PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nameless Fighter (ranked 2772 p4p, 258 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 3532 p4p, 304 weight class). Fighter comes into the arena with Dan Balan Like blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fighter
vs
Labosky

170 cm
42
151 lbs
29 - 21 - 1

182 cm
39
155 lbs
17 - 35 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nameless Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 35 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter pushes Labosky back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.

Fighter takes the fight into the clinch.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Labosky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Labosky breaks from the clinch.

Fighter rushes Labosky and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Labosky breaks the clinch.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labosky misses the shot to the body.

Fighter moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Labosky lands a body punch in the clinch.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labosky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Labosky forces Fighter back against the ropes and clinches.

Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky misses the shot to the body.

Fighter forces Labosky back against the ropes and clinches.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Labosky.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.

Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fighter clinches up against the ropes.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Labosky throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter moves out of range easily.

Fighter forces Labosky back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.

Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fighter has closed the distance and engaged Labosky in a clinch.
Fighter scores with a nice hook to the head.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Labosky misses with a double jab.

Labosky drives through and clinches with Fighter against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Labosky breaks from the clinch.
Labosky chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Fighter has closed the distance and engaged Labosky in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.

Fighter closes the distance and clinches.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Labosky.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Labosky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fighter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Labosky breaks the clinch.

Fighter clinches up with Labosky and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nameless Fighter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fighter pushes Labosky up against the ropes in a clinch.

Labosky breaks from the clinch.

Fighter clinches.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fighter closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.

Labosky breaks the clinch.

Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Labosky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Labosky breaks from the clinch.

Fighter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fighter moves into the clinch.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Labosky.
Labosky has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fighter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Labosky can turn it around.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Labosky.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nameless Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fighter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.

Fighter rushes Labosky and presses him up against the ropes.
Nameless Fighter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Labosky throws an elbow that misses.

Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Labosky, pushing him back against the ropes.

Labosky breaks from the clinch.

Fighter rushes Labosky and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fighter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fighter has Labosky up against the ropes in a clinch.
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!
Labosky swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter scores with a shot to the side of Labosky's head.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fighter closes the distance and clinches.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Labosky blocks an uppercut.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fighter drives through and clinches with Labosky against the ropes.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Labosky.

Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fighter clinches with his opponent.
Labosky scores a nice knee to the body.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Labosky can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Labosky manages to break the clinch.

Fighter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Labosky tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.

Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nameless Fighter dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Fighter drives through and clinches with Labosky against the ropes.

Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fighter moves into range and clinches up with Labosky.

Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jean Labosky seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Fighter has managed to clinch.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Labosky gets tackled into the ropes by Fighter. Fighter maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.

Labosky breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Labosky gets through Fighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Labosky wants to stall.

Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Labosky gets tackled into the ropes by Fighter. Fighter maintains the clinch.
Nameless Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Labosky blocking some punches.
Labosky trying to control the position but instead, Fighter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Labosky into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Labosky breaks from the clinch.
Jean Labosky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Fighter rushes Labosky and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.

Labosky breaks the clinch.

Fighter pushes Labosky up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Labosky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Fighter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Labosky blocking some punches.
Labosky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Labosky breaks from the clinch.

Fighter has closed the distance and engaged Labosky in a clinch.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Labosky uses good head movement to avoid it.

Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fighter pushes Labosky up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.

Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fighter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fighter misses with the head strike.

Labosky breaks the clinch.

Fighter has Labosky up against the ropes in a clinch.

Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fighter rushes Labosky and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Labosky backwards.
Labosky lands a hook that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nameless Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fighter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nameless Fighter!
A determined Nameless Fighter didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!