PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Snicker Doodle (ranked 22622 p4p, 5585 weight class) and Rob $tone (ranked 330 p4p, 287 weight class). Snicker Doodle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doodle
vs
$tone

186 cm
26
144
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
29
145
5 - 4 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snicker Doodle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob $tone!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doodle looks to score with a jab to the body but $tone is just out of range.
$tone shapes to counter with a head kick.
Doodle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doodle avoids the head kick by $tone.
Rob $tone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
$tone scores with a jab.
$tone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doodle swings for the body but $tone moves out of range.
$tone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doodle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
$tone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
$tone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doodle misses with an uppercut. $tone saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for $tone.
$tone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
$tone throws a head kick that Doodle semi-blocks.
A slapping body kick lands there for $tone.
Doodle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by $tone.
$tone loads up on a big right hand but Doodle slips the punch.
Doodle throwing a counter right hand but $tone manages to avoid it.
$tone throws a head kick but Doodle moves out of range.
Doodle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
$tone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doodle paws at him with a jab and circles away.

$tone pushes Doodle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doodle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doodle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Doodle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
$tone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doodles head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by $tone.
$tone misses with a short punch on the inside.
$tone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doodle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
$tone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Doodle.
$tone tries a body shot but Doodle blocks it.

$tone manages to break the clinch.
$tone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doodle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doodle avoids the head kick by $tone.
Doodle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and $tone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doodle misses with a jab to the body
and $tone counters with a low kick, right behind Doodle 's knee.
Doodle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and $tone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doodle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
$tone throws out a loose jab but Doodle uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
$tone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doodle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
$tone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doodle circles away quickly and effectively.
Doodle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doodle moves out of range of the leg kick from $tone.
An attempted straight right counter from Doodle misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob $tone dominated that 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.

Doodle slips a jab from $tone.
$tone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doodle looks to land a left hand but $tone moved out of range nicely.
$tone lands a right hook to the body.
Doodle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from $tone.
$tone avoids a kick to the body.
Rob $tone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
$tone moves in looking to clinch but Doodle pushes him off.
Doodle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick from $tone, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doodle ducks under a wild hook from $tone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doodle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from $tone.
An inside leg kick from Doodle misses.
$tone fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Doodle misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for $tone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doodle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed $tone momentarily.
$tone misses with a hook.
Doodle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
$tone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doodle throwing a counter right hand but $tone manages to avoid it.
Doodle looks to land a right hand but $tone moved out of range.
Doodle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doodle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doodle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and $tone counters with a nice uppercut.
$tone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doodle under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doodle.
Doodle looks to throw the jab but $tone is out of range.
$tone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
$tone is looking to slow Doodle down with leg kicks.
$tone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doodle manages to avoid it.
Doodle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract $tone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Doodle, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doodle takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doodle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

$tone tries to keep at a distance but Doodle has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doodle.
$tone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Doodle throws a head punch that misses.
$tone scores with a shot to the side of Doodle's head.
Doodle blocking some punches.
A short left from Doodle.
$tone tries to work over Doodle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
$tone lands with a right to the head.
$tone throws a head punch that misses.
$tone has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doodle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if $tone can turn it around.
$tone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
$tone tries to throw a body punch but Doodle avoids it by throwing $tone back against the ropes.
Doodle landing knees to the body.
Doodle misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob $tone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A jab from $tone finds it's way through Doodle's defenses.
Rob $tone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
$tone misses with an uppercut
enabling Doodle to counter with a crisp jab.
Doodle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doodle swats away the attempt to clinch by $tone.
Doodle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doodle is looking to counter punch.
$tone checks a leg kick nicely.
$tone fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
$tone slips a jab from Doodle.
$tone slips a jab from Doodle.
$tone throws a nice head kick!
$tone tries to clinch but Doodle is having none of it.
Doodle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doodle throws a jab when $tone was well out of range.
It seemed like $tone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

$tone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
$tone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doodle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
$tone lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Doodle - that landed with a thud.
$tone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doodles head.
$tone blocks an uppercut.
$tone lands with a short shot to the head.
$tone working aggressively here.
$tone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doodle misses with a hook to the ribs.
$tone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doodle backwards.
Doodle misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doodle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from $tone.
$tone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
$tone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doodle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from $tone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
$tone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doodle backwards.

Doodle is rocked!
Doodle scores with a shot to the side of $tone's head.
Oh Doodle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doodle is working $tone over against the ropes.
$tone working aggressively here.
Doodle seems to have got his legs back now.
Doodle lands an elbow that stopped $tone in his tracks for a moment.
$tone lands with a left to the head.
$tone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Doodle struggles to land a body shot inside as $tone controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Doodle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doodle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doodle lands a hook that snaps the head of $tone backwards.

$tone breaks from the clinch.
$tone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snicker Doodle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doodle misses with a hook
and $tone counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
$tone with the inside leg kick.
Doodle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but $tone was well out of range. Poor timing from Doodle.
Doodle jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob $tone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well $tone 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Rob $tone!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Rob $tone!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Rob $tone!

Rob $tone wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Rob $tone thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.