PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ernie The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

The Giant
vs
Malvo

163 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ernie The Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorne Malvo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malvo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvo with a jab.
Malvo tests The Giant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Giant throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Malvo counter with a right hand.
The Giant dodges the punch combination from Malvo.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Giant.
Malvo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Giant is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Malvo takes a swing at The Giant's ribcage but misses.
Malvo scores with a jab to the body.
The Giant has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Giant doesn't manage to clinch there - Malvo circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Malvo misses the target.
The Giant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malvo throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Giant.
Nice shot by Malvo.
The Giant just misses with a punch to the body.
The Giant darts in trying to clinch
and Malvo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Malvo does no damage.
Malvo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malvo throws a series of punches but The Giant moves out of range.
Malvo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malvo avoids the body shot from The Giant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo throws a lazy right hand but The Giant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malvo.
The Giant just misses with a punch to the body.
The Giant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malvo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Giant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Giant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Giant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malvo can pounce on him.
The Giant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malvo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Giant is looking to wear down Malvo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Giant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Giant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malvo.
The Giant misses with a two punch combination.
The Giant throws a leg kick but Malvo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malvo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Giant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malvo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malvo throws a body kick that misses.
Malvo is looking to score with low kicks.
The Giant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by The Giant. Beautiful body shot.
The Giant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Giant misses with a double jab.
A combination from The Giant does no damage.
A shot to the body from The Giant misses

and whilst The Giant still has his hands down, Malvo counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends The Giant crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will The Giant be able to survive another onslaught?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malvo misses with a straight left.
The Giant checks a leg kick.
The Giant slips under a jab from Malvo.
Malvo throws a sloppy head kick and The Giant moves out of range easily.
Malvo misses with an uppercut

and The Giant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Giant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo controlling the action here for a moment.
The Giant misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo prevents a body shot from The Giant.
Malvo lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Giant backwards.
The Giant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
The Giant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malvo working aggressively here.
The Giant misses with the head strike.
The Giant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malvo avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Giant struggles to land a body shot inside as Malvo controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Malvo.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Giant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Malvo scores with a decent looking hook.
The Giant slips a jab and a cross from Malvo.
The Giant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
Malvo tests The Giant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A leg kick checked by The Giant.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malvo, right into the meat.
Malvo throws out a loose jab but The Giant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo misses with a body shot.
The Giant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Giant misses with a straight left.
Lorne Malvo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant tries to close the distance and clinch but Malvo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Giant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Malvo counters with a good low kick that The Giant was not able to check.
The Giant misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Giant misses the jab.
Malvo wants to slow The Giant down by chopping away at his legs.
Malvo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malvo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malvo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malvo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Giant checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No joy there for Malvo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Giant lands a right hook to the body.
Malvo misses the shot to the body.
The Giant moves away from the strike by Malvo.
Malvo misses with a two punch combination.
Lorne Malvo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Giant, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo throws an ugly left hook that misses

and The Giant counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Giant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malvo's elbow.
The Giant lands a nice knee to the body.
Malvo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo really dominated that round.
That's time! The Giant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Malvo throws a leg kick but The Giant moved away.
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Giant.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malvo swinging wildly here.
Malvo wants to land a leg kick but The Giant is out of range.
The Giant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malvo misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Giant.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
The Giant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Giant slips a jab and a cross from Malvo.
The Giant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Giant throws a right and a left that Malvo avoids nicely.
The Giant punishes Malvo's body with a nice straight punch.
The Giant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malvo.
The Giant tries to clinch there but Malvo circles away.
Malvo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo scores with a hook.
The Giant throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as The Giant blocks the leg kick.
Malvo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malvo misses with a straight right.
The Giant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Giant takes one on the button.
The Giant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malvo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorne Malvo dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Giant misses with a two punch combination.
Ernie The Giant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Giant throws a hook to the side of Malvo's head but Malvo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malvo with a hook.

It looks like Ernie The Giant has been cut.
The Giant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malvo scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Giant in his tracks.

The Giant is rocked!
Malvo cracks The Giant with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! The Giant 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 The Giant is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! The Giant could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lorne Malvo!
Post fight, Lorne Malvo took to the microphone: 'There are no saints in the animal kingdom. Only breakfast and dinner. '.