PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kron McGregor (ranked 3015 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Ruslan Danilov (ranked 319 p4p, 172 weight class). Ruslan Danilov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kron McGregor's chin.

McGregor
vs
Danilov

179 cm
23
153
4 - 2 - 1

185 cm
42
180
30 - 34 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ajax Cloth
Hawaii Nutrition

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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danilov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGregor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Danilov. Danilov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGregor feints a jab promting Danilov to slip. McGregor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Danilov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Danilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
McGregor avoids the head kick by Danilov.
McGregor 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.
Danilov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGregor tries to clinch but Danilov moves out of range.
Danilov throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
Danilov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

McGregor moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Danilov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Danilov.
Danilov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danilov tries to work over McGregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danilov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Danilov struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danilov trying to control the position but instead, McGregor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danilov into the ropes.
Danilov lands a nice uppercut.
Danilov struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
Danilov misses with some punches.
Danilov slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on McGregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Danilov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danilov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Danilov misses with a knee to the head.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Danilov.
McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danilov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Danilov misses with a knee to the head.
Danilov tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
Danilov misses with some punches.
Danilov with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Danilov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGregor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danilov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McGregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Danilov throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGregor.
McGregor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danilov misses with a few strikes there.
Danilov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Danilov misses.
Danilov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danilov moves in looking to clinch but McGregor pushes him off.
Ruslan Danilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danilov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGregor.
McGregor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGregor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Danilov is out of range.
It seemed like Danilov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Danilov blocks a head kick by McGregor.
McGregor throws a leg kick but Danilov sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGregor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Danilov scrambles back to his feet.

McGregor clinches up against the ropes.
McGregor is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor.
McGregor is trying to push Danilov away but Danilov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Danilov prevents McGregor from breaking the clinch.
Danilov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danilov works on McGregor's body with a couple of short punches.

McGregor breaks the clinch.
Danilov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danilov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Danilov just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick
and Danilov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Danilov closes the distance and pushes McGregor back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Danilov.
A short left from Danilov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Danilov has him pressed against the ropes.
McGregor struggles to land a body shot inside as Danilov controls his hands.

Danilov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danilov works over McGregor's head and body with a nice combination.
Danilov moves out of range as McGregor throws a body kick.
Danilov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGregor momentarily.
McGregor lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Danilov is predictable there
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Danilov keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Danilov. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Danilov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Danilov closes the distance and clinches.
Danilov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danilov trying to land knees to the body.
Danilov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
Danilov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Danilov misses with a body punch.
Ruslan Danilov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Danilov has double underhooks.
Danilov digs a right hand into McGregor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGregor's gas tank.
Danilov connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGregor's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor is trying to push Danilov away but Danilov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Danilov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

McGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danilov misses with a low kick.
Danilov delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor scores with a head kick.

Danilov has closed the distance and engaged McGregor in a clinch.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Danilov.
Danilov swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Danilov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danilov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor is looking to counter the offense by Danilov and move into the clinch.
McGregor is looking to clinch but Danilov is avoiding it.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Danilov keeps it at a distance.
McGregor is looking to clinch but Danilov is avoiding it.
McGregor misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands a head shot.
Danilov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Danilov throws out a leg kick but McGregor moves out of range and Danilov only half commits.
Danilov blocks a head kick by McGregor.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danilov.
McGregor is looking to counter the offense by Danilov and move into the clinch.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Danilov keeps it at a distance.
McGregor drops his hands momentarily and Danilov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Danilov darts in and clinches McGregor up against the ropes.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danilov presses McGregor against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Danilov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Danilov really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danilov tries to throw a body punch but McGregor avoids it by throwing Danilov back against the ropes.
Danilov swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danilov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.
Danilov gets through McGregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danilov is leaning against McGregor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Danilov lands a hook that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Danilov keeps control of McGregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danilov misses with some punches.
McGregor tries to break free but Danilov pushes him back against the ropes.
Danilov struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.

Danilov manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Danilov.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGregor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danilov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGregor.
Danilov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor jabs at Danilov's body.
Danilov tries to clinch but McGregor moves out of range.
Danilov avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Danilov lands a high kick!
Danilov tries to score with a low kick but McGregor moves his leg out of the way.
McGregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ruslan Danilov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danilov throws a chopping leg kick but McGregor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Danilov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danilov throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
McGregor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Danilov just manages to avoid it.
Kron McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McGregor moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Danilov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Danilov blocks the leg kick.
Danilov throws a leg kick
and McGregor counters with a three punch combo that has Danilov backing up. Danilov nods at McGregor to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruslan Danilov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danilov checks a leg kick nicely.
Danilov is looking for the big counter here.
McGregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McGregor lands a jab to the head.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Danilov.
McGregor throws a right hand that Danilov ducks under and follows up with a left that Danilov also avoids with ease.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

McGregor gets tackled into the ropes by Danilov. Danilov maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kron McGregor.
I think Danilov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 37:39
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 37:39
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 37:39

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Danilov!
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.