PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Lewis St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair's entrance music is Ready to Die. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lard's choice of entrance music: I'm Fat. Tubo Lard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lewis St Clair
vs
Lard

193 cm
27
216 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

197 cm
31
223 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149)

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Lewis St Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Clair takes one on the button.
Lard misses with a body kick.
Lard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Clair misses with a head kick.
Lard has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as St Clair is landing a low percentage of strikes.
St Clair slips a jab from Lard.
Lard dodges the punch combination from St Clair.
Lard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Lard blocks the leg kick.
St Clair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tubo Lard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Clair.
St Clair throws a leg kick which misses Lard's front leg but catches the back leg as Lard tries to avoid it.
St Clair scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lard doesn't seem bothered though.
Lard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Clairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair misses with a body kick.
Lard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Clair tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Lard. Those never looked like landing.
St Clair avoids the body shot from Lard.
Lard throws a shot from downtown. St Clair moves away and avoids it.
St Clair checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lard.
Lard misses with a body shot.
St Clair throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St Clair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Clair checks a leg kick.
A jab from St Clair misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair throws the kick towards the body but Lard avoids it.
Lard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
St Clair lands with a slapping head kick.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Clair throws a head kick but Lard moves out of range.
Lard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Clair if he has to take too many more of those.
St Clair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lard throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Clair swings for the body but Lard moves out of range.
St Clair avoids the head kick by Lard.
Lard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Jon Lewis St Clair has been cut.
St Clair throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Clair misses the shot to the body.
St Clair moves out of range as Lard throws a body kick.
Lard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Clair manages to avoid it.
Lard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lard blocks a head kick by St Clair.
St Clair throws a sloppy head kick and Lard moves out of range easily.
St Clair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lard.
Lard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Clair misses with an uppercut.
St Clair looks to land a combination but Lard avoids it well.
St Clair ducks under a wild hook from Lard.
A left and a right from Lard both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lard prevents St Clair from breaking the clinch.
Lard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lard fails to land.
Lard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

St Clair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Clair scores with a spinning back kick!
Lard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lard cracks St Clair with an open hand slap.
Lard feints and then cracks St Clair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Clair down.
St Clair misses with a wild body shot.
St Clair scores with the left hand. Lard knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Clair checks a low kick from Lard.
Lard scores with the left hand. St Clair knows he should have avoided that one.
St Clair scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tubo Lard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lard looks to land a left hand but St Clair moved out of range nicely.
St Clair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Clair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lard.
St Clair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses.
St Clair throws a poor cross that misses

and Lard counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops St Clair to the mat! Lard runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and St Clair is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Clair tries to land a leg kick but Lard saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lard.
St Clair misses the shot to the body.

Lard lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and St Clair goes down! The ref sends Lard to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and St Clair is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

St Clair is rocked!
Lard cracks St Clair with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh St Clair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jon Lewis St Clair's cut is getting worse.
Lard tests St Clair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Clair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lard was well out of range. Poor timing from St Clair.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lard cracks St Clair with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can St Clair get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. St Clair looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
St Clair looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Clair seems to have got his legs back now.
Lard moves out of range of the body kick from St Clair.
Lard lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lard avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Clair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lard.
St Clair changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by St Clair misses
and Lard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard checks a low kick from St Clair.
Lard staying out of range there.
A head kick by Lard misses
and St Clair makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St Clair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Lard.
Lard walks into a straight right hand from St Clair.
Lard throws a lazy right hand but St Clair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lard checks a leg kick.
Lard checks a leg kick nicely.
St Clair ducks under a wild hook from Lard.
Lard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Clair defending well as Lard loads up on a big left hand.
St Clair works the jab nicely.
St Clair moves out of range as Lard strikes.
Lard scores with a sloppy right hand. St Clair should have avoided that one.
St Clair throws a low kick, looking for Lard's leg but Lard calmly moves out of range.
St Clair takes a swing at Lard's ribcage but misses.
St Clair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lard.
St Clair lands with a straight right. Lard didn't see that one coming.
St Clair looks to throw the jab but Lard is out of range.
St Clair scores with a jab. Lard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lard connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Clair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Clair.
St Clair walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Jon Lewis St Clair's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by St Clair.
St Clair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lard lands with a nice combination. St Clair backs away looking to recover.
Lard misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tubo Lard will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot by Lard.
St Clair scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lard throws a wild body kick that St Clair sees coming a mile off.
Lard throws a wild body kick that St Clair sees coming a mile off.
St Clair looks to score with a jab to the body but Lard is just out of range.
St Clair misses the shot to the body.
Lard connects with a nice looking jab.
Lard throws an overhand right that lands on St Clair's shoulder, as St Clair tries to avoid the shot.
Lard blocks the body kick.
Lard misses with a wild body shot.
Lard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Clair's head.
St Clair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair throws a nice head kick!
Lard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick by St Clair misses
and Lard counters with a good low kick that St Clair was not able to check.
St Clair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lard lands a glancing blow to the side of St Clair's head.
St Clair slips under a jab from Lard.
St Clair defending well as Lard loads up on a big left hand.
Lard slips under a jab from St Clair.
Lard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St Clair throws a body kick that misses.
St Clair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lard is looking to clinch.
St Clair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Clair throws a body punch but Lard moves out of range.
Lard thows a body shot but no joy.
Lard lands a nice shot to the body.
St Clair tried to score with a low kick but Lard checks it.
Lard looks to score with a jab to the body but St Clair is just out of range.
Lard scores with a jab.
St Clair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lard can pounce on him.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses.
Lard throws a head kick but St Clair moves out of range.
St Clair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St Clair moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lard misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lard throws a hook but St Clair blocks it.
St Clair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lard.
Lard throws a hook but St Clair avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lard.
Lard moves out of range of the body kick.
St Clair lands a nice hook to Lard's body. Lard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
St Clair throws a head kick but Lard moves out of range.
St Clair fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Clair lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lard connects with a right hand. St Clair shakes it off.
Lard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lard lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
St Clair takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Clair.
Lard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lard takes a kick to the side of the head.
St Clair takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
St Clair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lard avoids a kick to the body.
St Clair throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Clair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Clair looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Clair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Tubo Lard just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Clair looks to score with a jab to the body but Lard is just out of range.
A combination from Lard does no damage.
St Clair fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Lard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lard.

