PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Rosco Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Grand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grand has chosen Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boy
vs
Grand

177 cm
26
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
177 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rosco Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Grand!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grand misses with a body shot.
Grand bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boy's head backwards.
Grand throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Boy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grand crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boy - the referee stops the clock and Grand gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boy. Grand manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Grand coming out on top.
Frank Grand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grand takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy lands a front kick.

Grand closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Boy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Grand manages to break the clinch.
Boy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grand's calf.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grand has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grand throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boy scores with a push kick.
Grand swinging wildly here.
Boy throws a push kick but Grand slaps the foot to one side.
Grand connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boy's hands.
Grand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boy counters with a good low kick that Grand was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grand to score with a decent uppercut.
Grand misses with a wild combination.
Boy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy dodges the punch combination from Grand.
Grand misses with the combination.
Grand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Grand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boy. That's going to slow Grand down.
Grand fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Boy misses.
Grand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Boy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grand looks winded!
Grand takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Grand.
Boy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grand has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boy thows a body shot but no joy.
Boy lands a high kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grand crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boy - the referee stops the clock and Grand gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boy. Grand manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch combination from Grand misses.
Grand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grand scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy scores with a push kick.
Grand blocks a head kick by Boy.
Grand tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grand blocks the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boy!
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!
Grand swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Grand has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boy.
Boy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grand misses the shot to the body.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Grand has closed the distance and engaged Boy in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boy has him pressed against the ropes.
Grand's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Grand breaks the clinch.
Grand throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boy scores with the left hand. Grand knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Grand will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crunch! Boy slams his shin into Grand's torso.
Boy misses with a body kick.
Grand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy lands with a slapping head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.
Boy connects with the punch.
Boy scores with a spinning back kick!
Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Grand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Grand scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boy doesn't seem bothered though.
Boy lands a head kick. Grand smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grand misses with a double jab
and Boy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grand misses with the combination.
Rosco Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Grand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grand is breathing heavily.
Grand lands a head shot.
Grand steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boy. That one must have hurt.
Grand misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with a nice body kick.
Grand on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grand throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grand's head.
Boy scores with a head kick.
Boy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grand stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boy.
Boy feints and then cracks Grand's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grand down.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Grand misses with a few strikes there.
Boy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grand chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boy can pounce on him.
Boy misses with a combination
and Grand counters with a one-two to the body.
Boy lands a really nice looking cross but Grand seems unphased.
Boy tries to work over Grand's front leg with a kick but Grand checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boy, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Grand.
Boy lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grand misses with a body shot.
Rosco Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Grand 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grand throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
Boy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grand's sensitive parts.
Grand has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boy.
Grand moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Grand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boy.
Grand rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boy counters with a body kick that stops Grand in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Boy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boy lands with a nice body kick.
Grand tries to bum rush Boy with a series of wild strikes but Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grand falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boy counters with a big head kick but Grand shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boy to score with a decent uppercut.
Grand avoids the head kick by Boy.
Grand takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grand is looking to clinch.
Grand misses with a right hand
and Boy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boy throws a push kick but Grand slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Grand. Those never looked like landing.
Grand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy scores with a nice body kick.
Boy throws a push kick but Grand slaps the foot to one side.
A punch combination from Grand misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco Boy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Boy scores with the left hand. Grand knows he should have avoided that one.
Grand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Grand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boy scores with a three punch combo!
Grand looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Grand on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boy. Boy obviously looking to wear him down.
Grand on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boy.
Boy lands a head kick. Grand smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grand cracks Boy with an open hand slap.
Grand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grand's head.
Boy tries a low kick but Grand avoids it.
Grand throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Grand misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grand throws a combination that misses
and Grand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grand misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grand. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Grand moves out of range easily.
Grand tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grand works Boy's body with a nice hook.
Grand misses the shot to the body.
Boy connects with an inside leg kick.
Boy connects with a solid leg kick.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy connects with a leg kick. Grand looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Grand.
Boy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boy - that will leave a mark!
Boy scores with a three punch combo!
Boy thuds his shin into the meat of Grand's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Grand gets a clinch.

Grand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Boy.
Boy connects with an inside leg kick.
Grand is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boy rather than just go for the knockout.
Boy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Grand misses the target.
A big right from Grand misses.
Grand misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Grand.
Boy keeps Grand at a distance using the push kick.
Grand loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Grand looks to land a combination but Boy avoids it well.
Boy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Boy duly obliges.
Boy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice combination there by Grand.
Grand takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Grand.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grand misses with a wild combination.
Grand tries to bum rush Boy with a series of wild strikes but Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grand tries to bum rush Boy with a series of wild strikes but Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boy delivers a nice body kick.
Boy connects with a leg kick. Grand looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grand misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy works Grand's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boy 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco Boy!