PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tor KillsInWater (ranked 22597 p4p, 22217 weight class) and Darnell Nurse (ranked 665 p4p, 666 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.

KillsInWater
vs
Nurse

210 cm
25
238
3 - 0 - 1

202 cm
27
270
10 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tor KillsInWater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Nurse lands.
Nurse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from KillsInWater.
A nice leg kick from KillsInWater, right into the meat of the thigh.
KillsInWater ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
It looked like KillsInWater was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nurse.
KillsInWater swings for the body but Nurse moves out of range.
KillsInWater looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nurse misses with a straight left.
KillsInWater scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
KillsInWater takes a swing at Nurse's ribcage but misses.
KillsInWater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater misses with a straight left.
KillsInWater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurse throws a jab when KillsInWater was well out of range.
Nurse throws out a loose jab but KillsInWater uses good head movement to avoid it.

KillsInWater moves into range and clinches up with Nurse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
KillsInWater tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurse's elbow.
Nurse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nurse misses with a hook from the clinch.
KillsInWater looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nurse backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nurse backwards.
Nurse told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
KillsInWater looking to throw knees to the head but Nurse is blocking nicely.
Nurse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with KillsInWater's elbow.
KillsInWater misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from KillsInWater.
With the fighters up against the ropes, KillsInWater throws an elbow but misses.
KillsInWater just leaning against Nurse, taking a breather.
KillsInWater lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
KillsInWater struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurse controls his hands.
KillsInWater throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurse.
KillsInWater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
KillsInWater struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurse controls his hands.
KillsInWater pushes Nurse back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nurse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from KillsInWater.
Nurse looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
KillsInWater slows down the pace here.
Nurse struggles to land a body shot inside as KillsInWater controls his hands.
KillsInWater lands a right hand.

It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
KillsInWater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater lands a body shot in the clinch.
KillsInWater lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
KillsInWater lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurse blocks a body shot from KillsInWater.
Still in the clinch, KillsInWater scores with a nice short uppercut.
KillsInWater lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nurse backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
KillsInWater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from KillsInWater.
A shot in the inside from KillsInWater.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tor KillsInWater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

KillsInWater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
KillsInWater lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nurse's sensitive parts.
KillsInWater misses with a looping right.
KillsInWater misses with a straight left.
Nurse looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nurse lands a head shot.
KillsInWater misses with a right hand
and Nurse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
KillsInWater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurse.
Nurse lands with a nice combination. KillsInWater backs away looking to recover.
Nurse cracks a nice hook into KillsInWater's ribs.
KillsInWater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurse misses the target.
KillsInWater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from KillsInWater does it's job there.
We've been told by KillsInWater's head coaches at Fetus MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nurse might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from KillsInWater finds it's way through Nurse's defenses.
A big left from KillsInWater misses.
KillsInWater misses with a wild body shot.
Nurse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nurse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from KillsInWater.

That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from KillsInWater misses the target.
Nurse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from KillsInWater.
Darnell Nurse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Nurse.
KillsInWater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurse can do to turn this around?
KillsInWater slips under a jab from Nurse.
KillsInWater throws an off balance right hand
and Nurse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nurse throws a jab when KillsInWater was well out of range.
KillsInWater throwing a counter right hand but Nurse manages to avoid it.
Nurse moves out of range of the strikes.
KillsInWater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurse throws out the jab.
KillsInWater fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nurse misses with a right hand
and KillsInWater counters with a stiff right hand.
KillsInWater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurse misses with a straight right.
Darnell Nurse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for KillsInWater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
KillsInWater connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nurse momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
KillsInWater scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse blocks a leg kick.
KillsInWater throws a looping overhand right but Nurse ducks down to avoid it.
KillsInWater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurse.
KillsInWater misses with a body shot.
KillsInWater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
KillsInWater loads up on a big right hand but Nurse slips the punch.
KillsInWater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract KillsInWater.
KillsInWater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nurse lands with a right hand.
Nurse throws a jab but it's blocked by KillsInWater.
A swing and a miss from Nurse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KillsInWater fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nurse lands with a nice body punch.
KillsInWater jabs Nurse right on the nose. Nurse blinks but takes it well.
Nurse loads up on a big right hand but KillsInWater slips the punch.
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 Tor KillsInWater will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

KillsInWater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurse.
A little feinted left hand from KillsInWater on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darnell Nurse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KillsInWater looks to throw the jab but Nurse is out of range.
Nurse misses with a straight right.
Nurse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nurse misses with an uppercut. KillsInWater saw that one coming.
KillsInWater missing with a left hand there. Nurse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from KillsInWater. Nurse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
KillsInWater blocks a jab.
Nurse scores with a three punch combo!
Nurse walks into a left hand.
KillsInWater scores with a jab.
Nurse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
KillsInWater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
KillsInWater digs a good body shot into Nurse's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by KillsInWater.
A punch lands to the side of Nurse 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Nurse is rocked!
Nice body punch from Nurse.
Nurse is still on wobbly legs! Can KillsInWater finish him?
Nurse misses with a combination
and KillsInWater counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Nurse badly! KillsInWater follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Nurse out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as KillsInWater finished him against the ropes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tor KillsInWater!