PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 22291 p4p, 21336 weight class) and Darnell Nurse (ranked 207 p4p, 213 weight class). Darnell Nurse will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bandichoo
vs
Nurse

178 cm
40
240
33 - 39 - 0

202 cm
33
270
16 - 15 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 33 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Nurse is out of range.
Nurse looks to land a left hand but Bandichoo moved out of range nicely.
Nurse looks to throw the jab but Bandichoo is out of range.
Nurse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nurse misses with a body shot
and Bandichoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Darnell Nurse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandichoo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bandichoo moves forwards but Nurse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nurse blocks a low kick nicely.
Nurse misses with a left hand
and Bandichoo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bandichoo throws a right hand that misses
and Nurse counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurse scores with a jab.
Nurse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nurse jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse lands the left hand.
Nurse lands a nice shot to the body.
Bandichoo avoids the body shot from Nurse.
Nurse misses with a straight left.
Bandichoo throws a big shot that misses.
Nurse with a hook.
Nurse moves out of range of the body kick.
A left and a right from Nurse both land. Nice combination.
Nurse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Nurse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandichoo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurse throws a series of punches but Bandichoo avoids them all with ease.
Nurse 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.
Nurse lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Nurse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nurse.
Bandichoo takes one on the button.
Bandichoo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nurse thuds his right hand into Bandichoo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nurse is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nurse ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nurse jabs Bandichoo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nurse scores with a decent looking hook.
Bandichoo slips a jab from Nurse.
A counter left hand to the body from Bandichoo misses its target.
Bandichoo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nurse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurse scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandichoo. Nurse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurse thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Bandichoo misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Nurse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut.
That's time! Bandichoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nurse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bandichoo throws a front kick that sends Nurse stumbling back into the ropes.
Nurse scores with a body shot.
Nurse slips a jab from Bandichoo.
Darnell Nurse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bandichoo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nurse checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Nurse as he connects with a hook.
Bandichoo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Nurse.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurse! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandichoo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nurse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurse cracks a nice hook into Bandichoo's ribs.
Nurse has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurse scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nurse, as that shot connected.
Bandichoo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nurse has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bandichoo misses with a leg kick.
Bandichoo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bandichoo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nurse's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bandichoo slips under a jab.
Bandichoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nurse lands with an uppercut that bounces Bandichoo off the ropes and back into range.
Nurse blocks the body kick.
Bandichoo slips under a jab from Nurse.
Bandichoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Jab from Nurse.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Nurse knocks Bandichoo out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darnell Nurse!