PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Grammaticus (ranked 22922 p4p, 15703 weight class) and Samran Darweshi (ranked 669 p4p, 700 weight class). Samran Darweshi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grammaticus
vs
Darweshi

180 cm
36
185
21 - 17 - 4

193 cm
38
188
20 - 13 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grammaticus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samran Darweshi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darweshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Grammaticus ducks under a wild hook from Darweshi.
Grammaticus tests Darweshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darweshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grammaticus circles away quickly and effectively.
Grammaticus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darweshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Grammaticus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sparring Cages in the buildup to the fight.
Grammaticus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darweshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Grammaticus .
Nice defenses there by Grammaticus .
Darweshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grammaticus moves away.
Darweshi misses the jab.
A jab from Grammaticus misses.
Grammaticus scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Darweshi.
A big left from Darweshi misses.
Nice straight punches there by Grammaticus . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Samran Darweshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darweshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grammaticus blocks a head kick by Darweshi.
Darweshi slips a straight right by Grammaticus .
Darweshi connects with a high kick.
Grammaticus defending well as Darweshi loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus jabs Darweshi right on the nose. Darweshi blinks but takes it well.
Darweshi swings widly with a right hand
and Grammaticus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darweshi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grammaticus avoids the body shot from Darweshi.
Grammaticus misses the shot to the body.
Darweshi throws an off balance right hand
enabling Grammaticus to counter with a crisp jab.
Darweshi lands a jab.
Darweshi lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like John Grammaticus has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darweshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grammaticus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darweshi misses with an uppercut.
Darweshi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Darweshi misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Grammaticus misses the target.
Grammaticus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darweshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darweshi throws the kick towards the body but Grammaticus avoids it.
Darweshi wants to slow Grammaticus down by chopping away at his legs.
Darweshi 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Darweshi tries a low kick but Grammaticus avoids it.
Darweshi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darweshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darweshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darweshi misses with a straight right.
Darweshi misses with a head kick.
Darweshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grammaticus throws out the jab.
Grammaticus works the jab nicely.
Darweshi misses with an uppercut. Grammaticus saw that one coming.
Grammaticus slips a jab and a cross from Darweshi.
It looked like Grammaticus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grammaticus looks to throw the jab but Darweshi is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Grammaticus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darweshi doesn't seem phased though.
Darweshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darweshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grammaticus moves away.
It appears Grammaticus was looking to counter with a kick there.
Grammaticus 's corner calls for a 1-2. Grammaticus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grammaticus misses the shot to the body.
Darweshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darweshi misses with a wild body shot.
Darweshi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grammaticus .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darweshi misses with a low kick.
Darweshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grammaticus .
Grammaticus scoring well with a low kick there.
Darweshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darweshi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grammaticus is out of range and Darweshi settles back down.
Darweshi misses with a wild body shot.
Grammaticus tests Darweshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grammaticus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darweshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grammaticus .
Darweshi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grammaticus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grammaticus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grammaticus jabs Darweshi right on the nose. Darweshi blinks but takes it well.
Grammaticus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darweshi misses with a straight left.
Grammaticus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grammaticus throws a looping overhand right but Darweshi ducks down to avoid it.
Grammaticus cracks Darweshi with an open hand slap.
Grammaticus defending well as Darweshi loads up on a big left hand.
Grammaticus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Grammaticus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darweshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darweshi throws a counter combo.
Grammaticus lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Darweshi.
Grammaticus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Darweshi.
Darweshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grammaticus throws a hook but Darweshi avoids it easily.
Grammaticus blocks a head kick by Darweshi.
Darweshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darweshi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grammaticus checks a leg kick nicely.
Darweshi punishes Grammaticus 's body with a nice straight punch.
Grammaticus is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samran Darweshi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Grammaticus 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Grammaticus misses.
Grammaticus moves away from the strike by Darweshi.
Darweshi defending well as Grammaticus loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Darweshi.
Grammaticus scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grammaticus . Darweshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grammaticus delivers a nice body kick.
Grammaticus loads up on a big right hand but Darweshi slips the punch.
Darweshi shapes to counter with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Grammaticus . Beautiful body shot.
Grammaticus misses with a wild body shot.
Darweshi moves away from the strike by Grammaticus .
Nice uppercut lands for Grammaticus . That snapped Darweshi's head back.
A combination from Darweshi does no damage.
And Grammaticus counters with a quick kick to the body but Darweshi blocks it.
Grammaticus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grammaticus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darweshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darweshi throws a right hand that Grammaticus ducks under and follows up with a left that Grammaticus also avoids with ease.
Grammaticus looks to land a body kick but Darweshi moved away.
Darweshi throws a counter combo.
Darweshi 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 one minute gone in the round.
Darweshi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Grammaticus to counter with a crisp jab.
Grammaticus lands a jab to the nose.
Darweshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Samran Darweshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darweshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darweshi.
Darweshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grammaticus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grammaticus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grammaticus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darweshi with a hook.
Darweshi checks a leg kick.
Darweshi throws a fast counter high kick but Grammaticus manages to duck under it in time.
