PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Guseinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Lord
vs
Guseinov

185 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

225 cm
26
178 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Guseinov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guseinov can pounce on him.
Lord lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A swing and a miss from Guseinov.
Guseinov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guseinov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lord.
Guseinov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lord on the side of the head.
Lord misses with a lunging right hand
and Guseinov counters with a left to the body.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guseinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guseinov moves away from the strike by Lord.
Guseinov clobbers Lord with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Guseinov moved out of range nicely.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Guseinov's shoulder, as Guseinov tries to avoid the shot.
Lord misses with an uppercut.

Lord rushes Guseinov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guseinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guseinov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lord has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lord wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guseinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord working aggressively here.
Lord has Guseinov pressed against the ropes, preventing Guseinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guseinov tries to work over Lord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lord prevents Guseinov from breaking the clinch.
Guseinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
Guseinov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Guseinov avoids a wild elbow strike from Lord.
Guseinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Lord has double underhooks.
Guseinov can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Lord has had enough of the clinch but Guseinov keeps him there for the moment.
Lord stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lord.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Guseinov fails to land.
Guseinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lord gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guseinov avoiding damage as Lord throws knees to the body.
Guseinov is trying to push Lord away but Lord has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Guseinov stalling the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Guseinov misses.
Lord lands with an uppercut that bounces Guseinov off the ropes and back into range.
Lord doesn't manage to clinch there - Guseinov circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lord thows a body shot but no joy.
Guseinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Lord.
Guseinov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter Lord will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lord connects with a leg kick. Guseinov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guseinov counters with a straight right hand.
Guseinov throws out a powerful jab.
Lord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lord tries to clinch but Guseinov moves out of range.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Guseinov's head but Guseinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Guseinov blocks the low kick.
A big right from Guseinov misses.
Guseinov slips a straight right by Lord.
Lord feints and then cracks Guseinov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guseinov down.
Guseinov misses with a head kick.
Lord moves in looking to clinch but Guseinov pushes him off.
Guseinov slips under a jab.
Lord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lord misses with a hook. Guseinov ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses with a lunging right hand
and Guseinov counters with a leg kick.
Lord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Guseinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guseinov throws a head kick but Lord moves out of range.
Guseinov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Lord thows a leg kick but Guseinov checks it
and Guseinov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lord throws a leg kick
and Guseinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guseinov takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Guseinov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guseinov lands a slapping body shot.
Guseinov is looking to score with low kicks.
Lord throws a leg kick that is checked
and Guseinov counters with a left and a right that stings Lord.
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guseinov.

Guseinov gets tackled into the ropes by Lord. Lord maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guseinov blocks it with crossed arms.
Lord misses with an elbow strike.
Guseinov throws a head punch that misses.
Guseinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guseinov misses with a body kick.
Lord takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guseinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lord throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guseinov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lord is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good work by Guseinov as he checks the leg kick.
Guseinov throws an overhand right that lands on Lord's shoulder, as Lord tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Guseinov!
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord swings for the body but Guseinov moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mustafa Guseinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lord crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Guseinov - the referee stops the clock and Lord gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Guseinov. Lord manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lord tries a low kick but Guseinov avoids it.
Guseinov checks the leg kick.

Lord darts in and clinches Guseinov up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guseinov as Lord tries to tie him up.
Guseinov lands a shoulder strike.
Guseinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Lord is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lord is trying to maintain a safe position but Guseinov gets an underhook and turns Lord into the ropes.
Lord landing knees to the body.
Guseinov avoiding damage as Lord throws knees to the body.
Guseinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lord throws an elbow but misses.

Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guseinov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lord scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Lord misses.
Guseinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Lord.
Lord connects with a nice looking jab.
Guseinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Lord.
Lord misses with a series of wild punches.
Lord wants to clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lord gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lord throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord stalling in the clinch but Guseinov improves position.

Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lord's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guseinov under the eye.
Peter Lord is winning the standup battle so far.
Guseinov fakes the leg kick and cracks Lord in the body.
Lord misses with a two punch combination.
Lord goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lord misses with an uppercut
and Lord takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lord scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord moves in looking to clinch but Guseinov pushes him off.
Guseinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lord takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Guseinov throws a nice head kick!
Guseinov thuds a left hand into Lord's body.
Guseinov works Lord's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Peter Lord did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Lord's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lord pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lord throws a combination that misses
and Guseinov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lord takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Guseinov throws a head kick that Lord semi-blocks.
Guseinov throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
Guseinov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lord.
A big left from Lord misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guseinov. Lord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch but Guseinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lord wants to clinch.
Guseinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lord looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peter Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guseinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord looks to land a combination but Guseinov avoids it well.
Lord throws a leg kick but Guseinov moved away.
Lord doesn't manage to clinch there - Guseinov circles away.
Guseinov dips to his left and cracks Lord with an uppercut!
Guseinov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Guseinov moves away and avoids it.
Lord wants to clinch.

Lord forces Guseinov back against the ropes and clinches.
Guseinov blocks an elbow strike from Lord.

Guseinov manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Guseinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guseinov throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
Lord is looking to clinch.
Guseinov moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Guseinov lunges at Lord with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lord's hand.
Lord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guseinov scores with a nice head shot.
Lord looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guseinov scores with a spinning back kick!
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guseinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lord thows a leg kick but Guseinov checks it
and Guseinov counters with a series of strikes. Lord will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guseinov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Guseinov gets tackled into the ropes by Lord. Lord maintains the clinch.

Guseinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Mustafa Guseinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lord blocks a head kick by Guseinov.
Guseinov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lord.
Lord will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Guseinov checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Guseinov misses.
Lord is looking to clinch but Guseinov is avoiding it.
Lord throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lord, as that shot connected.
Guseinov scores with a jab.
Guseinov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot lands for Guseinov.
Guseinov checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Guseinov.
Lord connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Lord fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guseinov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Guseinov lands a nice hook to Lord's body. Lord takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lord tries to clinch there but Guseinov circles away.
Guseinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord cracks Guseinov with a good jab.
Guseinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Lord.
Lord misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Lord 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guseinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guseinov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lord doesn't manage to clinch there - Guseinov circles away.
A head kick misses from Guseinov.
Guseinov scores with the left hand. Lord knows he should have avoided that one.
Donk. Lord catches Guseinov right on the button with a cross.
Guseinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guseinov misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Lord.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lord looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lord dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guseinov. That did some damage!

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Lord showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lord 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Peter Lord!