PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamus McDermid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laborina Lim comes to the ring accompanied by Here we go. McDermid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Drunken Scotsman - The Irish Rovers. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Laborina Lim
vs
McDermid

173 cm
30
183 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

195 cm
29
222 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Great elbows
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shamus McDermid!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermid tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Laborina Lim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laborina Lim blocks a head kick by McDermid.
Laborina Lim takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Laborina Lim rushes McDermid and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Laborina Lim tries a body shot but McDermid blocks it.
Laborina Lim lands with a left to the head.
McDermid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McDermid throws an elbow that misses.
McDermid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laborina Lim lands a nice uppercut.
Laborina Lim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laborina Lim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laborina Lim works on McDermid's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laborina Lim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDermid is keeping busy.
McDermid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laborina Lim blocks a body shot from McDermid.
McDermid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Antonio Laborina Lim has been cut.
McDermid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike from McDermid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDermid backwards.
McDermid lands an elbow inside.
Laborina Lim scores with a shoulder strike.
Laborina Lim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Shamus McDermid has been cut.
Nice body punch from Laborina Lim - that landed with a thud.
Laborina Lim landing knees to the body.
McDermid is trying to stall.
McDermid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Laborina Lim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Laborina Lim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDermid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Laborina Lim lands an elbow inside.
McDermid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDermid tries to land knees in the clinch but Laborina Lim avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Laborina Lim as the two fighters clinch.
McDermid looks winded!
Laborina Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
McDermid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Laborina Lim as the two fighters clinch.
Laborina Lim lands a knee to the body.
Laborina Lim is leaning against McDermid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laborina Lim lands a good knee to the midsection. McDermid won't want to take too many of those.
Laborina Lim lands a damaging elbow.
Laborina Lim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Laborina Lim lands a damaging elbow.
Laborina Lim avoids the elbow strike from McDermid, against the ropes.
Laborina Lim scores with a shoulder strike.
McDermid pushes off an throws an elbow but Laborina Lim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McDermid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laborina Lim lands a good knee to the midsection. McDermid won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laborina Lim lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laborina Lim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laborina Lim lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Laborina Lim 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.

McDermid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDermid wants to clinch up but Laborina Lim keeps it at a distance.
Laborina Lim misses with a two punch combination.
Laborina Lim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laborina Lim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDermid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laborina Lim cracks McDermid with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Laborina Lim checks a low kick from McDermid.
McDermid tries to clinch but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
Laborina Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermid manages to avoid it.
McDermid throws a hook but Laborina Lim blocks it.
Laborina Lim scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laborina Lim scores with a decent looking hook.

McDermid is rocked!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Laborina Lim here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Laborina Lim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laborina Lim lands with a cross.
McDermid is still on wobbly legs! Can Laborina Lim finish him?
Laborina Lim circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends McDermid tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Laborina Lim wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Laborina Lim!
In his post fight interview, Antonio Laborina Lim started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.