PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Doss (ranked 25165 p4p, 196 weight class) and Taz Bandichoo (ranked 25172 p4p, 150 weight class). Dick Doss had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Doss
vs
Bandichoo

212 cm
32
287 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

178 cm
29
240 lbs
18 - 23 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Doss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Doss moves out of range easily.
Doss is looking to counter punch.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Doss is out of range.
Bandichoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doss.
Doss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doss has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Doss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bandichoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doss moves out of range of the body kick.
Doss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doss blocks the body kick.
Doss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doss lands with a hook. Bandichoo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doss misses the jab.
Bandichoo throws a poor cross that misses
and Doss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doss staying out of range there.
Bandichoo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandichoo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandichoo throws the kick towards the body but Doss avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Doss on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandichoo misses the target.
Bandichoo avoids the body shot from Doss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss defending well as Bandichoo loads up on a big left hand.
Bandichoo misses with a kick to the body.
Bandichoo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bandichoo loads up on a big right hand but Doss slips the punch.
Doss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doss.
Bandichoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doss takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bandichoo connects with an inside leg kick.
Doss blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doss.
Bandichoo misses with a kick to the body.
Doss misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Bandichoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Doss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bandichoo is looking to slow Doss down with leg kicks.
Doss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bandichoo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doss misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doss clobbers Bandichoo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doss scores with a nice head shot.
Doss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Doss.
Bandichoo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Doss clobbers Bandichoo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doss catches Bandichoo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doss looks to land a right hand but Bandichoo moved out of range.
Doss scores with a jab.

Bandichoo is rocked!
Bandichoo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doss throws a hook but Bandichoo blocks it.
Bandichoo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bandichoo blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doss.
Doss misses with a wild body shot.
Doss jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doss is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bandichoo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doss's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Doss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Bandichoo scores with a nice head shot.
Bandichoo tried to score with a low kick but Doss checks it.
Bandichoo swings for the body but Doss moves out of range.
Doss misses with a body kick.
Bandichoo blocks a head kick by Doss.
Bandichoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doss.
Doss lands a jab.
Doss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doss moves out of range of the body kick from Bandichoo.
Doss listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doss takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dick Doss is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doss has time to react.
Doss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bandichoo's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo is looking to slow Doss down with leg kicks.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut
and Doss counters with a solid body kick.
Doss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bandichoo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Doss. That snapped Bandichoo's head back.
Doss blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
It looked like Doss wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bandichoo connects with an inside leg kick.
Doss misses with a body shot.
Bandichoo misses with a low kick.
Bandichoo misses with a hook. Doss ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Doss misses the target.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a hook.
Doss punishes Bandichoo's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Doss throws the left hand but Bandichoo avoids the punch easily.
Bandichoo throws a front kick that sends Doss stumbling back into the ropes.
An inside leg kick from Bandichoo misses.
Bandichoo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doss throws a shot from downtown. Bandichoo moves away and avoids it.
Bandichoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doss manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doss steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bandichoo. That one must have hurt.
Doss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bandichoo checks it well.
Bandichoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bandichoo scores with a nice body kick.
Doss throws a head kick that misses.
Bandichoo pushes Doss away with a front kick.
Doss walks into a left hand.
Doss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bandichoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doss manages to avoid it.
Doss delivers a nice body kick.
Bandichoo is breathing heavily.
Bandichoo tries to bum rush Doss with a series of wild strikes but Doss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doss is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandichoo moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Doss moves out of range.
Bandichoo feints and then cracks Doss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doss down.
Doss cracks Bandichoo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bandichoo throws a wild body kick that Doss sees coming a mile off.
Doss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Bandichoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Doss throws a jab when Bandichoo was well out of range.
Bandichoo slips a jab from Doss.
Bandichoo throws a lazy head kick
and Doss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Doss.
Doss lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Doss.

Doss scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Bandichoo to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Doss away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Bandichoo got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Bandichoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Doss finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Doss engages and cracks Bandichoo with a massive lead left hook - Bandichoo tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Doss is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Doss!
Dick Doss decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.