PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 2367 p4p, 21946 weight class) and Darnell Nurse (ranked 275 p4p, 577 weight class). John Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bennett
vs
Nurse

187 cm
26
220
16 - 2 - 0

202 cm
26
270
7 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bennett darts in and clinches Nurse up against the ropes.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Nurse lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurse lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett trying to stall but Nurse improves his position.
Bennett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Bennett lands a right hand.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Nurse.
Nice body punch from Nurse.
Nurse blocking some punches.
Nurse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nurse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurse trying to land knees to the body.
Nurse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nurse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurse's elbow.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurse backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nurse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nurse as Bennett tries to tie him up.
Nurse struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.

Bennett breaks the clinch.
Bennett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Nurse is out of range.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Nurse.
Nurse lands an overhand right.
Nurse missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Bennett moves into range and clinches up with Nurse.
Bennett lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Nurse fails to land.
Bennett lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nurse blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Nurse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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!
Nurse throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett keeps control of Nurse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nurse struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Nurse tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennett avoids the damage to the body.
Nurse misses with the head strike.
Nurse has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bennett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nurse can turn it around.
Nurse struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Nurse scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like John Bennett has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurse avoids the body shot from Bennett.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Darnell Nurse will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bennett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nurse scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nurse staying out of range there.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett tries to clinch there but Nurse circles away.
Nurse moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bennett slips under a jab from Nurse.
Nurse slips under a jab from Bennett.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nurse, as that shot connected.
Nurse lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nurse throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Nurse manages to avoid it.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurse staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurse missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennett.
Bennett punishes Nurse's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennett misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses the body punch
and Nurse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nurse throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Nurse 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.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Bennett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nurse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nurse digs a good body shot into Bennett's ribs.
Nurse throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Nurse avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Nurse finds it's way through Bennett's defenses.
Nurse feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bennetts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darnell Nurse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurse keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Bennett misses.
A little jabbing left from Nurse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nurse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bennett has time to react.
Nurse throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurse is just out of range.
Nurse throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nurse throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nurse misses.
Bennett misses with an uppercut
and Nurse counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
letting Nurse counter with a right hand.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Nurse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nurse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurse misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bennett cracks Nurse with an open hand slap.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bennett clinches.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Nurse blocks with his arms.
Nurse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bennett.
Nurse takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nurse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nurse trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Nurse 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nurse looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Nurse avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett misses the jab.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Bennett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab, jab by Bennett - just one landing.
Nurse scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurse misses with an uppercut
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurse scores with a jab to the head.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Nurse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Bennett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurse missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nurse counter with a right hand.
Nurse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nurse scores with a jab. Bennett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nurse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Nurse connects with a body shot.
Nurse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurse misses the shot to the body.
John Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurse on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nurse is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nurse throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Nurse.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nurse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennett.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Nurse was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bennett misses the jab.
Nurse slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurse throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to clinch up.
Nurse throws out a counter right but Bennett avoids it with no problem.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett throws a solid leg kick but Nurse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennett.
Nurse throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurse cracks a nice hook into Bennett's ribs.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Nurse throws an off balance right hand
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nurse cracks Bennett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Nurse.
Nurse tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nurse connects with a body shot that sends Bennett's belly button to the back.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Nurse swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darnell Nurse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nurse winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!

Darnell Nurse wins by unanimous decision!