KOTR 12 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Donnie Dailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicio Serpico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dailey
vs
Serpico

192 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donnie Dailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vinicio Serpico!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Serpico.
Dailey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Serpico scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Serpico moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Serpico.
A left hand lands to the body for Serpico.
A shot in the inside from Serpico.
Serpico lands a body punch.
Dailey is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Serpico.
Serpico lands a body shot in the clinch.
Serpico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dailey.
Serpico lands a left hand.
Serpico lands a body punch.
Serpico lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serpico lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Serpico digs a right hand into Dailey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dailey's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Serpico.
Serpico lands a body shot.
Serpico lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dailey backwards.
Serpico lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dailey is trying to maintain a safe position but Serpico gets an underhook and turns Dailey into the ropes.
Serpico lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Serpico.
Serpico lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Serpico scores with a shoulder strike.

Dailey is rocked!
Serpico creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Dailey crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Dailey face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Serpico takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vinicio Serpico!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lroy Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lroy Valentine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

King
vs
Valentine

174 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Inexperienced

Decent boxing
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lroy Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
King tries to clinch up
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

King is rocked!
King walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lroy Valentine!
Post fight, Lroy Valentine took to the microphone: 'I am king of the island ! fuck you stiffy!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Put Bunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Nazoruk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Put Bunt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bunt
vs
Nazoruk

177 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Determined

Transform Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Put Bunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakub Nazoruk!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bunt connects with a crisp jab.

Bunt takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunt.
A head punch on the inside from Bunt fails to land.
Nazoruk can't find room to land a body shot as Bunt controls the action.
Nazoruk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nazoruk blocks an uppercut.
Nazoruk tries to work over Bunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nazoruk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunt avoids it.
Bunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazoruk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazoruk tries a knee to the head but Bunt blocks it.
Bunt working aggressively here.
Nazoruk lands a right hand.
Bunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nazoruk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunt avoids it.
Nazoruk tries to land knees in the clinch but Bunt avoids the damage to the body.
Bunt working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazoruk works on Bunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunt misses with a body punch.
Bunt working aggressively here.
Nazoruk swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazoruk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Nazoruk.

It looks like Put Bunt has been cut.
Nazoruk lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunt backwards.
Nazoruk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bunt is breathing heavily.
Nazoruk blocks an uppercut.
Nazoruk missing with knees to the body.
Nazoruk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazoruk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunt throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Nazoruk.
Nazoruk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Nazoruk.
Bunt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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!
Nazoruk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bunt's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Nazoruk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nazoruk struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunt controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nazoruk obliges.
Nazoruk working Bunt over with knees to the body.
Nazoruk lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazoruk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bunt managing to block the knees to the body from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nazoruk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nazoruk lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Nazoruk.
Nazoruk misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Nazoruk.
Bunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazoruk.
Nazoruk misses with a knee to the head.
Nazoruk pushes Bunt back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazoruk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunt.
Bunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazoruk keeps control of Bunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nazoruk lands a shot to the body.
Nazoruk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nazoruk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunt or not.
Nazoruk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunt backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Nazoruk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Put Bunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nazoruk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nazoruk throws a leg kick but Bunt checks it.
Nazoruk throws a hook to the side of Bunt's head but Bunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nazoruk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bunt blocks a head kick by Nazoruk.
Bunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunt scores with a jab to the body.
Nazoruk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Nazoruk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nazoruk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunt.
Nazoruk throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunt.
Bunt has a couple of punches blocked by Nazoruk.
Bunt is trying to force a seperation but Nazoruk has the dominant position.
Bunt tries to throw a body punch but Nazoruk avoids it by throwing Bunt back against the ropes.
Bunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunt throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazoruk blocks an uppercut.
Nazoruk lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nazoruk.
Bunt misses with some punches.
Nazoruk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunt's efforts to push away.
Nazoruk pushes Bunt back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazoruk landing knees to the body.
Nazoruk gets through Bunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jakub Nazoruk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nazoruk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nazoruk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nazoruk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nazoruk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nazoruk is leaning against Bunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nazoruk gets through Bunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazoruk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nazoruk lands an elbow inside that Bunt shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nazoruk.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nazoruk.
A right handed body shot lands from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk lands an elbow just above Bunt 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bunt fails to land.
Nazoruk struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunt controls his hands.
Nazoruk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nazoruk lands with a left to the head.

