PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Best Ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Pongue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ever
vs
Pongue

169 cm
18
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Best Ever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Pongue!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pongue connects with a right hand. Ever shakes it off.
Ever tries to clinch there but Pongue circles away.
Ever defending well as Pongue loads up on a big left hand.
Pongue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pongue avoids the head kick by Ever.
Pongue swings for the body but Ever moves out of range.

Ever clinches.

Pongue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ever tried to score with a low kick but Pongue checks it.
Ever closes the distance but Pongue moves to the side
and Pongue counters with a right hand to the body.
Pongue connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Pongue checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pongue.
Ever lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pongue on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ever takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Pongue.
Ever misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever tries a low kick but Pongue avoids it.
Ever gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pongue.
Ever tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pongue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pongue throws a leg kick
and Ever counters with a body kick.
Ever lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ever thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pongue if he has to take too many more of those.
Ever walks into a left hand.
Ever lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pongue takes a step back to recover.
Ever throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Ever.
Pongue attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pongue checks a leg kick.
Ever scoring well with a low kick there.
Ever scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ever is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pongue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pongue lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pongue swings for the body but Ever moves out of range.
Ever lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Pongue.
Ever checks a leg kick.
Pongue misses with a wild body shot.
Pongue throws the left hand but Ever avoids the punch easily.
Ever defending well as Pongue loads up on a big left hand.
Ever throws a sloppy head kick and Pongue moves out of range easily.
Pongue misses with a body shot.
Pongue works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ever turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pongue cracks a nice hook into Ever's ribs.
Ever misses with a low kick.
Ever ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pongue throws a jab when Ever was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever tries to score with a low kick but Pongue moves his leg out of the way.
Pongue attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ever moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pongue missing with a left hand there. Ever was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pongue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ever doesn't manage to clinch there - Pongue circles away.
Pongue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ever plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ever.
Ever avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ever looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ever walks into a stiff left hand from Pongue.
Pongue takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pongue misses with a hook. Ever ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ever.
Ever blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pongue misses with a straight left.
Pongue is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ever had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good standup being displayed there by Pongue as he connects with a hook.
Jab by Pongue.
Pongue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ever moves away.
Pongue avoids the head kick by Ever.

Ever clinches up against the ropes.
Pongue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Pongue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pongue has had enough of the clinch but Ever keeps him there for the moment.
Ever can't find room to land a body shot as Pongue controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pongue avoiding damage as Ever throws knees to the body.
Ever landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Pongue.
Pongue managing to block the knees to the body from Ever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nigel Pongue will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ever misses with a low kick as Pongue jumps back.
Ever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pongue moves away.
Nigel Pongue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ever tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Pongue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pongue slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pongue checks a leg kick.
Ever throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ever, right into the meat.
Ever tries to clinch
and Pongue counters with a left to the body.
Ever throws a head kick that misses.
Pongue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pongue misses with an uppercut.
Pongue feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ever closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ever lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Ever there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pongue throws the left hand but Ever avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pongue scores with a nice right hand.
Ever wants to slow Pongue down by chopping away at his legs.
Pongue throws a hook to the side of Ever's head but Ever sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ever turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Ever gets a clinch.
Ever lands a knee to the body.
Pongue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Pongue to work.
Pongue stalling in the clinch but Ever improves position.
Pongue pushes Ever back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pongue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pongue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Pongue manages to break the clinch.
Pongue throws a combination. Ever tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ever feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pongue's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pongue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pongue misses with a wild combination.
Pongue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ever sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Ever misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ever.
Ever chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Ever closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ever has a couple of punches blocked by Pongue.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ever obliges.
Pongue has had enough of the clinch but Ever keeps him there for the moment.
Ever lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ever.
Pongue's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pongue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ever tries a knee to the head but Pongue blocks it.
Ever missing with knees to the body.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pongue avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pongue.
Pongue throws a punch but it's blocked by Ever.

