PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 1661 p4p, 173 weight class) and Dominick Bruise (ranked 2210 p4p, 223 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Pablos
vs
Bruise

175 cm
43
158 lbs
36 - 48 - 0

173 cm
29
142 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 48 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Bruise!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablos throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Bruise to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pablos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pablos moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Bruise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pablos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruise lands with a good body shot.
Pablos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pablos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruise. That did some damage!
Bruise looks to land a left hand but Pablos moved out of range nicely.
Pablos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pablos throws a right hand that misses
and Pablos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pablos misses the shot to the body.
Bruise uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruise blocks a low kick nicely.
Bruise flicks out a counter leg kick but Pablos steps away.
Bruise scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos throws a head kick that misses.
Bruise scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pablos in his tracks.
Pablos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruise rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pablos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Pablos.
Bruise throws an overhand right that lands on Pablos's shoulder, as Pablos tries to avoid the shot.
Pablos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bruise just manages to avoid it.
Dominick Bruise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pablos gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Bruise counter with a right hand.
Pablos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruise counters with a nice uppercut.

Pablos is rocked!
Bruise misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Pablos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pablos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruise manages to avoid it.
Pablos seems to have got his legs back now.
Pablos misses with a double jab.
Pablos misses the shot to the body.
Bruise looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pablos is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruise only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruise scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pablos in his tracks.
Bruise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pablos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruise.
Despite the aggression on Bruise's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bruise throws a good cross that connects.
Pablos throws a series of punches but Bruise moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Pablos
and Bruise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pablos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pablos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pablos is looking to wear down Bruise with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pablos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruise catches Pablos napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Pablos crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Bruise raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dominick Bruise!
The defeated Pablo Pablos had this to say: 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.