Bunt is rocked!
Bunt managing to block the knees to the body from Nazoruk.
Oh Bunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nazoruk.
Bunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Nazoruk trying to land knees to the body.
Nazoruk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nazoruk lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Nazoruk.
Bunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nazoruk trying to land knees to the body.
Bunt takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Nazoruk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazoruk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunt backwards.
Bunt avoiding damage as Nazoruk throws knees to the body.
Bunt tries to break the clinch but Nazoruk is controlling the position.
Nazoruk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nazoruk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Nazoruk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Put Bunt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nazoruk forces Bunt back against the ropes and clinches.
Put Bunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazoruk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nazoruk lands an elbow just above Bunt 's eye.
Nazoruk lands with a short shot to the head.
Nazoruk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Nazoruk breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Bunt with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Bunt looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Bunt get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazoruk catches Bunt napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Bunt goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jakub Nazoruk!
Put Bunt spoke after the fight, saying 'I have let down Bunt Jernit. '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Gadar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Trabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Gadar
vs
Trabowski

195 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Self confident

Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Gadar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Trabowski!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trabowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Gadar misses its target.
Sloppy strikes from Trabowski. Those never looked like landing.
Trabowski wants to clinch but Gadar slips to the side
and Gadar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gadar swats away the attempt to clinch by Trabowski.
Gadar dodges the punch combination from Trabowski.
Samuel Trabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trabowski misses with a combination
and Gadar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trabowski takes a swing at Gadar's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadar lands a jab to the head.
Trabowski throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gadar misses the target.
Trabowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gadar counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gadar sizes up Trabowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trabowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gadar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trabowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trabowski darts in trying to clinch
and Gadar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trabowski throws a shot from downtown. Gadar moves away and avoids it.
Gadar jabs Trabowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gadar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trabowski tries to clinch up
and Gadar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadar scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trabowski throws a head kick that misses
and Gadar counters with a left to the body.
Gadar clobbers Trabowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gadar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gadar lands with a hook. Trabowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gadar lands a jab to the nose.
Trabowski wants to clinch
and before Trabowski has any time to reset, Gadar cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Daniel Gadar!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tun Min Naing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Min Naing comes to the ring accompanied by Myanmar Lethwei Songs. Thai Spong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Min Naing
vs
Spong

184 cm
18
277 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
236 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Excellent MT
Powerful

After School Syndicate

Transform Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tun Min Naing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thai Spong!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Min Naing throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Min Naing moves in looking to clinch but Spong pushes him off.
Spong lands a jab to the head.
Spong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Min Naing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spong lands with a short shot to the head.
Min Naing works on Spong's body with a couple of short punches.
Min Naing struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Min Naing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Min Naing.
Min Naing is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Min Naing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Min Naing pushes off an throws an elbow but Spong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Min Naing.
Min Naing blocks an uppercut.
Spong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Min Naing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spong has him pressed against the ropes.
Spong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Min Naing backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Min Naing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Min Naing lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spong backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Min Naing's elbow.
Spong looking to stall.
Min Naing is trying to maintain a safe position but Spong gets an underhook and turns Min Naing into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Min Naing looking to stall.
Spong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Min Naing tries to circle away but Spong has him pinned against the ropes.

Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spong works the jab nicely.
Spong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spong swats away the attempt to clinch by Min Naing.
Min Naing sets himself, and Spong steps forward looking for the clinch! Min Naing avoids it this time.
Nice defenses there by Spong.
Spong lands a nice looking body shot.
Min Naing looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spong scores with a body shot.

Spong tries to keep at a distance but Min Naing has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Spong on the inside.
A hook to the body from Spong.

Spong manages to break the clinch.
Spong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong's corner calls for a 1-2. Spong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Min Naing has taken the fight to the clinch.
Min Naing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong pushes Min Naing back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Min Naing throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spong scores with a shot to the side of Min Naing's head.
Min Naing could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Min Naing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Min Naing drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Tun Min Naing has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Spong scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Min Naing beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Spong throws a shot to the body.
Spong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Thai Spong should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Tun Min Naing's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Min Naing is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Min Naing tries to clinch
letting Spong counter with a right hand.
Min Naing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Min Naing is looking to clinch.
Spong throws out a counter right but Min Naing avoids it with no problem.
Min Naing drops his hands momentarily and Spong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Min Naing tries to clinch there but Spong circles away.
Min Naing takes one to the chin there.
Spong closes the distance and catches Min Naing with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Min Naing is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Min Naing is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Min Naing is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Spong takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Thai Spong!
A less than humble Thai Spong misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.