PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geordie Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marinov comes to the ring accompanied by Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Marinov
vs
Power

192 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

185 cm
21
202 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Power looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Power releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marinov throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Power swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marinov misses with a low kick.
Marinov tries to clinch up.
Marinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marinov throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
Marinov misses with a straight right.
Power looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marinov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
Marinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Power is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marinov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Marinov tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Marinov scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
Marinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marinov lands a nice looking body shot.
Power drops his hands momentarily and Marinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marinov wants to clinch up but Power keeps it at a distance.
Marinov throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Power misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Power's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinov thows a leg kick but Power checks it
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Marinov misses.
Power throws out a counter right but Marinov avoids it with no problem.
Marinov tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.
Power throws out a counter right but Marinov avoids it with no problem.
Marinov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marinov throws a chopping leg kick but Power manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marinov misses with a hook.
Marinov misses with a double jab
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marinov.
Marinov motions for Power to come forward. Marinov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Marinov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Power misses.
Marinov lands a lovely overhand right.
Marinov misses with a low kick.
Power lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marinov throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Marinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marinov clobbers Power with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marinov throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Power's calf.
Power keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marinov. Power shrugs it off though.
Marinov connects with the punch.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Power has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marinov.
Marinov connects with a body shot.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Marinov swings widly with a right hand
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Power takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marinov, as that shot connected.
Marinov misses with a hook.
A big right from Marinov misses.
It seemed like Power was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Power walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Power's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Marinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emil Marinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Marinov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marinov thinking.
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Marinov throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marinov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Power has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Power and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Power's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marinov connects with a nice looking jab.
Marinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Marinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marinov works Power's body with a nice hook.
Marinov lands with a right hand.
Power dodges the punch combination from Marinov.
Power swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
That's time! Marinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marinov missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marinov connects with a body shot that sends Power's belly button to the back.
Marinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Power.
Nice straight punches there by Marinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marinov.
Marinov lands a glancing blow to the side of Power's head.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marinov.
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Power avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov wants to clinch.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marinov can pounce on him.
Geordie Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Power throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marinov.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marinov.
A little jabbing left from Power on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marinov's corner calls for a 1-2. Marinov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Power needs to keep his hands up - Marinov had a free shot at his head there.
Marinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Power throws a big counter head kick but Marinov avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marinov throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Marinov.
Power has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marinov scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Marinov.
A jab from Marinov misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marinov, right into the meat.
Marinov slips a straight right by Power.
Marinov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marinov scores with a jab to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Marinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marinov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Marinov!
Emil Marinov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.