PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Wade North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Stomper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North comes to the ring accompanied by Howl. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

North
vs
Stomper

185 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wade North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Stomper!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stomper misses with a double jab.
North wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stomper avoids the body shot from North.
North 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stomper.

Stomper moves into the clinch.
Stomper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Stomper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
North trying to control the position but instead, Stomper has worked for underhooks and has pushed North into the ropes.
Stomper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
North blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stomper.
North is trying to maintain a safe position but Stomper gets an underhook and turns North into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stomper tries a body shot but North blocks it.
North blocking some punches.
Stomper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from North - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Stomper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stomper misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North controlling the action here for a moment.
Stomper swings wildly with an uppercut but North uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stomper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Stomper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stomper thuds his right hand into North's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stomper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
North needs to keep his hands up - Stomper had a free shot at his head there.

North fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stomper, pushing him back against the ropes.
North lands an elbow inside that Stomper shrugs off.
Stomper dodges an elbow strike from North.
North lands an elbow that stopped Stomper in his tracks for a moment.
Stomper dodges an elbow strike from North.
North managing to block the knees to the body from Stomper.
Stomper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stomper misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stomper dodges an elbow strike from North.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
North creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stomper's defenses.
Stomper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stomper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
North doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stomper tries to land a knee to the head but North blocks with his arms.
North lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from North.
North slowing the pace effectively.
North can't find room to land a body shot as Stomper controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, North just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stomper's brow.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Stomper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stomper avoids a wild elbow strike from North.
North lands an elbow just above Stomper 's eye.
Stomper struggles to land a body shot inside as North controls his hands.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
North 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 Ron Stomper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

North rushes Stomper and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
North gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stomper is trying to break free.
North lands an elbow just above Stomper 's eye.
North slowing the pace effectively.
Stomper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stomper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
North gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stomper tries a body shot but North blocks it.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but Stomper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stomper struggles to land a body shot inside as North controls his hands.
Wade North has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stomper wants to break free but North has control.
North lands a left hand.
Stomper misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stomper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
North lands an elbow inside that Stomper shrugs off.
North keeps control of Stomper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
North prevents a body shot from Stomper.
North lands a hook that snaps the head of Stomper backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
North keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stomper's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North prevents Stomper from breaking the clinch.
North is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stomper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stomper lands with a short shot to the head.
Stomper missing with knees to the body.
Stomper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stomper blocks an elbow strike.
North tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
North displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stomper up against the ropes.
Stomper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stomper throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from North - that landed with a thud.
Stomper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stomper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from North.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
Stomper misses with some punches.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stomper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
North misses with an elbow strike.
North lands an elbow inside.
North throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
Stomper misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stomper avoids a wild elbow strike from North.
Stomper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stomper misses with some punches.
Stomper throws a punch but it's blocked by North.
North wants to stall.
North lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stomper blocks a body shot from North.
North avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade North dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

North gets in close and instigates a clinch.
North displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stomper up against the ropes.
North has Stomper pushed against the ropes.
North blocking some punches.
North throws a head punch that misses.
Stomper tries to land knees in the clinch but North avoids the damage to the body.
Stomper digs a right hand into North's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on North's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stomper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
North lands an elbow just above Stomper 's eye.
North throws an elbow but it misses.
Stomper blocks an elbow strike.
Stomper dodges an elbow strike from North.
A head punch on the inside from Stomper fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North lands an elbow that stopped Stomper in his tracks for a moment.
Stomper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stomper throws a head punch that misses.
Stomper missing with knees to the body.
Stomper pushes off an throws an elbow but North leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stomper working hard to break the clinch.
North lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Stomper wants to get back to striking at distance but North won't allow it.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stomper gets through North's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stomper avoids the elbow strike from North, against the ropes.
Stomper can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stomper fails to land.
North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Come on North - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by North.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stomper breaks from the clinch.

North clinches.
North looking to stall.
Stomper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stomper blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from North.
North is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
North stalling.
North effectively controlling the action here.
North lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stomper or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stomper scores a nice knee to the body.
Stomper misses with a punch to the body.
Come on North - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wade North showed his dominance in that final round.
I think North 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade North!
A very excited looking Wade North rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.