PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco o Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). o Neill is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bring out the gimp. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Laborina Lim
vs
o Neill

173 cm
24
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

196 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco o Neill!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
o Neill slips a jab and a cross from Laborina Lim.
o Neill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
o Neill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
o Neill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bosco o Neill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick but o Neill moved away.
o Neill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
o Neill avoids the body shot from Laborina Lim.
o Neill throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
o Neill is looking to clinch.
o Neill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laborina Lim.
o Neill attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
o Neill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laborina Lim.
o Neill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
o Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
o Neill swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from o Neill misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by o Neill.
Laborina Lim lands a nice shot that snaps o Neill's head back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a nice outside leg kick.
o Neill throws a leg kick which misses Laborina Lim's front leg but catches the back leg as Laborina Lim tries to avoid it.
Laborina Lim misses with a body kick.
Laborina Lim avoids the head kick by o Neill.
Laborina Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by o Neill.
o Neill getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
o Neill lands with a thumping leg kick.
o Neill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Laborina Lim avoids the head kick by o Neill.
Laborina Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laborina Lim connects with a nice looking jab.
o Neill avoids a kick to the body.
o Neill tries a head kick but it misses.
o Neill looks to land a combination but Laborina Lim avoids it well.
Laborina Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laborina Lim checks a low kick from o Neill.
A left lands for Laborina Lim.
o Neill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laborina Lim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from o Neill.
Laborina Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laborina Lim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by o Neill. o Neill obviously looking to wear him down.
Laborina Lim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laborina Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but o Neill moves away.
Laborina Lim misses with a lunging right hand
and o Neill counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Laborina Lim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Laborina Lim misses with the combination.
o Neill throws a sloppy head kick and Laborina Lim moves out of range easily.
o Neill is looking to score with low kicks.
o Neill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
o Neill jabs at Laborina Lim's body.
Laborina Lim throws a shot from downtown. o Neill moves away and avoids it.
o Neill pulls out of a head kick attempt.

o Neill has managed to clinch.
Laborina Lim avoids the elbow strike from o Neill, against the cage.
Laborina Lim is trying to break the clinch but o Neill is controlling him.
Laborina Lim avoids the elbow strike from o Neill, against the cage.
o Neill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
o Neill throws an elbow but it misses.
o Neill pushes off an throws an elbow but Laborina Lim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
o Neill misses with an elbow strike.
o Neill throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, o Neill throws an elbow but misses.
Laborina Lim avoids a wild elbow strike from o Neill.
Laborina Lim misses with a body punch.
o Neill misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, o Neill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laborina Lim's brow.
Laborina Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
o Neill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
o Neill throws an elbow but it misses.
o Neill misses with an elbow strike.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of o Neill backwards.
Laborina Lim wants to stall.
Laborina Lim can't find room to land a body shot as o Neill controls the action.
Laborina Lim avoids a wild elbow strike from o Neill.
o Neill throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, o Neill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laborina Lim's brow.
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike.
Laborina Lim avoids a wild elbow strike from o Neill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike from o Neill.
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike from o Neill.
Laborina Lim avoids a wild elbow strike from o Neill.
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike from o Neill.
o Neill prevents a body shot from Laborina Lim.
o Neill prevents a body shot from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim displaying some good clinch control by pressing o Neill up against the cage.
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike from o Neill.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laborina Lim lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laborina Lim dodges an elbow strike from o Neill.
Laborina Lim is stalling here.
Laborina Lim trying to stall but o Neill improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laborina Lim can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
o Neill prevents a body shot from Laborina Lim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bosco o Neill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

o Neill walks into a stiff left hand from Laborina Lim.

