PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shiro Toushiro (ranked 4364 p4p, 2705 weight class) and Mariusz Dominator (ranked 496 p4p, 330 weight class). Shiro Toushiro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mariusz Dominator's chin.

Toushiro
vs
Dominator

208 cm
25
270
6 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
278
7 - 3 - 0

Great elbows
KO power

Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shiro Toushiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mariusz Dominator!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dominator scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Toushiro 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.

It looks like Shiro Toushiro has been cut.
Dominator takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Toushiro throws a head kick but Dominator moves out of range.
A head kick from Toushiro lands but Dominator takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Toushiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominator avoids the body shot from Toushiro.
Toushiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominator.

Toushiro moves into the clinch.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Dominator in his tracks for a moment.
Toushiro throws an elbow that misses.

Dominator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toushiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Toushiro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dominator back to the ropes. Toushiro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Toushiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dominator wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toushiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominator's defenses.
Toushiro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Toushiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominator's defenses.

It looks like Mariusz Dominator has been cut.

Dominator breaks the clinch.
Toushiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toushiro moves away.
Dominator cracks a nice hook into Toushiro's ribs.
Dominator keeps the fight on the outside.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dominator crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Toushiro - the referee stops the clock and Dominator gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Toushiro. Dominator manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dominator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toushiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominator.
We've been informed that Dominator has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Toushiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dominator avoids the head kick by Toushiro.
Dominator looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toushiro thumps Dominator with a low kick.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominator looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dominator misses with a wild body shot.
Toushiro misses with a kick to the body.
Dominator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toushiro moves away.
Dominator swats away the attempt to clinch by Toushiro.
Dominator throws a right hand that misses
and Toushiro counters with a nice leg kick.
Toushiro throws the kick towards the body but Dominator avoids it.
Dominator throws an off balance right hand
and Toushiro counters with a leg kick.

Toushiro pushes Dominator up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro wants to stall.
Dominator is trying to break the clinch but Toushiro is controlling him.
Dominator is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A frustrated look appears on Dominator's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominator tries to circle away but Toushiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Toushiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike.
Toushiro lands a nice elbow.
Toushiro lands an elbow inside.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Dominator manages to break the clinch.
Toushiro scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toushiro moves in looking to clinch but Dominator pushes him off.
Dominator looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dominator throws a push kick but Toushiro slaps the foot to one side.
Toushiro tries to clinch up but Dominator circles away and keeps his distance.
Dominator misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Mariusz Dominator should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick misses from Toushiro.
Toushiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominator scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toushiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominator looks to land a body kick but Toushiro moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Dominator there.
Toushiro moves in looking to clinch but Dominator pushes him off.

Toushiro gets a clinch.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toushiro.
Toushiro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Toushiro has Dominator pressed against the ropes, preventing Dominator from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dominator tries to break free but Toushiro pushes him back against the ropes.
Dominator blocks the elbow strike.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator avoids a wild elbow strike from Toushiro.
Still in the clinch, Dominator scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toushiro lands an elbow inside that Dominator shrugs off.
Dominator avoids the elbow strike from Toushiro, against the ropes.
Dominator wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator blocks the elbow strike.

Dominator breaks the clinch.
Dominator misses with an uppercut. Toushiro saw that one coming.
Dominator misses with a looping left.
Dominator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toushiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toushiro slips under a jab.
Dominator takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Toushiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominator getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominator avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toushiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominator circles away.
Toushiro is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toushiro.
Dominator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toushiro is looking to clinch but Dominator is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Dominator misses.
A big left from Dominator misses.
Toushiro with the inside leg kick.
Dominator throws a right and a left that Toushiro avoids nicely.
Toushiro misses with a body kick.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dominator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Dominator lands.
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 Shiro Toushiro will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dominator on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Toushiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Toushiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dominator throws out the jab.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominator just misses with a punch to the body.
Toushiro throws a head kick that Dominator semi-blocks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Toushiro. Dominator shrugs it off though.
Dominator avoids the head kick by Toushiro.

