich checks the leg kick.
Neich swings for the body but Huust moves out of range.
Huust misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Neich misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huust takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Huust connects with a body shot.
Neich's corner calls for a 1-2. Neich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Huust throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huust throws a low kick but Neich avoids it.
Neich throws a hook but Huust blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Huust on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Huust missing with a left hand there. Neich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neich! But no joy.
Neich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huust moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huust shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Neich lands an overhand right.
Neich throws a body punch but Huust moves out of range.
Neich misses with an uppercut
and Huust counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neich fails to land with a series of punches.
Neich throws a right and a left that Huust avoids nicely.
Neich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Huust keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
Huust throwing a counter right hand but Neich manages to avoid it.
Neich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huust can pounce on him.
Neich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huust throwing a counter right hand but Neich manages to avoid it.
Neich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Huust.
Neich throws out a loose jab but Huust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huust throws a solid leg kick but Neich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Huust.
Huust moves forwards but Neich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huust looks to land a body kick but Neich moved away.
Neich slips under a jab from Huust.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huust has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Huust will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lester Neich will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Neich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huust counters with a nice kick to the body.
Neich misses with a body shot.
Reico Huust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huust uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neich.
Huust misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Neich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Huust really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big right from Neich misses.
Huust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neich was well out of range. Poor timing from Huust.
Neich lands a really nice looking cross but Huust seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Neich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neich throws a jab but it's blocked by Huust.
Huust throws a big shot that misses.
Neich throws a jab when Huust was well out of range.
Neich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neich looks to land a combination but Huust avoids it well.
Neich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Huust throws a body punch but Neich moves out of range.
Huust throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Huust.
Neich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Neich misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich swings widly with a right hand
and Huust makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Neich misses with the combination.
Huust avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neich looks to land a left hand but Huust moved out of range nicely.
Huust moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huust turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Huust ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Lester Neich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Neich misses.
Huust throws a body shot but no joy.
Huust is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neich.
Neich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huust bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huust scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huust misses the shot to the body.
Neich misses the shot to the body.
Huust takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neich misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huust fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neich.
Neich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Huust wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Huust lands a jab-cross combination.
Neich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huust.
Neich moves out of range as Huust strikes.
Huust scoring well with a low kick there.
Huust misses with a low kick.
Huust keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
A little feinted left hand from Huust on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neich misses with a looping right.
Jab from Neich.
Neich misses with a looping right.
Huust throws a quick inside leg kick.
Huust fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Huust slips a straight right by Neich.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huust throws a hook but Neich blocks it.
Neich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Huust on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Neich coming out on top.
Huust is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Reico Huust will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Neich looks to land a right hand but Huust moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Neich.
Neich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huust.
Neich missing with a left hand there. Huust was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huust lands a jab-cross combination.
Neich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huust.
Huust throws a jab but it's blocked by Neich.
Neich misses with a hook. Huust ducked under it nicely.
Huust tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Neich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Neich looks to throw the jab but Huust is out of range.
Neich lands with a hook. Huust tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Huust keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
Huust uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neich.
Good standup being displayed there by Neich as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Huust.
Neich throws a combination. Huust tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab from Huust.
Neich lands a jab to Huust's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich catches Huust with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Neich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neich scores with a nice right hand.
Neich slips under a jab from Huust.
It seemed like Neich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neich just misses with a punch to the body.
Huust uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neich has time to react.
Neich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huust.
Huust takes one on the button.
Huust takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Neich lands a right hook to the body.
Neich has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Huust.
Huust throws a right hand that misses
and Neich counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huust needs to keep his hands up - Neich had a free shot at his head there.
Neich lands a jab to Huust's midsection.
Neich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neich throws the left hand but Huust avoids the punch easily.
Neich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huust moves away from the strike by Neich.
Huust throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huust misses with a body kick.
Neich slips a straight right by Huust.
Neich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Huust misses.
Neich throws a series of punches but Huust avoids them all with ease.
Huust moves out of range of the strikes.
Huust moves away from the strike by Neich.
Huust slips a straight right by Neich.
A nice leg kick lands there from Huust.
Neich misses with a wild body shot.
Huust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neich.
Neich slips a jab and a cross from Huust.
Huust has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Neich finds it's way round the side to connect with Huust's head.
Neich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neich misses with an uppercut
and Huust cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huust.
Huust is looking for a counter combo.
Huust changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Neich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neich 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Neich!
A very excited looking Lester Neich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.