PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 16598 p4p, 408 weight class) and Chris Deal (ranked 1776 p4p, 190 weight class). George's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ca fait mal. 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?

George
vs
Deal

185 cm
34
159 lbs
29 - 9 - 2

178 cm
32
155 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Trap-Alot-Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Deal!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a low kick but Deal moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deal. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deal moves out of range as George strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Deal throws a sloppy head kick and George moves out of range easily.
Deal throws out a leg kick but George moves out of range and Deal only half commits.
Deal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
Deal delivers a nice body kick.
Deal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George avoids a punch combination nicely.
George goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Deal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for George. That snapped Deal's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deal throws a body shot but no joy.
George lands with a shot to the body.

George fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deal, pushing him back against the ropes.
Deal dodges an elbow strike from George.
Deal lands an elbow just above George 's eye.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deal breaks the clinch.
George connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Deal momentarily.
George staying out of range there.
George clobbers Deal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
George thumps Deal with a low kick.
Deal misses with a hook

and George counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
I was talking to George's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Deal throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.

It looks like Chris Deal has been cut.
Deal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from George.
Deal misses with a punch to the body.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
George misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George lands a left hand.
Deal misses with the head strike.
George misses with a punch to the body.
Deal has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deal misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal takes a shot to the head.
George lands an elbow inside.
George lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
George blocks a body shot from Deal.
Deal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deal misses with a hook from the clinch.
George lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
Deal tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George lands an elbow inside that Deal shrugs off.

That has opened up Chris Deal's cut even more.
Deal misses with the head strike.
Deal throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Deal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
George avoids the head kick by Deal.
George thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deal throws a nice inside leg kick.
George throws a shot to the body.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
George avoids the head kick by Deal.
Deal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. George eats them both and turns towards Deal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
George blocks a head kick by Deal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Deal's cut.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Deal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
George blocks a head kick by Deal.
Deal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent George stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
George ducks under a wild hook from Deal.
Deal throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George tries to counter by clinching up but Deal breaks away and moves out of range.
Chris Deal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deal moves away.
Deal throws a head kick that misses.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deal manages to avoid it.
George slips under a jab.
Deal has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Deal.
Chris Deal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Deal misses.
George misses with a straight left.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deal moves away.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Deal looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
Deal thumps George with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George cracks Deal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Deal missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deal was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
Deal is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Deal misses
and George counters with a straight right hand.
Deal slips a jab and a cross from George.
A punch combination from Deal misses.
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
Deal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
George throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deal on the side of the head.
Deal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deal checks a leg kick.
George missing with a left hand there. Deal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deal throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
George connects with a solid leg kick.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deal throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
Deal throws a front kick that sends George stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Deal looks to land a left hand but George moved out of range nicely.
Deal throws a sloppy head kick and George moves out of range easily.
Deal swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal keeps the fight on the outside.
Deal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
George takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

George has managed to clinch.
Deal throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deal tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
Deal working aggressively here.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
George looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deal blocks an elbow strike from George.
Knees in the clinch landing for George.
George working Deal over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George blocks an uppercut.
Deal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chris Deal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Deal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Deal looks to land a combination. George sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Deal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George moves out of range of the strikes.
Deal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed George momentarily.
Deal misses with a combination

and George counters by clinching up.
Deal blocks an elbow strike.
Deal wants to get back to striking at distance but George won't allow it.
Deal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. George is defending well for now.
Deal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George lands an elbow inside that Deal shrugs off.
George throws an elbow but it misses.
Deal lands an elbow just above George 's eye.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Deal controls the action.
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
George lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George lands an elbow just above Deal 's eye.
George misses with the head strike.
George lands with a left to the head.
Deal lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George pushes Deal back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
George throws an elbow that misses.
Deal avoids a wild elbow strike from George.
Deal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Deal blocks an elbow strike from George.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
George misses with an elbow over the top.
Deal avoids the elbow strike from George, against the ropes.
Deal prevents a body shot from George.
George pushes off an throws an elbow but Deal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Deal works on George's body with a couple of short punches.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Deal lands with a short shot to the head.
George connects with a knee to the head.
George blocks an uppercut.
George prevents Deal from breaking the clinch.
George lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deal.
George with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, George throws an elbow but misses.
Deal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George prevents Deal from breaking the clinch.
Deal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
George with a knee to the head.

The cut above Chris Deal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Deal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deal lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
Deal misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Deal.
Deal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deal lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Deal fails to land.
Lambert George has scored more points in the clinch so far.
George throws an elbow but it misses.
George lands with a right to the head.
Deal is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert George showed his dominance in that final round.
I think George 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!
Lambert George tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.