PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chicken Destroyer (ranked 3513 p4p, 353 weight class) and Draco Nightfury (ranked 5413 p4p, 441 weight class). Chicken Destroyer had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Destroyer
vs
Nightfury

170 cm
27
167 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chicken Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Draco Nightfury!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Nightfury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nightfury connects with a body shot that sends Destroyer's belly button to the back.
Nightfury avoids the head kick by Destroyer.
Destroyer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nightfury. Nightfury obviously looking to wear him down.
Nightfury misses with a left hand
and Destroyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nightfury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nightfury throws a poor cross that misses
and Destroyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nightfury misses with a kick to the body.
Nightfury throws a leg kick but Destroyer checks it.
Nightfury throws a leg kick
and Destroyer counters with a one-two to the body.
Nightfury connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Destroyer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nightfury misses with the body kick
and Destroyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Destroyer avoids the head kick by Nightfury.
Nightfury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Destroyer's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightfury throws an overhand right that lands on Destroyer's shoulder, as Destroyer tries to avoid the shot.
Destroyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nightfury was well out of range. Poor timing from Destroyer.
Nightfury lands a high kick!
Nightfury throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Destroyer moves into the clinch.
Nightfury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nightfury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nightfury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nightfury is trying to stall.
Nightfury is working Destroyer over against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Destroyer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nightfury swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury wants to stall.
Destroyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nightfury is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Destroyer lands with a light punch inside.

Destroyer manages to break the clinch.
Nightfury misses with an uppercut
and Destroyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nightfury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nightfury ducks under a wild hook from Destroyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chicken Destroyer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nightfury swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nightfury tries a head kick but it misses.
Nightfury has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nightfury.
Nightfury keeps Destroyer at a distance using the push kick.
Nightfury throws a sloppy head kick
and Destroyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nightfury throws a wild body kick that Destroyer sees coming a mile off.
Destroyer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nightfury throws a jab when Destroyer was well out of range.
Nightfury misses with a straight right.
Nightfury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Destroyer counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Destroyer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nightfury throws a big shot that misses.
Nightfury scores with a shot to the body.
Nightfury scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer takes a swing at Nightfury's ribcage but misses.
Destroyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nightfury tries to clinch but Destroyer is having none of it.
Nightfury throws a hook but Destroyer avoids it easily.
Draco Nightfury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer staying out of range there.
Destroyer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nightfury throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nightfury tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Destroyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Nightfury misses with a leg kick.
Nightfury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nightfury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Destroyer missing with a left hand there. Nightfury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Destroyer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nightfury tries to clinch there but Destroyer circles away.
Destroyer avoids the body shot from Nightfury.
Some bone on bone action there as Destroyer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nightfury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nightfury tried to score with a low kick but Destroyer checks it.
Nightfury misses with a right hand
and Destroyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Nightfury lands with a straight right. Destroyer didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nightfury misses with a hook. Destroyer ducked under it nicely.
Destroyer throwing a counter right hand but Nightfury manages to avoid it.
Nightfury misses with an uppercut
and Destroyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nightfury thinking.
Nightfury misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy body kick from Nightfury
and Destroyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Draco Nightfury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Destroyer misses with a straight right.
Nightfury tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Destroyer is able to avoid easily.
Nightfury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nightfury lands with a straight right. Destroyer didn't see that one coming.
Nightfury looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nightfury throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Destroyer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nightfury tries to stall but Destroyer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Destroyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nightfury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer checks a leg kick.
Destroyer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nightfury lands with a slapping head kick.
Draco Nightfury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nightfury throws a lazy right hand but Destroyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Destroyer throwing a counter right hand but Nightfury manages to avoid it.
Nightfury shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Destroyer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightfury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nightfury throws a leg kick

and Destroyer counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Nightfury to the mat! Destroyer runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Nightfury is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!

Nightfury is rocked!
Nightfury swings widly with a right hand
and Destroyer counters with a right hand to the body.
Nightfury lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick by Nightfury misses

and Destroyer moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Destroyer.
Nightfury tries to work over Destroyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nightfury tries to break the clinch but Destroyer is controlling the position.
Destroyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Destroyer prevents a body shot from Nightfury.
Nightfury wants to break the clinch but can't.
Destroyer blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Destroyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nightfury swings widly with a right hand

and Destroyer moves into the clinch.
Nightfury struggles to land a body shot inside as Destroyer controls his hands.
Destroyer stalling.
Destroyer lands a left hand.
Destroyer effectively controlling the action here.
A short body shot lands from Nightfury as the two fighters clinch.
Destroyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Destroyer pushes Nightfury back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nightfury tries to throw a body punch but Destroyer avoids it by throwing Nightfury back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Draco Nightfury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nightfury has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chicken Destroyer!
An out of breath Chicken Destroyer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.