PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pony Mclovin (ranked 2304 p4p, 288 weight class) and Judge LaCrosse (ranked 1930 p4p, 255 weight class). Mclovin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Redbone- Come And Get Your Love. Judge LaCrosse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mclovin
vs
LaCrosse

183 cm
42
184 lbs
34 - 24 - 0

194 cm
33
182 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judge LaCrosse!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by LaCrosse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of LaCrosse.
A leg kick checked by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse lands a lovely overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mclovin, as that shot connected.
LaCrosse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mclovin.
LaCrosse cracks Mclovin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
LaCrosse looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch but Mclovin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mclovin circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Mclovin counter with a right hand.
LaCrosse throws a lazy uppercut
and Mclovin counters with a straight right hand.
LaCrosse moves to clinch but Mclovin breaks away
and Mclovin counters with a good, hard body kick but LaCrosse shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mclovin slips a straight right by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mclovin walks into a left hand.

Mclovin is rocked!

LaCrosse has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Mclovin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LaCrosse has a couple of punches blocked by Mclovin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin pressing his opponent against the cage.
LaCrosse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mclovins head.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mclovin seems to have got his legs back now.
LaCrosse misses with the head strike.
Mclovin avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the cage.
Mclovin blocking some punches.
Mclovin dodges an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mclovin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mclovin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mclovin stalling in the clinch.
LaCrosse lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaCrosse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, LaCrosse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mclovin's brow.
LaCrosse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mclovin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mclovin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mclovin tries to land a knee to the head but LaCrosse blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mclovin has LaCrosse pushed against the cage.
LaCrosse lands an elbow that stopped Mclovin in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Pony Mclovin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclovin is trying to maintain a safe position but LaCrosse gets an underhook and turns Mclovin into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mclovin.
LaCrosse being controlled against the cage.
Mclovin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.
LaCrosse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mclovins head.
Mclovin has LaCrosse pushed against the cage.
LaCrosse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mclovin tries a body shot but LaCrosse blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judge LaCrosse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pony Mclovin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

LaCrosse closes the distance and pushes Mclovin back into the cage.
Mclovin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Mclovin fails to land.
LaCrosse lands a body punch in the clinch.
LaCrosse misses with a short punch on the inside.
LaCrosse tries a body shot but Mclovin blocks it.
Mclovin tries to land knees in the clinch but LaCrosse avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by LaCrosse.
Mclovin misses with a short punch on the inside.
LaCrosse working aggressively here.
LaCrosse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mclovin misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Mclovin as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mclovin.
LaCrosse throws a head punch that misses.
LaCrosse has a couple of punches blocked by Mclovin.
LaCrosse managing to block the knees to the body from Mclovin.
LaCrosse has a couple of punches blocked by Mclovin.
LaCrosse throws a punch but it's blocked by Mclovin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mclovin.
LaCrosse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Mclovin.
Mclovin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LaCrosse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaCrosse.
Mclovin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mclovin misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Mclovin.
A head punch on the inside from LaCrosse fails to land.
Mclovin struggles to land a body shot inside as LaCrosse controls his hands.
LaCrosse lands with a light punch inside.
LaCrosse lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
LaCrosse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaCrosse misses with some punches.
LaCrosse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse misses with a hook to the ribs.
LaCrosse misses with a short punch on the inside.
LaCrosse lands an elbow inside that Mclovin shrugs off.
Mclovin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mclovin blocks an uppercut.
Judge LaCrosse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mclovin working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
LaCrosse throws a head punch that misses.
LaCrosse lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaCrosse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mclovin.
Mclovin misses with the head strike.
Mclovin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mclovin blocking some punches.
LaCrosse has a couple of punches blocked by Mclovin.
Mclovin avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the cage.
Mclovin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaCrosse avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judge LaCrosse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pony Mclovin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mclovin dodges the punch combination from LaCrosse.
Pony Mclovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judge LaCrosse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaCrosse swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mclovin.
LaCrosse is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

LaCrosse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mclovin.
Mclovin stalls.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from LaCrosse fails to land.
LaCrosse throws a punch but it's blocked by Mclovin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for LaCrosse.
Mclovin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mclovin can't find room to land a body shot as LaCrosse controls the action.
LaCrosse working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaCrosse misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaCrosse.
LaCrosse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mclovin looking to slow down the pace here.
LaCrosse scores with a shot to the side of Mclovin's head.
Mclovin prevents a body shot from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
LaCrosse blocks an uppercut.
Mclovin tries to stall but LaCrosse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
LaCrosse scores with a shoulder strike.
LaCrosse tries to throw a body punch but Mclovin avoids it by throwing LaCrosse back against the cage.
LaCrosse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LaCrosse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mclovin backwards.
Judge LaCrosse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
LaCrosse swings wildly with an uppercut but Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mclovin is pushing LaCrosse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the cage.
Mclovin stalling against the cage.
Mclovin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mclovin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mclovin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mclovin tries to work over LaCrosse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LaCrosse misses with a short punch on the inside.
LaCrosse managing to block the knees to the body from Mclovin.
Mclovin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LaCrosse working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mclovin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Judge LaCrosse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well LaCrosse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judge LaCrosse!