PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 5462 p4p, 3690 weight class) and Kai Rossiter (ranked 550 p4p, 446 weight class). Taurus comes to the ring accompanied by Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Taurus
vs
Rossiter

183 cm
34
180
27 - 25 - 3

176 cm
41
174
28 - 21 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Determined

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 27 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossiter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rossiter throws a looping overhand right but Taurus ducks down to avoid it.
Taurus feints and then cracks Rossiter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rossiter down.
Rossiter throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taurus lands with a nice combination. Rossiter backs away looking to recover.
Rossiter misses with a right hand
and Rossiter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossiter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taurus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taurus slips under a jab.
Taurus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rossiter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taurus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossiter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot by Taurus.
Rossiter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab lands there for Taurus.
Taurus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taurus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossiter misses with a shot to the body
and Taurus counters with a stiff right hand.
Taurus blocks the body kick.
Rossiter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Taurus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai Rossiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossiter takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Taurus thuds his right hand into Rossiter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut there from Taurus.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Taurus throws a quick counter head kick but Rossiter was just out of range.
Rossiter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rossiter misses with an uppercut. Taurus saw that one coming.
Taurus swings for the body but Rossiter moves out of range.
Rossiter is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rossiter.
Rossiter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taurus.
Taurus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossiter ducks right into an uppercut from Taurus.
Rossiter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter moves forwards but Taurus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rossiter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taurus.
Taurus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rossiter takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Rossiter throws a lazy body kick
and Taurus counters with a good low kick that Rossiter was not able to check.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rossiter.
Rossiter misses with a left hand
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rossiter takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Taurus.
Rossiter misses with a body shot.
Rossiter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taurus avoids the body shot from Rossiter.
Rossiter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rossiter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rossiter.
Taurus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taurus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A head kick from Rossiter lands but Taurus takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rossiter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rossiter slips a jab and a cross from Taurus.
Taurus's corner calls for a 1-2. Taurus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rossiter takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Rossiter swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossiter can do to turn this around?
Rossiter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rossiter throws the kick towards the body but Taurus avoids it.
Taurus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossiter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rossiter misses with a body shot.
Taurus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossiter.
Taurus is looking to slow Rossiter down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossiter misses with a shot to the body
and Taurus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taurus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rossiter. Rossiter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rossiter misses with a kick to the body
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossiter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taurus counters with a nice body shot.
Rossiter misses with a shot to the body
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
Taurus lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus sizes up Rossiter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taurus scoring well with a low kick there.
Rossiter misses with a body punch
and Taurus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rossiter's knee momentarily.
Taurus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taurus lands a nice looking body kick.
Taurus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rossiter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rossiter scores with a hook to the body. Taurus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taurus works the jab nicely.
Rossiter misses the jab.
Taurus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taurus throws a good cross that connects.
Jab from Taurus.
Taurus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rossiter ducks right into an uppercut from Taurus.
Rossiter throws a lazy body kick
and Taurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taurus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rossiter has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rossiter scores with a shot to the body.
Taurus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossiter under the eye.
Taurus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Rossiter misses
and Taurus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossiter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy body kick from Rossiter
and Taurus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rossiter swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Taurus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rossiter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taurus to score with a decent uppercut.
Rossiter misses with an uppercut.
Rossiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taurus connects with the punch.
Rossiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossiter throws a head kick that misses
and Taurus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Taurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Rossiter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taurus throws a big counter combination but Rossiter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rossiter misses with a lunging right hand
and Taurus counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Taurus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rossiter misses with the body kick
and Rossiter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossiter is just out of range.
A head kick by Rossiter misses
and Taurus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Taurus.
Rossiter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rossiter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rossiter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Taurus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rossiter at a distance.
Taurus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rossiter throws the kick towards the body but Taurus avoids it.
Rossiter misses with a right hand
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
Rossiter tries to land a body kick
and Rossiter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossiter wants to clinch but Taurus slips to the side
and Taurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taurus scores with the left hand. Rossiter knows he should have avoided that one.
Taurus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rossiter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taurus to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab lands there for Rossiter.
A slow jab from Rossiter misses its intended target.
Kai Rossiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossiter.
Rossiter misses with a hook to the body
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossiter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rossiter misses with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taurus lands with a cross.
Rossiter throws a body kick that misses
and Taurus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Rossiter misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Rossiter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rossiter thuds a left hand into Taurus's body.
Taurus slips a straight right by Rossiter.
Rossiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Taurus.
It looked like Taurus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taurus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Rossiter misses
and Taurus counters with an inside leg kick.
Rossiter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossiter looks to throw a body kick
and Taurus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rossiter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taurus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rossiter takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taurus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taurus scores with a sloppy right hand. Rossiter should have avoided that one.
Rossiter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A lazy body kick from Rossiter
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossiter throws a right hand that misses
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
Taurus thumps Rossiter with a low kick.
Rossiter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rossiter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Rossiter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rossiter. That's going to slow Taurus down.
Taurus cracks Rossiter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Taurus blocks a head kick by Rossiter.
Rossiter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taurus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rossiter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taurus rather than just go for the knockout.
Rossiter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossiter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rossiter throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus cracks Rossiter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Taurus catches Rossiter right on the button with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taurus 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Taurus!
Wesley Taurus was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.