PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Noel Pham (ranked 4951 p4p, 5633 weight class) and Nick Tartle (ranked 520 p4p, 572 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pham
vs
Tartle

191 cm
19
188
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
200
4 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Self confident

Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Pham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Tartle!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tartle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tartle!
Pham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tartle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Tartle rushes Pham and presses him up against the ropes.
Tartle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tartle lands an uppercut.
Tartle scores with a hook to the body.
Tartle lands a body punch.
Tartle avoiding damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tartle.

It looks like Noel Pham has been cut.
Tartle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tartle is stalling here.
Tartle receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tartle lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Tartle to work.
Tartle scores with a hook to the body.
Pham has had enough of the clinch but Tartle keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Tartle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tartle scores with a hook to the body.
Pham is trying to break the clinch but Tartle is controlling him.
Tartle just leaning against Pham, taking a breather.
Pham is trying to stall.

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

Tartle takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pham misses with a punch on the inside.

Tartle breaks from the clinch.
Nick Tartle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tartle throws out the jab.
Pham moves in looking to clinch but Tartle pushes him off.
Pham tries to close the distance and clinch but Tartle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pham tries to move into range but Tartle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That kick from Tartle tenderised Pham's leg. Pham is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pham wants to clinch.
Pham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Tartle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Pham's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Pham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tartle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Tartle moves into the clinch.
Pham tries to circle away but Tartle has him pinned against the ropes.
Tartle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pham misses with a knee to the head.
Pham throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Tartle scores with a nice short uppercut.

Pham is rocked!
The two fighters are battling for control here. Pham trying to break out of Tartle's Thai clinch. Tartle unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Pham to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Tartle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nick Tartle!