PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn comes to the ring accompanied by Sharp Dressed Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Von Matterhorn
vs
Sin Thanarat

225 cm
38
283 lbs
31 - 11 - 1

215 cm
34
285 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

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Insanely flexible

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Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanarat misses with a hook to the body
and Von Matterhorn counters with a low kick, right behind Thanarat 's knee.
Von Matterhorn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thanarat avoids the head kick by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Von Matterhorn misses with a body kick.
Von Matterhorn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thanarat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thanarat lands with an uppercut that bounces Von Matterhorn off the ropes and back into range.
Von Matterhorn misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Von Matterhorn finds it's way through Thanarat'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!
Thanarat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Matterhorn.
A good leg kick by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thanarat.
Von Matterhorn scores with a punch to the head.
Thanarat tries to clinch there but Von Matterhorn circles away.
Von Matterhorn moves out of range of the body kick from Thanarat.
Thanarat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thanarat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Thanarat clinches.
Von Matterhorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Matterhorn working Thanarat over with knees to the body.
Thanarat looks winded!
Thanarat takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thanarat.
Von Matterhorn can't break the clinch.
Von Matterhorn has a couple of punches blocked by Thanarat.
Von Matterhorn blocks a body shot from Thanarat.
Von Matterhorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Matterhorn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn is trying to stall.
Thanarat told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Von Matterhorn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thanarat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn misses with a punch to the body.
Von Matterhorn stalling in the clinch but Thanarat improves position.
Our sources have told us that Von Matterhorn has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nice elbow from Thanarat.
Von Matterhorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Matterhorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Thanarat controls his hands.
Thanarat just leaning against Von Matterhorn, taking a breather.
Thanarat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Matterhorn.
Thanarat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Matterhorn avoiding damage as Thanarat throws knees to the body.
Thanarat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Matterhorn backwards.

Von Matterhorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thanarat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Matterhorn is able to avoid easily.
Von Matterhorn lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick which misses Thanarat's front leg but catches the back leg as Thanarat tries to avoid it.
Thanarat misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Matterhorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Matterhorn looks to land a combination but Thanarat avoids it well.
Von Matterhorn cracks Thanarat with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Matterhorn throws the left hand but Thanarat avoids the punch easily.
Von Matterhorn with a hook.

It looks like Tak Sin Thanarat has been cut.
Von Matterhorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Matterhorn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Von Matterhorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thanarat.
Von Matterhorn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thanarat swings for the body but Von Matterhorn moves out of range.
Thanarat throws a leg kick but Von Matterhorn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thanarat walks forward, straight into a front kick from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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Von Matterhorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Matterhorn feints and then cracks Thanarat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thanarat down.
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick which misses Thanarat's front leg but catches the back leg as Thanarat tries to avoid it.
Thanarat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Von Matterhorn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thanarat. Thanarat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Von Matterhorn connects with a solid leg kick.
Von Matterhorn throws a body punch but Thanarat moves out of range.
Von Matterhorn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Von Matterhorn scores with a nice head shot.
Von Matterhorn pushes Thanarat away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Matterhorn takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Von Matterhorn looks for the body kick but Thanarat saw that one coming.
Thanarat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Von Matterhorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat's cut.
That's time! Von Matterhorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thanarat just misses with a punch to the body.
Thanarat throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Von Matterhorn to counter with a crisp jab.

Thanarat walks into a big right hand from Von Matterhorn and goes down! The referee sends Von Matterhorn to a neutral corner as Thanarat gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thanarat thows a leg kick but Von Matterhorn checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thanarat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Von Matterhorn rather than just go for the knockout.
Thanarat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thanarat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Von Matterhorn counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Matterhorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thanarat can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick which misses Thanarat's front leg but catches the back leg as Thanarat tries to avoid it.
Thanarat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Von Matterhorn throws a front kick that sends Thanarat stumbling back into the ropes.
A good leg kick by Von Matterhorn.
Nice body kick there by Von Matterhorn.

Von Matterhorn scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Thanarat beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Thanarat is breathing heavily.
Von Matterhorn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Von Matterhorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat walks into a left hand.
Thanarat walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Thanarat is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.