PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 2325 p4p, 23686 weight class) and Righteous Crusader (ranked 306 p4p, 594 weight class). Ciro Terranova could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Righteous Crusader 's chin.

Terranova
vs
Crusader

181 cm
41
208
38 - 21 - 0

182 cm
28
200
8 - 12 - 1

World class boxer
KO power

Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terranova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crusader 's knee momentarily.
Terranova scores with a sloppy right hand. Crusader should have avoided that one.
Terranova scoring well with a low kick there.
Crusader takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
Terranova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terranova jabs Crusader right on the nose. Crusader blinks but takes it well.
Crusader misses with a right hand
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader misses the body punch
enabling Terranova to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Terranova tenderised Crusader 's leg. Crusader is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Terranova circles away.
Crusader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crusader tries to clinch but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.
Crusader throws a series of punches but Terranova avoids them all with ease.
Terranova half committed to a counter leg kick.
Terranova feints and then cracks Crusader 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crusader down.
Terranova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terranova feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Terranova as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Crusader misses
and Terranova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Terranova throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Terranova counters with a nice uppercut.
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
Terranova feints and then cracks Crusader 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crusader down.
Crusader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick from Terranova, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Terranova counters with a straight right hand.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terranova bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crusader 's head backwards.
Crusader tries to clinch but Terranova moves away
enabling Terranova to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terranova.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Terranova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Terranova lands.
Terranova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crusader .
Crusader moves to clinch but Terranova breaks away
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crusader 's knee momentarily.
Terranova is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good leg kick by Terranova.
Terranova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Terranova lands a head shot.
Terranova connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Terranova tenderised Crusader 's leg. Crusader is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terranova swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Terranova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crusader 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crusader throws a combination. Terranova tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crusader misses the body punch
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick.
Crusader on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
Crusader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Crusader misses with a combination
and Terranova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terranova showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crusader .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terranova.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ciro Terranova dominated that round.
That's time! Terranova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Terranova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crusader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terranova.
Terranova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Terranova darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Terranova scoring well with a low kick there.
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Terranova circles away.
Jab, jab by Terranova - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
Terranova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terranova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crusader 's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Terranova avoids it well.
Terranova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crusader can do to turn this around?
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Crusader 's front leg but catches the back leg as Crusader tries to avoid it.
Crusader chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terranova can pounce on him.
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Terranova counters with a good low kick that Crusader was not able to check.
Ciro Terranova is winning the standup battle so far.
Crusader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crusader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terranova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Terranova throws a nice outside leg kick.
Terranova connects with a leg kick.
Terranova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crusader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Terranova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crusader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crusader misses with a double jab.
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Crusader 's front leg but catches the back leg as Crusader tries to avoid it.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Crusader down.
A low kick lands for Terranova.
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Terranova counters with a leg kick.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terranova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Terranova is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova connects with a solid leg kick.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terranova swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Terranova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Terranova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crusader is breathing heavily.
Crusader throws a right hand that misses
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick.
Crusader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Terranova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crusader misses with an uppercut
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by Terranova.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Terranova counters with an outside leg kick.
Terranova jabs Crusader right on the nose. Crusader blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusader takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusader misses with a combination
and Terranova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Terranova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crusader walks into a jab.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crusader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crusader throws a right hand that misses
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crusader 's knee momentarily.
Terranova lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Terranova thumps Crusader with a low kick.
Terranova with a nice cross.
Terranova throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ciro Terranova dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Crusader 's front leg but catches the back leg as Crusader tries to avoid it.
Crusader wants to clinch
and Terranova counters with a good low kick that Crusader was not able to check.
Terranova scores with a nice strike.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Terranova is avoiding it.
Terranova tried to counter with a leg kick but Crusader avoided it.
Terranova with a nice calf kick.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Terranova makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crusader . That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Crusader 's front leg but catches the back leg as Crusader tries to avoid it.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crusader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terranova.
Crusader misses with a jab to the body
and Terranova counters with a low kick, right behind Crusader 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crusader 's sensitive parts.
A low kick lands for Terranova.
Crusader has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terranova circles away quickly and effectively.
Terranova lands the left hand.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Terranova counters with a stiff right hand.
Terranova connects with a solid leg kick.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Terranova keeps it at a distance.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crusader . That did some damage!
Crusader chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terranova can pounce on him.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Terranova counters with a low kick, right behind Crusader 's knee.
Crusader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crusader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terranova is looking to slow Crusader down with leg kicks.
Crusader on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Crusader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terranova.
Crusader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terranova scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crusader wants to clinch but Terranova slips to the side
and Terranova counters with a good low kick that Crusader was not able to check.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Terranova counters with a low kick, right behind Crusader 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Terranova pushes him off.
Crusader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Terranova counters with a slapping leg kick.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crusader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Terranova tests Crusader 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crusader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
Terranova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crusader 's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Crusader down.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Terranova counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terranova.
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!
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.
Terranova lands with a hook. Crusader tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Terranova lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick lands for Terranova.
Terranova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crusader on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Terranova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Terranova circles away from the clinch attempt
and Terranova counters with an inside leg kick.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terranova connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ciro Terranova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Terranova 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Terranova!