PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kickboxing Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Untouchable as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jobber
vs
Le

181 cm
25
178 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

174 cm
26
183 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

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World class MT
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Brute

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kickboxing Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jobber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le blocks a head kick by Jobber.
A head kick from Jobber lands but Le takes it in his stride.

It looks like Cung Le has been cut.
Jobber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jobber tries a head kick but it misses.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le misses with a low kick as Jobber jumps back.
Jobber throws a push kick but Le slaps the foot to one side.
Jobber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Le checks a leg kick.
Le has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jobber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jobber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le avoids the head kick by Jobber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le checks a low kick from Jobber.
Jobber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jobber misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Le misses the target.
Jobber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jobber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Le misses.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jobber manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Le misses
and Jobber counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Le takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jobber misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Jobber. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Le.
Jab from Le.
Le throws a body punch but Jobber moves out of range.
Le is looking to score with low kicks.

Le closes the distance and clinches.
Jobber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Le tries a knee to the head but Jobber blocks it.
Jobber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Le obliges.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jobber tries to break free but Le pushes him back against the ropes.
Jobber wants to break free but Le has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cung Le will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cung Le's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jobber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le fails to land with a series of punches.
Jobber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jobber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Le changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Le takes a swing at Jobber's ribcage but misses.
Cung Le seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jobber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jobber avoids the head kick by Le.
Jobber checks a leg kick.
Jobber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jobber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Le checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Le stuns Jobber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Le scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jobber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jobber lands with a slapping head kick.
Jobber tries a head kick but it misses.
Le walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jobber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jobber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jobber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to work over Jobber's front leg with a kick but Jobber checks it.
Jobber misses with a straight left.
Jobber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Kickboxing Jobber has been cut.
Le thumps Jobber with a low kick.
Le plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jobber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Le finds it's way round the side to connect with Jobber's head.
Le with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Jobber misses.
Jobber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jobber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Le showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Le throws a hook to the side of Jobber's head but Jobber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Jobber.
Jobber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kickboxing Jobber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jobber is looking to land body kicks.
Jobber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jobber scores with a nice body kick.
Jobber steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Le. That one must have hurt.
Jobber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Jobber misses.
Le dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jobber. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le takes a swing at Jobber's ribcage but misses.
Le connects with a solid leg kick.
Jobber blocks a head kick by Le.
Le lands a lovely overhand right.
Le swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le throws a wild body kick that Jobber sees coming a mile off.
Jobber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le blocks a head kick by Jobber.
Le with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Le throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jobber.
Jobber checks a low kick from Le.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jobber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le misses the body punch
and Jobber counters with a straight right hand.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le pushes Jobber away with a front kick.
Le misses with an uppercut.
Le swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jobber counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice defenses there by Le.
Jobber misses with a body kick.
Le throws a hook to the side of Jobber's head but Jobber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Jobber.

Le drives through and clinches with Jobber against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Le really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Le moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jobber misses with a head kick.
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.
Jobber blocks a jab.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le misses with a lunging right hand
and Jobber counters with a good low kick that Le was not able to check.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le scores with a hook to the body. Jobber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jobber misses with a kick to the body.
Le thuds a left hand into Jobber's body.
Le works Jobber's body with a nice hook.
Le pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Le checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Jobber moves out of range easily.
Jobber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le punishes Jobber's body with a nice straight punch.
Jobber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jobber scores with a nice body kick.
Jobber explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jobber blocks a head kick by Le.
Le lands a nice hook to Jobber's body. Jobber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jobber misses with a kick to the body.
Jobber moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Le is able to avoid easily.
Jobber misses with a low kick.
Le misses with a body shot.
Jobber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jobber rather than just go for the knockout.
Jobber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Le moves out of range as Jobber throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jobber counters with a big head kick but Le shrugs it off.
Jobber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jobber moves out of range as Le throws a body kick.
Le avoids a kick to the body.
Le attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Le dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Le.
Jobber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Le. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Le.
Jobber slips under a jab from Le.
Jobber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Le comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le tries to land a leg kick but Jobber saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Le, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le looks for the body kick but Jobber saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Le misses.
Cung Le is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Le misses.
Jobber lands a lovely overhand right.
Jobber tries to land a front kick but Le steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Le blocks a leg kick.
Jobber throws a lazy right hand but Le sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le jabs Jobber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kickboxing Jobber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jobber's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le lands with a nice body punch.
Le throws a sloppy head kick
and Jobber counters with a body kick.
Le has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jobber.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le misses with a wild combination.
Jobber tries a head kick but it misses.
Le lunges at Jobber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jobber's hand.
Some wild striking there from Le.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jobber tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Le comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Le 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Le!
Cung Le decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.