PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Duncan MacGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Zaromskick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacGregor comes to the ring accompanied by Scotland the Brave. This should be fireworks!

MacGregor
vs
Zaromskick

175 cm
23
179 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Duncan MacGregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Zaromskick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaromskick checks the leg kick.
Zaromskick pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacGregor is out of range and Zaromskick settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from MacGregor.
MacGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacGregor misses with a right hand

and Zaromskick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
MacGregor misses with the head strike.
MacGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
MacGregor prevents a body shot from Zaromskick.
Zaromskick tries to throw a body punch but MacGregor avoids it by throwing Zaromskick back against the ropes.
Zaromskick misses with some punches.
MacGregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacGregor throws a head punch that misses.
MacGregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zaromskick blocks an uppercut.
Zaromskick misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Zaromskick fails to land.
Zaromskick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacGregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaromskick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Zaromskick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from MacGregor on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacGregor.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, MacGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacGregor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaromskick tries to throw a body punch but MacGregor avoids it by throwing Zaromskick back against the ropes.
MacGregor lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Marius Zaromskick has been cut.
MacGregor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacGregor misses with the head strike.
Zaromskick lands a nice elbow.
Zaromskick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
MacGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
MacGregor tries a body shot but Zaromskick blocks it.
Zaromskick misses with a body punch.
MacGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaromskick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacGregor lands an elbow that stopped Zaromskick in his tracks for a moment.
MacGregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskick can't find room to land a body shot as MacGregor controls the action.
MacGregor cracks Zaromskick with a nice body shot.
MacGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaromskick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaromskick cracks MacGregor with a nice body shot.
MacGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacGregor working aggressively here.
MacGregor throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaromskick.
Zaromskick misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from MacGregor fails to land.
MacGregor is working Zaromskick over against the ropes.
MacGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaromskick misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaromskick.
MacGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacGregor misses with a punch to the body.
Zaromskick can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskick scores with a shot to the side of MacGregor's head.
MacGregor misses with a punch to the body.
MacGregor lands a nice knee to the body.

Zaromskick manages to break the clinch.
MacGregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaromskick slips under a jab.
Zaromskick is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut there from MacGregor.
A telegraphed right hand from MacGregor misses the target.
Zaromskick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacGregor.
MacGregor looks to land a left hand but Zaromskick moved out of range nicely.
MacGregor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MacGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaromskick.
MacGregor throws a body punch but Zaromskick moves out of range.
MacGregor jabs Zaromskick right on the nose. Zaromskick blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zaromskick closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskick struggles to land a body shot inside as MacGregor controls his hands.
MacGregor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaromskick backwards.
MacGregor lands a body shot.
Zaromskick misses with some punches.
Zaromskick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacGregor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zaromskick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
MacGregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zaromskick is trying to force a seperation but MacGregor has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaromskick.
MacGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacGregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Zaromskick controls the action.
Zaromskick throws an elbow but it misses.
MacGregor working aggressively here.
MacGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaromskick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacGregor's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan MacGregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marius Zaromskick's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

MacGregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zaromskick circles away quickly and effectively.
MacGregor is looking to clinch.
MacGregor tries to clinch but Zaromskick moves out of range.
A jab from MacGregor misses.
Zaromskick checks the leg kick.
Zaromskick slips a straight right by MacGregor.
Zaromskick throws out a powerful jab.
Zaromskick connects with a jab.
MacGregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaromskick throws a sloppy head kick and MacGregor moves out of range easily.
MacGregor slips a jab from Zaromskick.
MacGregor throws a shot from downtown. Zaromskick moves away and avoids it.
MacGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaromskick is just out of range.
Duncan MacGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaromskick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A lazy left from MacGregor finds it's target.
MacGregor walks into a left hand.
MacGregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacGregor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaromskick moves away.
A good leg kick by MacGregor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacGregor.
Zaromskick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacGregor moves away.
MacGregor loads up on a big right hand but Zaromskick slips the punch.

Zaromskick has closed the distance and engaged MacGregor in a clinch.
Zaromskick tries to land a knee to the head but MacGregor blocks with his arms.
MacGregor struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaromskick controls his hands.
Zaromskick blocks an uppercut.
MacGregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaromskick backwards.
Zaromskick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
MacGregor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaromskick backwards.
Zaromskick throws a punch but it's blocked by MacGregor.
Duncan MacGregor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from MacGregor as the two fighters clinch.
Zaromskick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacGregor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacGregor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaromskick's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaromskick blocks an uppercut.
MacGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from MacGregor.
MacGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from MacGregor.
MacGregor blocks an elbow strike.
MacGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacGregor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacGregor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zaromskick backwards.
A shot in the inside from MacGregor.
Zaromskick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacGregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaromskick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacGregor's elbow.
Zaromskick struggles to land a body shot inside as MacGregor controls his hands.
MacGregor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zaromskick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacGregor blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Zaromskick fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaromskick.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaromskick.
Nice body punch from MacGregor.
MacGregor scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaromskick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacGregor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zaromskick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacGregor.
A short right from MacGregor on the inside.
MacGregor tries to work over Zaromskick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacGregor working aggressively here.
MacGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaromskick.
MacGregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacGregor working aggressively here.
MacGregor gets through Zaromskick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Zaromskick is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for MacGregor.
Zaromskick is still on wobbly legs! Can MacGregor finish him?
MacGregor lands a shoulder strike.
MacGregor is leaning against Zaromskick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
MacGregor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zaromskick is breathing heavily.
MacGregor breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Zaromskick with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Zaromskick looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Zaromskick get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Duncan MacGregor!
Duncan MacGregor retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Duncan MacGregor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.