PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 2985 p4p, 20624 weight class) and Samuel Turbitt (ranked 375 p4p, 627 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lester might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Back - Ludacris. Turbitt has chosen Tell Me Ma as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Lester
vs
Turbitt

180 cm
27
164
9 - 2 - 0

178 cm
33
169
11 - 15 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Powerful

Gatoroids

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Turbitt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbitt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lester connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turbitt misses with a looping right.
Lester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at - Is It Avatary Enough? in the buildup to the fight.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turbitt.
Lester scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lester throws a big shot that misses.
Lester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turbitt misses with a body shot.
Lester dips to his left and cracks Turbitt with an uppercut!
Turbitt tries to bum rush Lester with a series of wild strikes but Lester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turbitt.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turbitt feints a jab promting Lester to slip. Turbitt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lester slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turbitt.
Turbitt throws out a counter right but Lester avoids it with no problem.
Turbitt lands with a hook. Lester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lester lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbitt moves forwards but Lester connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lester throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Lester as he connects with a hook.
Lester scores with a jab. Turbitt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turbitt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turbitt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Lester.
Lester misses with a body shot.
As Lester backs off Turbitt throws a huge counter combo but Lester manages to avoid it all.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Turbitt ducks down to avoid it.
Turbitt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lester checks the leg kick.
Lester scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester thuds his right hand into Turbitt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turbitt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turbitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Turbitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lester.
Turbitt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Turbitt manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester scores with a jab.
Nice shot by Lester.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turbitt manages to avoid it.
Turbitt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turbitt.
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turbitt moves away.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turbitt.
Lester connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turbitt lands a really nice looking cross but Lester seems unphased.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Lester scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turbitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands with an overhand left.
Turbitt ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Turbitt defending well as Lester loads up on a big left hand.
Turbitt feints a jab promting Lester to slip. Turbitt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lester slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Turbitt's head but Turbitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turbitt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turbitt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lester appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turbitt ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester moves away from the strike by Turbitt.
Turbitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lester.
Lester throws a hook but Turbitt avoids it easily.
Lester throws a jab when Turbitt was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Turbitt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turbitt throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Turbitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turbitt has time to react.
Lester scores with a hook.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Turbitt's shoulder, as Turbitt tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Turbitt is just out of range.
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turbitt misses with an uppercut.
Lester scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lester blocks a jab.
Turbitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Turbitt avoids the body shot from Lester.
Lester throws a hook but Turbitt avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Lester.
Good work by Lester as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester throws a hook but Turbitt avoids it easily.
Turbitt moves out of range as Lester strikes.
Turbitt is looking for the big counter here.
Lester stuns Turbitt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Turbitt moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lester with a nice cross.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Turbitt throws out a counter right but Lester avoids it with no problem.
Lester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turbitt.
A left lands for Lester.
Lester thuds a left hand into Turbitt's body.
Lester misses with a right hand
and Turbitt counters with a three punch combo that has Lester backing up. Lester nods at Turbitt to acknowledge the strikes.

Lester is rocked!
Turbitt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Lester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samuel Turbitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
Lester seems to have got his legs back now.
Turbitt tries to bum rush Lester with a series of wild strikes but Lester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turbitt misses with a straight right.
Lester thuds a left hand into Turbitt's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester lands a nice shot to the body.
Turbitt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lester misses with a hook.
Turbitt slips under a jab.
Turbitt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Turbitt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lester counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lester lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Turbitt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turbitt misses with a looping left.
It looked like Lester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turbitt.
Lester looks to throw the jab but Turbitt is out of range.
Turbitt slips under a jab.
Lester backing away here, and Turbitt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Turbitt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turbitt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lester clobbers Turbitt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turbitt misses with a straight left.
It looked like Lester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turbitt.
Turbitt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turbitt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turbitt defending well as Lester loads up on a big left hand.
Turbitt slips under a jab from Lester.
Turbitt misses with a double jab.
Lester throws a big shot that misses.
Lester darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turbitt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab.
Lester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turbitt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Turbitt.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Turbitt ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Turbitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lester circles away quickly and effectively.
Lester throws a jab when Turbitt was well out of range.
Lester bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turbitt falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Lester counter with a right hand.
Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turbitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Lester.
Lester throws a big shot that misses.
Turbitt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Turbitt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turbitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turbitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lester digs a good body shot into Turbitt's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbitt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lester lands a jab to the nose.
Turbitt slips a straight right by Lester.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Turbitt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester throws a big shot that misses.
Turbitt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Turbitt ducks down to avoid it.
Turbitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turbitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Turbitt throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turbitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Turbitt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turbitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
A little jabbing left from Turbitt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lester stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turbitt walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turbitt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turbitt blocks a jab.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lester takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turbitt lands a jab-cross combination.
Lester lands an overhand right.
A combination from Turbitt does no damage.
Turbitt defending well as Lester loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turbitt! But no joy.
Turbitt needs to keep his hands up - Lester had a free shot at his head there.
Lester throws a hook but Turbitt avoids it easily.
Lester with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turbitt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turbitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Lester takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turbitt at a distance.
Lester lands an overhand right.
Nice body punch from Lester.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turbitt throws out the jab.
Lester misses with a hook.
Turbitt fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Lester misses.
Turbitt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Turbitt digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
A punch combination from Turbitt misses.
Turbitt throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester counters with a nice body shot.
Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turbitt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Lester.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester throws a hook to the side of Turbitt's head but Turbitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lester lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lester fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turbitt on the side of the head.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Turbitt's shoulder, as Turbitt tries to avoid the shot.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Turbitt's head but Turbitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turbitt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Turbitt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turbitt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lester dodges the punch combination from Turbitt.
Nice jab there from Lester.
A lazy left from Lester finds it's target.
Lester scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Turbitt. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turbitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Turbitt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turbitt scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Lester misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lester. That snapped Turbitt's head back.
Lester throws a hook but Turbitt avoids it easily.
Turbitt swinging wildly here.
Lester is looking to counter punch.
Turbitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turbitt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lester lands a nice looking body shot.
Turbitt misses the body punch
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Turbitt. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turbitt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lester.
Lester scores with a nice strike.
Lester lands a jab to the head.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turbitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Turbitt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lester fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
A big left from Lester misses.
A big right from Turbitt misses.
Jab from Turbitt.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turbitt.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Turbitt moved out of range.
Turbitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turbitt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turbitt lands with a good body shot.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turbitt can do to turn this around?
Lester connects with the punch.
Lester jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lester misses the jab.
Turbitt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lester lunges at Turbitt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turbitt's hand.
Samuel Turbitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Turbitt is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turbitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Lester finish him?
Turbitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turbitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turbitt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turbitt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turbitt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turbitt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turbitt walks into a jab.
Turbitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Turbitt walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Moe Lester!
Moe Lester tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.