PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Samart Bukaew (ranked 3076 p4p, 3772 weight class) and Dante Black (ranked 340 p4p, 411 weight class). Black has chosen Mack the Knife as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bukaew
vs
Black

186 cm
25
186
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
39
187
12 - 11 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samart Bukaew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Black!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black defending well as Bukaew loads up on a big left hand.
Black has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Black tries to bum rush Bukaew with a series of wild strikes but Bukaew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bukaew lands the left hand.

It looks like Dante Black has been cut.
Bukaew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bukaew lands with a good body shot.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bukaew. Bukaew circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Bukaew pushes him off.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bukaew.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Bukaew's head back.
Bukaew throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bukaew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bukaew throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Bukaew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bukaew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Bukaew misses.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Bukaew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bukaew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Samart Bukaew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bukaew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black scores with a nice strike.
Black misses with a shot to the body
letting Bukaew counter with a right hand.
Bukaew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Bukaew is looking to counter punch.
Good shot there by Bukaew.
Bukaew throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bukaew with a body shot.
Bukaew throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Black misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bukaew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bukaew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Bukaew misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Bukaew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black cracks Bukaew with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bukaew misses with an uppercut.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Bukaew's shoulder, as Bukaew tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Black ducks under a wild hook from Bukaew.
Bukaew cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Bukaew throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bukaew tries a head kick but it misses.
Bukaew scores with a decent looking hook.
Bukaew looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bukaew stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Bukaew.
Black slips a straight right by Bukaew.
Bukaew moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black misses with a right hand
letting Bukaew counter with a right hand.
Bukaew just misses with a punch to the body.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bukaew.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samart Bukaew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Black'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.

Bukaew lands with a straight right. Black didn't see that one coming.
Bukaew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Bukaew lands a lovely overhand right.
Black lands a slapping body shot.
Bukaew just misses with a punch to the body.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Bukaew slips the punch.
Bukaew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bukaew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Bukaew throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Bukaew.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bukaew. Bukaew obviously looking to wear him down.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bukaew.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black avoids the head kick by Bukaew.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bukaew checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Bukaew.
Black misses with a head kick.
Samart Bukaew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bukaew ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black connects with an inside leg kick.
Bukaew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bukaew throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bukaew ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Bukaew lands with a right hand.
Black lands a right hook to the body.
Black throws a hook but Bukaew blocks it.
Black thuds his right hand into Bukaew's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Black dips to his left and cracks Bukaew with an uppercut!
Bukaew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukaew lands a glancing blow to the side of Black's head.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Bukaew counters with a nice leg kick.
Bukaew lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black with a nice cross.
Black throws a series of punches but Bukaew moves out of range.
Dante Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bukaew with a nice calf kick.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bukaew connects with the punch.
Black throws a body kick that misses.
Bukaew throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukaew is just out of range.
Bukaew tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Black is able to avoid easily.
Black misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Bukaew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bukaew throws a head kick that half lands.
Bukaew scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukaew connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Bukaew.
Bukaew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 Samart Bukaew will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Black's cut.
That's time! Bukaew's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bukaew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bukaew throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Bukaew ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Bukaew looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Bukaew throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bukaew connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bukaew avoids the body shot from Black.
Bukaew drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Samart Bukaew has been cut.
Black throws a chopping leg kick but Bukaew manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bukaew is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bukaew connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Black is predictable there
and Bukaew counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
Bukaew lands a head kick!
A big right from Bukaew misses.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bukaew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Bukaew tried to counter with a leg kick but Black avoided it.
Black scores with a nice strike.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Samart Bukaew is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Bukaew slams his shin into Black's torso.
Black on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bukaew with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bukaew scores with a crisp jab that stopped Black in his tracks.
Bukaew slips under a jab.
Bukaew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Bukaew.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bukaew counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bukaew catches Black with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bukaew. Bukaew obviously looking to wear him down.
Bukaew defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick from Bukaew, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bukaew.
Bukaew on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Bukaew slips under a jab.
It looked like Bukaew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bukaew connects with the punch.
Bukaew connects with a single shot there.
Bukaew lands with an overhand left.
Black motions for Bukaew to come forward. Black throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black tests Bukaew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Bukaew does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukaew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Bukaew lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samart Bukaew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bukaew 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Bukaew!
A relieved looking Samart Bukaew thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.