PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dam Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Dominate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominate has chosen WINDS OF PLAGUE - Drop The Match as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Son
vs
Dominate

196 cm
16
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

207 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dam Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Dominate!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son misses with a wild body shot.
Dominate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Son just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dominate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Son comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Son lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Devin Dominate has been cut.
Dominate misses the shot to the body.
Dominate looks to throw the jab but Son is out of range.
Dominate misses with a left hand
letting Son counter with a right hand.
Dominate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Son lands with a hook. Dominate tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Son takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Dam Son has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominate tries to bum rush Son with a series of wild strikes but Son uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Son there.

Son moves into the clinch.

Son breaks from the clinch.
Dominate misses with a right hand
and Son connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Son lands with a straight right. Dominate didn't see that one coming.
Dominate looks to land a right hand but Son moved out of range.
Son loads up on a big right hand but Dominate slips the punch.
A jab from Son finds it's way through Dominate's defenses.
Dominate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Son fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dominate checks it well.
Son pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dominate is out of range and Son settles back down.
The fighters circling - Son throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Son misses with a body shot.
Dominate misses with a hook.
Son throws a shot to the body.

Son rushes Dominate and presses him up against the ropes.
Son goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Son tries to throw a body punch but Dominate avoids it by throwing Son back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Son tries to stall but Dominate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Son breaks from the clinch.
Dominate pivots, looking for a leg kick but Son is out of range and Dominate settles back down.
Dominate throws an overhand right that lands on Son's shoulder, as Son tries to avoid the shot.
Son appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Dominate darts in and clinches Son up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominate lands a right hand.
Son misses with a short punch on the inside.

Son escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Son lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Son - just one landing.
Son swings for the body but Dominate moves out of range.
Dominate lands with a good body shot.
Son is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dominate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Son was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dominate misses with an uppercut. Son saw that one coming.
Dominate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Son.
Son throws a right hand that Dominate ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominate also avoids with ease.
Son finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominate catches Son with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Son takes a swing at Dominate's ribcage but misses.
Dominate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dominate needs to keep his hands up - Son had a free shot at his head there.
Son ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominate moves away.
Son defending well as Dominate loads up on a big left hand.
Dominate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dominate misses with a double jab.
Dominate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dominate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dominate throws the left hand but Son avoids the punch easily.
Son swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Dominate. Those never looked like landing.
Son lands with a nice body punch.
Son just misses with a punch to the body.
Son scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Son lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Son fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Son lands a jab to Dominate's midsection.
Dominate looks winded!
Son just misses with a punch to the body.
Son connects with a right hand. Dominate shakes it off.
Dominate tries to clinch but Son moves out of range.
Dominate misses with a few strikes there.
Son is looking to wear down Dominate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Son ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominate moves away.
Son lands a slapping body shot.
Son scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Son digs a good body shot into Dominate's ribs.
Son throws a body shot but no joy.
Dominate slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Dominate misses
and Son counters with a nice leg kick.

Son gets a clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Son lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Son lands a nice shot to the body.
Son lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Son lands a shoulder strike.

Son breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Son scores with a hook to the body. Dominate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Son.
Dominate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Son lands with a nice body punch.
Son scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dominate doesn't seem bothered though.

Son closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Son looking to slow down the pace here.
Son is trying to stall.

Son breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Son misses with a wild body shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Son swings for the body but Dominate moves out of range.
Son connects with a solid leg kick.
Son jabs at Dominate's body.
Dominate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Son.
Dominate throws a jab when Son was well out of range.
A jab from Son finds it's way through Dominate's defenses.
Son misses with a body shot.
Son misses with a body shot.
Son connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dominate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Son lands a right hook to the body.
Son tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominate was well out of range. Poor timing from Son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Son. Dominate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Son throws a body punch but Dominate moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Son lands a nice shot to the body.
Son ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Son fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dominate on the side of the head.
Son throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Son.
Son wants to slow Dominate down by chopping away at his legs.
Son lands a right hook to the body.
Son is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dominate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Dominate backs away, Son returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Son jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Son moves into the clinch successfully.
Son misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Son misses with some punches.
Son is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Son - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Son.
Dominate misses with a hook from the clinch.

Son breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dominate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Son ducks under a wild hook from Dominate.
Dominate throws a hook but Son blocks it.
Son misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Dominate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Dominate - just one landing.

Son has Dominate up against the ropes in a clinch.

Son manages to break the clinch.
Dominate might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Son misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominate.
Son lands a head shot.
Son missing with a left hand there. Dominate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Son keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dominate looks to land a right hand but Son moved out of range.
Son went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Son scores with a sloppy right hand. Dominate should have avoided that one.
Son fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominate manages to avoid it.

Son clinches up against the ropes.
Dominate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominate scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Dominate.
Son tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Son is trying to stall.
Dominate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dominate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Son.

Son pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Son lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dam Son dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Son thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Dominate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Son shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dominate eats them both and turns towards Son to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dominate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Son connects with a quick right hand that sends Dominate tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dam Son!
A very excited looking Dam Son made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.