Pongue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Pongue misses.
Pongue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ever thumps Pongue with a low kick.
Pongue bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ever's head.
Pongue throws a leg kick that misses.
Ever walks into a left hand.
Pongue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ever throws a front kick that sends Pongue stumbling back into the ropes.
Good leg kick by Ever there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ever tries to clinch up but Pongue circles away and keeps his distance.
Pongue takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ever throws a head kick but Pongue moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pongue throws a hook but Ever blocks it.
Ever lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ever moves in looking to clinch but Pongue pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ever has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ever there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pongue does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ever wants to clinch up but Pongue keeps it at a distance.
Ever tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Ever.
Ever throws a sloppy head kick and Pongue moves out of range easily.
Pongue scores with a jab to the body.
Ever throws a low kick but Pongue avoids it.
Pongue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ever moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pongue punishes Ever's body with a nice straight punch.
Pongue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ever.
Pongue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pongue throws a leg kick
and Ever counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Best Ever will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ever lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pongue takes a step back to recover.
Pongue throws a jab when Ever was well out of range.
Ever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ever throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ever uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pongue.
Ever blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Pongue.
Ever fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ever motions for Pongue to come forward. Ever throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Pongue misses.
Ever tried to score with a low kick but Pongue checks it.
Pongue scores with a jab to the body.
Pongue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pongue misses with a lunging right hand
and Ever counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pongue's knee momentarily.
Ever throws the kick towards the body but Pongue avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pongue moves out of range of the leg kick from Ever.
Ever lands a leg kick that knocks Pongue off balance momentarily.
Pongue lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ever attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ever takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Ever there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pongue swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ever moves into the clinch.
Pongue working hard to break the clinch.
Pongue throws a head punch that misses.
Pongue stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pongue is working Ever over against the ropes.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Pongue is trying to break the clinch but Ever has him pressed against the ropes.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Ever putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pongue in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ever with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ever.
Ever connects with a knee to the head.
Pongue is trying to break free.
Pongue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pongue lands a left hand.
Pongue tries to break free but Ever pushes him back against the ropes.
Pongue working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pongue managing to block the knees to the body from Ever.
Ever is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pongue has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ever.
Pongue is trying to force a seperation but Ever has the dominant position.
Pongue can't break the clinch.
Ever tries to land knees in the clinch but Pongue avoids the damage to the body.
Pongue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pongue is trying to maintain a safe position but Ever gets an underhook and turns Pongue into the ropes.
Pongue lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Pongue on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pongue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pongue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pongue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ever backwards.
Pongue wants to get back to striking at distance but Ever won't allow it.
Pongue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pongue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ever.
Ever landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ever.
Pongue takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ever is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ever lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Pongue trying to control the position but instead, Ever has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pongue into the ropes.
Best Ever has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pongue.
Ever has Pongue pressed against the ropes, preventing Pongue from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ever landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ever scores with a knee to the head.
Ever crunches a lovely knee into Pongue's ribcage.
Ever misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pongue.
Ever lands a nice knee to the body.
Ever lands a knee to the head.
Pongue tries a body shot but Ever blocks it.
Pongue lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ever.
Pongue can't break the clinch.
Ever unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pongue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Best Ever clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ever fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pongue lands a jab to the nose.
Ever connects with an inside leg kick.
Pongue throws an off balance right hand
and Ever counters with a head kick. That will keep Pongue thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ever misses with a body kick.
Pongue stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ever.
Nice body kick from Ever.
A slow jab from Pongue misses its intended target.
Ever tries a low kick but Pongue avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Pongue.
Ever wants to clinch.
Pongue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pongue misses the shot to the body.
Pongue takes a swing at Ever's ribcage but misses.
Pongue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pongue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ever fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ever feints and then cracks Pongue's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pongue down.
Pongue circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pongue counters with a stiff right hand.
Ever looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pongue misses with a hook. Ever ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Pongue misses the target.
Ever takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pongue throws an overhand right that lands on Ever's shoulder, as Ever tries to avoid the shot.
Pongue wants to slow Ever down by chopping away at his legs.
Ever lands a head kick. Pongue smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ever throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pongue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ever moves away.
Pongue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ever.
Pongue is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ever cracks the inside of Pongue's front leg.
Ever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ever misses with a head kick.
Pongue scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ever throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ever moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pongue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ever was well out of range. Poor timing from Pongue.
Ever scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ever throws a wild body kick that Pongue sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Ever.
Ever is looking to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ever - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pongue dips to his left and cracks Ever with an uppercut!
Pongue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pongue clobbers Ever with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pongue misses with a looping right.
Ever looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ever ducks under a wild hook from Pongue.
Ever tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pongue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ever lands a high kick!
A slow jab from Pongue misses its intended target.
Ever moves out of range of the strikes.
Pongue throws out a loose jab but Ever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pongue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ever takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ever, right into the meat.
Ever avoids the body shot from Pongue.
Pongue looks to score with a jab to the body but Ever is just out of range.
Pongue avoids a kick to the body.
Pongue slips under a jab.
Ever connects with a solid leg kick.
Pongue swings for the body but Ever moves out of range.
Ever throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pongue tries to score with a low kick but Ever moves his leg out of the way.
Ever tries to land a front kick but Pongue steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ever thumps Pongue with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ever.
Ever keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ever wants to clinch up but Pongue keeps it at a distance.
Pongue avoids the head kick by Ever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Best Ever had his way with Nigel Pongue in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pongue misses with a body kick.
Ever throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pongue stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pongue misses with a body shot.
Ever darts in trying to clinch
and Pongue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pongue has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ever.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pongue darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ever on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pongue keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Pongue coming out on top.
Pongue throws out a powerful jab.
A good leg kick by Ever.
Ever pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ever fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pongue missing with a left hand there. Ever was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Pongue misses.
Ever tries to clinch up.
Ever goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pongue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ever chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ever looks to score with a jab to the body but Pongue is just out of range.
Pongue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pongue. Ever does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ever throws a leg kick but Pongue checks it.
Ever throws a solid leg kick but Pongue takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ever.
Ever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ever uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pongue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ever tries to clinch there but Pongue circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ever.
Pongue throws a lazy uppercut
and Ever counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ever thows a body kick. Pongue tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ever is looking to slow Pongue down with leg kicks.
Pongue blocks a head kick by Ever.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ever misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ever takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Pongue misses.
Pongue motions for Ever to come forward. Pongue throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pongue swats away the attempt to clinch by Ever.
Pongue throws out a loose jab but Ever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pongue avoids the head kick by Ever.
Ever lands a leg kick that knocks Pongue off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pongue throws out the jab.
Pongue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ever throws a front kick aimed at Pongue's knee but Pongue avoids it well.
Pongue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pongue throws a lazy right hand but Ever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ever moves out of range of the leg kick from Pongue.
Ever doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pongue throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pongue throws a right hand that Ever ducks under and follows up with a left that Ever also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Ever. Those never looked like landing.
Ever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pongue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ever lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pongue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ever throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pongue looks to land a right hand but Ever moved out of range.
Ever dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pongue. That did some damage!
Ever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pongue. Ever does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nigel Pongue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Pongue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ever throws a low kick but Pongue avoids it.
Ever keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pongue.
Pongue looks to land a left hand but Ever moved out of range nicely.
Ever uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pongue.
Pongue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pongue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ever throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pongue just misses with a punch to the body.
Pongue lands a slapping body shot.
Ever on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nigel Pongue.
Well Ever has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Best Ever!
Best Ever is the new bantamweight champion!