PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 1794 p4p, 237 weight class) and He Mu (ranked 3980 p4p, 434 weight class). Emil Marinov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marinov
vs
Mu

192 cm
30
195 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

190 cm
31
215 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, He Mu!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov lands a nice shot that snaps Mu's head back.
Mu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marinov.
Marinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Marinov as he connects with a hook.
Marinov with a jab.
Mu misses with a straight right.
Mu tries to move into range but Marinov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marinov looks to land a right hand but Mu moved out of range.
Jab by Marinov.
Marinov misses with a looping right.

Mu gets tackled into the ropes by Marinov. Marinov maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Marinov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Mu fails to land.
Marinov blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov trying to control the position but instead, Mu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marinov into the ropes.
Mu lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Marinov scores with a shot to the side of Mu's head.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov is working Mu over against the ropes.
Mu lands a body punch.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mu.
A shot in the inside from Marinov.
Mu blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Mu controls his hands.
Marinov lands an uppercut.
Marinov tries a body shot but Mu blocks it.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Mu avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Mu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mu blocks an uppercut.
Mu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mu.
Mu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Mu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mu misses with a punch to the body.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
Mu misses with some punches.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mu's coach down at Master Chai's Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mu works on Marinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Mu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mu lands a hook that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Mu tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
Mu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mu blocking some punches.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Mu avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Mu swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Marinov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Marinov throws a head kick that misses.
Marinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Marinov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mu working aggressively here.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marinov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marinov gets through Mu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Marinov on the inside.
Mu blocking some punches.
Mu lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mu lands a right hand.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Mu struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
Marinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Marinov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mu backwards.
Mu misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
Marinov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Marinov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Marinov.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marinov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Emil Marinov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mu working aggressively here.
Mu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
Mu scores with a shot to the side of Marinov's head.
Marinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mu working aggressively here.
Mu misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mu throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mu.
Mu cracks Marinov with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Marinov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow.
Mu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mu swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
Mu throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Marinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mu prevents a body shot from Marinov.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marinov misses with a knee to the head.
Marinov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Mu.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
A short right from Marinov on the inside.
Marinov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Marinov misses with a head kick.
Marinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Marinov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like He Mu has been cut.
Mu misses with a hook.
Marinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marinov wants to clinch.
As Marinov backs off Mu throws a huge counter combo but Marinov manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Marinov misses.
Marinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marinov connects with a crisp jab.
Mu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marinov.
Mu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good leg kick by Marinov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Marinov gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mu.
Marinov misses with a punch to the body.
Mu blocks an uppercut.
Mu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mu misses with a body punch.
Mu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mu avoiding damage as Marinov throws knees to the body.
Mu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mu lands a body shot.
Mu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow.
Mu misses with some punches.
Mu throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Mu on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marinov misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Mu.
Mu throws a head punch that misses.
Mu cracks Marinov with a nice body shot.
Marinov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Emil Marinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
He Mu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mu misses with some punches.
Mu blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Marinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
Marinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Marinov on the inside.
Mu misses with a punch on the inside.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mu.
Marinov lands a left hand.
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mu can do to turn this around?
Mu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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 Emil Marinov.
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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Marinov!
After the fight, Emil Marinov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated He Mu had this to say: ' '.