Grammaticus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darweshi.
Darweshi loads up on a big right hand but Grammaticus slips the punch.
Grammaticus dips to his left and cracks Darweshi with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darweshi checks a leg kick.
Darweshi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darweshi. Grammaticus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grammaticus loads up on a big right hand but Darweshi slips the punch.
A left lands for Grammaticus .
Grammaticus loads up on a big right hand but Darweshi slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darweshi throws a right hand that misses
and Grammaticus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darweshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grammaticus misses with a hook.
Darweshi lands with a kick to the temple. Grammaticus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grammaticus avoids the head kick by Darweshi.
Darweshi misses with a straight right.
Grammaticus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darweshi.
Darweshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darweshi slips a jab from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grammaticus misses with a straight left.
Darweshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Darweshi.
Darweshi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Grammaticus misses.
Darweshi ducks under a wild hook from Grammaticus .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darweshi throws a shot from downtown. Grammaticus moves away and avoids it.
Grammaticus missing with a left hand there. Darweshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darweshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grammaticus scores with a push kick.
Grammaticus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darweshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Darweshi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darweshi. Grammaticus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grammaticus cracks Darweshi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Darweshi throws a lazy head kick
and Grammaticus counters with a stiff right hand.
Darweshi misses with a low kick.
John Grammaticus is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grammaticus !
Darweshi is breathing heavily.
Grammaticus avoids the head kick by Darweshi.
Grammaticus fails to land with a series of punches.
Darweshi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grammaticus .
Darweshi just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grammaticus jabs at Darweshi's body.
Darweshi misses with an uppercut.
Darweshi throws a leg kick
and Grammaticus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darweshi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darweshi walks into a stiff left hand from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands with an overhand left.
Darweshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grammaticus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Grammaticus scores with a hook to the body. Darweshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darweshi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grammaticus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grammaticus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grammaticus throws an overhand right that lands on Darweshi's shoulder, as Darweshi tries to avoid the shot.
Grammaticus lands a jab to the head.
Grammaticus lands a slapping body shot.
Grammaticus throws a jab but it's blocked by Darweshi.
Grammaticus lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grammaticus connects with a leg kick.
Grammaticus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darweshi.
Grammaticus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darweshi can do to turn this around?
Darweshi misses with a double jab.
Grammaticus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Grammaticus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Grammaticus 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Darweshi takes one on the button.
Grammaticus lands a jab-cross combination.
Darweshi throws a nice looking combination but Grammaticus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darweshi slips a straight right by Grammaticus .
Darweshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Grammaticus throws out a loose jab but Darweshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grammaticus lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Grammaticus .
Darweshi misses with a hook
and Grammaticus counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darweshi.
Grammaticus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darweshi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darweshi misses with a low kick.
Grammaticus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darweshi tries to bum rush Grammaticus with a series of wild strikes but Grammaticus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Darweshi.
Darweshi connects with a right hand. Grammaticus shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darweshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grammaticus ducks under a wild hook from Darweshi.
Darweshi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grammaticus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darweshi scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Grammaticus .
That kick from Grammaticus tenderised Darweshi's leg. Darweshi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darweshi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darweshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grammaticus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darweshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grammaticus throws an overhand right that lands on Darweshi's shoulder, as Darweshi tries to avoid the shot.
Grammaticus moves out of range of the strikes.
Grammaticus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Darweshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grammaticus cracks a nice hook into Darweshi's ribs.
Darweshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darweshi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grammaticus lunges at Darweshi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darweshi's hand.
Grammaticus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darweshi throws a low kick but Grammaticus moves out of range easily.
Darweshi staying out of range there.
Darweshi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darweshi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darweshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grammaticus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grammaticus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grammaticus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darweshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darweshi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus connects with a right hand. Darweshi shakes it off.
Darweshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grammaticus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grammaticus lands a body shot.
Grammaticus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darweshi needs to keep his hands up - Grammaticus had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Grammaticus misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darweshi on the side of the head.
Grammaticus blocks the body kick.
Grammaticus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darweshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grammaticus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darweshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus moves out of range of the leg kick from Darweshi.
Darweshi lands a head kick. Grammaticus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grammaticus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grammaticus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darweshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grammaticus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darweshi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darweshi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darweshi lands a jab.
Darweshi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Grammaticus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darweshi.
Grammaticus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grammaticus moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darweshi lands with a straight right. Grammaticus didn't see that one coming.
Grammaticus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darweshi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darweshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darweshi misses with a hook
and Grammaticus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Grammaticus misses the target.
Grammaticus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darweshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Grammaticus looks to land a combination. Darweshi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grammaticus is looking to slow Darweshi down with leg kicks.
Darweshi motions for Grammaticus to come forward. Darweshi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grammaticus misses the jab.
Grammaticus throws a solid leg kick but Darweshi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grammaticus .
A jab from Darweshi does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Darweshi misses the target.
Darweshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grammaticus throws out the jab.
Grammaticus keeps Darweshi at a distance using the push kick.
Darweshi misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Grammaticus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grammaticus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Grammaticus !