PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chubby Noel (ranked 23812 p4p, 21857 weight class) and Leman Russ (ranked 581 p4p, 588 weight class). Noel comes to the ring accompanied by the fat boys fat boys. Russ has chosen Vilka Fenris as his entrance music. Chubby Noel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Noel
vs
Russ

198 cm
39
215
23 - 20 - 1

225 cm
34
265
3 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leman Russ!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Russ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noel throws a body punch but Russ moves out of range.
Russ now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Noel throws a combination that misses
and Russ counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Noel is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Russ has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Russ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Russ lands a head shot.
Noel slips under a jab from Russ.
Russ lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Russ uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Noel has time to react.
Russ has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Russ wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russ lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Russ is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russ lands a lovely overhand right.

Noel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Noel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but Russ blocks with his arms.
Russ blocks a body shot from Noel.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russ scores with a nice hook to the head.
Noel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russ with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Russ throws a punch but it's blocked by Noel.
Russ using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Russ.
Russ lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russ.
Noel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noel lands a left hand.
Noel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russ blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel looking to throw knees to the head but Russ is blocking nicely.
Noel lands with a left to the head.
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!
A knee to the head by Noel.
Noel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Noel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Russ backwards.
Noel misses with a knee strike.
Noel tries to work over Russ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russ misses with the head strike.
Russ lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Russ working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russ misses with a knee strike.
Russ with a knee to the head.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Noel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Noel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russ backwards.
Still in the clinch, Russ scores with a nice short uppercut.
Noel avoiding damage as Russ throws knees to the body.
Noel blocks an uppercut.
Noel tries to work over Russ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russ lands a left hand that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Noel swings wildly with an uppercut but Russ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russ putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Noel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Noel is breathing heavily.
Russ with a knee to the head.
Russ looking to throw knees to the head but Noel is blocking nicely.
Russ using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russ unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leman Russ dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Russ lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Russ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Russ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Russ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noel manages to avoid it.
Russ is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Russ smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Russ looks to land a left hand but Noel moved out of range nicely.
Noel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Russ scores with a hook.

Noel is rocked!
Russ closes the distance and catches Noel with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Noel is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Noel is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Noel is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Russ takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Leman Russ!
Leman Russ really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.