PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Herbst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lard comes into the arena with I'm Fat blaring out of the sound system. Herbst has chosen How can I become a Bawlaa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lard
vs
Herbst

197 cm
33
223 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

185 cm
30
220 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Herbst!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herbst works Lard's body with a nice hook.
Lard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MagicalFatFarm in the buildup to the fight.
Herbst fails to land with a series of punches.
Herbst misses with the body kick
and Lard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Herbst's knee momentarily.
Lard tries to land a leg kick but Herbst saw it coming and moves away.
Lard takes a shot to the body in his stride.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Herbst pushes off an throws an elbow but Lard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Herbst blocks an uppercut.
Lard is trying to push Herbst away but Herbst has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Herbst misses with a knee to the head.

Lard breaks from the clinch.
James Herbst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herbst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lard throws a head kick but Herbst moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbst bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lard's head.

It looks like Tubo Lard has been cut.
Lard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Herbst scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lard avoids a kick to the body.
Lard avoids a kick to the body.
Herbst is looking to clinch.
Herbst swings for the body but Lard moves out of range.
Herbst lands a two punch combo.
Herbst attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Herbst throws a body punch but Lard moves out of range.
Herbst misses with a combination
enabling Lard to counter with a crisp jab.
Herbst jabs at Lard's body.
Herbst connects with a body shot that sends Lard's belly button to the back.
Herbst swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lard tries to land a front kick but Herbst steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Herbst.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbst lands a glancing blow to the side of Lard's head.
Herbst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lard throws a leg kick which misses Herbst's front leg but catches the back leg as Herbst tries to avoid it.
Herbst misses with a wild body shot.
Lard throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Lard.
Lard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lard.
Herbst throws a head kick that half lands.
Herbst looks to land a right hand but Lard moved out of range.
Herbst takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard throws a head kick that Herbst semi-blocks.
Herbst doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lard misses with a body kick.
Herbst throws a sloppy head kick
and Lard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Herbst's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Herbst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tubo Lard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lard lunges at Herbst with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Herbst's hand.
Herbst misses with a body shot.
Herbst throws a body kick that misses.
Lard lunges at Herbst with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Herbst's hand.
Lard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Herbst.
Lard thuds his right hand into Herbst's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Herbst takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
James Herbst seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Herbst takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice leg kick lands there from Herbst.
Herbst thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herbst changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Herbst swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lard counters with a stiff right hand.
Lard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Herbst sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lard tries to work over Herbst's front leg with a kick but Herbst checks it.
Herbst tries to close the distance and clinch but Lard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herbst throws a combination that misses
and Lard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Herbst is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lard rather than just go for the knockout.
Herbst is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Herbst.
Lard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Herbst tries to clinch but Lard moves out of range.
Herbst gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Herbst takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Herbst misses the body punch
and Lard counters with a stiff right hand.
Lard blocks a head kick by Herbst.
Herbst misses with a right hand
and Lard counters with a body kick.
Herbst is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lard throws a front kick that sends Herbst stumbling back into the ropes.
Herbst takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lard connects with a leg kick. Herbst looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lard scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Herbst misses with a few strikes there.
Herbst chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lard can pounce on him.
Lard cracks the inside of Herbst's front leg.
Lard digs a good hook to Herbst's body.
Herbst throws a sloppy head kick
and Lard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Herbst really felt that one!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lard.
Lard lands with a kick to the temple. Herbst shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herbst.
Herbst has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lard.
Lard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herbst takes a swing at Lard's ribcage but misses.
Lard throws a leg kick which misses Herbst's front leg but catches the back leg as Herbst tries to avoid it.
Lard lands with an uppercut that bounces Herbst off the ropes and back into range.
Lard throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tubo Lard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tubo Lard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lard connects with a solid leg kick.
Herbst throws an overhand right that lands on Lard's shoulder, as Lard tries to avoid the shot.
Lard connects with a body shot.
Lard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Herbst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herbst gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lard scores with a leg kick.
Lard dodges the punch combination from Herbst.
Lard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Herbst on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lard. Lard obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Herbst. Herbst circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lard cracks Herbst with a good jab.

Herbst is rocked!
Herbst misses with a leg kick
and Lard counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Herbst goes down! Will Herbst beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tubo Lard!
During a confident post fight interview, Tubo Lard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
James Herbst spoke after the fight, saying 'That fucker cheated - he poked me in the eye!!'.