PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 24264 p4p, 573 weight class) and Theodore Cleaver (ranked 24289 p4p, 546 weight class). Cleaver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Methlabs & MOONSHINE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jon Snow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Theodore Cleaver's chin.

Snow
vs
Cleaver

170 cm
34
160 lbs
10 - 3 - 2

179 cm
36
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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 10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver swinging wildly here.
Cleaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch but Snow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cleaver throws a front kick aimed at Snow's knee but Snow avoids it well.
Cleaver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Snow counters with a nice uppercut.
Cleaver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snow was well out of range. Poor timing from Cleaver.
Cleaver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Snow throws a body punch but Cleaver moves out of range.
Snow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Snow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cleaver steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Snow.
A head kick misses from Snow.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Snow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Gentleman's Club in the buildup to the fight.
Snow swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleaver.
Cleaver is looking to clinch but Snow is avoiding it.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Snow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cleaver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cleaver wants to clinch up but Snow keeps it at a distance.
Snow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Snow tries to score with a low kick but Cleaver moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver tries to clinch but Snow moves out of range.
Cleaver is looking to clinch but Snow is avoiding it.
Snow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cleaver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Snow.
Snow takes a swing at Cleaver's ribcage but misses.
Cleaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cleaver stuns Snow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cleaver takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cleaver throws a head kick that half lands.
Cleaver looks to land a combination but Snow avoids it well.
Cleaver scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cleaver avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
Snow throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
Snow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cleaver 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cleaver.
Cleaver misses with a punch to the body.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Cleaver avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
Cleaver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cleaver lands a good knee to the midsection. Snow won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Cleaver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleaver lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snow.
Cleaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleaver lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow misses with a body punch.
Cleaver avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
Cleaver lands an elbow just above Snow 's eye.
Snow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Theodore Cleaver will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cleaver moves in looking to clinch but Snow pushes him off.
Snow thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jon Snow is winning the standup battle so far.
Snow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cleaver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cleaver lands a jab to the head.
Snow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleaver ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
Cleaver moves in looking to clinch but Snow pushes him off.
Snow lands a body shot.
Snow lands a lovely overhand right.
Cleaver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cleaver tries to clinch up.
Cleaver cracks the inside of Snow's front leg.
Cleaver tries to clinch but Snow is having none of it.

Cleaver instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleaver.
Nice elbow from Snow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
Snow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cleaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards.
Cleaver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Cleaver takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from Snow.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Snow lands a hook that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards.
Cleaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cleaver tries to throw a body punch but Snow avoids it by throwing Cleaver back against the ropes.
Cleaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snow.
Cleaver blocking some punches.
Cleaver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snow tries a body shot but Cleaver blocks it.
Theodore Cleaver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snow avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Cleaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleaver lands with a light punch inside.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver scores with a shoulder strike.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleaver misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snow or not.
Snow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cleaver tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cleaver.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Cleaver avoids it by throwing Snow back against the ropes.
Cleaver takes an elbow to the temple.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
Snow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cleaver.
Cleaver blocks a body shot from Snow.
Cleaver misses with a body punch.
Cleaver blocks an elbow strike.
Snow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Snow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
Snow tries to work over Cleaver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snow.
Snow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Theodore Cleaver will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cleaver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cleaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snow avoids the head kick by Cleaver.
Cleaver throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cleaver moves out of range of the body kick.
Snow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Cleaver forces Snow back against the ropes and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Snow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snow lands a right hand.
A short left from Cleaver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow throws an elbow that misses.
Snow throws an elbow but it misses.
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Cleaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snow lands a nice elbow.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleaver's elbow.
Cleaver lands with a left to the head.
Snow takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow avoids a wild elbow strike from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
Cleaver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Cleaver as the two fighters clinch.
Snow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cleaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snow is working Cleaver over against the ropes.
Cleaver blocking some punches.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Snow avoids the damage to the body.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow works on Cleaver's body with a couple of short punches.
Snow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Snow.
A right hand to the body from Cleaver.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Cleaver controls the action.
Jon Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Cleaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver lands a body punch.
Snow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Cleaver shrugs off.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
Cleaver blocks an elbow strike.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snow throws an elbow but misses.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Cleaver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snow.
Snow lands a nice shot to the body.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snow.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver lands with a right to the head.
Snow takes a shot to the head.
Snow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jon Snow.
I think Cleaver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!