PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kova Luu (ranked 1410 p4p, 21675 weight class) and Henri De Lagardere (ranked 37 p4p, 181 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Luu
vs
De Lagardere

199 cm
32
260
21 - 17 - 1

194 cm
36
263
12 - 15 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kova Luu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lagardere cracks Luu with a good jab.
Luu misses with a hook
and De Lagardere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luu defending well as De Lagardere loads up on a big left hand.
De Lagardere lands with a straight right. Luu didn't see that one coming.
De Lagardere connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Lagardere catches Luu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luu scores with a head kick. De Lagardere tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
Luu throws a right hand that De Lagardere ducks under and follows up with a left that De Lagardere also avoids with ease.
De Lagardere throws a counter combo.
De Lagardere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Lagardere thuds his right hand into Luu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luu misses with a straight left.
De Lagardere throws out a counter right but Luu avoids it with no problem.
Luu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Luu has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Lagardere tries to work over Luu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Lagardere is trying to force a seperation but Luu has the dominant position.
Luu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Lagardere's elbow.
Luu has De Lagardere pressed against the cage, preventing De Lagardere from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Lagardere blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Luu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Lagardere lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luu throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Lagardere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luu's elbow.
De Lagardere wants to get back to striking at distance but Luu won't allow it.
Luu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Lagardere has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Lagardere can't break the clinch.
De Lagardere is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luu is defending well for now.
Luu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Lagardere avoids it.
De Lagardere is trying to push Luu away but Luu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Lagardere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Lagardere tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
De Lagardere is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Lagardere avoiding damage as Luu throws knees to the body.
De Lagardere prevents a body shot from Luu.
Luu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Luu is working De Lagardere over against the cage.
De Lagardere tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
De Lagardere has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Luu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Lagardere can turn it around.
Luu throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luu tries to land knees in the clinch but De Lagardere avoids the damage to the body.
Luu trying to land knees to the body.
De Lagardere with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kova Luu has been cut.
Luu is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lagardere tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luu tries a body shot but De Lagardere blocks it.
Luu lands a nice elbow.
De Lagardere is looking to break free of the clinch but Luu has double underhooks.
Luu landing knees to the head.
De Lagardere tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Luu lands an elbow inside.
Luu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luu tries to land a knee to the head but De Lagardere blocks with his arms.
De Lagardere takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luu obliges.
De Lagardere is trying to push Luu away but Luu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luu tries to throw a body punch but De Lagardere avoids it by throwing Luu back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Lagardere misses with an elbow strike.
De Lagardere looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luu looking to throw knees to the head but De Lagardere is blocking nicely.
De Lagardere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kova Luu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

De Lagardere checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Lagardere lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Lagardere misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Lagardere throws a looping overhand right but Luu ducks down to avoid it.
Luu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Lagardere.
Luu pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Lagardere is out of range and Luu settles back down.
Luu takes a swing at De Lagardere's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Lagardere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab, jab by De Lagardere - just one landing.
De Lagardere throws a series of punches but Luu moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu throws a leg kick
and De Lagardere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luu scores with a nice right hand.
De Lagardere lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Luu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Lagardere might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Lagardere connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Luu is predictable there
and De Lagardere counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luu is looking to land body kicks.
Luu needs to keep his hands up - De Lagardere had a free shot at his head there.
Luu misses with a low kick.
Luu tries a head kick but it misses.
De Lagardere connects with a crisp jab.
Luu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lagardere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Luu.
Good shot there by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere misses with an uppercut. Luu saw that one coming.
As De Lagardere tries to get set, Luu tries to push him back and clinch up but De Lagardere manages to avoid the attempt.
Luu closes the distance looking to clinch
letting De Lagardere counter with a right hand.
De Lagardere cracks Luu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Luu throws a head kick that misses.
De Lagardere scores with the left hand. Luu knows he should have avoided that one.
Luu walks into a left hand.
Luu tries to work over De Lagardere's front leg with a kick but De Lagardere checks it.
De Lagardere swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henri De Lagardere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Lagardere.
Luu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Lagardere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luu scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henri De Lagardere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Luu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Luu closes the distance and clinches.
Kova Luu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Lagardere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Lagardere connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luu's face.
Luu misses with a knee to the head.
De Lagardere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Lagardere has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luu tries a knee to the head but De Lagardere blocks it.
Luu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Lagardere blocks it with crossed arms.
Luu blocks a body shot from De Lagardere.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Lagardere.
Luu has De Lagardere pressed against the cage, preventing De Lagardere from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luu lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lagardere wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luu tries to land a knee to the head but De Lagardere blocks with his arms.
Luu misses with a knee to the head.
Luu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luu connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Lagardere lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luu misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Lagardere's efforts to push away.
De Lagardere is trying to push Luu away but Luu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luu.
De Lagardere lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Lagardere working Luu over with knees to the body.
De Lagardere is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luu is defending well for now.
De Lagardere looking to throw knees to the head but Luu is blocking nicely.
Luu misses with a knee to the head.
De Lagardere misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Lagardere working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Luu is rocked!
Luu has De Lagardere pressed against the cage, preventing De Lagardere from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oh Luu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from De Lagardere.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere cracks Luu on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Luu crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Henri De Lagardere!