PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cliche Moanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Tomic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Tomic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Moanae
vs
Tomic

200 cm
20
284 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
225 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Counter striker
Cuts easily

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cliche Moanae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claudio Tomic!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tomic closes the distance and clinches.
Tomic working hard to break the clinch.
Tomic tries to land a knee to the head but Moanae blocks with his arms.
Moanae stalls.
Moanae has Tomic pressed against the ropes, preventing Tomic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tomic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tomic struggles to land a body shot inside as Moanae controls his hands.
The referee calls for Moanae to work.
Moanae blocks a body shot from Tomic.
Tomic tries to land knees in the clinch but Moanae avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomic throws an elbow but it misses.
Moanae is looking to control Tomic's arms but Tomic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moanae has his back to the ropes.
Tomic is stalling here.
Tomic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moanae.
Moanae is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tomic pushes off an throws an elbow but Moanae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Moanae stalling the fight.
Tomic is trying to force a seperation but Moanae has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tomic throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tomic throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moanae has him pressed against the ropes.
Tomic tries to work over Moanae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomic holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tomic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moanae.
Moanae has Tomic pressed against the ropes, preventing Tomic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moanae stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tomic misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moanae takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tomic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moanae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tomic tries to break free but Moanae pushes him back against the ropes.
Moanae has Tomic pressed against the ropes.
Tomic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tomic has a couple of punches blocked by Moanae.
Tomic tries to land a knee to the head but Moanae blocks with his arms.

Tomic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tomic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moanae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomic.
Tomic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moanae's elbow.
Tomic tries to circle away but Moanae has him pinned against the ropes.
Moanae slows down the pace here.
Tomic is pushing Moanae up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moanae has Tomic pressed against the ropes, preventing Tomic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tomic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomic connects with a solid leg kick.
Tomic tries to clinch but Moanae moves out of range.

Tomic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moanae is pushing Tomic up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tomic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moanae in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tomic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tomic working hard to break the clinch.

Tomic breaks from the clinch.
Tomic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomic wants to clinch up but Moanae keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moanae throws a head kick but Tomic moves out of range.
Moanae avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moanae tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Tomic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tomic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moanae tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moanae doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomic circles away.
Claudio Tomic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomic tries to clinch up.
Tomic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tomic.

It looks like Cliche Moanae has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moanae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomic wants to clinch up but Moanae keeps it at a distance.
Tomic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomic wants to clinch up but Moanae keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moanae tries to clinch up but Tomic circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomic misses with a wild combination.
Tomic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moanae swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moanae throws a wild body kick that Tomic sees coming a mile off.
Moanae keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomic cracks the inside of Moanae's front leg.
Tomic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moanae has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tomic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tomic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moanae circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moanae keeps the fight on the outside.
Moanae keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomic throws a head kick that misses.
Tomic doesn't manage to clinch there - Moanae circles away.
Tomic wants to clinch.

Tomic moves into range and clinches up with Moanae.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tomic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tomic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tomic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moanae is keeping busy.
Moanae managing to block the knees to the body from Tomic.
Tomic tries to break free but Moanae pushes him back against the ropes.
Tomic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moanae avoids it.
Moanae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tomic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moanae looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Tomic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Tomic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cliche Moanae's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Moanae fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomic throws a leg kick that is checked

and Moanae counters by clinching up.

Tomic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomic tries to clinch up but Moanae circles away and keeps his distance.
Claudio Tomic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moanae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomic wants to clinch up but Moanae keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Tomic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moanae looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moanae tries to clinch but Tomic is having none of it.
Tomic fails to land with a series of punches.
Moanae throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tomic.
Tomic wants to clinch.
Moanae avoids the head kick by Tomic.
Tomic tries to clinch but Moanae is having none of it.
Moanae moves out of range of the leg kick from Tomic.
Tomic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomic throws a combination that misses

and Moanae counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomic looking to slow down the pace here.
Tomic tries to break free but Moanae pushes him back against the ropes.
Moanae dodges an elbow strike from Tomic.
Moanae dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Tomic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moanae is defending well for now.
Tomic has had enough of the clinch but Moanae keeps him there for the moment.
Moanae content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Tomic manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moanae circles away from the clinch attempt

and Moanae holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tomic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tomic cracks Moanae with a nice body shot.
Tomic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tomic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Tomic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tomic manages to break the clinch.
Tomic throws a body punch but Moanae moves out of range.
Moanae tries to clinch there but Tomic circles away.
Tomic throws a series of strikes that have Moanae backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomic swats away the attempt to clinch by Moanae.
Tomic cracks a nice hook into Moanae's ribs.
Cliche Moanae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomic throws the kick towards the body but Moanae avoids it.
Tomic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Tomic clinches up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomic looking to throw knees to the head but Moanae is blocking nicely.
Tomic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moanae.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Tomic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tomic 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Tomic!