PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 22876 p4p, 873 weight class) and Geordie Power (ranked 7740 p4p, 706 weight class). Marinov comes to the ring accompanied by Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marinov
vs
Power

192 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

185 cm
22
202 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent 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 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power misses the jab.

Power moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Marinov.
Power lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power blocking some punches.
Marinov digs a right hand underneath Power's ribcage. Power let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Marinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Power.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marinovs head.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Power working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Power misses with the head strike.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Power.
Power throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marinov working aggressively here.
Power lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Power.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
Good body shot from Power.
Marinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Power blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Marinov tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.
Marinov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marinov lands with a light punch inside.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power working aggressively here.
Power lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.

Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Power catches Marinov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marinov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Power's hands.
Marinov defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Power throws a hook but Marinov blocks it.
Marinov misses with a leg kick
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marinov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Power paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov throws a leg kick that misses.
Power looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Marinov slips a straight right by Power.
Marinov wants to clinch
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geordie Power dominated that round.
That's time! Marinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Marinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marinov misses with a looping left.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marinov.
Marinov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Power closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marinov blocks an elbow strike from Power.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Power throws an elbow but it misses.
Marinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Marinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power blocks a jab.
Marinov lands with a right hand.
Marinov misses the shot to the body.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Marinov slips the punch.
Marinov misses with a straight left.
Power checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Marinov jabs at Power's body.
Marinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Marinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Power checks a leg kick.
Marinov misses with a left hand
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Power clobbers Marinov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power jabs Marinov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Power 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.
Marinov throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov thumps Power with a low kick.
Marinov takes one to the chin there.
Power is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marinov with a jab.
Power scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Power scores with a nice right hand.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marinov.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marinov throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Power looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Power 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Geordie Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power blocks a jab.
Power swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marinov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Marinov backs off Power throws a huge counter combo but Marinov manages to avoid it all.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marinov is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Geordie Power will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Marinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Power slips under a jab.
Power throws out a counter right but Marinov avoids it with no problem.
Emil Marinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power clobbers Marinov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Marinov lands with a nice combination. Power backs away looking to recover.
Power looks to land a combination but Marinov avoids it well.
Power lands a slapping body shot.

Marinov clinches with his opponent.
Marinov gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Power has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marinov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Power can turn it around.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.

Power breaks from the clinch.
Marinov takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Marinov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Power to score with a decent uppercut.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marinov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
Power checks a leg kick.
Marinov walks into a straight right hand from Power.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Marinov as he connects with a hook.
Power misses with a hook.
Power ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Power throws a hook but Marinov avoids it easily.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marinov misses with a leg kick
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marinov looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power moves forwards but Marinov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marinov throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marinov misses with a left hand
and Marinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power throws a right and a left that Marinov avoids nicely.
Power walks into a stiff left hand from Marinov.
Geordie Power is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Power looks to land a left hand but Marinov moved out of range nicely.
Marinov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Power connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marinov cracks Power with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marinov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marinov.

Power rushes Marinov and presses him up against the ropes.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
Power throws an elbow that misses.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Geordie Power.
Well Power 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geordie Power!
Our winner, Geordie Power, 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.
The defeated Emil Marinov had this to say: 'strong'.