PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Murray Rothbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray Rothbard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rothbard
vs
Steve

169 cm
18
136 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murray Rothbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Steve!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothbard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve takes one to the side of the head.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Steve scores with a hook.
Steve looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Rothbard's shoulder, as Rothbard tries to avoid the shot.
Rothbard tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
Rothbard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve scores with a hook.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Rothbard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rothbard eats them both and turns towards Steve to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rothbard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothbard moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Rothbard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rothbard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Rothbard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rothbard tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steve!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothbard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rothbard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Rothbard.
Steve throws out a counter right but Rothbard avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Rothbard.
Rothbard wants to clinch.
Rothbard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rothbard connects with a looping right hand.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Rothbard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothbard is just out of range.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Rothbard misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Rothbard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Steve dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rothbard doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothbard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothbard throws a right and a left that Steve avoids nicely.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothbard is looking to counter the offense by Steve and move into the clinch.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses the jab.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Rothbard slips the punch.
Rothbard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothbard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothbard moves away.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to clinch up
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rothbard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Rothbard throws an off balance right hand
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Bryan Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothbard tries to clinch up.
Rothbard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rothbard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Rothbard is looking to clinch but Steve is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Rothbard.
Rothbard moves to clinch but Steve breaks away
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rothbard doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve misses with a series of wild punches.
Rothbard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rothbard cracks Steve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Rothbard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rothbard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steve finds it's way round the side to connect with Rothbard's head.
Steve lands a jab to the head.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothbard is looking to clinch.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Rothbard.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray Rothbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothbard lands a nice looking body shot.
Rothbard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Rothbard.
Rothbard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steve.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothbard connects with a looping right hand.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothbard moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Rothbard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve avoids the body shot from Rothbard.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothbard manages to avoid it.
Steve misses with a hook.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rothbard blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rothbard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steve gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Steve is rocked!
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothbard finish him?
Rothbard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothbard was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Rothbard moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Rothbard closes the distance and catches Steve with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Steve is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Steve is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Steve is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Rothbard takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Murray Rothbard!
A less than humble Murray Rothbard misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.