PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Dominic Cinimod (ranked 3876 p4p, 5343 weight class) and Marino Soldic (ranked 206 p4p, 234 weight class). Soldic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bojna Čavoglave. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Cinimod
vs
Soldic

170 cm
20
135
5 - 4 - 0

172 cm
19
130
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Cinimod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marino Soldic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cinimod misses with an uppercut.
Soldic moves away from the strike by Cinimod.
Cinimod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cinimod takes a swing at Soldic's ribcage but misses.
Soldic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cinimod wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cinimod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soldic swings for the body but Cinimod moves out of range.
Cinimod connects with a jab.
Soldic tries to close the distance and clinch but Cinimod swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soldic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cinimod.
Soldic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cinimod takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Cinimod misses.
Soldic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cinimod blocks a jab.
Cinimod is looking to counter the offense by Soldic and move into the clinch.
Cinimod misses with a wild body shot.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soldic looks to land a right hand but Cinimod moved out of range.
Cinimod swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soldic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cinimod doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Cinimod misses its intended target.
Cinimod throws an overhand right that lands on Soldic's shoulder, as Soldic tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cinimod misses with a double jab
and Soldic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soldic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cinimod is just out of range.
Jab by Soldic.
Soldic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cinimod.
Soldic wants to clinch up but Cinimod keeps it at a distance.
Soldic scores with a sloppy right hand. Cinimod should have avoided that one.
Soldic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cinimod counters with a stiff right hand.
Cinimod misses with a hook. Soldic ducked under it nicely.
Soldic misses the shot to the body.
Soldic misses with an uppercut.
Soldic scores with a punch to the head.
Soldic throws a sloppy head kick
letting Cinimod counter with a right hand.
Cinimod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soldic misses with a straight right.
Cinimod blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soldic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cinimod.
Cinimod takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cinimod scores with a nice strike.
Soldic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cinimod misses with a hook. Soldic ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cinimod.
Cinimod on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soldic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cinimod is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cinimod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soldic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cinimod throws a shot to the body.
Soldic tries to clinch there but Cinimod circles away.
Soldic moves away from the strike by Cinimod.
Cinimod throws a series of punches but Soldic avoids them all with ease.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cinimod takes one on the button.
Cinimod lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cinimod misses with an uppercut. Soldic saw that one coming.
Soldic slips under a jab from Cinimod.
Soldic throws the left hand but Cinimod avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Soldic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cinimod seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cinimod lands with a straight right. Soldic didn't see that one coming.
Soldic misses with a straight left.
Cinimod lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dominic Cinimod will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cinimod takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cinimod looks to throw the jab but Soldic is out of range.
Soldic throws a shot from downtown. Cinimod moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soldic. Cinimod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soldic lands a right hook to the body.
Cinimod throws out a loose jab but Soldic uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soldic! But no joy.
Soldic slips a jab from Cinimod.
A little jabbing left from Soldic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soldic's corner calls for a 1-2. Soldic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cinimod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Soldic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cinimod lands with a right hand.
Cinimod lands a glancing blow to the side of Soldic's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soldic. Cinimod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cinimod throws a shot from downtown. Soldic moves away and avoids it.
Cinimod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soldic circles away quickly and effectively.
Cinimod cracks a nice hook into Soldic's ribs.
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!
Cinimod is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soldic moves out of range of the strikes.
Cinimod missing with a left hand there. Soldic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soldic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soldic takes a swing at Cinimod's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cinimod lands with a cross.
Soldic scores with a nice strike.
Soldic misses with a straight right.
It looked like Cinimod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soldic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soldic misses the shot to the body.
Cinimod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soldic throws a hook but Cinimod blocks it.
Soldic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soldic throws a lazy uppercut
and Cinimod counters with a straight right hand.
Cinimod misses with an uppercut.
Soldic throws a lazy right hand but Cinimod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soldic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soldic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soldic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cinimod manages to avoid it.
Cinimod scores with a sloppy right hand. Soldic should have avoided that one.
Soldic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soldic throws a lazy right hand but Cinimod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soldic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cinimod throws a right and a left that Soldic avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cinimod swings for the body but Soldic moves out of range.
A jab from Soldic misses.
Soldic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soldic cracks Cinimod with an open hand slap.
Cinimod is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Cinimod misses.
Soldic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cinimod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soldic tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Cinimod. That snapped Soldic's head back.
Soldic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cinimod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soldic.
Cinimod misses with a hook.
Soldic thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldic misses with a wild body shot.
Cinimod loads up on a big right hand but Soldic slips the punch.
Soldic needs to keep his hands up - Cinimod had a free shot at his head there.
Cinimod moves out of range of the strikes.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dominic Cinimod will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cinimod scores with a nice right hand.
Soldic takes a swing at Cinimod's ribcage but misses.
Cinimod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soldic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cinimod.
Soldic walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Cinimod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cinimod needs to keep his hands up - Soldic had a free shot at his head there.
Cinimod misses with a looping left.
Soldic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cinimod.
Soldic lands a body shot.
Soldic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cinimod scores with a shot to the body.
Cinimod misses with a body shot.
Dominic Cinimod is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cinimod takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Cinimod forces Soldic back against the ropes and clinches.
Cinimod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Cinimod.
Cinimod effectively controlling the action here.
Cinimod lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Soldic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soldic swings wildly with an uppercut but Cinimod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldic scores with a shoulder strike.
Soldic throws a punch but it's blocked by Cinimod.
Cinimod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soldic backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cinimod.
Soldic is looking to control Cinimod's arms but Cinimod gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soldic has his back to the ropes.
I was talking to Cinimod's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Soldic throws a punch but it's blocked by Cinimod.
Cinimod misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Cinimod on the inside.

Cinimod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soldic slips a jab from Cinimod.
Soldic throws an overhand right that lands on Cinimod's shoulder, as Cinimod tries to avoid the shot.
Soldic misses with an uppercut. Cinimod saw that one coming.
Cinimod moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two 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!
Cinimod lands a nice hook to Soldic's body. Soldic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marino Soldic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut lands for Cinimod. That snapped Soldic's head back.
Soldic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cinimod takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Soldic is rocked!
Soldic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cinimod throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Soldic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Soldic is still on wobbly legs! Can Cinimod finish him?
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cinimod manages to avoid it.
Soldic seems to have recovered his senses.
Cinimod tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soldic is able to avoid easily.
Soldic tried to score with a low kick but Cinimod checks it.
Cinimod takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cinimod scores with a shot to the body.
Cinimod tests Soldic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cinimod scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soldic in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldic misses with a hook.
Soldic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soldic takes one to the side of the head.
Good work by Cinimod as he checks the leg kick.
Cinimod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Cinimod showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cinimod 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Dominic Cinimod!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Dominic Cinimod!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Marino Soldic!

Dominic Cinimod wins by split decision!