PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorvald Stauning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the ring accompanied by PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stauning's choice of entrance music: Rollin- Limp Bizkit. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thorvald Stauning enters the ring!

David
vs
Stauning

180 cm
22
165 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thorvald Stauning!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stauning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
David throws a push kick but Stauning slaps the foot to one side.
Stauning avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from David.
David tries to clinch but Stauning is having none of it.
David throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stauning misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from David - that will leave a mark!
Stauning with a nice cross.
Stauning looks for the body kick but David saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Stauning.
Stauning takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Stauning.
Stauning throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
David scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David throws a head kick that misses.

David clinches up with Stauning and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stauning stalling the fight.
David tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
David with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from David.
Stauning has David pushed against the ropes.

David breaks the clinch.
Stauning fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stauning takes a shot right to the bread basket.
David looks to land a combination but Stauning avoids it well.

Stauning clinches.
David with a knee to the head.
Stauning is trying to break the clinch but David is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
David tries to land knees in the clinch but Stauning avoids the damage to the body.
David fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
David misses with a knee strike.
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!
David keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stauning's efforts to push away.

Stauning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stauning circles away from the clinch attempt.
David scores with a hook to the body. Stauning takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stauning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Stauning moves into the clinch.
David has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stauning working David over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry David dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Stauning misses.
Stauning rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and David counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stauning is looking to clinch but David is avoiding it.
David lands a right hook to the body.
Stauning falls off balance throwing a combination
and David makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stauning on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
David lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stauning lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stauning throws a nice looking combination but David bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
David wants to clinch up but Stauning keeps it at a distance.
Stauning looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stauning falls off balance throwing a combination
and David counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorvald Stauning is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stauning tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
David throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
David dodges the punch combination from Stauning.
A jab from Stauning misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning swings for the body but David moves out of range.
David connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
David connects with a body shot that sends Stauning's belly button to the back.
Stauning is breathing heavily.
David fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stauning.

David instigates a clinch.
David throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stauning blocks it with crossed arms.
David prevents Stauning from breaking the clinch.
David tries to land knees in the clinch but Stauning avoids the damage to the body.
David connects with a knee to the head.
Stauning is trying to push David away but David has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Stauning tries to break the clinch but David is controlling the position.
David tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stauning managing to block the knees to the body from David.
Stauning tries to land knees in the clinch but David avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stauning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stauning will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That kick from David tenderised Stauning's leg. Stauning is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David scores with a shot to the body.

David moves into the clinch successfully.
David with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stauning blocks a body shot from David.
David tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stauning avoids it.
David trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David missing with knees to the body.
David with an attempt at a knee that misses.
David keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stauning's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry David dominated that second round.
That's time! David's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stauning takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stauning ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
David tries to clinch up but Stauning circles away and keeps his distance.
Stauning throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by David.
David throws a nice outside leg kick.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Stauning moves out of range easily.
Larry David is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - David throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stauning gets cracked with a nice right hand there by David.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David delivers a nice body kick.
Stauning throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
Stauning motions for David to come forward. Stauning throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
David lands with a slapping head kick.

Stauning is rocked!
Stauning swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Stauning misses its intended target.
David scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
David moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stauning takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning looks to land a combination but David avoids it well.

Stauning clinches up against the ropes.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stauning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Stauning manages to break the clinch.
Stauning throws a right hand that David ducks under and follows up with a left that David also avoids with ease.
David with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stauning throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and David counters with a stiff right hand.
Stauning is looking to clinch.

David clinches up against the ropes.

David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
David circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stauning throws a combination that misses
and David counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stauning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stauning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stauning takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
David lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stauning takes a step back to recover.
A left lands for David.
Stauning is still on wobbly legs! Can David finish him?
David scoring well with a low kick there.
David fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stauning looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stauning seems to have recovered his senses.
David fails in his attempt to clinch.
David's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stauning under the eye.
Stauning throws a left and a right that both miss
and David counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stauning keeps the fight on the outside.
David scores with a nice head shot.
Look low, kick high! David uses the oldest trick in the book to send Stauning tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! David is absolutely delighted - when Stauning wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Larry David!
A very excited looking Larry David made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.