PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marion Black (ranked 6097 p4p, 6318 weight class) and Paul Rue (ranked 680 p4p, 701 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Rue

195 cm
25
214
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
199
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Basic striking
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marion Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Rue!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Black throws a push kick but Rue slaps the foot to one side.
Rue throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Rue swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rue manages to circle out of the way.
Rue moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Black darts in and clinches Rue up against the ropes.
Rue has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Rue tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Rue blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Rue back against the ropes.
Rue blocks an uppercut.
Rue works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rue's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Black.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Rue fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black blocking some punches.
Rue 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.
Black misses with some punches.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rue tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Rue lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rue avoids the elbow strike from Black, against the ropes.
Black misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Rue back against the ropes.
Black utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Rue avoids it by throwing Black back against the ropes.
Rue tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rue has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Rue blocks a body shot from Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black lands a right hand.
Rue misses with some punches.
Rue tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Rue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rue tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Rue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black tries to stall but Rue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black tries to work over Rue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black lands with a left to the head.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rue can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Rue controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rue misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marion Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Rue takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rue connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.

Rue moves into range and clinches up with Black.
Rue avoids the elbow strike from Black, against the ropes.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black prevents a body shot from Rue.
Rue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rue swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Paul Rue has been cut.
Marion Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rue blocking some punches.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Rue avoids it by throwing Black back against the ropes.
Rue struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue looking to stall.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.
Black misses with the head strike.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Rue back against the ropes.
Black slows down the pace here.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rue throws a head punch that misses.
Black misses with some punches.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Rue back against the ropes.
Rue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rue.
Black lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rue stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black prevents a body shot from Rue.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Black misses with a body punch.
Rue has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rue can do to turn this around?
Rue swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black working aggressively here.
Black working aggressively here.
Rue misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Rue tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rue struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marion Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Rue's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Black misses with a head kick.
Paul Rue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Rue.
Rue fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black checks it well.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
Black scores with a head kick.
Black looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black lands a jab to Rue's midsection.
Rue avoids the head kick by Black.
Black works Rue's body with a nice hook.

Rue clinches with his opponent.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rue misses with a body punch.
Black working aggressively here.
Rue misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rue misses with a body punch.
Black being controlled against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.
Marion Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rue prevents a body shot from Black.
Rue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black blocks a body shot from Rue.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Black misses with some punches.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Rue working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Rue fails to land.
Rue is looking to control Black's arms but Black gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rue has his back to the ropes.
Good body shot from Rue.
Rue tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rue backwards.
Rue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rue misses with a body punch.
Rue avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Rue tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Rue's head.
Rue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rue has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black blocking some punches.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rue tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marion Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

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