PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Viktor Danchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Danchev
vs
Marcus

225 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Danchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marcus, as that shot connected.

It looks like Viktor Danchev has been cut.
Danchev lands with a right hand.
Danchev doesn't manage to clinch there - Marcus circles away.
Marcus takes a swing at Danchev's ribcage but misses.
Marcus misses with a looping left.
Marcus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danchev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danchev moves in looking to clinch but Marcus pushes him off.
Danchev thuds his right hand into Marcus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Danchev clinches up with Marcus and pushes him back against the ropes.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Marcus has had enough of the clinch but Danchev keeps him there for the moment.
Marcus swings wildly with an uppercut but Danchev uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Marcus blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Marcus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marcus tries to break the clinch but Danchev is controlling the position.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danchev lands with a right to the head.
Marcus is trying to break the clinch but Danchev has him pressed against the ropes.
Danchev lands a nice uppercut.
Danchev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danchev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danchev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marcus can't break the clinch.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Danchev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Danchev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danchev lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Danchev can't find room to land a body shot as Marcus controls the action.
Danchev has Marcus pressed against the ropes, preventing Marcus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danchev has Marcus pressed against the ropes, preventing Marcus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danchev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus is trying to break free.
Marcus takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcus tries to circle away but Danchev has him pinned against the ropes.
Marcus blocks a body shot from Danchev.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Danchev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Danchev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Danchev working aggressively here.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Danchev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danchev lands with a right to the head.
Danchev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Danchev on the inside.
Danchev keeps control of Marcus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcus blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Danchev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marcus blocks a body shot from Danchev.
Marcus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Danchev has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.
Marcus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Marcus is trying to break free.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Marcus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danchev struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcus controls his hands.
Marcus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Danchev lands with a left to the head.
Danchev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danchev has Marcus pressed against the ropes, preventing Marcus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danchev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danchev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danchev lands with a right to the head.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcus.
Danchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcus wants to break free but Danchev has control.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcus wants to break free but Danchev has control.
Marcus blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcus.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Danchev lands a left hand.
Danchev tries a body shot but Marcus blocks it.
Danchev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcuss head.
Danchev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marcus is trying to push Danchev away but Danchev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Danchev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Danchev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marcus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danchev was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcus.
Danchev is looking to counter punch.
Danchev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marcus has time to react.
Danchev stalks Marcus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marcus's face. Marcus staggers backwards, shaken.

Danchev darts in and clinches Marcus up against the ropes.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcus.
Viktor Danchev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danchev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Danchev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcuss head.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danchev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Danchev working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Danchev.
Danchev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcus.
Marcus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danchev lands a right hand.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danchev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danchev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcuss head.
Marcus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcus prevents a body shot from Danchev.
Danchev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marcus can't break the clinch.
Danchev lands with a light punch inside.
Danchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcus.
Danchev lands a right hand.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Danchev misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danchev lands with a short shot to the head.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcus wants to break the clinch but can't.

Marcus manages to break the clinch.

Danchev rushes Marcus and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Danchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danchev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus tries to circle away but Danchev has him pinned against the ropes.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcus.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Marcus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcus.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Danchev swings wildly with an uppercut but Marcus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcus tries to break the clinch but Danchev is controlling the position.
Marcus is looking to break free of the clinch but Danchev has double underhooks.
Danchev lands with a light punch inside.
Danchev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marcus is leaning against Danchev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcus.
Marcus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Danchev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danchev lands with a light punch inside.
Marcus wants to break free but Danchev has control.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcus.
Danchev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danchev prevents Marcus from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Danchev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Danchev has Marcus pressed against the ropes, preventing Marcus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Marcus blocks an uppercut.
Marcus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.
Danchev struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcus controls his hands.
Danchev misses with a body punch.
Danchev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danchev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcus can do to turn this around?
Danchev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danchev has Marcus pressed against the ropes, preventing Marcus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danchev misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Danchev misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcus.
Danchev misses with some punches.
Danchev misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Danchev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Danchev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Danchev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcus throws out a counter right but Danchev avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Marcus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Danchev ducks into a a hook from Marcus and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Marcus misses with an uppercut. Danchev saw that one coming.

Danchev walks into a big right hand from Marcus and goes down! The referee sends Marcus to a neutral corner as Danchev gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.

Danchev is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcus swats away the attempt to clinch by Danchev.
Danchev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danchev tries to clinch up but Marcus circles away and keeps his distance.

Danchev clinches up with Marcus and pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcus.
Marcus tries to break free but Danchev pushes him back against the ropes.
Marcus blocks an uppercut.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Danchev has him pressed against the ropes.
Marcus has had enough of the clinch but Danchev keeps him there for the moment.
Danchev misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus tries to circle away but Danchev has him pinned against the ropes.
Danchev lands an uppercut.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev lands a shot to the body.
Marcus tries to break the clinch but Danchev is controlling the position.
Danchev is leaning against Marcus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Danchev lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Danchev.
Marcus is trying to break free.
Danchev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Danchev swings wildly with an uppercut but Marcus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcus blocks an uppercut.
Simon Marcus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcus.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Danchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Danchev.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcus.
Danchev lands with a left to the head.
Marcus wants to break free but Danchev has control.
Marcus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danchev's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcus can't break the clinch.
Marcus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danchev swings wildly with an uppercut but Marcus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danchev lands a shoulder strike.
Danchev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Danchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danchev tries to throw a body punch but Marcus avoids it by throwing Danchev back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marcus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Marcus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danchev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marcus wants to get back to striking at distance but Danchev won't allow it.
Danchev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marcus's efforts to push away.
Marcus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcus.
A short left from Danchev.
Danchev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marcus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Danchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Danchev backwards.

Viktor Danchev's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Danchev.
Marcus gets through Danchev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus wants to get back to striking at distance but Danchev won't allow it.
Marcus is trying to break the clinch but Danchev has him pressed against the ropes.
Danchev has Marcus pressed against the ropes, preventing Marcus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danchev lands with a light punch inside.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viktor Danchev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danchev struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcus controls his hands.
Marcus prevents a body shot from Danchev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcus can't break the clinch.
Marcus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Danchev pushes Marcus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danchev misses with some punches.
Marcus wants to get back to striking at distance but Danchev won't allow it.
Marcus tries to throw a body punch but Danchev avoids it by throwing Marcus back against the ropes.
Marcus misses with a body punch.
Danchev digs a right hand into Marcus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcus's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Viktor Danchev.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Danchev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:27

The fight is ruled a draw!