PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 20877 p4p, 683 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 20886 p4p, 670 weight class). Marinov has chosen Ruelle - Live Like Legends as his entrance music. 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.

Dimelo
vs
Marinov

182 cm
26
203 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

192 cm
26
195 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov thows a body kick. Dimelo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marinov throws a looping overhand right but Dimelo ducks down to avoid it.
Marinov misses with a body kick.
Dimelo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Marinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dimelo misses the shot to the body.
Dimelo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimelo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marinov.
Dimelo misses with an uppercut. Marinov saw that one coming.
Dimelo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dimelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dimelo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pablo's Boxing Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Marinov throws a right hand that misses
and Dimelo counters with an inside leg kick.
Marinov throws a right hand that Dimelo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimelo also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov throws a series of punches but Dimelo avoids them all with ease.
Marinov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dimelo can pounce on him.
Dimelo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dimelo clinches.
Marinov tries to circle away but Dimelo has him pinned against the cage.
Marinov prevents a body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo keeps control of Marinov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dimelo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marinov has had enough of the clinch but Dimelo keeps him there for the moment.
Dimelo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Marinov breaks from the clinch.
Dimelo tests Marinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimelo misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dimelo, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Marinov misses.
Dimelo scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marinov 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinov misses with a low kick.
Dimelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marinov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dimelo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Dimelo.
Marinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marinov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dimelo is looking to counter punch.
Dimelo misses the shot to the body.
Dimelo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marinov's sensitive parts.
Dimelo misses with a wild body shot.
Dimelo lands with a slapping head kick.
Marinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimelo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marinov misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marinov finds it's way round the side to connect with Dimelo's head.
Marinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimelo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Dimelo misses.
Dimelo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marinov under the eye.
Dimelo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marinov misses the jab.
Dimelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Dimelo misses.
Marinov cracks the inside of Dimelo's front leg.
Marinov misses the shot to the body.
Dimelo thumps Marinov with a low kick.
Dimelo misses with a wild body shot.
Dimelo defending well as Marinov loads up on a big left hand.
Marinov lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by Dimelo.

Dimelo ducks into a a hook from Marinov 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!

Dimelo is rocked!
A clash of legs there as Marinov blocks the low kick.
Oh Dimelo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Marinov misses.
Dimelo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dimelo cracks Marinov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimelo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marinov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marinov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marinov avoids the head kick by Dimelo.
Marinov throws a hook to the side of Dimelo's head but Dimelo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Marinov misses.
Dimelo doesn't manage to clinch there - Marinov circles away.
Dimelo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dimelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Emil Marinov should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dimelo tries to close the distance and clinch but Marinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marinov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marinov tries to land a body kick

and Dimelo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dimelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.

Marinov breaks the clinch.
Marinov lands with a straight right. Dimelo didn't see that one coming.
Marinov avoids a kick to the body.
Dimelo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marinov.
Dimelo throws a jab when Marinov was well out of range.
A punch combination from Marinov misses.
Marinov misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimelo looks to land a right hand but Marinov moved out of range.
Dimelo ducks under a wild hook from Marinov.
Dimelo lands a body shot.
Marinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimelo throws a head kick that half lands.
Emil Marinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marinov.
Dimelo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimelo takes a swing at Marinov's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Marinov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marinov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marinov feints and then cracks Dimelo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dimelo down.
Dimelo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Marinov throws the left hand but Dimelo avoids the punch easily.
Marinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimelo circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimelo.
Dimelo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimelo.
Marinov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dimelo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marinov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo avoids the head kick by Marinov.
Dimelo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dimelo moves out of range of the body kick from Marinov.
A jab lands there for Marinov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimelo.
Marinov misses with a straight right.
Dimelo throws a hook but Marinov blocks it.
Marinov misses with a head kick.

Dimelo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marinov, pushing him back against the cage.
Marinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dimelo has him pressed against the cage.
Marinov is trying to break the clinch but Dimelo has him pressed against the cage.
Dimelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow.
Dimelo has Marinov pressed against the cage, preventing Marinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dimelo has Marinov pressed against the cage, preventing Marinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marinov working hard to break the clinch.
Dimelo lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo tries to work over Marinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimelos head.
Dimelo prevents Marinov from breaking the clinch.
Marinov tries to circle away but Dimelo has him pinned against the cage.
Dimelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marinov's efforts to push away.
Dimelo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimelo scores with a hook to the body.
Marinov is breathing heavily.
Marinov is trying to push Dimelo away but Dimelo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dimelo prevents Marinov from breaking the clinch.

Marinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimelo misses with a head kick.
Dimelo lands a jab to Marinov's midsection.
Dimelo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marinov needs to keep his hands up - Dimelo had a free shot at his head there.
Dimelo throws a head kick that misses.
Dimelo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marinov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimelo throwing a counter right hand but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Dimelo wants to clinch
and Marinov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimelo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marinov under the eye.
Marinov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dimelo looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
Dimelo throws a head kick that misses
and Marinov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimelo throws a front kick that sends Marinov stumbling back into the cage.
Dimelo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marinov. That did some damage!
Marinov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimelo.
Marinov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dimelo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dimelo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dimelo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarinov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Emil Marinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Marinov throws a hook but Dimelo blocks it.
Marinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marinov misses with an uppercut
and Dimelo counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimelo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimelo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dimelo, right into the meat.
Marinov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dimelo tries a head kick but it misses.

Dimelo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Marinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimelo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marinov.
Dimelo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marinov slips a straight right by Dimelo.
Dimelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov is looking to chop away at Dimelo's legs.
Dimelo tries to clinch but Marinov is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marinov.
Marinov misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dimelo.
Dimelo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dimelo works Marinov's body with a nice hook.
Marinov throws a good cross that connects.
Marinov throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimelo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dimelo moves out of range as Marinov strikes.
Marinov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marinov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marinov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Marinov.
Miko Dimelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo connects with a body shot that sends Marinov's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marinov blocks a head kick by Dimelo.
Marinov avoids the body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marinov swinging wildly here.
Marinov throws a looping overhand right but Dimelo ducks down to avoid it.
Marinov misses with a hook. Dimelo ducked under it nicely.
Marinov misses with a wild body shot.
Dimelo dodges the punch combination from Marinov.
Dimelo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marinov just manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Marinov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with a hook
and Marinov counters with a good low kick that Dimelo was not able to check.
Dimelo misses with a body shot.
Marinov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Emil Marinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dimelo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dimelo blocks a head kick by Marinov.
Dimelo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Marinov throws a leg kick but Dimelo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marinov misses with a wild body shot.
Marinov misses with a double jab
and Dimelo counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimelo throws a hook to the side of Marinov's head but Marinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimelo lands with a straight right. Marinov didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimelo.
Marinov lands with an overhand left.
Dimelo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marinov counters with a straight right hand.
Marinov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dimelo at a distance.
Dimelo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marinov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dimelo motions for Marinov to come forward. Dimelo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimelo throws a leg kick that misses.

Dimelo instigates a clinch.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Dimelo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marinov.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emil Marinov.
I've got Marinov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Marinov!
A very excited looking Emil Marinov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.