PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Darnell Nurse (ranked 21355 p4p, 21878 weight class) and Dru Quick (ranked 197 p4p, 203 weight class). Quick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangster's Paradise- Coolio. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Nurse
vs
Quick

202 cm
33
270
16 - 14 - 0

203 cm
31
267
16 - 10 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Warrior's Way

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurse throws a shot to the body.
Nurse throws an overhand right that lands on Quick's shoulder, as Quick tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Quick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Quick throws a looping overhand right but Nurse ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Nurse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Quick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Nurse checks a leg kick.
Quick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quick looks to land a left hand but Nurse moved out of range nicely.
Quick connects with the punch.

It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
Nurse throws a jab when Quick was well out of range.
Quick walks into a jab.
Quick ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
A big right from Quick misses.
Nice cross by Nurse.
Nurse throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick throws a wild body kick that Nurse sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurse misses the target.
Quick moves away from the strike by Nurse.
Nurse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Quick slips a jab from Nurse.
Nurse scores with a jab.
Nurse works Quick's body with a nice hook.
Nurse with a nice cross.
Nurse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nurse lands the left hand.
Quick misses with a looping right.
Nurse with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quick throws a hook but Nurse blocks it.
Nurse misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick defending well as Nurse loads up on a big left hand.
Quick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurse clobbers Quick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nurse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quick.
Nurse lunges at Quick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quick's hand.
Nurse loads up on a big right hand but Quick slips the punch.
Nurse moves away from the strike by Quick.
Nurse throws a hook but Quick avoids it easily.
Nurse connects with a body shot.
Quick misses with a looping left.
Quick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Quick coming out on top.
It looks like Nurse has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Quick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Nurse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A punch combination from Quick misses.
Quick moves out of range as Nurse strikes.
Quick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nurse looks to land a left hand but Quick moved out of range nicely.
Nurse moves out of range as Quick strikes.
Nurse throws a series of punches but Quick moves out of range.
Quick doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nurse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quick.
Nurse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Quick misses with a hook.
Quick throws a big shot that misses.
Quick throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurse misses with a looping left.
Quick moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Quick misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Nurse misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nurse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Nurse misses.
Quick misses with a hook. Nurse ducked under it nicely.
Quick lands a glancing blow to the side of Nurse's head.

Darnell Nurse's cut is getting worse.
Quick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurse.
Nurse looks to throw the jab but Quick is out of range.
Quick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurse.
Nurse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quick misses with a lunging right hand
and Nurse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quick throws a looping overhand right but Nurse ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quick throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurse misses the target.
Nurse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nurse is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nurse misses with a shot to the body
and Quick counters with a good low kick that Nurse was not able to check.
Nurse misses with a left hand
and Nurse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nurse digs a good hook to Quick's body.
Nurse misses with an uppercut. Quick saw that one coming.
Quick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Quick slips a straight right by Nurse.
Nurse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Nurse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Quick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurse.
Quick flicks out a counter leg kick but Nurse steps away.
Quick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nurse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Nurse.
Nurse throws a lazy uppercut
and Quick counters with a good low kick that Nurse was not able to check.
Quick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nurse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurse connects with a right hand. Quick shakes it off.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Quick throws out a counter right but Nurse avoids it with no problem.
Quick connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Nurse's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Nurse - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dru Quick!
Dru Quick seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.