PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lester Neich (ranked 3874 p4p, 1827 weight class) and Whealer Van Hire (ranked 333 p4p, 163 weight class). Neich comes to the ring accompanied by YKWIM? - Yot club. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Neich
vs
Van Hire

168 cm
29
153
25 - 15 - 0

170 cm
25
145
12 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Conviction

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 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Whealer Van Hire!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neich looks to land a left hand but Van Hire moved out of range nicely.
Neich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Hire throws a right and a left that Neich avoids nicely.
Van Hire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Neich. Beautiful body shot.
Neich misses with a right hand
enabling Van Hire to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Lester Neich has been cut.
Neich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neich misses with an uppercut. Van Hire saw that one coming.
Neich misses with an uppercut.
Van Hire flicks out a counter leg kick but Neich steps away.
Neich jabs Van Hire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Hire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Hire is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Neich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Hire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hire walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Neich needs to keep his hands up - Van Hire had a free shot at his head there.

Neich is rocked!
Van Hire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Neich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Neich seems to have got his legs back now.
Neich misses with a right hand
and Van Hire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Hire avoids the body shot from Neich.
Some wild striking there from Van Hire.
Neich throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Hire.
Neich stuns Van Hire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neich swings for the body but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Hire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Neich throws a body punch but Van Hire moves out of range.
Neich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neich throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Hire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neich thinking.
Neich misses with an uppercut. Van Hire saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Hire. Neich does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neich throws a body punch but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire throws a shot from downtown. Neich moves away and avoids it.
Van Hire slips a straight right by Neich.
Van Hire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Hire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neich blocks a head kick by Van Hire.
Neich moves out of range as Van Hire strikes.
Neich scores with a jab. Van Hire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Van Hire.
Neich ducks under a wild hook from Van Hire.
Neich thuds his right hand into Van Hire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hire throws a poor cross that misses
and Neich counters with a straight right hand.
Neich loads up on a big right hand but Van Hire slips the punch.
It seemed like Van Hire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Neich misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lester Neich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lester Neich's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van Hire blocks a jab.
Neich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Hire counters with a series of strikes. Neich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Neich misses with a wild body shot.
Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neich.
Neich misses the shot to the body.
Neich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Hire moves away.
Van Hire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Hire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Neich finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Hire's head.
Van Hire avoids the body shot from Neich.
A big left from Neich misses.
A big left from Neich misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neich throws a jab when Van Hire was well out of range.
Neich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Hire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neich has time to react.
Neich throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich ducks under a wild hook from Van Hire.
Neich throwing a counter right hand but Van Hire manages to avoid it.
OH! Neich has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Van Hire smells blood and charges in for the finish! Van Hire unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Neich sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Whealer Van Hire!
Whealer Van Hire thanked the fans post fight for their support.