PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sher Shah Suri (ranked 10579 p4p, 235 weight class) and Dwayne Boskins (ranked 2890 p4p, 117 weight class). Suri's entrance music is Bohemia - Kali Denali . A fine choice. Sher Shah Suri has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Shah Suri
vs
Boskins

225 cm
41
279 lbs
45 - 17 - 0

200 cm
33
300 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Boskins!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boskins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suri throws out the jab.
Boskins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boskins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suri seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boskins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suri. Suri obviously looking to wear him down.
Suri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boskins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Boskins clinches up against the ropes.
Boskins lands with a light punch inside.
Suri misses with a punch on the inside.
Boskins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suri tries a body shot but Boskins blocks it.
Boskins tries to land a knee to the head but Suri blocks with his arms.
Suri scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Boskins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suri moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Suri really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suri works the jab nicely.
Suri avoids the body shot from Boskins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boskins throws a shot from downtown. Suri moves away and avoids it.
Suri throws a shot from downtown. Boskins moves away and avoids it.
Suri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sher Shah Suri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Boskins misses.
Boskins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suri takes a swing at Boskins's ribcage but misses.
Suri misses with a hook
and Boskins counters with a left and a right that stings Suri.
Suri slips a straight right by Boskins.
As Boskins looks to move away, Suri throws a big counter combo but Boskins just gets out of the way.
Boskins throws a body kick that misses
and Suri counters with a leg kick.
Suri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suri lands a right hook to the body.
Sher Shah Suri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boskins slips under a jab from Suri.
Suri throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Boskins.
Some wild striking there from Boskins.
Suri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suri throws a leg kick but Boskins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boskins just misses with a punch to the body.
Suri misses with a body shot.
Boskins stalks Suri and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suri's face. Suri staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Sher Shah Suri has been cut.
Boskins throws a right and a left that Suri avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Suri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Suri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Suri throws the left hand but Boskins avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suri punishes Boskins's body with a nice straight punch.
Suri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boskins.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sher Shah Suri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boskins punishes Suri's body with a nice straight punch.
Suri looks to land a body kick but Boskins moved away.
Boskins tries a low kick but Suri avoids it.
Dwayne Boskins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suri misses with an uppercut.
Suri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boskins.
Boskins throws a looping overhand right but Suri ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Suri.
Boskins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suri.
Boskins throws a jab when Suri was well out of range.
Boskins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boskins.
Boskins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boskins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Suri.
Boskins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Boskins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boskins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boskins. Suri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Suri 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.
Suri backing away here, and Boskins unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boskins checks a low kick from Suri.
Suri defending well as Boskins loads up on a big left hand.
Suri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boskins looks to score with a jab to the body but Suri is just out of range.
Suri throws a body kick that misses.
Boskins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suri.
An inside leg kick from Suri misses.
Suri slips under a jab.
Suri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sher Shah Suri is winning the standup battle so far.
Boskins throws a combination that misses
and Suri counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri misses with a looping left.
Boskins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Suri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boskins tries to move into range but Suri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boskins moves in looking to clinch but Suri pushes him off.
Suri misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boskins! But no joy.
Boskins misses with a double jab.
Boskins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boskins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Suri throws a body punch but Boskins moves out of range.
Suri misses with a looping left.
Suri is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Suri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boskins tries to clinch but Suri is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Suri misses its target.
Boskins scores with a decent looking hook.
Boskins checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sher Shah Suri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boskins connects with a crisp jab.
Suri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Suri.
Suri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Boskins moves into the clinch.
Suri digs a right hand underneath Boskins's ribcage. Boskins let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Suri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boskins lands a right hook to the body.
Suri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boskins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boskins walks into a stiff left hand from Suri.
Suri connects with a leg kick. Boskins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Boskins pushes Suri up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boskins lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boskins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suri is defending well for now.
Boskins misses with a hook from the clinch.

Suri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boskins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suri moves out of range of the strikes.
Boskins is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boskins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suri half committed to a counter leg kick.

Boskins clinches with his opponent.
Suri tries to circle away but Boskins has him pinned against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boskins.
Suri is trying to push Boskins away but Boskins has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Boskins lands an uppercut.
Suri is trying to force a seperation but Boskins has the dominant position.
Boskins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boskins blocks a body shot from Suri.
Boskins misses with an elbow over the top.
Suri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boskins throws a head punch that misses.
Suri lands an uppercut.
Suri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suri blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Suri manages to break the clinch.
Boskins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suri drops his hands momentarily and Boskins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Suri throws a leg kick but Boskins checks it.
A nice side step and Boskins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boskins lands with a good body shot.
Boskins moves out of range of the strikes.
Suri connects with a body shot.
Suri misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Sher Shah Suri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Suri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Boskins.
Suri tries a low kick but Boskins avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boskins! But no joy.
Suri throws a low kick, looking for Boskins's leg but Boskins calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Boskins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suri. That's going to slow Boskins down.
The fighters circling - Suri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Boskins has Suri up against the ropes in a clinch.
Suri takes an elbow to the temple.

Boskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boskins scores with a sloppy right hand. Suri should have avoided that one.
Boskins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suri throws a chopping leg kick but Boskins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suri. Boskins does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boskins clinches with his opponent.
Boskins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boskins has a couple of punches blocked by Suri.
Suri throws a punch but it's blocked by Boskins.
Suri misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Boskins fails to land.
A short right from Suri.
Suri misses with a punch on the inside.
Boskins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Suri fails to land.
Boskins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suri avoids it.
Suri wants to break free but Boskins has control.
Boskins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Boskins as the two fighters clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Boskins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suri misses the shot to the body.
Boskins slips under a jab from Suri.
Suri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boskins wants to counter the offense by Suri and move into the clinch position.

Suri gets tackled into the ropes by Boskins. Boskins maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Boskins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suri avoids a kick to the body.
Boskins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suri backs up against the ropes.
Suri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boskins.
Suri is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Boskins has closed the distance and engaged Suri in a clinch.
Boskins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suri misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Boskins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boskins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Boskins dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri'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. This is the final round!

Boskins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dwayne Boskins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see that Boskins has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Boskins wants to clinch.
Suri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Suri connects with an inside leg kick.
Suri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suri scores with a jab. Boskins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boskins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suri was well out of range. Poor timing from Boskins.
The crowd cheers as Suri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boskins doesn't seem phased though.
Boskins throws a body punch but Suri moves out of range.
Suri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Suri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Boskins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boskins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suri just misses with a punch to the body.
Suri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boskins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boskins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Suri - the referee stops the clock and Boskins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Suri. Boskins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Suri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suri lands a jab to the head.
Suri scoring well with a low kick there.
Suri keeps the fight on the outside.
Suri lands the left hand.
Boskins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Suri paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri scores with a decent looking hook.
Suri is looking to score with low kicks.
Boskins throws out a counter right but Suri avoids it with no problem.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suri connects with a jab.
Suri scores with a jab.
Boskins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boskins tries to clinch but Suri moves out of range.
Suri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boskins.
Boskins throws a shot to the body.
Suri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Boskins takes a swing at Suri's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Boskins blocks the leg kick.
Boskins raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Decent striking displayed by Suri there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sher Shah Suri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sher Shah Suri!
Sher Shah Suri seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.