PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Vercetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manlove Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vercetti
vs
Kush

164 cm
25
139 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Vercetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manlove Kush!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kush clinches with his opponent.
Vercetti wants to stall.
Vercetti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kush misses with a knee strike.
Vercetti misses with a body punch.
Kush dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vercetti is trying to force a seperation but Kush has the dominant position.
Kush lands a shoulder strike.
Kush lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Vercetti controls his hands.
Kush scores with a shoulder strike.
Vercetti digs a right hand underneath Kush's ribcage. Kush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vercetti blocks an elbow strike.
Kush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Kush on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vercetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vercetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Vercetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vercetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kush lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vercetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vercetti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vercetti is trying to break the clinch but Kush has him pressed against the cage.
Vercetti is trying to break the clinch but Kush is controlling him.
Kush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Kush lands a shoulder strike.
Kush presses Vercetti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kush lands a shot to the body.
Kush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Kush tries to work over Vercetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kush lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vercetti has him pressed against the cage.
Vercetti tries to stall but Kush uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kush misses with an elbow over the top.
Vercetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kush tries to throw a body punch but Vercetti avoids it by throwing Kush back against the cage.
Vercetti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kush is keeping busy.
Kush digs a right hand into Vercetti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vercetti's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries a body shot but Vercetti blocks it.
Kush looking to throw knees to the head but Vercetti is blocking nicely.
Kush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kush misses with a body punch.
Vercetti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vercetti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kush or not.
Kush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vercetti.
Vercetti trying to control the position but instead, Kush has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vercetti into the cage.
Kush lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kush.
Kush is trying to break the clinch but Vercetti has him pressed against the cage.
Kush wants to break free but Vercetti has control.
Kush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vercetti throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kush.
Kush misses with some punches.
Kush prevents Vercetti from breaking the clinch.
Kush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kush lands a shoulder strike.
Kush lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vercetti or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kush.
Kush tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vercetti avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vercetti taking a breather.
Vercetti blocks a body shot from Kush.
Kush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kush scores with a shot to the side of Vercetti's head.
Vercetti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vercetti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kush trying to land knees to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti working hard to break the clinch.
Kush throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kush is trying to break the clinch but Vercetti is controlling him.
Kush pushes Vercetti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vercetti can't break the clinch.
Kush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vercetti.
Kush lands a shoulder strike.
Kush tries a body shot but Vercetti blocks it.
Kush 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.
Vercetti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kush avoids it.
Kush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Kush.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vercetti's elbow.
Kush misses with a punch on the inside.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Vercetti controls the action.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti has had enough of the clinch but Kush keeps him there for the moment.
Kush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Vercetti looking to stall.
Kush leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vercetti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kush has him pressed against the cage.
Kush trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kush.
Vercetti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kush tries a body shot but Vercetti blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Kush.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vercetti trying to control the position but instead, Kush has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vercetti into the cage.
Kush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kush lands an uppercut.
Vercetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kush's elbow.
Kush manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vercettis head.
Kush misses with a body punch.
Vercetti is trying to force a seperation but Kush has the dominant position.
Vercetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Kush controls his hands.
Vercetti wants to break free but Kush has control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vercettis head.
Kush lands a nice shot to the body.
Kush tries a body shot but Vercetti blocks it.
Vercetti is trying to break the clinch but Kush is controlling him.
Vercetti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kush gets through Vercetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kush avoiding damage as Vercetti throws knees to the body.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vercetti tries to break the clinch but Kush is controlling the position.
Kush is leaning against Vercetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush lands a left hand.
Kush tries to throw a body punch but Vercetti avoids it by throwing Kush back against the cage.
Vercetti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kush gets through Vercetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kush stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vercetti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kush is defending well for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti tries to stall but Kush uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kush.
Stalling in the clinch from Kush.
Kush misses with a body punch.
Kush is trying to force a seperation but Vercetti has the dominant position.
Kush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Kush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vercettis head.
Kush scores with a hook to the body.
Kush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Kush throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vercetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vercetti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kush misses with a punch to the body.
Kush stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manlove Kush dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kush gets a clinch.
Kush tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vercetti avoids it.
Vercetti blocks the elbow strike.
Vercetti has Kush pressed against the cage, preventing Kush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vercetti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kush tries to throw a body punch but Vercetti avoids it by throwing Kush back against the cage.
Kush avoiding damage as Vercetti throws knees to the body.
Kush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vercetti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vercetti blocks an elbow strike from Kush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vercetti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Kush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vercetti looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti blocks an elbow strike from Kush.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vercetti can't break the clinch.
A short left from Kush.
Vercetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vercetti's elbow.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Vercetti controls the action.
Kush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vercetti.
Kush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vercetti is trying to force a seperation but Kush has the dominant position.
Vercetti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vercetti is trying to break the clinch but Kush has him pressed against the cage.
Kush is leaning against Vercetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti looking to throw knees to the head but Kush is blocking nicely.
Vercetti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Vercetti controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Kush.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Vercetti controls the action.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Vercetti controls the action.
Kush misses with an elbow over the top.
Vercetti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kush.
Vercetti taking a breather.
Manlove Kush seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kush is trying to push Vercetti away but Vercetti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kush.
Kush pushes off an throws an elbow but Vercetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vercetti stalling in the clinch but Kush improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vercetti blocks a body shot from Kush.
Vercetti wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kush.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vercetti's elbow.
Vercetti tries to break free but Kush pushes him back against the cage.
Kush throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kush prevents a body shot from Vercetti.
Kush stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kush is trying to force a seperation but Vercetti has the dominant position.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Vercetti controls his hands.
Kush has Vercetti pressed against the cage, preventing Vercetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Kush.
Kush lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vercetti tries to circle away but Kush has him pinned against the cage.
Kush tries a body shot but Vercetti blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush is trying to break free.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vercetti is trying to push Kush away but Kush has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Vercetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kush misses with a body punch.
Kush digs a right hand into Vercetti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vercetti's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kush lands with a light punch inside.

Vercetti is rocked!
A short uppercut from Kush.
Oh Vercetti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Kush on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush lands a body shot.
Kush looking to throw knees to the head but Vercetti is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Kush.
Kush tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kush looking to throw knees to the head but Vercetti is blocking nicely.
Kush tries to land knees in the clinch but Vercetti avoids the damage to the body.
Kush lands a right hand.
Kush throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kush lands with a short shot to the head.
Vercetti is trying to break the clinch but Kush is controlling him.
Kush works on Vercetti's body with a couple of short punches.
Kush blocking some punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kush cracks Vercetti with a nice body shot.
A short right from Vercetti.
Kush leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kush pushes off an throws an elbow but Vercetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kush.
Vercetti is looking to break free of the clinch but Kush has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kush.
Kush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kush as Vercetti tries to tie him up.
Kush lands with a light punch inside.
Kush lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Kush - that landed with a thud.
Kush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Kush.
Kush is leaning against Vercetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kush just leaning against Vercetti, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Kush on the inside.
Kush has Vercetti pressed against the cage, preventing Vercetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kush is leaning against Vercetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kush lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vercetti backwards.
Kush pushes Vercetti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vercetti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kush lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kush creates a bit of distance and cracks Vercetti with a big uppercut! Vercetti goes down! The referee pushes Kush away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Vercetti make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Kush takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Manlove Kush!