PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Darnell Nurse (ranked 22823 p4p, 1275 weight class) and Landon Till (ranked 574 p4p, 153 weight class). Till has chosen Sweet Caroline as his entrance music. Landon Till has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nurse
vs
Till

202 cm
25
270
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
43
200
45 - 16 - 4

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 16 - 4, fighting out of New York, Landon Till!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Till tries to bum rush Nurse with a series of wild strikes but Nurse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darnell Nurse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Till ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Nurse misses with an uppercut. Till saw that one coming.
Nurse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Till throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nurse thuds his right hand into Till's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nurse swings away with a body shot that misses
and Till cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Till misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Till misses its intended target.
Nurse ducks under a wild hook from Till.
Nurse misses with a straight left.
Till is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circling - Till throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Nurse lands a body shot.
Till staying out of range there.
Nurse throws a right and a left that Till avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Till misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurse on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse looks to land a left hand but Till moved out of range nicely.
Till throws out a loose jab but Nurse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurse went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nurse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Till on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Till.
Till uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurse.
Nurse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Till.
Till dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Till.
Nurse scores with a jab.
Till throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurse moves away from the strike by Till.
Till scores with a punch to the head.
Nurse moves out of range of the strikes.
Till ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Nurse looks to throw the jab but Till is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Till misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Till.
Nurse misses with a straight left.
Nurse lands with a cross.
Nurse throws a lazy right hand but Till sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Till keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurse.
A jab from Till misses.
Nurse seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Till lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Till throws a jab when Nurse was well out of range.
Nurse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Till keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurse.
Till looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nurse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Till bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurse ducks under a wild hook from Till.
Nurse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Till.
Till uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Till keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurse.
Till staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Darnell Nurse will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Danga de danga de dang - Nurse scores with a four punch combination!
Nurse misses with a looping right.
Nurse throws a lazy right hand but Till sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Till punishes Nurse's body with a nice straight punch.
Till throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nurse stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Till punishes Nurse's body with a nice straight punch.
Till ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
A little jabbing left from Till on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab lands there for Nurse.
Till has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Darnell Nurse is winning the standup battle so far.
Till slips a straight right by Nurse.
Till swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nurse misses with a straight right.
Nurse lands the left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Nurse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Till moves into range and clinches up with Nurse.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Till tries to break the clinch but Nurse is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurse throws a head punch that misses.
Till lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nurse.

Till escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Till avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Till misses.
Nurse is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Till displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurse throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Nurse. That snapped Till's head back.
Till staying out of range there.
Till misses with a straight left.
Nurse lands a jab.
Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Till manages to avoid it.
Till swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Till keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurse.
Nurse throws a body punch but Till moves out of range.
It seemed like Till was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nurse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse ducks under a wild hook from Till.
Nurse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Till under the eye.
Till throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nurse looks to score with a jab to the body but Till is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurse missing with a left hand there. Till was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Till swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Till ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Till let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Till falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nurse counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurse lands a nice hook to Till's body. Till takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Till uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurse.
Nurse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Till can do to turn this around?
Till misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Till.
Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Till manages to avoid it.
Nurse connects with the punch.
Till throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Nurse dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Till throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurse loads up on a big right hand but Till slips the punch.
Nurse slips a jab and a cross from Till.
Till throws a body shot but no joy.
Till moves out of range as Nurse strikes.
Till moves away from the strike by Nurse.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Till's head but Till sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Till bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurse takes one on the button.
Till avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurse misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurse checks the leg kick.
Till uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Till cracks Nurse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nurse throws a hook but Till avoids it easily.
Nurse cracks Till with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Till staying out of range there.
Till is looking for the big counter here.
Till uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Till. Nurse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurse throws a jab when Till was well out of range.
Till doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nurse misses with a hook.
Till pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nurse misses with a straight left.
Nurse throws a big shot that misses.
Nurse looks to land a left hand but Till moved out of range nicely.
Till slips a jab from Nurse.
A countering left hand to the body from Till misses.
Nurse looks to land a left hand but Till moved out of range nicely.
Till uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurse.
Till throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurse misses the target.
Till misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Till sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Nurse there.
Till uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurse.
Till fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurse manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Till.
A combination from Till does no damage.
Nurse slips under a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Till is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurse misses with a straight right.
Nurse with a hook.
Nurse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Till ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
A jab from Nurse misses.
Nurse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Landon Till has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Till misses with a hook to the body
letting Nurse counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darnell Nurse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurse, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!

Darnell Nurse wins by unanimous decision!