PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Denzel (ranked 6924 p4p, 490 weight class) and Craig Lafferty (ranked 4388 p4p, 379 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Denzel
vs
Lafferty

200 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

205 cm
24
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Denzel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Lafferty !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lafferty misses.
Lafferty looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lafferty throws a right and a left that Denzel avoids nicely.
Denzel looks to throw the jab but Lafferty is out of range.

Denzel has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Denzel throws an elbow but misses.
Lafferty avoiding damage as Denzel throws knees to the body.
Denzel struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafferty controls his hands.
Lafferty throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lafferty trying to land knees to the body.
Denzel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lafferty avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denzel lands an elbow that stopped Lafferty in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Craig Lafferty has been cut.
Denzel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lafferty missing with knees to the body.
Denzel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Denzel landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Craig Lafferty 's cut even more.
Denzel misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denzel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denzel lands a shoulder strike.
Denzel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Denzel trying to land knees to the body.
Denzel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Denzel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lafferty managing to block the knees to the body from Denzel.

Denzel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lafferty throws a combination that misses
and Denzel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Craig Lafferty 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Denzel has Lafferty up against the ropes in a clinch.
Denzel struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafferty controls his hands.
Denzel tries a knee to the head but Lafferty blocks it.
Denzel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lafferty 's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denzel trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denzel lands a knee to the body.
Denzel lands a knee to the body.
Denzel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lafferty blocks it with crossed arms.
Denzel misses with a knee to the head.
Denzel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Denzel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Denzel on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Denzel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Denzel.
Denzel looking to throw knees to the head but Lafferty is blocking nicely.
Denzel lands a knee to the head.
Denzel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Denzel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Denzel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Denzel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Denzel working Lafferty over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denzel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Denzel landing knees to the body.
Denzel working Lafferty over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Denzel.
Lafferty takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lafferty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denzel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Denzel.
Denzel lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Denzel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Denzel is stalling here.
Denzel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafferty takes an elbow to the forehead.

Craig Lafferty 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denzel trying to land knees to the body.
Lafferty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Denzel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Denzel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Denzel - that landed with a thud.

Denzel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Lafferty .
Denzel connects with a leg kick. Lafferty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Denzel clinches up with Lafferty and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafferty misses with a punch to the body.
Denzel scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Denzel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Lafferty 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Denzel rushes Lafferty and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Denzel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lafferty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denzel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mark Denzel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Denzel.
Denzel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lafferty backwards.
Lafferty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Denzel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lafferty can do to turn this around?
Denzel scores with a nice hook to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Lafferty 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Denzel!