PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Alec Harvey (ranked 1400 p4p, 5728 weight class) and Lester Neich (ranked 130 p4p, 388 weight class). Harvey's entrance music is I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Neich's choice of entrance music: YKWIM? - Yot club. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harvey
vs
Neich

178 cm
30
155
18 - 8 - 0

168 cm
31
153
27 - 17 - 1

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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Neich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harvey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harvey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Harvey misses.
Neich misses with a looping left.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harvey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Neich misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Neich misses the target.

Neich clinches.
Neich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Harvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harvey throws a body punch but Neich moves out of range.
Neich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
Neich now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neich connects with a single shot there.
Neich swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Neich!
Harvey moves away from the strike by Neich.
Neich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neich now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neich lands a nice hook to Harvey's body. Harvey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Neich moved out of range.
Neich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harvey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neich digs a good body shot into Harvey's ribs.

Neich forces Harvey back against the ropes and clinches.

Harvey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Neich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Neich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Neich.
Neich digs a good hook to Harvey's body.
Harvey scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harvey thuds a left hand into Neich's body.
Harvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neich thuds a left hand into Harvey's body.
Neich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neich ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.

Harvey tries to keep at a distance but Neich has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neich.
Neich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
Harvey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neich working aggressively here.
Harvey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harvey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neich has him pressed against the ropes.
Harvey is looking to break free of the clinch but Neich has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harvey wants to get back to striking at distance but Neich won't allow it.
Neich lands a left hand.
Harvey is trying to force a seperation but Neich has the dominant position.
Harvey is trying to break the clinch but Neich is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Neich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Neich swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neich, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neich, as that shot connected.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Neich staying out of range there.
A left lands for Harvey.
Harvey throws a body punch but Neich moves out of range.
It seemed like Neich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Neich.
Neich misses with a hook
and Harvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Neich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Neich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neich throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
Harvey is looking for a counter combo.
Harvey tests Neich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neich takes a swing at Harvey's ribcage but misses.
Neich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
As Harvey backs off Neich throws a huge counter combo but Harvey manages to avoid it all.
Harvey jabs Neich right on the nose. Neich blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Neich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harvey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neich cracks Harvey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Neich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've been informed that Neich has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Neich cracks Harvey with a good jab.
Harvey swinging wildly here.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
Neich ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Neich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neich scrambles back to his feet.
Harvey misses with a looping right.
Neich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Neich instigates a clinch.
Harvey is trying to push Neich away but Neich has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Neich has a couple of punches blocked by Harvey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harvey's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harvey.
Harvey blocking some punches.
Neich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harvey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Harvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harvey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Neich. Those never looked like landing.
Neich throws a series of punches but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey throwing a counter right hand but Neich manages to avoid it.
Neich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab lands there for Neich.
Harvey with a nice cross.
A big right from Neich misses.
Neich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harvey on the side of the head.

Neich closes the distance and clinches.

Harvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Neich slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neich.
A punch combination from Harvey misses.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neich doesn't seem bothered though.
Neich just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lester Neich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Neich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harvey.
Neich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Neich ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Harvey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Neich cracks Harvey with an open hand slap.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neich scores with a sloppy right hand. Harvey should have avoided that one.
Neich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neich swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Lester Neich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neich throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Neich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey stuns Neich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Neich - just one landing.
Neich slips a straight right by Harvey.
Neich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neich scores with a one two! Harvey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Neich closes the distance and clinches.

Harvey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvey moves away.
Harvey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Neich lands a right hook to the body.
Neich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harvey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neich to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Neich closes the distance and pushes Harvey back into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harvey.

Harvey manages to break the clinch.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Neich ducks down to avoid it.

Neich rushes Harvey and presses him up against the ropes.
Harvey blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Neich working aggressively here.
Harvey is looking to break free of the clinch but Neich has double underhooks.
Neich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neich throws a punch but it's blocked by Harvey.
Neich swings wildly with an uppercut but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harvey tries to circle away but Neich has him pinned against the ropes.
Neich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harvey wants to get back to striking at distance but Neich won't allow it.
Neich throws a head punch that misses.
Harvey blocking some punches.
Neich has Harvey pressed against the ropes, preventing Harvey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lester Neich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harvey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Neich misses with the head strike.
Neich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harvey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Harvey manages to break the clinch.
Harvey misses with a looping right.
Alec Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neich cracks Harvey with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey takes one to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Neich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neich 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 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Neich!
A very excited looking Lester Neich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.