PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 21471 p4p, 736 weight class) and Donal Maciver (ranked 19704 p4p, 755 weight class). La Croix comes to the ring accompanied by La Meme Chose. Maciver has chosen Gallantry - CFO$ as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

La Croix
vs
Maciver

190 cm
23
265 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

210 cm
25
265 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Fanatic Inc.

Sully's Bar & Grill
Fanatic Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Donal Maciver!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maciver.
La Croix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maciver looks to clinch
and La Croix counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Maciver connects with a jab.
La Croix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciver! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Croix. Maciver does a little dance to reset his feet.

Maciver closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maciver misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
Maciver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of La Croix backwards.
Maciver pushes La Croix back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maciver 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Croix.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver blocking some punches.
Maciver blocks a body shot from La Croix.
La Croix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to La Croix's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Croix blocks it with crossed arms.
La Croix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Maciver lands a nice knee to the body.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
Maciver blocks an uppercut.
Maciver lands a left hand.
La Croix misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Maciver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Croix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maciver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maciver tries to throw a body punch but La Croix avoids it by throwing Maciver back against the ropes.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maciver's elbow.
Maciver lands with a short shot to the head.
Maciver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Maciver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver tries to throw a body punch but La Croix avoids it by throwing Maciver back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from La Croix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maciver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maciver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Croix digs a right hand into Maciver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maciver's gas tank.
La Croix blocking some punches.
La Croix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maciver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
La Croix avoiding damage as Maciver throws knees to the body.
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Croix struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
La Croix struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for La Croix.
Maciver looks winded!
La Croix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
La Croix gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maciver avoids it.
La Croix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La Croix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
La Croix digs a right hand into Maciver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maciver's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maciver takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donal Maciver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maciver slips under a jab.
La Croix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maciver darts in trying to clinch
and La Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
Nero La Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

La Croix clinches.
La Croix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maciver is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, La Croix throws an elbow but misses.
La Croix misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by La Croix.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
Maciver gets through La Croix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver misses with a punch to the body.
La Croix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maciver misses with some punches.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Croix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maciver lands a left hand that snaps the head of La Croix backwards.
La Croix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from La Croix.
A short body shot lands from La Croix as the two fighters clinch.
Donal Maciver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but La Croix blocks it.
Maciver struggles to land a body shot inside as La Croix controls his hands.
La Croix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maciver is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for La Croix.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Croix.
La Croix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maciver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside.
La Croix tries a body shot but Maciver blocks it.
La Croix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La Croix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Croix.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but La Croix is blocking nicely.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maciver's elbow.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
La Croix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maciver or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
La Croix lands with a short shot to the head.
La Croix lands a shoulder strike.
La Croix digs a right hand underneath Maciver's ribcage. Maciver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
La Croix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La Croix is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maciver takes a shot to the head.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
La Croix lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero La Croix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

La Croix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maciver tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. La Croix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
La Croix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Croix manages to avoid it.
La Croix catches Maciver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maciver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and La Croix tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Croix connects with an inside leg kick.
La Croix connects with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Donal Maciver's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La Croix throws a switch kick that catches Maciver on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Maciver looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Maciver flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nero La Croix!
During a confident post fight interview, Nero La Croix thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.