PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Derick Custer (ranked 21653 p4p, 687 weight class) and Nile Vulgar (ranked 8519 p4p, 639 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Custer
vs
Vulgar

177 cm
24
167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derick Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nile Vulgar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vulgar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Custer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cheese Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Custer lands a slapping body shot.
Custer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Custer lands a nice shot to the body.

Vulgar rushes Custer and presses him up against the ropes.
Vulgar lands a good knee to the midsection. Custer won't want to take too many of those.
Vulgar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vulgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Custer pushes Vulgar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vulgar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Custer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Custer digs a right hand into Vulgar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vulgar's gas tank.
Vulgar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Custer's defenses.
Vulgar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Custer.
Custer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vulgar throws an elbow but it misses.
Vulgar avoids the elbow strike from Custer, against the ropes.
Custer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Custer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vulgar landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer lands an elbow inside that Vulgar shrugs off.
Vulgar trying to stall but Custer improves his position.
Vulgar scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Custer.
Vulgar lands a nice knee to the body.
Custer is breathing heavily.
Vulgar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vulgar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Vulgar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vulgar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vulgar swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Vulgar.
Vulgar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Custer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vulgar with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vulgar counters with a nice uppercut.
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Vulgar is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vulgar drives through and clinches with Custer against the ropes.
Vulgar looking to throw knees to the head but Custer is blocking nicely.
Vulgar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Custer.
Vulgar blocks an elbow strike.
Custer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vulgars head.
Vulgar trying to land knees to the body.
Custer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vulgar avoids a wild elbow strike from Custer.
A short uppercut from Custer.
Vulgar lands with a left to the head.
Custer dodges an elbow strike from Vulgar.
Vulgar throws an elbow that misses.
Vulgar blocks a body shot from Custer.
Vulgar looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Custer to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Custer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vulgar's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Custer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vulgar's brow.
Custer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nile Vulgar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Custer misses with a jab to the body
and Vulgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nile Vulgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custer throws a looping overhand right but Vulgar ducks down to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vulgar tries to circle away but Custer has him pinned against the ropes.
Custer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Custer lands a shoulder strike.
Custer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Custer lands a left hand.
Custer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Custer on the inside.
Custer lands a nice elbow.
Custer lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vulgar dodges an elbow strike from Custer.
Custer throws a punch but it's blocked by Vulgar.
Custer blocks the elbow strike.
Vulgar lands an elbow inside that Custer shrugs off.
Custer blocks an uppercut.
Vulgar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Custer avoids it.
Custer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Custer throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Custer blocks the elbow strike.
Custer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Custer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Custer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vulgar.
Custer lands an elbow inside that Vulgar shrugs off.
Custer lands a shot to the body.
Custer lands a right hand.
Custer dodges an elbow strike from Vulgar.
Vulgar lands with a light punch inside.
Custer throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vulgar scores with a shot to the side of Custer's head.
Custer scores with a hook to the body.
Vulgar is breathing heavily.
Custer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vulgar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Custer lands an elbow just above Vulgar 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Custer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vulgar is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Custer throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Custer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Custer tries to throw a body punch but Vulgar avoids it by throwing Custer back against the ropes.
Vulgar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Custer lands with a short shot to the head.
Custer keeps control of Vulgar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Custer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Custer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Custer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Custer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Custer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vulgar or not.
Vulgar missing with knees to the body.
Vulgar blocks a body shot from Custer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Custer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Custer - that landed with a thud.
Custer blocks the elbow strike.
Custer lands a shoulder strike.

Vulgar is rocked!
Custer lands a nice uppercut.
Vulgar is still on wobbly legs! Can Custer finish him?
Custer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vulgar or not.
Custer cracks Vulgar with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Vulgar goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Vulgar wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Derick Custer!
After winning the bout, Derick Custer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.