PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 20849 p4p, 639 weight class) and Matthew Hargreaves (ranked 21591 p4p, 659 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.

Nu Cuuuuutos
vs
Hargreaves

188 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Hargreaves!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hargreaves.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hargreaves, as that shot connected.
Hargreaves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos was well out of range. Poor timing from Hargreaves.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos loads up on a big right hand but Hargreaves slips the punch.
Hargreaves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hargreaves misses with a body shot.

Nu Cuuuuutos moves into the clinch.
Hargreaves has a couple of punches blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hargreaves takes an elbow to the temple.
Hargreaves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hargreaves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hargreaves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hargreaves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hargreaves lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hargreaves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nu Cuuuuutos is keeping busy.
Hargreaves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hargreaves can't find room to land a body shot as Nu Cuuuuutos controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Hargreaves.
Nu Cuuuuutos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargreaves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hargreaves lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Hargreaves lands a left hand.
Hargreaves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hargreaves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries a body shot but Hargreaves blocks it.
Hargreaves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to work over Hargreaves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hargreaves blocks an elbow strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Hargreaves.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hargreaves.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off an throws an elbow but Hargreaves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hargreaves lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hargreaves lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with the head strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nu Cuuuuutos can't find room to land a body shot as Hargreaves controls the action.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside.
Hargreaves throws a head punch that misses.
Hargreaves avoids a wild elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Hargreaves blocks an elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Hargreaves blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hargreaves fails to land.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hargreaves takes a shot to the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside that Hargreaves shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off an throws an elbow but Hargreaves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hargreaves lands a body punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hargreaves backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos will probably get the nod.
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.

Nu Cuuuuutos has closed the distance and engaged Hargreaves in a clinch.
Hargreaves is trying to maintain a safe position but Nu Cuuuuutos gets an underhook and turns Hargreaves into the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hargreaves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hargreaves misses with the head strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nu Cuuuuutos can't find room to land a body shot as Hargreaves controls the action.
Hargreaves misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hargreaves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hargreaves scores with a hook to the body.
Hargreaves has a couple of punches blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Hargreaves lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hargreaves lands a hook that snaps the head of Nu Cuuuuutos backwards.
Hargreaves blocks an elbow strike.
We've been informed that Hargreaves has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hargreaves avoids a wild elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocking some punches.
Hargreaves struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a left hand.
Hargreaves can't find room to land a body shot as Nu Cuuuuutos controls the action.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hargreaves takes an elbow to the forehead.

Hargreaves is rocked!
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Hargreaves is still on wobbly legs! Can Nu Cuuuuutos finish him?
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hargreaves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Hargreaves with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Hargreaves goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Hargreaves wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.