PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kron McGregor (ranked 3610 p4p, 3205 weight class) and Deepen Cider (ranked 432 p4p, 390 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGregor
vs
Cider

179 cm
24
153
5 - 4 - 2

185 cm
32
212
16 - 14 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deepen Cider!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cider on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGregor. McGregor obviously looking to wear him down.
McGregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Cider.
Cider throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and McGregor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cider ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
Cider tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cider moves away.
McGregor throws a leg kick which misses Cider's front leg but catches the back leg as Cider tries to avoid it.
McGregor throws a body shot but no joy.
Cider avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGregor slips a jab and a cross from Cider.
Cider misses with a low kick as McGregor jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Cider moves out of range easily.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cider.
And McGregor counters with a quick kick to the body but Cider blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cider throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cider moves out of range of the strikes.
As McGregor backs off Cider throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
Cider connects with a high kick.
Cider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cider needs to keep his hands up - McGregor had a free shot at his head there.
McGregor tries to clinch there but Cider circles away.
McGregor throws a right and a left that Cider avoids nicely.
Cider checks the leg kick.
McGregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cider was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cider was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cider.
Deepen Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cider throws a chopping leg kick but McGregor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cider misses with a double jab.
Cider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cider!
Cider misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor misses with an uppercut
and Cider counters with a leg kick.
Cider takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGregor's corner calls for a 1-2. McGregor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Cider moves out of range easily.
McGregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGregor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGregor throws a front kick aimed at Cider's knee but Cider avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kron McGregor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Cider looks to move away, McGregor throws a big counter combo but Cider just gets out of the way.
McGregor tries to clinch but Cider moves out of range.
Cider staying out of range there.
Cider lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGregor is looking to score with low kicks.
Cider throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cider with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGregor to score with a decent uppercut.
Kron McGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
McGregor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cider on the side of the head.
Cider moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGregor keeps Cider at a distance using the push kick.
Cider circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGregor fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cider blocks a jab.
Cider gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider looks to land a combination but McGregor avoids it well.
McGregor checks a low kick from Cider.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cider.
A head kick misses from Cider.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cider.
McGregor lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Cider finds it's way through McGregor's defenses.
McGregor connects with a body shot that sends Cider's belly button to the back.
McGregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGregor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cider misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
Cider throws out a counter right but McGregor avoids it with no problem.
McGregor works Cider's body with a nice hook.
McGregor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cider tries to score with a low kick but McGregor moves his leg out of the way.
Cider throws a right and a left that McGregor avoids nicely.
Cider throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cider throws a front kick that sends McGregor stumbling back into the ropes.
Cider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cider checks a leg kick.
A big right from Cider misses.
Cider throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch combination from Cider misses.
McGregor moves away from the strike by Cider.
McGregor throws a leg kick but Cider checks it.
Cider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGregor lands with a shot to the body.
Cider throws a combination that misses
and McGregor counters with a three punch combo that has Cider backing up. Cider nods at McGregor to acknowledge the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Deepen Cider will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cider throws a lazy uppercut
and McGregor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cider tries to bum rush McGregor with a series of wild strikes but McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Cider looks to move away, McGregor throws a big counter combo but Cider just gets out of the way.
Cider lands a leg kick that knocks McGregor off balance momentarily.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Cider.
McGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cider.
Cider throws a counter combo.
Cider takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cider throws a head kick that half lands.
Cider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGregor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kron McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cider throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGregor throws the left hand but Cider avoids the punch easily.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Cider.
Cider throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cider let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cider throws a right and a left that both miss.

McGregor drives through and clinches with Cider against the ropes.
Cider lands a shoulder strike.

McGregor breaks from the clinch.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Cider pushes him off.
Cider throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGregor throws a right hand that Cider ducks under and follows up with a left that Cider also avoids with ease.
Cider throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
McGregor with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider avoids the head kick by McGregor.
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cider. That's going to slow McGregor down.
McGregor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cider's head.
Cider works over McGregor's head and body with a nice combination.
Cider swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGregor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cider misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like McGregor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McGregor tries to clinch there but Cider circles away.
McGregor misses with a hook. Cider ducked under it nicely.
Cider tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cider throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McGregor duly obliges.
McGregor scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cider tries to bum rush McGregor with a series of wild strikes but McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Deepen Cider just about did enough to take it.
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!

Cider throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cider throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cider misses with a head kick.
McGregor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cider attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McGregor misses with a head kick.
Cider misses with a double jab.
McGregor throws a leg kick
and Cider counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cider misses with a straight right.
McGregor tries to counter by clinching up but Cider breaks away and moves out of range.
Cider looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cider throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Cider pushes him off.
McGregor scores with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGregor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cider - the referee stops the clock and McGregor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cider. McGregor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cider misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor wants to clinch.
A head kick by Cider misses
and McGregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cider swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Cider.
McGregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McGregor throws a right and a left that Cider avoids nicely.
Cider moves out of range of the body kick from McGregor.
Cider looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGregor jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McGregor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGregor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cider checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kron McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Cider.
McGregor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cider throws a leg kick but McGregor checks it.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor misses with a low kick.
Cider is looking for the big counter here.
McGregor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cider throws a head kick but McGregor moves out of range.
As Cider looks to move away, McGregor throws a big counter combo but Cider just gets out of the way.
Cider throws a wild body kick that McGregor sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cider lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGregor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Cider.
McGregor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cider is out of range and McGregor settles back down.
A jab from McGregor does it's job there.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Cider.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Deepen Cider.
Well Cider has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 40:38
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 38:39
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 37:39

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Deepen Cider!
Our winner, Deepen Cider, 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.