PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyga Laxx (ranked 2685 p4p, 307 weight class) and Bang Pitung (ranked 3135 p4p, 341 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pitung's choice of entrance music: Madball - Born Strong . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Laxx
vs
Pitung

189 cm
28
200 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

180 cm
32
187 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
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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 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laxx takes a swing at Pitung's ribcage but misses.
Laxx ducks under a wild hook from Pitung.
Jab by Pitung.
Pitung missing with a left hand there. Laxx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laxx walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Laxx moves into the clinch.
Laxx is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Laxx .

Laxx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laxx throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laxx throws a combination that misses
and Pitung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crunch! Pitung slams his shin into Laxx 's torso.
Pitung works over Laxx 's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laxx lands with a slapping head kick.
Laxx avoids the head kick by Pitung.
It looked like Laxx was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Laxx tries to clinch but Pitung moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung misses with an uppercut.
Laxx walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pitung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laxx doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitung circles away.
Laxx lands with an overhand left.

Laxx clinches up with Pitung and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pitung tries to stall but Laxx uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by Laxx .
Pitung dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pitung.
Laxx throws a head punch that misses.
Laxx stalling against the ropes.
Laxx is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laxx is trying to stall.
Laxx seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Pitung is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx takes a shot to the head.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by Laxx .
Laxx can't find room to land a body shot as Pitung controls the action.
Pitung trying to stall but Laxx improves his position.
Laxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laxx blocking some punches.
Laxx stalling against the ropes.
Good body shot from Pitung.
Pitung tries to work over Laxx 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bang Pitung dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Laxx tries to clinch but Pitung is having none of it.
Tyga Laxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laxx misses with a two punch combination.
Pitung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pitung throws a hook but Laxx avoids it easily.
Laxx scores with a one two! Pitung had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pitung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laxx is looking to clinch but Pitung is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laxx .
Laxx throws a nice looking combination but Pitung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pitung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laxx . That did some damage!
Laxx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitung.

Laxx darts in and clinches Pitung up against the ropes.
Laxx is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pitung is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pitung can't find room to land a body shot as Laxx controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx is working Pitung over against the ropes.
Pitung prevents a body shot from Laxx .
Laxx lands a body shot.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laxx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitung.
Pitung lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
Laxx will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pitung up against the ropes.

Pitung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laxx tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pitung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Laxx .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Tyga Laxx has been cut.
Laxx throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Pitung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyga Laxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laxx scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitung scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pitung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pitung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laxx .
A shot to the liver by Pitung. Beautiful body shot.
Bang Pitung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laxx lands a glancing blow to the side of Pitung's head.
Pitung misses with a looping right.
Pitung dodges the punch combination from Laxx .
Pitung doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A combination from Pitung does no damage.
Laxx lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pitung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laxx .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyga Laxx dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyga Laxx 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pitung jabs at Laxx 's body.
Nice defenses there by Laxx .
Laxx is looking for a counter combo.

Laxx gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laxx gets through Pitung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pitung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pitung lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitung is stalling here.
Laxx takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laxx tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitung throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pitung fails to land.
Laxx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laxx blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung cracks Laxx with a nice body shot.
Laxx tries to throw a body punch but Pitung avoids it by throwing Laxx back against the ropes.
Laxx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitung's elbow.
Laxx tries a body shot but Pitung blocks it.
Pitung works on Laxx 's body with a couple of short punches.
Pitung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Laxx .
Pitung tries to throw a body punch but Laxx avoids it by throwing Pitung back against the ropes.
Laxx blocking some punches.
Pitung misses with a body punch.
Laxx misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laxx .
Pitung working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Laxx .
Pitung misses with a punch to the body.
Laxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Laxx .
Laxx goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laxx is looking to control Pitung's arms but Pitung gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laxx has his back to the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Pitung.
Pitung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laxx 's elbow.
Pitung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitung lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laxx backwards.
Pitung misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bang Pitung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pitung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bang Pitung!
Bang Pitung seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.