PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 18848 p4p, 615 weight class) and Tahar Heart (ranked 20078 p4p, 587 weight class). George comes to the ring accompanied by Ca fait mal. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

George
vs
Heart

185 cm
27
159 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
161 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tahar Heart!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
George has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Heart tried to score with a low kick but George checks it.
Heart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
Heart misses with a body kick.
George throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
George is looking to slow Heart down with leg kicks.
Heart looks to land a combination. George sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
George throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heart on the side of the head.
Heart throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heart misses with a wild body shot.
George looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
George blocks a head kick by Heart.
Heart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
Heart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George is looking to clinch but Heart is avoiding it.
Heart tries to bum rush George with a series of wild strikes but George uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart misses with an uppercut.
Heart thumps George with a low kick.
Heart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of George's head.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George blocks a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by George!
Heart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Heart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
George chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heart throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.

Heart tries to keep at a distance but George has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Heart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
George misses with a right hand
and Heart counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice uppercut lands for George. That snapped Heart's head back.
Heart misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Heart.
Good leg kick by Heart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
George takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lambert George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George slips under a jab.
Heart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
George takes a swing at Heart's ribcage but misses.
Heart pivots, looking for a leg kick but George is out of range and Heart settles back down.

George forces Heart back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Heart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
George misses the shot to the body.
George throws a shot from downtown. Heart moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tahar Heart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Heart cracks George with a good jab.
Tahar Heart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
George takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

George closes the distance and pushes Heart back into the ropes.
George is looking to control Heart's arms but Heart gets an underhook and turns him. Now George has his back to the ropes.
Heart lands an uppercut.
Heart working hard to break the clinch.
Heart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from George.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but George has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heart working aggressively here.
Heart is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
George misses with a punch to the body.
George prevents Heart from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart tries a body shot but George blocks it.
George misses with a punch to the body.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Heart scores with a shoulder strike.
George lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
George misses with an elbow over the top.
George prevents Heart from breaking the clinch.
George is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heart is keeping busy.
George lands an elbow inside.
George gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heart's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, George just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heart's brow.
Heart avoids a wild elbow strike from George.
Heart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lambert George has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heart takes an elbow to the temple.
Heart dodges an elbow strike from George.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
George pushes off an throws an elbow but Heart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heart misses the jab.
As Heart backs away, George returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Heart slips a straight right by George.
Sloppy strikes from Heart. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the ropes, George throws an elbow but misses.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Heart manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Heart misses with the combination.
George throws a sloppy head kick and Heart moves out of range easily.
Heart throws a shot to the body.
George connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heart's hands.

George forces Heart back against the ropes and clinches.

Heart breaks the clinch.
Heart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heart throws a hook but George blocks it.
Heart throws a head kick that misses.
George tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Heart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
George scores with a leg kick.
George looks for the body kick but Heart saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart lands a head kick!
Heart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Heart.
Heart throws a good cross that connects.
George throws a solid leg kick but Heart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at George.
George throws a body punch but Heart moves out of range.
George scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
George moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
George cracks Heart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart avoids the body shot from George.
A left lands for George.
Heart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George throws a looping overhand right but Heart ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart pivots, looking for a leg kick but George is out of range and Heart settles back down.
Heart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
George throws out a loose jab but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
George tries a low kick but Heart avoids it.
Heart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
George looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
George throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Heart counter with a right hand.
George misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Heart.
That kick from Heart tenderised George's leg. George is trying to keep his angry face on.

Heart tries to keep at a distance but George has taken the fight into the clinch.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Heart is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lambert George.
I think George has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lambert George!
In his post fight interview, Lambert George started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.