St Clair breaks from the clinch.
St Clair throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lard lands a lovely overhand right.
St Clair moves out of range of the body kick.
St Clair keeps Lard at a distance using the push kick.
St Clair throws the kick towards the body but Lard avoids it.
Lard avoids the head kick by St Clair.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard moves out of range of the leg kick from St Clair.
Lard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lard throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Clair swats away the attempt to clinch by Lard.
St Clair thumps Lard with a low kick.
Lard tries to close the distance and clinch but St Clair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Clair's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Lard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Clair's head.
Lard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
St Clair throws out a loose jab but Lard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tubo Lard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Clair misses with a head kick.
St Clair throws a body punch but Lard moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair walks into a left hand.
St Clair throws a head kick but Lard moves out of range.
Lard connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Clair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Clair. That did some damage!
Lard thows a body shot but no joy.
St Clair jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Clair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lard lands a jab.
St Clair throws a chopping leg kick but Lard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid body kick from St Clair.
St Clair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lard.
A slow jab from St Clair misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lard.
St Clair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Clair throws a jab when Lard was well out of range.
St Clair misses with a low kick.
Lard moves out of range of the body kick.
Lard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Clair.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Clair throws a head kick that Lard semi-blocks.
St Clair slips a jab from Lard.
St Clair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Clair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
A left and a right from St Clair both land. Nice combination.
Lard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Clair moves away.
An inside leg kick from Lard misses.
St Clair connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lard's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Clair thows a body shot but no joy.
Lard throws a body kick that misses.
St Clair takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Lewis St Clair had his way with Tubo Lard in that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

St Clair goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Clair lands a really nice looking cross but Lard seems unphased.
St Clair misses with a head kick.
Lard tries to close the distance and clinch but St Clair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Clair slips under a jab from Lard.
Lard avoids the body shot from St Clair.
Nice defenses there by Lard.
Lard throws a leg kick that misses.
St Clair lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lard throws a front kick aimed at St Clair's knee but St Clair avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard throws a leg kick that misses.
St Clair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Clair tries to work over Lard's front leg with a kick but Lard checks it.
Lard lands with a right hand.
St Clair with a hook.
St Clair misses with a head kick.
St Clair tries a low kick but Lard avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Clair checks a leg kick.
Lard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Clair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St Clair just misses with a punch to the body.
St Clair scores with a nice body kick.
Jon Lewis St Clair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Clair misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lard misses with an uppercut
and St Clair counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lard thinking.
Lard is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
St Clair goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses.
St Clair misses with a kick to the body
and Lard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Clair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lard misses with a body shot.
St Clair misses with a wild combination.
Lard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St Clair.
Lard lands with an uppercut that bounces St Clair off the ropes and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lard tries to clinch up but St Clair circles away and keeps his distance.
Tubo Lard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Clair swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Clair walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lard.
Lard throws a head kick that misses.
Lard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from St Clair.
Some wild striking there from St Clair.
Lard scoring well with a low kick there.
St Clair ducks right into an uppercut from Lard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lard sizes up St Clair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
St Clair defending well as Lard loads up on a big left hand.
Lard scores with a leg kick.
Lard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Clair lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lard scores with a nice strike.
St Clair connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Clair paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Clair's head backwards.
Lard throws a low kick but St Clair avoids it.
Lard throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Clair.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Lewis St Clair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lard 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 44:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 44:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 44:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.