PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jay Z - Dig a Hole. Lard has chosen I'm Fat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stark
vs
Lard

191 cm
28
220 lbs
15 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
223 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Brute

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lard avoids the head kick by Stark.
Lard checks a leg kick nicely.

Stark moves into the clinch successfully.

Lard breaks from the clinch.
Lard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lard.
Lard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Lard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stark blocks a jab.
Lard misses with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stark!

It looks like Tubo Lard has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stark's head.
Stark scores with a spinning back kick!
Stark misses with the combination.
Tubo Lard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stark tries to clinch but Lard moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark lands a body shot.
Stark avoids the body shot from Lard.
Lard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stark. Stark obviously looking to wear him down.
Stark looks to land a body kick but Lard moved away.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Lard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Lard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lard looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lard blocks a low kick nicely.
Stark thows a body kick. Lard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stark throws a head kick but Lard moves out of range.
Stark throws a solid leg kick but Lard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Lard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark looks to land a body kick but Lard moved away.
Stark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stark scores with a decent looking hook.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark clobbers Lard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy body kick from Stark
and Lard counters with an outside leg kick.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Lard pushes him off.
Stark lands a nice shot that snaps Lard's head back.
Lard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lard throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Lard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
Sloppy strikes from Lard. Those never looked like landing.
Lard throws a leg kick but Stark moved away.
Stark throws a jab when Lard was well out of range.
Lard missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lard circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark fakes the leg kick and cracks Lard in the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Stark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stark.
Lard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stark counters with a solid body kick.
Lard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lard throws a body kick that misses.
Stark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Stark blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lard throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark looks for the body kick but Lard saw that one coming.
Stark lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lard will feel that in the morning.
Stark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lard moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lard just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark checks a low kick from Lard.
Stark scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard takes one on the button.
Lard moves away from the strike by Stark.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Lard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark moves out of range as Lard strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tubo Lard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stark throws a body kick that misses.
Lard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stark if he has to take too many more of those.
Lard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lard misses with a kick to the body.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Lard misses.
Lard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stark. That one must have hurt.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lard can do to turn this around?
Lard walks into a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Stark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lard avoids the head kick by Stark.
Lard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lard is breathing heavily.
Stark scores with a shot to the body.

Stark clinches up against the ropes.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Stark lands a right hand.
Stark scores with a hook to the body.
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lard or not.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lard backwards.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark lands a right hand.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Stark on the inside.

Lard is rocked!
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lard is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Lard managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Lard seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark presses Lard against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stark creates a bit of distance and cracks Lard with a big uppercut! Lard goes down! The referee pushes Stark away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Lard make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Stark takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Thomas Stark!
Thomas Stark retains his light heavyweight title!
Thomas Stark was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.