PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lucio Margallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Sash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sash has chosen Bis Das Blut Gefriert as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Margallo
vs
Sash

190 cm
32
243 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

205 cm
24
213 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucio Margallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Sash!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margallo misses with a wild body shot.
Margallo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sash keeps the fight on the outside.
Margallo slips under a jab.
Sash throws a series of punches but Margallo avoids them all with ease.
Sash bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Margallo's head.
Some wild striking there from Sash.
Margallo takes one on the button.
Sash misses with a double jab
and Margallo counters with a nice body shot.
Margallo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sash circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sash scores with a body shot.
Sash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sash lands with a hook. Margallo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sash missing with a left hand there. Margallo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Margallo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sash scores with a shot to the body.
Margallo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margallo. Sash does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Margallo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sash is trying to push Margallo away but Margallo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Sash fails to land.

Sash breaks from the clinch.
Sash throws a jab but it's blocked by Margallo.
Sash throws out a powerful jab.
Sash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Margallo slips a jab and a cross from Sash.
Sash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Margallo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sash.
Margallo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sash listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Margallo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Margallo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sash is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Margallo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sash circles away.
Sash has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Margallo defending well as Sash loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Margallo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Don Sash has been cut.
Sash misses with a head kick.
Sash scores with a one two! Margallo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Sash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sash misses with a right hand
and Margallo counters with a straight right hand.
Margallo tries to clinch but Sash moves out of range.
Sash has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
No joy there for Margallo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Margallo tries to clinch there but Sash circles away.
Margallo tries to clinch up.
Sash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Margallo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sash looks winded!
Sloppy strikes from Sash. Those never looked like landing.
Margallo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sash.
Margallo tries to clinch up.
Sash cracks Margallo with an open hand slap.
Margallo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sash misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Margallo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sash.
A right-left combo lands from Sash.
Margallo tries to clinch there but Sash circles away.
Margallo tries to clinch but Sash moves out of range.
Margallo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sash swings widly with a right hand
and Margallo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sash throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Margallo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sash throws the left hand but Margallo avoids the punch easily.
Sash is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Margallo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sash throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Margallo to counter with a crisp jab.
Sash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Margallo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Margallo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sash.
Margallo is looking to wear down Sash with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sash looks to land a combination but Margallo avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margallo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sash.
Sash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Margallo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sash avoids the body shot from Margallo.

Margallo staggers Sash with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Sash looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Sash misses with a right hand

and Margallo counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Sash on his ass! Sash wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Sash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sash misses with a looping left.
Margallo throws a right and a left that Sash avoids nicely.
Sash lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Margallo backs up against the ropes.
Sash misses the jab.
Don Sash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sash throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sash looks to land a right hand but Margallo moved out of range.
Sash swinging wildly here.
Sash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Margallo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucio Margallo takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Don Sash was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Don Sash's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sash tries to keep at a distance but Margallo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Margallo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sash scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sash misses with some punches.
Sash is trying to push Margallo away but Margallo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sash prevents a body shot from Margallo.
Margallo blocks an uppercut.
Sash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sash misses with the head strike.
Margallo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margallo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Margallo lands a shoulder strike.
Margallo lands with a right to the head.
Margallo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sash swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sash breaks the clinch.
Margallo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sash is just out of range.
Margallo walks into a stiff left hand from Sash.
Sash's corner calls for a 1-2. Sash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sash shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Margallo eats them both and turns towards Sash to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lucio Margallo is winning the standup battle so far.
Sash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sash keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Sash.
Sash moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Margallo moves into the clinch successfully.
Sash lands with a right to the head.
Margallo is trying to stall.
Sash softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Margallo has Sash pressed against the ropes, preventing Sash from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margallo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Margallo just leaning against Sash, taking a breather.
Margallo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sash's efforts to push away.
Margallo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sash is breathing heavily.
Margallo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sash backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Margallo.
Margallo misses with a body punch.
Margallo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Margallo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Margallo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Margallo.
Margallo tries to work over Sash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sash takes a shot to the head.
Margallo trying to stall but Sash improves his position.
Margallo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Margallo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margallo can't find room to land a body shot as Sash controls the action.
Margallo lands an uppercut.
Margallo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margallo digs a right hand underneath Sash's ribcage. Sash let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Margallo cracks Sash with a nice body shot.
Margallo lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Margallo.
Sash tries to circle away but Margallo has him pinned against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Margallo.
Margallo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Margallo lands an uppercut.
Margallo digs a right hand into Sash's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sash's gas tank.
Margallo presses Sash against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lucio Margallo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Margallo pushes Sash back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margallo stalling in the clinch.
Margallo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Margallo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margallo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sash is keeping busy.
Margallo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Sash is rocked!
Sash misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Margallo.
Sash is still on wobbly legs! Can Margallo finish him?
Margallo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sash seems to have recovered his senses.
Margallo tries to work over Sash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Margallo works on Sash's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Margallo - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Margallo.
A body shot lands from Margallo.
Margallo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margallo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sash blocks a body shot from Margallo.
Still in the clinch, Margallo scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucio Margallo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Sash'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Margallo thows a body shot but no joy.
Margallo is looking to clinch but Sash is avoiding it.
Sash looks to land a combination but Margallo avoids it well.
Sash misses with the combination.
Sash misses with a right hand

and Margallo counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Sash to the mat! Margallo runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Sash is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Margallo pushes Sash up against the ropes in a clinch.
Margallo has Sash pressed against the ropes, preventing Sash from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Margallo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Margallo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Margallo presses Sash against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sash tries to circle away but Margallo has him pinned against the ropes.
Sash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Margallo lands with a short shot to the head.
Sash tries to break the clinch but Margallo is controlling the position.
Sash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Margallo tries to work over Sash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sash on the inside.
Margallo lands an uppercut.
Margallo prevents Sash from breaking the clinch.
Sash tries to break the clinch but Margallo is controlling the position.
Margallo lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Margallo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sash takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Margallo.
Margallo breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Sash with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Sash looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Sash get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lucio Margallo!
A very excited looking Lucio Margallo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.