PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 22499 p4p, 777 weight class) and Shahar Aharon (ranked 7870 p4p, 673 weight class). Marinov comes to the ring accompanied by Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marinov
vs
Aharon

192 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

188 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahar Aharon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aharon.
Aharon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aharon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aharon throws out a counter right but Marinov avoids it with no problem.
Marinov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aharon throws a right hand that misses
and Marinov counters with a thumping low kick.
Marinov jabs Aharon right on the nose. Aharon blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Marinov. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Marinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aharon.
A big right from Aharon misses.
Aharon 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.
Aharon loads up on a big right hand but Marinov slips the punch.

Marinov gets a clinch.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Aharon controls his hands.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Aharon controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marinov prevents Aharon from breaking the clinch.
Marinov scores with a hook to the body.
Aharon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov misses with the head strike.

Aharon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shahar Aharon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aharon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Aharon tries to clinch but Marinov moves away
and Marinov counters with a nice leg kick.
Marinov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marinov scores with a leg kick.
Marinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marinov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Aharon forces Marinov back against the ropes and clinches.
Aharon takes a shot to the head.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aharon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marinov has him pressed against the ropes.
Marinov tries to work over Aharon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aharon blocks an uppercut.

Marinov manages to break the clinch.
Aharon looks to land a right hand but Marinov moved out of range.

Aharon tries to keep at a distance but Marinov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aharon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aharon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov lands a left hand.
Marinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Aharon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Marinov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Marinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marinov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aharon tries to clinch but Marinov moves out of range.

Aharon pushes Marinov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Aharon.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
Marinov misses with some punches.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marinov scores with a shot to the side of Aharon's head.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Aharon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Aharon controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aharon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Marinov.
Aharon wants to break free but Marinov has control.
Aharon blocking some punches.
Marinov working aggressively here.
Marinov lands with a left to the head.

Aharon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Marinov.
Marinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aharon tries to clinch up.
Aharon throws an overhand right that lands on Marinov's shoulder, as Marinov tries to avoid the shot.
Aharon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aharon tries to clinch but Marinov is having none of it.
Aharon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aharon tries to clinch up
and Marinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aharon throws out a loose jab but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinov looks to land a combination but Aharon avoids it well.
Aharon throws a right hand that misses
and Marinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marinov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aharon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aharon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marinov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aharon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marinov to score with a decent uppercut.
Aharon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aharon throws a lazy right hand but Marinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aharon.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Aharon.
Marinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Aharon tries to clinch up but Marinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Marinov scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aharon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aharon throws a lazy right hand but Marinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Aharon.
Shahar Aharon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aharon can do to turn this around?
Marinov punishes Aharon's body with a nice straight punch.
Marinov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aharon throws a jab but it's blocked by Marinov.
Aharon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aharon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marinov to score with a decent uppercut.

Marinov moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aharon.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aharon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Aharon.
Marinov pushes Aharon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aharon backwards.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov lands a body punch.
Marinov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Aharon avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Marinov lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marinov.
Marinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Marinov.
Aharon is trying to break free.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aharon is looking to break free of the clinch but Marinov has double underhooks.
Marinov misses with some punches.

Marinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aharon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marinov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aharon scrambles back to his feet.
Aharon 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.
Marinov slips a jab from Aharon.
Marinov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marinov throws a leg kick which misses Aharon's front leg but catches the back leg as Aharon tries to avoid it.
Aharon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marinov.
Marinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Aharon looks to land a right hand but Marinov moved out of range.
Marinov throwing a counter right hand but Aharon manages to avoid it.
Aharon misses with a looping right.
Marinov scores with a hook.

Aharon is rocked!
Aharon throws an overhand right that lands on Marinov's shoulder, as Marinov tries to avoid the shot.
Aharon is still on wobbly legs! Can Marinov finish him?
Aharon walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Aharon is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Emil Marinov!
A very excited looking Emil Marinov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.