PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hornet Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghost kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kickboxer. Lard has chosen I'm Fat as his entrance music. Tubo Lard has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ghost
vs
Lard

195 cm
24
220 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

197 cm
25
223 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hornet Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lard throws a head kick but Ghost moves out of range.
Lard throws a lazy right hand but Ghost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ghost missing with a left hand there. Lard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lard ducks under a wild hook from Ghost.
Lard ducks under a wild hook from Ghost.
Lard misses with a straight left.
Ghost jabs at Lard's body.
Lard slips a straight right by Ghost.
Ghost misses the shot to the body.
Lard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ghost's calf.
A head kick by Lard misses
and Ghost counters with a left to the body.
Ghost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lard.
Lard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Ghost finds it's way through Lard's defenses.
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!
Ghost jabs at Lard's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard misses with a body shot.
Lard throws a hook but Ghost blocks it.
Ghost misses with a wild body shot.
Ghost's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lard under the eye.
Ghost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ghost misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Ghost lands.
Ghost throws a right hand that Lard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lard also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Ghost - just one landing.
Lard avoids the body shot from Ghost.

Ghost takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard throws a head punch that misses.
Lard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ghost - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lard trying to control the position but instead, Ghost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lard into the ropes.
Lard lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ghost tries to land a knee to the head but Lard blocks with his arms.
Ghost misses with a knee to the head.
Ghost looking to stall.
Lard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ghosts head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lard struggles to land a body shot inside as Ghost controls his hands.
Ghost blocks an uppercut.
Lard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ghost content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lard trying to control the position but instead, Ghost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lard into the ropes.
Ghost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ghost avoiding damage.
Ghost lands a nice knee to the body.
Lard lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghost.
Ghost throws a head punch that misses.
Ghost scores with a shot to the side of Lard's head.
Lard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghost's elbow.
Ghost blocks an uppercut.
Lard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lard is trying to break the clinch but Ghost has him pressed against the ropes.
Ghost leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghost tries to land a knee to the head but Lard blocks with his arms.
Ghost has a couple of punches blocked by Lard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghost trying to stall but Lard improves his position.
A short right from Ghost on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hornet Ghost dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lard slips under a jab from Ghost.
Ghost throws the kick towards the body but Lard avoids it.
Lard throws a leg kick
enabling Ghost to counter with a crisp jab.
Ghost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lard throws out the jab.
Ghost misses with an uppercut
and Lard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ghost with a hook.
Ghost wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ghost misses with a body shot.
Lard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ghost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lard. That's going to slow Ghost down.
Hornet Ghost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghost.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost slips a jab and a cross from Lard.
Ghost misses with a straight left.
Lard ducks under a wild hook from Ghost.
Some bone on bone action there as Lard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lard tries to work over Ghost's front leg with a kick but Ghost checks it.
Ghost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghost misses with a few strikes there.
Hornet Ghost is winning the standup battle so far.
Lard avoids the body shot from Ghost.
A jab from Ghost misses.
Ghost throws the left hand but Lard avoids the punch easily.
Lard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghost.
Ghost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lard moves away.
Ghost lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ghost drives through and clinches with Lard against the ropes.
Ghost prevents Lard from breaking the clinch.
Lard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghost has Lard pressed against the ropes.
Hornet Ghost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Lard fails to land.
Ghost misses with a knee to the head.
Lard misses with the head strike.
Lard tries a body shot but Ghost blocks it.
Lard has a couple of punches blocked by Ghost.

Lard manages to break the clinch.
Ghost throws a right and a left that Lard avoids nicely.
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!
Donk. Lard catches Ghost right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Hornet Ghost has been cut.
Ghost moves out of range of the leg kick from Lard.
Ghost misses with the combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ghost. Lard shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Lard.
Lard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghost manages to avoid it.
Lard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ghost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lard cracks the inside of Ghost's front leg.
Tubo Lard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghost lunges at Lard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lard's hand.
Lard connects with a looping right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ghost, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ghost looks to throw the jab but Lard is out of range.
Lard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ghost.
Lard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ghost. That did some damage!
Lard staggers Ghost with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ghost looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Lard is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tubo Lard!
An out of breath Tubo Lard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.