PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramsay Darrow (ranked 1849 p4p, 240 weight class) and Kaine Krause (ranked 22706 p4p, 744 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Darrow
vs
Krause

178 cm
33
173 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
180 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsay Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Krause scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow presses Krause against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Krause thumps Darrow with a low kick.
Krause staying out of range there.
Ramsay Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krause. Darrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krause throws a lazy right hand but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krause.
Krause takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darrow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krause lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Darrow missing with a left hand there. Krause was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krause checks a low kick from Darrow.
Krause throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Darrow.
Darrow scores with a nice right hand.
Krause throws a body punch but Darrow moves out of range.
Krause misses with a looping left.

Darrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow cracks Krause with a nice body shot.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Darrow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Darrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krause.
Krause misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darrow slips a straight right by Krause.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krause.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Darrow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Krause throws a leg kick but Darrow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darrow misses with a looping right.
Krause takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krause scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krause stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krause looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.
Darrow throws a low kick but Krause avoids it.
Darrow is looking to slow Krause down with leg kicks.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow thumps Krause with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darrow connects with a looping right hand.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Krause lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsay Darrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krause cracks the inside of Darrow's front leg.
Krause misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krause.
Darrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krause slips under a jab.
Darrow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krause counters with a right hand to the body.
Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krause sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Krause.
Darrow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Krause walks into a left hand.
Darrow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darrow, as that shot connected.
Krause throws a nice looking combination but Darrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow throws a hook but Krause avoids it easily.
Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darrow walks into a left hand.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.
Krause throws a leg kick which misses Darrow's front leg but catches the back leg as Darrow tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krause misses with a looping left.
Kaine Krause seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krause fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well.
Darrow lands a glancing blow to the side of Krause's head.
Darrow throws a lazy right hand but Krause sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krause displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darrow throws out the jab.
Krause lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Krause finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darrow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darrow.

Darrow gets a clinch.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krause is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Krause lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Darrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krause was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krause. That did some damage!
Krause gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darrow.
Krause avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Krause fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darrow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Krause's ribs.
Darrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Krause chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Darrow is looking to land body kicks.
Darrow throws a hook but Krause blocks it.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krause can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krause doesn't seem bothered though.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krause lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Darrow lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsay Darrow dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Krause misses the shot to the body.
Kaine Krause has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Krause misses.
Krause misses with an uppercut.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
Darrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Krause off the ropes and back into range.
Krause uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darrow.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
Darrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krause.
Darrow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krause finds it's way round the side to connect with Darrow's head.

Darrow is rocked!
Darrow's corner calls for a 1-2. Darrow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krause misses with an uppercut
and Darrow counters with a leg kick.
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krause lands with a hook. Darrow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krause moves out of range of the leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
Darrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Krause checks a leg kick.
Krause connects with a solid leg kick.
Krause throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well.
Krause tries to work over Darrow's front leg with a kick but Darrow checks it.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Darrow throws the left hand but Krause avoids the punch easily.
Krause misses with a double jab.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krause on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Darrow misses its intended target.
Krause's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darrow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krause works Darrow's body with a nice hook.
Darrow checks the leg kick.
Ramsay Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow wants to clinch.
Krause fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
Krause throws a body punch but Darrow moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Darrow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krause is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on Krause's shoulder, as Krause tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Krause 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krause is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Krause down.
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Krause's belly button to the back.
Krause is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Krause takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Krause swings for the body but Darrow moves out of range.
Krause throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krause circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Krause misses with a two punch combination.
Darrow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krause under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaine Krause.
Well Darrow 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramsay Darrow!