PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Geodude Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golem comes to the ring accompanied by Geo dude geo geo dude. The crowd seem to be enjoying Laborina Lim's choice of entrance music: Here we go. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Golem
vs
Laborina Lim

191 cm
32
203 lbs
31 - 7 - 0

173 cm
31
183 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
CEC Nutrition Q160

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 31 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geodude Golem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laborina Lim throws a jab when Golem was well out of range.
Golem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laborina Lim at a distance.
Geodude Golem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laborina Lim misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Laborina Lim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Golem doesn't seem phased though.
Golem misses with a looping right.

Laborina Lim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Golem, pushing him back against the ropes.
Golem wants to stall.
Laborina Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Laborina Lim throws an elbow but misses.
Laborina Lim blocks an elbow strike from Golem.
Golem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laborina Lim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Golem fails to land.
Laborina Lim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Golem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Golem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laborina Lim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Golem tries to work over Laborina Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Golem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Laborina Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Laborina Lim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laborina Lim lands an elbow that stopped Golem in his tracks for a moment.
Laborina Lim lands a right hand.
Golem misses with a punch to the body.
Golem wants to get back to striking at distance but Laborina Lim won't allow it.
Laborina Lim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Golem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laborina Lim's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Golem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laborina Lim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laborina Lim scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laborina Lim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laborina Lim blocking some punches.
Golem struggles to land a body shot inside as Laborina Lim controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laborina Lim.
Golem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laborina Lim's defenses.

It looks like Antonio Laborina Lim has been cut.
Golem tries to break the clinch but Laborina Lim is controlling the position.
Golem misses with a punch to the body.
Laborina Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Laborina Lim blocks the elbow strike.
Laborina Lim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laborina Lim letting Golem take a breather here.
Golem misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Golem throws an elbow but misses.
Golem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laborina Lim as Golem tries to tie him up.
Laborina Lim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Golem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laborina Lim backwards.
Golem tries to work over Laborina Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Golem tries to throw a body punch but Laborina Lim avoids it by throwing Golem back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laborina Lim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Golem wants to stall.
Laborina Lim blocks the elbow strike.
Golem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golem avoiding damage as Laborina Lim throws knees to the body.
Laborina Lim is working Golem over against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laborina Lim blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Golem can't find room to land a body shot as Laborina Lim controls the action.
Golem is trying to break free.
Laborina Lim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antonio Laborina Lim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Laborina Lim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Golem lands a jab.
Laborina Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golem manages to avoid it.
Laborina Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golem throws a hook but Laborina Lim blocks it.
Laborina Lim throws a push kick but Golem slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Golem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laborina Lim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laborina Lim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Golem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Golem takes one on the button.
Golem scores with a one two! Laborina Lim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Golem with a jab.
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!
Laborina Lim lands with a nice body punch.

Laborina Lim moves into the clinch successfully.
Laborina Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Golem avoids the damage to the body.
Laborina Lim tries a knee to the head but Golem blocks it.
Laborina Lim managing to block the knees to the body from Golem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laborina Lim obliges.
Golem lands a damaging elbow.
Laborina Lim pushes Golem back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Laborina Lim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laborina Lim struggles to land a body shot inside as Golem controls his hands.
Golem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laborina Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golem's elbow.
Golem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golem is looking to control Laborina Lim's arms but Laborina Lim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Golem has his back to the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laborina Lim trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Golem seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Laborina Lim is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Laborina Lim lands a body shot.
Golem takes an elbow to the temple.
Laborina Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Golem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laborina Lim's brow.
Golem taking a breather.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Antonio Laborina Lim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Golem misses with the head strike.
Laborina Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laborina Lim lands an uppercut.
Golem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golem is looking to control Laborina Lim's arms but Laborina Lim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Golem has his back to the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laborina Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laborina Lim takes an elbow to the forehead.
Golem is looking to break free of the clinch but Laborina Lim has double underhooks.
Laborina Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golem throws a head punch that misses.
Laborina Lim scores with a shot to the side of Golem's head.
Golem throws a knee to the head but misses.

Laborina Lim creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Golem crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!

Golem is rocked!
Antonio Laborina Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laborina Lim misses with a looping left.
Oh Golem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Golem throws out a leg kick but Laborina Lim moves out of range and Golem only half commits.

Golem rushes Laborina Lim and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Laborina Lim blocks a body shot from Golem.
Laborina Lim tries a body shot but Golem blocks it.
Golem seems to have got his legs back now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem digs a right hand underneath Laborina Lim's ribcage. Laborina Lim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Golem.
Golem stalls.
Golem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golem tries a body shot but Laborina Lim blocks it.
Laborina Lim pushes Golem back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golem struggles to land a body shot inside as Laborina Lim controls his hands.
Laborina Lim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Golem presses Laborina Lim against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Golem trying to control the position but instead, Laborina Lim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Golem into the ropes.
Golem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Laborina Lim will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Laborina Lim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Laborina Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laborina Lim lands with an overhand left.
Laborina Lim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Golem ducks into a a hook from Laborina Lim and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Laborina Lim.
Nice defenses there by Golem.
Some bone on bone action there as Golem checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Golem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laborina Lim ducks under a wild hook from Golem.
Laborina Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Golem to counter with a crisp jab.
Golem scoring well with a low kick there.
Laborina Lim lands a leg kick that knocks Golem off balance momentarily.
Golem throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Laborina Lim counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Laborina Lim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golem working aggressively here.
Golem throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laborina Lim lands a hook that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Laborina Lim.
Golem is trying to stall.
Golem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golem tries to break free but Laborina Lim pushes him back against the ropes.
Laborina Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Golem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laborina Lim tries to throw a body punch but Golem avoids it by throwing Laborina Lim back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Golem manages to break the clinch.
Golem throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laborina Lim throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem misses with a two punch combination.
Golem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laborina Lim. That did some damage!
Laborina Lim scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laborina Lim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laborina Lim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Golem throws a body punch but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
Laborina Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golem avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Golem looks to land a right hand but Laborina Lim moved out of range.
Laborina Lim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Golem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laborina Lim throws out a powerful jab.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick but Golem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laborina Lim cracks a nice hook into Golem's ribs.
Golem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laborina Lim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golem misses with an uppercut. Laborina Lim saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laborina Lim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, jab by Laborina Lim - just one landing.
Laborina Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Golem's shoulder, as Golem tries to avoid the shot.
Laborina Lim avoids the body shot from Golem.
Laborina Lim lands with an uppercut that bounces Golem off the ropes and back into range.
Laborina Lim cracks Golem with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Golem is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Golem is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Golem could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Antonio Laborina Lim!
Antonio Laborina Lim is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Antonio Laborina Lim misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.