PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kai Rossiter (ranked 4816 p4p, 3431 weight class) and Dante Black (ranked 469 p4p, 366 weight class). Black has chosen Mack the Knife as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Rossiter
vs
Black

176 cm
43
174
29 - 27 - 0

190 cm
39
187
10 - 9 - 1

Excellent boxer
Experienced

World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Black!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rossiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossiter. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossiter lands with a nice body punch.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossiter under the eye.
Rossiter tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Black.
Rossiter scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossiter.
Black has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rossiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rossiter looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black clobbers Rossiter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Black lands a nice hook to Rossiter's body. Rossiter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Rossiter checks a leg kick.

Black forces Rossiter back against the ropes and clinches.
Black gets through Rossiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black swings for the body but Rossiter moves out of range.
Black is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rossiter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossiter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good shot there by Black.
Black cracks Rossiter with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Rossiter.
Black looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Black avoids the body shot from Rossiter.
Rossiter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black cracks Rossiter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black throws a body punch but Rossiter moves out of range.
Rossiter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossiter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Rossiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Black misses the jab.
Rossiter throws a front kick that sends Black stumbling back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossiter misses with a wild body shot.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossiter is looking to chop away at Black's legs.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rossiter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rossiter lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Black missing with a left hand there. Rossiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a lazy head kick
letting Rossiter counter with a right hand.
Black with the inside leg kick.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
Black tests Rossiter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossiter. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Black coming out on top.
Rossiter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black checks a low kick from Rossiter.
Rossiter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rossiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black misses with a shot to the body
and Rossiter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rossiter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Rossiter drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Black takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossiter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Rossiter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Black moves out of range as Rossiter throws a body kick.
Rossiter moves away from the strike by Black.

Black clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Black thumps Rossiter with a low kick.
Dante Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rossiter on the side of the head.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rossiter throws out a leg kick but Black moves out of range and Rossiter only half commits.
Rossiter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Rossiter defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Rossiter lands a high kick!

It looks like Dante Black has been cut.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick lands for Black.
Black cracks Rossiter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossiter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black with a nice cross.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Rossiter.
A jab from Rossiter misses.
Rossiter misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick lands for Black.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black avoids the body shot from Rossiter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, jab by Rossiter - just one landing.
Black catches Rossiter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rossiter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Black misses with a hook. Rossiter ducked under it nicely.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rossiter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rossiter.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
Rossiter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rossiter misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rossiter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black lands a nice hook to Rossiter's body. Rossiter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black tests Rossiter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rossiter tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Rossiter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black works the jab nicely.
Rossiter checks a low kick from Black.
Rossiter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRossiter.
A nice combination there by Black.
Rossiter misses with a hook.
Rossiter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rossiter.
Rossiter tries to score with a low kick but Black moves his leg out of the way.
Rossiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Rossiter.
Black sizes up Rossiter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dante Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Rossiter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
Black catches Rossiter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rossiter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossiter looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick from Rossiter, right into the meat of the thigh.

Black moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Black throws a head kick that misses.
Rossiter throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
Rossiter can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossiter. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black scores with a nice head shot.

Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rossiter, pushing him back against the ropes.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rossiter struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Rossiter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Black blocks an uppercut.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Rossiter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dante Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Black.
Rossiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Black drives through and clinches with Rossiter against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black lands with a left to the head.
Kai Rossiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossiter lands with a short shot to the head.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rossiter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rossiter misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Rossiter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rossiter is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rossiter tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Black misses.
Rossiter moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black lands a nice shot that snaps Rossiter's head back.
Black jabs at Rossiter's body.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Black moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossiter.
Rossiter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.

Black manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rossiter. That did some damage!
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossiter.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Black avoids the body shot from Rossiter.
Rossiter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rossiter takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Rossiter's head back.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
A short right from Black.
Rossiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Rossiter swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Black!
Dante Black seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Kai Rossiter had this to say: 'Thank you all who supported me through thick and thin. It's time to hang up my gloves and focus on my family.'.