PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideki Matsuyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lard comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Fat. Matsuyama has chosen Eminem feat. Nate Dogg - Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lard
vs
Matsuyama

197 cm
32
223 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

188 cm
34
209 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideki Matsuyama!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuyama falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Lard to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuyama lands a jab-cross combination.
Matsuyama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lard checks it well.
Lard misses with a straight right.
Matsuyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matsuyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsuyama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Matsuyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuyama jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matsuyama lands a nice shot that snaps Lard's head back.
Lard throws a shot from downtown. Matsuyama moves away and avoids it.
Matsuyama thows a leg kick but Lard checks it
and Lard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Matsuyama really felt that one!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matsuyama. Lard shrugs it off though.
Lard throws a solid leg kick but Matsuyama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Matsuyama both land. Nice combination.
Matsuyama 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.
Matsuyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lard misses with a body kick.
Lard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lard throws a low kick, looking for Matsuyama's leg but Matsuyama calmly moves out of range.
Matsuyama wants to land a leg kick but Lard is out of range.
Lard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuyama.
Matsuyama tries to work over Lard's front leg with a kick but Lard checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matsuyama checks a leg kick.
Matsuyama misses with an uppercut. Lard saw that one coming.
Matsuyama throws a lazy body kick
and Lard counters with a nice uppercut.
Matsuyama throws a jab when Lard was well out of range.
Matsuyama blocks a leg kick.
Matsuyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matsuyama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsuyama.
Lard connects with a leg kick. Matsuyama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Lard misses its intended target.
Lard tries a low kick but Matsuyama avoids it.
Matsuyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lard throws a low kick, looking for Matsuyama's leg but Matsuyama calmly moves out of range.
Matsuyama misses with a left hand
and Lard counters with a stiff right hand.
Hideki Matsuyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuyama throws a head kick but Lard moves out of range.
Lard throws a looping overhand right but Matsuyama ducks down to avoid it.
Lard blocks a low kick nicely.
Matsuyama misses with a right hand
and Lard counters with a straight right hand.
Matsuyama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lard checks it well.
Matsuyama looks to land a left hand but Lard moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matsuyama.
Lard slips a jab from Matsuyama.
A big right from Matsuyama misses.
Matsuyama is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matsuyama, right into the meat.
Matsuyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Matsuyama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lard blocks a head kick by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matsuyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuyama throws a push kick but Lard slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Matsuyama blocks the low kick.
Matsuyama checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Lard.
Lard lands a body shot.
Matsuyama jabs Lard right on the nose. Lard blinks but takes it well.
Lard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lard looks for the body kick but Matsuyama saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matsuyama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Lard.
Lard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matsuyama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matsuyama throws out a loose jab but Lard uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lard can pounce on him.
Matsuyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lard throws a looping overhand right but Matsuyama ducks down to avoid it.
Lard takes a swing at Matsuyama's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Lard.
Matsuyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsuyama connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsuyama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsuyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matsuyama checks a leg kick.
Matsuyama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lard on the side of the head.
A jab from Matsuyama misses.
Lard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matsuyama's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuyama throws a leg kick but Lard checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lard tenderised Matsuyama's leg. Matsuyama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matsuyama connects with a jab.
Matsuyama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matsuyama throws a jab when Lard was well out of range.
Lard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matsuyama misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Matsuyama coming out on top.
Matsuyama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Hideki Matsuyama has been cut.
Hideki Matsuyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsuyama misses the jab.
Lard throws a body punch but Matsuyama moves out of range.
Lard throws a head kick that misses.
Matsuyama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard cracks Matsuyama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Matsuyama misses with a straight right.
Matsuyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Lard circles away.
Lard throws a hook to the side of Matsuyama's head but Matsuyama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hideki Matsuyama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hideki Matsuyama's cut.
That's time! Lard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Lard.
Lard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matsuyama motions for Lard to come forward. Matsuyama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuyama's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Matsuyama duly obliges.
Lard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lard throws a chopping leg kick but Matsuyama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matsuyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matsuyama lands a really nice looking cross but Lard seems unphased.
Matsuyama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matsuyama throws a jab when Lard was well out of range.
Lard avoids the body shot from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matsuyama.
Nice defenses there by Lard.
Matsuyama missing with a left hand there. Lard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lard.
Matsuyama lands a jab to the nose.
Matsuyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lard.
Lard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsuyama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Matsuyama motions for Lard to come forward. Matsuyama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matsuyama can pounce on him.
Lard moves out of range of the body kick from Matsuyama.
Lard scores with a jab. Matsuyama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lard lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Lard finds it's target.