It looks like Bosco o Neill has been cut.
o Neill throws a head kick that misses.
o Neill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laborina Lim swings for the body but o Neill moves out of range.
Laborina Lim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
o Neill throws a leg kick that misses.
Laborina Lim misses the shot to the body.
Antonio Laborina Lim is winning the standup battle so far.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick that is checked
and o Neill counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laborina Lim's knee momentarily.
o Neill checks a leg kick nicely.
Laborina Lim pivots, looking for a leg kick but o Neill is out of range and Laborina Lim settles back down.
o Neill 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.
o Neill throws a lazy body kick
and Laborina Lim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
o Neill throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
o Neill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laborina Lim's head.
Laborina Lim thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim slips under a jab.
Laborina Lim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
o Neill takes a jab right on the kisser.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
o Neill rushes Laborina Lim and presses him up against the cage.
Laborina Lim tries to throw a body punch but o Neill avoids it by throwing Laborina Lim back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
o Neill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, o Neill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laborina Lim's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
o Neill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
o Neill lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Antonio Laborina Lim has been cut.
Laborina Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
o Neill throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laborina Lim.
o Neill lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, o Neill throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laborina Lim gets through o Neill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laborina Lim dodges an elbow strike from o Neill.
o Neill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bosco o Neill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
o Neill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
o Neill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
o Neill prevents Laborina Lim from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Laborina Lim fails to land.
o Neill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
o Neill lands a damaging elbow.
o Neill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laborina Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by o Neill as Laborina Lim tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
o Neill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laborina Lim's defenses.
o Neill blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Laborina Lim manages to break the clinch.
o Neill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bosco o Neill really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

o Neill is looking to score with low kicks.
o Neill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laborina Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from o Neill.
o Neill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
o Neill misses the shot to the body.
o Neill throws a lazy head kick
and Laborina Lim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
o Neill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
o Neill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laborina Lim explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
o Neill throws a head kick but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
o Neill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
o Neill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laborina Lim moves out of range as o Neill strikes.
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!
Laborina Lim moves out of range as o Neill throws a body kick.
Laborina Lim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. o Neill doesn't seem bothered though.
o Neill avoids the head kick by Laborina Lim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by o Neill. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for o Neill.
Both fighters circling a little - Laborina Lim finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
o Neill is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
o Neill throws a sloppy head kick and Laborina Lim moves out of range easily.
o Neill takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laborina Lim thows a body shot but no joy.
Laborina Lim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laborina Lim throws a shot from downtown. o Neill moves away and avoids it.
o Neill missing with a left hand there. Laborina Lim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
o Neill is looking to chop away at Laborina Lim's legs.
o Neill checks a leg kick nicely.
o Neill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Laborina Lim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laborina Lim.
o Neill thumps Laborina Lim with a low kick.
Laborina Lim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laborina Lim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
o Neill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laborina Lim.
A lazy left from Laborina Lim finds it's target.
Laborina Lim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by o Neill. o Neill obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from o Neill misses.
Laborina Lim scores with a leg kick.
Laborina Lim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laborina Lim connects with a nice looking jab.
Good leg kick by Laborina Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laborina Lim scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Laborina Lim had his way with Bosco o Neill in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

o Neill moves out of range of the body kick from Laborina Lim.
o Neill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
o Neill throws a head kick but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
o Neill misses with a leg kick.
o Neill with a jab.
Laborina Lim avoids the head kick by o Neill.
A big left from o Neill misses.
Laborina Lim lands with an uppercut that bounces o Neill off the cage and back into range.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
o Neill wants to clinch up but Laborina Lim keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Laborina Lim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laborina Lim misses with a wild body shot.
o Neill is looking to clinch but Laborina Lim is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by o Neill. That's going to slow Laborina Lim down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
o Neill throws a right and a left that Laborina Lim avoids nicely.
Laborina Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Laborina Lim throws a series of punches but o Neill avoids them all with ease.
Laborina Lim cracks o Neill with a right hand to the side of the head.
o Neill fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laborina Lim checks it well.
o Neill wants to slow Laborina Lim down by chopping away at his legs.
Laborina Lim moves out of range of the body kick from o Neill.
The fighters circling - Laborina Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laborina Lim throws a shot from downtown. o Neill moves away and avoids it.
Laborina Lim throws a looping overhand right but o Neill ducks down to avoid it.
Laborina Lim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
o Neill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laborina Lim catches o Neill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
o Neill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
o Neill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
o Neill is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
o Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laborina Lim.
o Neill throws a front kick aimed at Laborina Lim's knee but Laborina Lim avoids it well.
Laborina Lim takes a swing at o Neill's ribcage but misses.
o Neill tries a head kick but it misses.

o Neill has closed the distance and engaged Laborina Lim in a clinch.
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!
Nice body punch from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim avoids the elbow strike from o Neill, against the cage.
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike.
Laborina Lim avoids a wild elbow strike from o Neill.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laborina Lim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laborina Lim dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laborina Lim avoids a wild elbow strike from o Neill.
Laborina Lim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Laborina Lim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laborina Lim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Laborina Lim!
A victorious Antonio Laborina Lim thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.