PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Duannis Frank (ranked 5167 p4p, 6389 weight class) and Marion Black (ranked 589 p4p, 641 weight class). Duannis Frank could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marion Black's chin.

Frank
vs
Black

192 cm
17
214
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
214
1 - 3 - 0

Great elbows
Self confident

Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duannis Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marion Black!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frank has Black up against the ropes in a clinch.
Frank blocks an uppercut.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Frank pushes Black up against the ropes in a clinch.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Frank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Black 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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frank.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Black throws an elbow but misses.
Frank makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frank's elbow.
Frank tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the ropes.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with some punches.
Black tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frank under the eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frank's sensitive parts.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frank is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Frank forces Black back against the ropes and clinches.
Frank blocks an uppercut.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the ropes.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank misses with a body shot.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Black stuns Frank with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black with a jab.
Frank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Black lands with a kick to the ribs.

Frank clinches up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Frank.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frank throws a head punch that misses.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Frank avoids the damage to the body.
Black tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Frank controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marion Black will probably get the nod.
That's time! Frank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Black tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Frank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marion Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black wants to clinch.
Frank walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Frank drives through and clinches with Black against the ropes.
Duannis Frank has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black connects with the punch.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black scores with a head kick.
Black throws a head kick but Frank moves out of range.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
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!

Frank gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Frank.
Black misses with the head strike.
Frank blocking some punches.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marion Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black tries to clinch but Frank moves out of range.

Frank clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the ropes.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black lands an elbow inside that Frank shrugs off.

It looks like Duannis Frank has been cut.
Frank working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Frank breaks from the clinch.

Frank pushes Black up against the ropes in a clinch.
Black working aggressively here.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Frank cracks Black with a nice body shot.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frank is keeping busy.

Frank breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Black drives through and clinches with Frank against the ropes.
Frank scores with a nice hook to the head.

Black is rocked!

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Frank finish him?
Black glances at the clock... BAM! Frank nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Black crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Black is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duannis Frank!
Duannis Frank thanked the fans post fight for their support.