PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruslan Danilov (ranked 2525 p4p, 2653 weight class) and Lue Randle (ranked 130 p4p, 143 weight class). Ruslan Danilov had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Danilov
vs
Randle

185 cm
42
180
29 - 32 - 0

181 cm
31
193
14 - 11 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lue Randle!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Randle misses with a body shot.
Randle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danilov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danilov tries to clinch up.
Randle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Randle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Randle.
Randle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danilov.
Randle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danilov throws a head kick but Randle moves out of range.
Randle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randle has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Danilov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Danilov does no damage.
Danilov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danilov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Randle throws a series of punches but Danilov moves out of range.
Randle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randle throws an overhand right that lands on Danilov's shoulder, as Danilov tries to avoid the shot.
Danilov throws a right hand that misses
and Randle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Danilov tries to clinch but Randle is having none of it.
Randle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Danilov's head.
Randle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danilov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Randle misses with a looping left.
Danilov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Danilov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danilov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Danilov throws a low kick but Randle moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Danilov.
Randle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Danilov.
Randle takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danilov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Randle thinks about the counter body kick.
Danilov lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danilov was well out of range. Poor timing from Randle.
Danilov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Randle misses with a looping right.
Danilov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Randle throws a sloppy head kick and Danilov moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Danilov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danilov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Randle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Randle misses with a leg kick.
Danilov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Randle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Danilov tries to clinch but Randle is having none of it.
Randle lands with a slapping head kick.
Danilov moves out of range of the leg kick from Randle.
Randle throws a sloppy head kick and Danilov moves out of range easily.
Danilov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danilov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Randle checks a low kick from Danilov.
Randle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randle manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lue Randle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Danilov finds it's way through Randle's defenses.
Danilov throws a hook but Randle avoids it easily.
Danilov misses with a few strikes there.
Randle takes one on the button.
Danilov avoids the body shot from Randle.
Danilov misses with a head kick.
Randle pushes Danilov away with a front kick.
Danilov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Randle.
Danilov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Randle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danilov throws a head kick that Randle semi-blocks.
Randle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Danilov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danilov misses with a body kick.
Randle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Danilov looks to score with a jab to the body but Randle is just out of range.
Randle throws a fast counter high kick but Danilov manages to duck under it in time.
Danilov throws a series of punches but Randle moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randle misses with a body kick.
Danilov misses with a double jab.
Randle lands with a slapping head kick.
Danilov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruslan Danilov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danilov throws a leg kick that misses.
Danilov misses with a body shot.
Danilov misses with the combination.
Danilov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danilov tries to clinch up but Randle circles away and keeps his distance.
Danilov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Randle counters with a nice uppercut.
Randle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danilov.
Danilov is looking for a counter combo.
A left and a right from Danilov both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danilov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Randle throws a series of punches but Danilov avoids them all with ease.
Danilov dodges the punch combination from Randle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danilov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danilov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Danilov misses.

Danilov has managed to clinch.
Randle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danilov working aggressively here.
Randle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danilov leaning against his opponent.

Randle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Ruslan Danilov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Danilov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Randle circles away quickly and effectively.
Randle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Randle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Randle throws a head kick that misses.
Danilov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danilov throws a right hand that misses
and Randle counters with a one-two to the body.
Danilov fails with an attempt to clinch.

Danilov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Danilov throws a punch but it's blocked by Randle.
Danilov trying to control the position but instead, Randle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danilov into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danilov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danilov has Randle pushed against the ropes.
Danilov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Randle up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov gets through Randle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danilov misses with a body punch.
Danilov has Randle pressed against the ropes, preventing Randle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danilov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danilov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danilov misses with the head strike.
Randle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Randle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danilov misses with the head strike.
Randle wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov tries a body shot but Randle blocks it.
Danilov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danilov looking to slow down the pace here.
Danilov tries to land a knee to the head but Randle blocks with his arms.
Danilov lands with a light punch inside.

Danilov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randle avoids the head kick by Danilov.
Randle misses with a low kick.
Randle misses with a body kick.
Danilov throws a big counter combination but Randle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Danilov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Danilov takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Danilov clearly takes that round.
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. This is the final round!

Randle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danilov moves out of range as Randle throws a body kick.
Randle misses with a body kick.
Randle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Danilov moves in looking to clinch but Randle pushes him off.

Danilov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Randle is trying to break the clinch but Danilov is controlling him.
Danilov has Randle pushed against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Danilov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danilov looking to stall.
Randle is trying to push Danilov away but Danilov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Danilov taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov misses with a body punch.
Randle is trying to break free.
Danilov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Lue Randle has been cut.

Danilov breaks from the clinch.
Danilov tries to clinch but Randle moves out of range.
Randle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Danilov rushes Randle and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Randle has had enough of the clinch but Danilov keeps him there for the moment.
Danilov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Randle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Danilov rushes Randle and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Danilov scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Danilov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov misses with a knee strike.
Danilov is trying to stall.
Danilov has Randle pressed against the ropes, preventing Randle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danilov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Danilov lands a left hand.
Lue Randle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danilov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Danilov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danilov tries to work over Randle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danilov effectively controlling the action here.
Ruslan Danilov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Danilov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Danilov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danilov 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Ruslan Danilov!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Ruslan Danilov!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Ruslan Danilov!

Ruslan Danilov wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Ruslan Danilov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.