PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 6117 p4p, 506 weight class) and Luke Venderag (ranked 5072 p4p, 467 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Scott
vs
Venderag

180 cm
23
185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

World class MT
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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Venderag!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses with a straight left.
Scott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Venderag momentarily.
Venderag blocks a low kick nicely.
Venderag cracks a nice hook into Scott's ribs.
Scott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scott looks to throw the jab but Venderag is out of range.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Venderag now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Venderag blocks a low kick nicely.
Scott backing away here, and Venderag unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Venderag takes one to the chin there.
Venderag blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Venderag - that will leave a mark!
Scott misses with an uppercut
and Venderag counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Venderag throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott connects with a leg kick. Venderag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venderag misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Venderag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott wants to slow Venderag down by chopping away at his legs.
Venderag appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Venderag loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Venderag defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick by Venderag misses
and Scott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Venderag.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Venderag! But no joy.
Scott scores with a body shot.
Scott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Venderag stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Venderag defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott jabs at Venderag's body.
Scott throws out a leg kick but Venderag moves out of range and Scott only half commits.
Scott is looking to wear down Venderag with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scott blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Venderag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Venderag takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Venderag misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Scott tenderised Venderag's leg. Venderag is trying to keep his angry face on.
Venderag has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Scott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Venderag moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Venderag is just out of range.
Venderag tries a quick counter leg kick but Scott is wise to it.
Scott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Venderag has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Scott connects with a body shot that sends Venderag's belly button to the back.
Venderag uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
A little jabbing left from Venderag on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Venderag will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Venderag blocks the leg kick.
Scott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Venderag misses its intended target.
Scott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venderag throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Scott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Venderag.
Michael Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab from Scott.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Venderag saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venderag stuns Scott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Venderag can do to turn this around?
Venderag connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scott throws a hook but Venderag avoids it easily.
Venderag lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
Venderag takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Venderag lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scott backs up against the ropes.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Venderag. That did some damage!
Scott misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venderag, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Venderag tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott connects with a body shot.
Scott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Venderag's head backwards.
Venderag throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Scott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venderag can pounce on him.
Scott throws a low kick, looking for Venderag's leg but Venderag calmly moves out of range.
Venderag checks a low kick from Scott.
Scott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scott blocks a head kick by Venderag.
Venderag feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Venderag's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scott dips to his left and cracks Venderag with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Scott.
It seemed like Venderag was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Scott dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Good work by Venderag as he checks the leg kick.
Luke Venderag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Venderag takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Michael Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott connects with a crisp jab.
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Venderag counters with a nice kick to the body.
Scott throws a leg kick but Venderag checks it.
Venderag throws out a counter right but Scott avoids it with no problem.
Venderag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott throws a shot to the body.
Venderag ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Venderag takes one to the side of the head.
Scott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Venderag throws a push kick but Scott slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venderag can pounce on him.
Venderag getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Michael Scott has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Venderag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Venderag let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Venderag throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Scott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scott.
Scott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scott connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Venderag is just out of range.
Scott lands a really nice looking cross but Venderag seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Venderag 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Venderag now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Venderag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scott.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Venderag.
Scott connects with a nice looking jab.
Venderag staying out of range there.
Venderag looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Venderag uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott connects with a leg kick. Venderag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scott wants to slow Venderag down by chopping away at his legs.
As Scott backs off Venderag throws a huge counter combo but Scott manages to avoid it all.
Scott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott wants to land a leg kick but Venderag is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Venderag does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scott!
Michael Scott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.