PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 16745 p4p, 5483 weight class) and Alex Stefanovic (ranked 760 p4p, 610 weight class). George's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ca fait mal. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

George
vs
Stefanovic

185 cm
38
170
40 - 13 - 5

180 cm
31
184
17 - 9 - 4

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 13 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Stefanovic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
George scores with a nice strike.
George throws a nice inside leg kick.
George checks a low kick from Stefanovic.
George feinted there with a counter leg kick.
George throws a front kick aimed at Stefanovic's knee but Stefanovic avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
George dips to his left and cracks Stefanovic with an uppercut!
George tries to clinch up but Stefanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
George has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stefanovic.
Lambert George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George tries to clinch up but Stefanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Stefanovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
George sizes up Stefanovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
George takes one on the chin but seems OK.
George moves in looking to clinch but Stefanovic pushes him off.
Stefanovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stefanovic jabs at George's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

George forces Stefanovic back against the ropes and clinches.
Stefanovic can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Stefanovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
George misses with an elbow strike.
George trying to land knees to the body.
Stefanovic misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards George's brow.
Stefanovic throws an elbow that misses.
George lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
George blocks a body shot from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic misses with a punch to the body.
George is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
George lands a nice uppercut.
George misses with a knee to the head.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
George misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
George landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stefanovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stefanovic has a couple of punches blocked by George.
Stefanovic working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from George.
George lands a shot to the body.
Stefanovic lands a hook that snaps the head of George backwards.
Stefanovic tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George crunches a lovely knee into Stefanovic's ribcage.
Stefanovic looks winded!
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from George.
Stefanovic has a couple of punches blocked by George.
We've been informed that Stefanovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Stefanovic controls the action.
Stefanovic working aggressively here.
Stefanovic avoiding damage as George throws knees to the body.
Stefanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stefanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George lands with a left to the head.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stefanovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
George misses with a looping left.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stefanovic can do to turn this around?
George bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
George avoids the body shot from Stefanovic.
George chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stefanovic throws a nice looking combination but George bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stefanovic lands with a hook. George tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stefanovic looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
Stefanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stefanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stefanovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
A left lands for Stefanovic.
George tries to clinch there but Stefanovic circles away.
Nice defenses there by George.
Stefanovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stefanovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George lands a body shot.
Stefanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
George backing away here, and Stefanovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from George finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
George cracks Stefanovic with an open hand slap.
Stefanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
George tries to clinch up.
Stefanovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from George with a body shot.
George misses with a low kick.
George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from George misses.
George tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stefanovic is able to avoid easily.

George closes the distance and clinches.
Stefanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefanovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
George lands an elbow just above Stefanovic 's eye.
George lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from George.
Stefanovic has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stefanovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stefanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
George throws an elbow but it misses.
Stefanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
George lands a damaging elbow.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Stefanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
A short uppercut from George.
George missing with knees to the body.
George's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stefanovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by George.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from George.
George tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stefanovic avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Stefanovic throws a big shot that misses.
George checks a low kick from Stefanovic.
George misses with an uppercut.
Lambert George is winning the standup battle so far.
Stefanovic misses with an uppercut.
Stefanovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on George. That did some damage!
George ducks under a wild hook from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from George.
George ducks under a wild hook from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
George paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
George fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stefanovic is out of range.
George is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A clash of legs there as George blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefanovic tried to score with a low kick but George checks it.
Stefanovic looks to land a left hand but George moved out of range nicely.
Stefanovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stefanovic throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
Stefanovic throws a jab when George was well out of range.
Stefanovic throws a leg kick which misses George's front leg but catches the back leg as George tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

George darts in and clinches Stefanovic up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
George's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Stefanovic tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Stefanovic pushes George back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Stefanovic blocking some punches.
Stefanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
A short right from George on the inside.
George lands a hook that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
Stefanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stefanovic managing to block the knees to the body from George.
Stefanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
George scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefanovic has a couple of punches blocked by George.
A shot in the inside from Stefanovic.
George working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lambert George has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
Stefanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
Stefanovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stefanovic misses with an elbow strike.
Stefanovic dodges an elbow strike from George.
Stefanovic has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stefanovic managing to block the knees to the body from George.
Stefanovic lands a right hand.
George lands an elbow that stopped Stefanovic in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George crunches a lovely knee into Stefanovic's ribcage.
Stefanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
Stefanovic dodges an elbow strike from George.
Stefanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Alex Stefanovic just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

George moves into the clinch.
Stefanovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
George lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stefanovic misses with an elbow over the top.
George blocks the elbow strike.
Stefanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.
George throws an elbow that misses.
Stefanovic pushes George back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
George lands with a right to the head.
Stefanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George misses with a body punch.
George lands an elbow just above Stefanovic 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefanovic blocks a body shot from George.
Stefanovic throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for George.
George digs a right hand into Stefanovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stefanovic's gas tank.
George lands a hook that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands with a left to the head.
George blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from George.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
George scores with a nice hook to the head.
George is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stefanovic is defending well for now.
Stefanovic blocks an elbow strike.
Stefanovic tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stefanovic tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Stefanovic back against the ropes.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by George.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stefanovics head.
Nice elbow from George.

It looks like Alex Stefanovic has been cut.
George throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stefanovic tries a body shot but George blocks it.
A short right from George on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stefanovic misses with a punch to the body.
George prevents a body shot from Stefanovic.
George lands an elbow inside that Stefanovic shrugs off.

Stefanovic is rocked!
Stefanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stefanovic is still on wobbly legs! Can George finish him?
George dodges an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
George stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stefanovic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stefanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
George lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from George.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George lands a hook that snaps the head of Stefanovic backwards.
Stefanovic blocks an elbow strike.
George misses with a knee strike.
Stefanovic seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
George lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George tries to land knees in the clinch but Stefanovic avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Stefanovic - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George had his way with Alex Stefanovic in that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Stefanovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A low kick lands for George.
Alex Stefanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for George.
George connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from George does it's job there.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stefanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefanovic. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefanovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stefanovic throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
Stefanovic tries to move into range but George moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stefanovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
George feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stefanovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
George throws a big shot that misses.

George has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George lands an elbow inside that Stefanovic shrugs off.
George working aggressively here.
George takes a shot to the head.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George blocking some punches.
George blocks an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic blocks a body shot from George.
Stefanovic scores with a shot to the side of George's head.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stefanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from George.
Nice elbow from George.
George trying to land knees to the body.
Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
George lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from George.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Stefanovic throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from George.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stefanovic throws an elbow that misses.
Lambert George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards George's brow.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stefanovic is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
Stefanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George prevents a body shot from Stefanovic.
A short left from George.
Stefanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
George misses with a body punch.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well George 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!
Lambert George thanked the fans post fight for their support.