PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Leman Russ (ranked 22152 p4p, 22933 weight class) and Connor McDavid (ranked 614 p4p, 620 weight class). Russ comes to the ring accompanied by Vilka Fenris. Connor McDavid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Russ
vs
McDavid

225 cm
34
250
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
225
4 - 0 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Altitude Clothing

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leman Russ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russ fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDavid on the side of the head.
McDavid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russ.
Russ slips a straight right by McDavid.
McDavid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russ wants to clinch.
McDavid lands a jab to the head.
McDavid misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Russ misses the target.
Russ misses with a straight left.
McDavid throws a big shot that misses.
McDavid takes one to the chin there.
McDavid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDavid! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and McDavid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McDavid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by McDavid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDavid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDavid.
McDavid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russ is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDavid is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
McDavid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDavid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDavid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russ backwards.
McDavid lands a nice uppercut.
Russ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDavid avoids it.
McDavid told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A nice left hand lands by McDavid.
McDavid misses with some punches.
Good body shot from McDavid.
McDavid pushes Russ back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDavid lands an uppercut.
McDavid pushes Russ back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from McDavid.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russ is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McDavid managing to block the knees to the body from Russ.
McDavid lands with a left to the head.

Russ is rocked!
Russ misses with a knee to the head.
Oh Russ is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russ blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDavid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russ blocking some punches.
Russ seems to have got his legs back now.
McDavid scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russ throws a punch but it's blocked by McDavid.
Russ missing with knees to the body.
McDavid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDavid lands with a right to the head.
Russ has a couple of punches blocked by McDavid.
McDavid cracks Russ with a nice body shot.
McDavid slows down the pace here.
McDavid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russ using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDavid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McDavid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Russ lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Russ is breathing heavily.
McDavid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Russ backwards.
McDavid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from McDavid.
Russ scores with a knee to the head.
McDavid managing to block the knees to the body from Russ.
McDavid lands with a left to the head.
Russ tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor McDavid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Russ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDavid lands a lovely overhand right.
Russ paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Russ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDavid now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Russ ducks under a wild hook from McDavid.
McDavid ducks under a wild hook from Russ.
Russ blocks a jab.
Russ lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheers as Russ lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDavid doesn't seem phased though.
McDavid missing with a left hand there. Russ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Russ tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McDavid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Russ as he checks the leg kick.
McDavid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDavid misses with a right hand
and Russ counters with a three punch combo that has McDavid backing up. McDavid nods at Russ to acknowledge the strikes.
McDavid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Russ really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McDavid throws the left hand but Russ avoids the punch easily.
Russ is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDavid connects with a nice looking jab.
Russ tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDavid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDavid throws out a counter right but Russ avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid misses with a looping left.
McDavid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDavid misses with a wild body shot.
McDavid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDavid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russ throwing a counter right hand but McDavid manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from McDavid finds it's target.
Russ tries to clinch up but McDavid circles away and keeps his distance.
McDavid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McDavid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leman Russ is winning the standup battle so far.
Russ misses with a hook. McDavid ducked under it nicely.
McDavid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McDavid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Russ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDavid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from McDavid misses.
A little feinted left hand from Russ on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leman Russ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russ will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russ looks to throw the jab but McDavid is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDavid misses with a hook. Russ ducked under it nicely.
Russ ducks under a wild hook from McDavid.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Russ misses with a straight right.
McDavid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russ throws out the jab.
McDavid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Russ on the side of the head.
Russ throws a lazy uppercut
and McDavid counters with a good low kick that Russ was not able to check.
McDavid misses with a straight right.
Russ tries to clinch
and McDavid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDavid staying out of range there.
McDavid misses with a looping right.
McDavid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McDavid lands with a cross.
Russ fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDavid on the side of the head.
Russ misses with an uppercut. McDavid saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russ throws out the jab.
McDavid connects with a leg kick.
McDavid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russ moves away.
McDavid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDavid throws a jab when Russ was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor McDavid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Russ throws an overhand right that lands on McDavid's shoulder, as McDavid tries to avoid the shot.
Leman Russ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Russ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDavid walks into a straight right hand from Russ.
Nice shot by Russ.
Russ looks to land a left hand but McDavid moved out of range nicely.
McDavid punishes Russ's body with a nice straight punch.
McDavid works the jab nicely.
Russ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McDavid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDavid lands with an uppercut that bounces Russ off the ropes and back into range.
Russ is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McDavid misses with a body kick.
Russ tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russ looks to land a left hand but McDavid moved out of range nicely.
McDavid misses the shot to the body.
A big right from McDavid misses.
Russ lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDavid circles away quickly and effectively.
Russ throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDavid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russ scores with a jab. McDavid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Russ looks to throw the jab but McDavid is out of range.
Well,Russ is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Russ throws a right hand that misses
and McDavid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russ loads up on a big right hand but McDavid slips the punch.
McDavid throws out a counter right but Russ avoids it with no problem.
Russ looks to land a combination but McDavid avoids it well.
McDavid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by McDavid.
McDavid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Russ on the side of the head.
McDavid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Russ momentarily.
Russ drops his guard momentarily, allowing McDavid to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Russ! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! McDavid takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Connor McDavid!
Our winner, Connor McDavid, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Leman Russ had this to say: 'I Notice my failure and Will correct it in the future.'.