Matsuyama rushes Lard and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matsuyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Lard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuyama.
Lard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lard blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuyama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matsuyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lard.
A shot in the inside from Lard.
Lard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matsuyama misses with a knee to the head.
Lard blocks a body shot from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsuyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lard scores a nice knee to the body.
Matsuyama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matsuyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Matsuyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matsuyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Lard controls his hands.

Lard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsuyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matsuyama in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsuyama checks a leg kick.
Lard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matsuyama in his tracks.
Lard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matsuyama's head.
Lard cracks the inside of Matsuyama's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tubo Lard clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hideki Matsuyama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lard blocks a jab.
Matsuyama throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lard.
Lard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matsuyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lard.
Matsuyama throws a right hand that misses
and Lard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lard blocks a jab.
Lard moves away from the strike by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama misses with a right hand
and Lard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lard swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsuyama.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matsuyama.
Lard scores with a hook to the body. Matsuyama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lard moves away from the strike by Matsuyama.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuyama misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Matsuyama throws a right hand that misses
and Lard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lard looks for the body kick but Matsuyama saw that one coming.
Matsuyama slips under a jab from Lard.
Lard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matsuyama throws a leg kick but Lard moved away.
A big left from Lard misses.
Lard connects with an inside leg kick.
Matsuyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lard's corner calls for a 1-2. Lard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Lard tenderised Matsuyama's leg. Matsuyama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matsuyama connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsuyama tries to clinch but Lard is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Lard lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuyama tries to land a leg kick but Lard saw it coming and moves away.
Matsuyama scores with a sloppy right hand. Lard should have avoided that one.
Matsuyama has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lard.
Lard throws a leg kick but Matsuyama moved away.
Matsuyama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lard tests Matsuyama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matsuyama loads up on a big right hand but Lard slips the punch.
Lard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matsuyama is out of range.
Matsuyama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lard counters with a big head kick but Matsuyama shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsuyama slips under a jab from Lard.
Matsuyama missing with a left hand there. Lard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsuyama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lard is out of range and Matsuyama settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tubo Lard had his way with Hideki Matsuyama in that round.
The cut man is working on Hideki Matsuyama's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Matsuyama scores with the left hand. Lard knows he should have avoided that one.
Lard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matsuyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lard connects with a leg kick. Matsuyama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matsuyama misses with an uppercut. Lard saw that one coming.
Lard works the jab nicely.
Matsuyama cracks Lard with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Lard.
Nice cross by Lard.
Lard feints and then cracks Matsuyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsuyama down.
Matsuyama misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matsuyama is out of range.
Matsuyama motions for Lard to come forward. Matsuyama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lard blocks a jab.
Matsuyama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lard doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuyama swings widly with a right hand
and Lard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lard feints and then cracks Matsuyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsuyama down.
Lard moves away from the strike by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuyama staying out of range there.
Lard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuyama misses the target.
Matsuyama thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matsuyama is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Some bone on bone action there as Lard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lard wants to slow Matsuyama down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Matsuyama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuyama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lard is looking to slow Matsuyama down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matsuyama.
A big right from Lard misses.
Matsuyama throws a lazy uppercut
and Lard counters with a thumping low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lard there.
Lard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matsuyama is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matsuyama.
Lard throws a sloppy head kick and Matsuyama moves out of range easily.
Lard throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matsuyama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lard. That did some damage!
Lard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matsuyama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matsuyama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tubo Lard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47

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