PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Leo Valdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorvald Stauning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdo comes into the arena with Eminem - Go To Sleep blaring out of the sound system. Stauning is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rollin- Limp Bizkit. The key to victory for Leo Valdo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Valdo
vs
Stauning

180 cm
25
157 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™
Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Valdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thorvald Stauning!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stauning throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valdo ducks under a wild hook from Stauning.
Valdo swinging wildly here.
Stauning moves in looking to clinch but Valdo pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stauning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valdo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Valdo tries to keep at a distance but Stauning has taken the fight into the clinch.

Stauning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Valdo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valdo misses with a few strikes there.
Valdo throws a right hand that Stauning ducks under and follows up with a left that Stauning also avoids with ease.
Stauning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valdo.

Stauning moves into range and clinches up with Valdo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdo is trying to break the clinch but Stauning has him pressed against the ropes.
Valdo tries to break free but Stauning pushes him back against the ropes.
Valdo tries to break free but Stauning pushes him back against the ropes.

Stauning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stauning.
Valdo throws a series of punches but Stauning avoids them all with ease.
Valdo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valdo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stauning.
Stauning doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdo circles away.
Valdo swats away the attempt to clinch by Stauning.

Stauning clinches up with Valdo and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valdo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stauning's elbow.

Stauning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Valdo. Those never looked like landing.
Valdo misses with a double jab.
Stauning swinging wildly here.
Valdo tries to bum rush Stauning with a series of wild strikes but Stauning uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stauning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdo looks to land a combination but Stauning avoids it well.
Valdo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stauning throws a right hand that Valdo ducks under and follows up with a left that Valdo also avoids with ease.
Valdo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stauning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorvald Stauning dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stauning lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Stauning has managed to clinch.

Stauning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valdo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stauning counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stauning misses with a body shot.
Valdo throws a series of punches but Stauning avoids them all with ease.
Valdo misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Valdo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stauning feints a jab promting Valdo to slip. Stauning then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valdo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Leo Valdo has been cut.
Valdo misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Valdo. Those never looked like landing.
Stauning tries to bum rush Valdo with a series of wild strikes but Valdo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stauning circles away quickly and effectively.
Stauning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stauning throws a hook to the side of Valdo's head but Valdo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valdo.
Leo Valdo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stauning looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valdo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Stauning darts in and clinches Valdo up against the ropes.

Stauning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valdo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valdo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valdo keeps the fight on the outside.
Valdo swinging wildly here.
Valdo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stauning counters with a series of strikes. Valdo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valdo misses with a double jab.
Valdo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stauning throws a series of punches but Valdo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Stauning misses its intended target.
Stauning bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stauning misses with the combination.
That kick from Stauning tenderised Valdo's leg. Valdo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Stauning misses.
Stauning tries to land a front kick but Valdo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valdo swats away the attempt to clinch by Stauning.
Stauning throws a right and a left that Valdo avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stauning will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valdo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stauning. Stauning obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorvald Stauning seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valdo misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorvald Stauning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leo Valdo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Valdo blocks a head kick by Stauning.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stauning.
Valdo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stauning misses with a double jab.
Valdo avoids the head kick by Stauning.
Stauning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Stauning.
Stauning doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdo circles away.
Stauning scores with a kick to the body.
Stauning moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdo throws a series of punches but Stauning avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdo keeps the fight on the outside.
Valdo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stauning misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stauning circles away quickly and effectively.
Valdo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stauning.
Stauning fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stauning misses with a double jab.
Stauning catches Valdo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Valdo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stauning throws a right and a left that Valdo avoids nicely.
Stauning wants to clinch up but Valdo keeps it at a distance.
Valdo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Stauning closes the distance and clinches.
Stauning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valdo's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stauning obliges.

Stauning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stauning lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Valdo does no damage.
Valdo misses with a double jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stauning.
Thorvald Stauning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stauning scoring well with a low kick there.
Valdo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stauning counters with a head kick.

Valdo is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stauning tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Valdo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Valdo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Valdo tries to keep at a distance but Stauning has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Valdo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorvald Stauning really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Valdo's cut.
That's time! Valdo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stauning punishes Valdo's body with a nice straight punch.
Valdo seems to have got his legs back now.

Stauning closes the distance and clinches.
Stauning stalling in the clinch but Valdo improves position.
Valdo can't break the clinch.
Stauning leaning against his opponent.

Stauning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stauning scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stauning throws a right hand that Valdo ducks under and follows up with a left that Valdo also avoids with ease.
Stauning slips a jab and a cross from Valdo.
Valdo throws a combination that misses

and before Valdo can reset, Stauning rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Valdo is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stauning 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.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stauning misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stauning throws a series of punches but Valdo moves out of range.
Stauning catches Valdo napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Valdo crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Stauning raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thorvald Stauning!
In his post fight interview, Thorvald Stauning started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.