Toushiro has Dominator up against the ropes in a clinch.
Toushiro lands an elbow just above Dominator 's eye.
Toushiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dominator can do to turn this around?
Toushiro lands a nice elbow.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dominator working hard to break the clinch.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dominator dodges an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominator lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominator tries to break the clinch but Toushiro is controlling the position.
Dominator takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toushiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toushiro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dominator scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominator is trying to break free.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike.
Dominator is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro throws an elbow that misses.
Dominator avoids a wild elbow strike from Toushiro.
Dominator tries to break the clinch but Toushiro is controlling the position.
Dominator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toushiro.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Toushiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dominator is keeping busy.
Dominator takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toushiro throws an elbow but misses.
Toushiro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toushiro keeps control of Dominator as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dominator takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dominator blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shiro Toushiro clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Toushiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dominator moves out of range as Toushiro throws a body kick.
Toushiro tries to move into range but Dominator moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Dominator misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominator. Toushiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominator scores with a jab to the body.
Toushiro tries to clinch up but Dominator circles away and keeps his distance.
Toushiro tries to clinch there but Dominator circles away.
Dominator is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toushiro.
Dominator circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dominator throws out a counter right but Toushiro avoids it with no problem.
Toushiro ducks under a wild hook from Dominator.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominator. Toushiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominator throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dominator has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toushiro.
Toushiro tries to land a body kick
and Dominator counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominator is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Toushiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominator.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toushiro.
Toushiro tries to clinch but Dominator is having none of it.
Toushiro is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dominator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toushiro.
Mariusz Dominator seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Dominator lands.
Toushiro throws a good cross that connects.
Toushiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toushiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
And Dominator responds with a good body kick, but Toushiro manages to step out the way in time.
Dominator misses with a straight right.
Toushiro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dominator's head.
Toushiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominator.
Dominator throws a poor cross that misses
and Toushiro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Toushiro misses with a head kick.
Dominator misses with a body shot.
It appears Toushiro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Toushiro is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toushiro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Toushiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses.

Toushiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dominator, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dominator avoids the elbow strike from Toushiro, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dominator's efforts to push away.
Dominator wants to get back to striking at distance but Toushiro won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Dominator's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominator lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator avoids a wild elbow strike from Toushiro.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Dominator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominator keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominator throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dominator misses with a right hand
and Toushiro counters with a nice body kick.
Dominator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toushiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Mariusz Dominator will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Toushiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mariusz Dominator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiro Toushiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dominator avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toushiro moves away.
Toushiro tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dominator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toushiro tries to clinch up.
Dominator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toushiro.
Toushiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toushiro throws a leg kick which misses Dominator's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominator tries to avoid it.
Dominator throws a hook but Toushiro blocks it.
Dominator looks to land a right hand but Toushiro moved out of range.
Toushiro is looking to counter with a body kick.
Toushiro thows a body kick. Dominator tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dominator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses.
Toushiro lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from Dominator misses.
Toushiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dominator throws a front kick that sends Toushiro stumbling back into the ropes.
Dominator throws a low kick but Toushiro moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toushiro scores with a head kick. Dominator tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dominator misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toushiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dominator clobbers Toushiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Toushiro tries to clinch but Dominator moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toushiro.
Dominator lands a nice looking body shot.
Dominator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toushiro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dominator just manages to avoid it.
Dominator lands with a good body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dominator takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Toushiro avoids the head kick by Dominator.
Toushiro moves out of range of the body kick from Dominator.
Dominator throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominator throws a right and a left that Toushiro avoids nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominator misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Toushiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dominator's brow.
Toushiro trying to control the position but instead, Dominator has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toushiro into the ropes.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toushiro backwards.
Dominator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominator.
Toushiro lands an elbow just above Dominator 's eye.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mariusz Dominator.
I think Toushiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 47:47
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 47:47
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 46:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!