PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mariusz Dominator (ranked 2572 p4p, 4356 weight class) and Shiro Toushiro (ranked 310 p4p, 495 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shiro Toushiro enters the ring!

Dominator
vs
Toushiro

225 cm
26
278
6 - 3 - 0

208 cm
25
270
6 - 0 - 0

Brawler
Good chin

Great elbows
Determined

Beachside Supplements

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mariusz Dominator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shiro Toushiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominator avoids a kick to the body.

Dominator looks low and kicks high, catching Toushiro right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Dominator loads up on a big right hand but Toushiro slips the punch.
Mariusz Dominator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Dominator.
Dominator misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Dominator.
A low kick lands for Toushiro.
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!
Dominator moves away from the strike by Toushiro.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toushiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toushiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominator.
Dominator throws out a loose jab but Toushiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toushiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses.
Dominator tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominator really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dominator misses with a few strikes there.
Toushiro appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Dominator lands a front kick to the face, that drops Toushiro to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

Toushiro is rocked!

It looks like Shiro Toushiro has been cut.
Toushiro throws a leg kick which misses Dominator's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominator tries to avoid it.
Toushiro is looking to clinch but Dominator is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominator misses the target.

Toushiro takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Toushiro.

It looks like Mariusz Dominator has been cut.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Dominator in his tracks for a moment.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toushiro's elbow.
Dominator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominator tries a body shot but Toushiro blocks it.
Toushiro prevents a body shot from Dominator.
Toushiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominator's defenses.
Dominator tries a body shot but Toushiro blocks it.
Dominator misses with a punch to the body.
Toushiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominator struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
Toushiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Toushiro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Dominator tries to throw a body punch but Toushiro avoids it by throwing Dominator back against the ropes.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Dominator in his tracks for a moment.
Dominator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominator struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
I was talking to Dominator's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro pushes off an throws an elbow but Dominator leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dominator struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toushiro.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator blocks the elbow strike.
Dominator tries to throw a body punch but Toushiro avoids it by throwing Dominator back against the ropes.
Toushiro lands an elbow inside that Dominator shrugs off.

Mariusz Dominator's cut is getting worse.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toushiro's elbow.
Toushiro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dominator tries to throw a body punch but Toushiro avoids it by throwing Dominator back against the ropes.
Dominator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toushiro throws an elbow but misses.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Toushiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominator tries to work over Toushiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Dominator takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Shiro Toushiro was lucky to get out of the first round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Dominator swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toushiro is trying to counter with his kicks.
Toushiro throws a head kick but Dominator moves out of range.
Toushiro slips a straight right by Dominator.
Toushiro throws a sloppy head kick and Dominator moves out of range easily.
Dominator moves out of range of the body kick from Toushiro.
Dominator lands a jab to the head.
Dominator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toushiro.
Toushiro defending well as Dominator loads up on a big left hand.
Toushiro counters with a body kick.
Dominator throws a good cross that connects.
Dominator throws an overhand right that lands on Toushiro's shoulder, as Toushiro tries to avoid the shot.

Dominator connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Toushiro onto his butt! Toushiro bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Toushiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominator finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toushiro is looking to land body kicks.
Dominator is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Toushiro tries to clinch but Dominator is having none of it.
Toushiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Toushiro defending well as Dominator loads up on a big left hand.
Toushiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toushiro blocks a head kick by Dominator.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominator is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Toushiro wants to clinch up but Dominator keeps it at a distance.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toushiro fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator misses with a straight left.
Toushiro looks for the body kick but Dominator saw that one coming.
Mariusz Dominator is winning the standup battle so far.
Toushiro wants to clinch up but Dominator keeps it at a distance.
Dominator looks to land a left hand but Toushiro moved out of range nicely.
Toushiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toushiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominator misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominator throws a series of punches but Toushiro avoids them all with ease.
Toushiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominator chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toushiro can pounce on him.
Toushiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toushiro sizes up Dominator with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dominator misses with a head kick.
Dominator misses with an uppercut.
Dominator connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Toushiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toushiro throws a push kick but Dominator slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Toushiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toushiro throws a nice head kick!
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dominator.
Toushiro lands with a kick to the temple. Dominator shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Toushiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominator misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dominator crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Toushiro - the referee stops the clock and Dominator gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Toushiro. Dominator manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Toushiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body kick there by Toushiro.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Toushiro throws a leg kick which misses Dominator's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominator tries to avoid it.
Dominator takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toushiro slips a straight right by Dominator.
Toushiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dominator if he has to take too many more of those.
Dominator throws a jab but it's blocked by Toushiro.
Toushiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dominator takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominator moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dominator ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toushiro ducks under a wild hook from Dominator.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toushiro. That's going to slow Dominator down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Dominator will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dominator's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Toushiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shiro Toushiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crunch! Toushiro slams his shin into Dominator's torso.
Toushiro thumps Dominator with a low kick.
Dominator jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dominator throws an overhand right that lands on Toushiro's shoulder, as Toushiro tries to avoid the shot.
Dominator misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toushiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominator.
Toushiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toushiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominator.
Toushiro staying out of range there.
Dominator connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Toushiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Toushiro responds with a good body kick, but Dominator manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toushiro moves forwards but Dominator connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Toushiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dominator is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dominator sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toushiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toushiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominator circles away.
Dominator throws a head kick but Toushiro moves out of range.
Toushiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toushiro closes the distance and clinches.
Dominator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominator blocks the elbow strike.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominator struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
Toushiro lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Toushiro.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Toushiro lands an elbow just above Dominator 's eye.
Toushiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toushiro throws an elbow but misses.
Dominator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toushiro's elbow.
Toushiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toushiro.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominator misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dominator misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toushiro pushes off an throws an elbow but Dominator leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toushiro blocks a body shot from Dominator.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro lands a damaging elbow.
Dominator misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toushiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominator misses with a punch to the body.
Dominator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominator takes an elbow to the forehead.

Mariusz Dominator's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Toushiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominator lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominator scores with a shot to the side of Toushiro's head.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator misses with a body punch.
Toushiro blocks a body shot from Dominator.
Dominator misses with a punch to the body.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominator tries to throw a body punch but Toushiro avoids it by throwing Dominator back against the ropes.
Toushiro lands an elbow just above Dominator 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toushiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominator tries to work over Toushiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dominator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toushiro lands an elbow just above Dominator 's eye.
Dominator struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shiro Toushiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dominator has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Dominator!
Mariusz Dominator seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.