PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Darnell Nurse (ranked 23056 p4p, 24295 weight class) and Jory Rosewarne (ranked 593 p4p, 598 weight class). Rosewarne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. White Room - Demons & Wizards kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jory Rosewarne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nurse
vs
Rosewarne

202 cm
24
270
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
224
7 - 2 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jory Rosewarne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rosewarne misses its intended target.
Rosewarne throws a shot from downtown. Nurse moves away and avoids it.
Rosewarne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurse moves away.
Rosewarne misses with a body shot.
Rosewarne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurse.
Rosewarne with a hook.

It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
Jory Rosewarne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosewarne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rosewarne scores with the left hand. Nurse knows he should have avoided that one.
Rosewarne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rosewarne misses with a combination
and Nurse counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurse slips a jab from Rosewarne.
Rosewarne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nurse counters with a series of strikes. Rosewarne will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Nurse throws out a powerful jab.
Rosewarne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosewarne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosewarne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rosewarne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rosewarne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rosewarne scores with a hook to the body. Nurse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse cracks Rosewarne with an open hand slap.
Nurse slips under a jab.
Nurse slips a jab and a cross from Rosewarne.
Nurse lands with a hook. Rosewarne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nurse staying out of range there.
Rosewarne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rosewarne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Nurse. That snapped Rosewarne's head back.
Nurse scores with a shot to the body.
Rosewarne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosewarne misses with a straight right.
It looked like Nurse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nurse seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nurse misses with a wild body shot.
Nurse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosewarne connects with a looping right hand.
Nurse looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosewarne is just out of range.
Nurse takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nurse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nurse jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rosewarne walks into a straight right hand from Nurse.
Nurse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Nurse catches Rosewarne right on the button with a cross.
Nurse misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Rosewarne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rosewarne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nurse with a hook.
Rosewarne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nurse counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurse walks into a left hand.
Nurse is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nurse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rosewarne on the side of the head.
Nurse misses with a straight left.
Nurse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rosewarne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosewarne scores with a hook.
Nurse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurse misses with a wild body shot.
Rosewarne throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurse slips a jab from Rosewarne.
Rosewarne moves away from the strike by Nurse.
Rosewarne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rosewarne slips a straight right by Nurse.
Nurse is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosewarne moves away.
Nurse swings for the body but Rosewarne moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Nurse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nurse clobbers Rosewarne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick from Rosewarne lands but Nurse takes it in his stride.
Rosewarne throws a hook but Nurse avoids it easily.
Nurse slips under a jab.
Nurse jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nurse is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nurse scores with a jab. Rosewarne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rosewarne misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Nurse misses its target.
Nurse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rosewarne looks to land a combination but Nurse avoids it well.
Jory Rosewarne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nurse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rosewarne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rosewarne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nurse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurse scores with a body shot.
Rosewarne slips under a jab.
Rosewarne looks to land a right hand but Nurse moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nurse.
Nurse lands a jab.
Rosewarne needs to keep his hands up - Nurse had a free shot at his head there.

Rosewarne is rocked!
A jab from Rosewarne misses.
Rosewarne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rosewarne is still on wobbly legs! Can Nurse finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse cracks Rosewarne with an open hand slap.
Rosewarne throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nurse to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosewarne.
Rosewarne throws a jab when Nurse was well out of range.
Nurse slips under a jab from Rosewarne.
Nurse tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rosewarne seems to have recovered his senses.
Nurse takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rosewarne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nurse lands a nice shot to the body.
Rosewarne misses the jab.
Rosewarne misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Rosewarne.
Nurse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darnell Nurse is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurse lands a body shot.
Rosewarne is breathing heavily.
Rosewarne throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosewarne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nurse throws a series of punches but Rosewarne avoids them all with ease.
Rosewarne throws a big shot that misses.
Rosewarne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nurse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rosewarne scrambles back to his feet.
Nurse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosewarne can do to turn this around?
Rosewarne missing with a left hand there. Nurse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse slips under a jab.
Nurse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rosewarne throws a looping overhand right but Nurse ducks down to avoid it.
Nurse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rosewarne was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurse.
Rosewarne throws a lazy uppercut
and Nurse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rosewarne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rosewarne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nurse throws a hook but Rosewarne blocks it.
Rosewarne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rosewarne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nurse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rosewarne looks to land a body kick but Nurse moved away.
Nurse jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rosewarne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurse scores with a hook.
Rosewarne scores with a nice right hand.

Darnell Nurse's cut is getting worse.
Nurse throws a jab when Rosewarne was well out of range.
Nurse scores with a punch to the head.
Rosewarne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Nurse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nurse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rosewarne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rosewarne swinging wildly here.
Nurse scores with the left hand. Rosewarne knows he should have avoided that one.
Rosewarne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nurse. That did some damage!
Jab by Nurse.
Nurse scores with a hook to the body. Rosewarne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nurse connects with a body shot.
Nurse lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Rosewarne ducks into a a hook from Nurse and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosewarne throws a head kick but Nurse moves out of range.
Nurse is looking to counter punch.
Rosewarne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nurse is looking to counter punch.
Nurse misses with a few strikes there.
Nurse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rosewarne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rosewarne takes one to the chin there.
Nurse with a nice cross.

Nurse scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Rosewarne beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Nurse with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse clobbers Rosewarne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nurse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurse lands with a straight right. Rosewarne didn't see that one coming.
Rosewarne glances at the clock... BAM! Nurse nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Rosewarne crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Rosewarne is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darnell Nurse!