PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bastien Giroud (ranked 22316 p4p, 492 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 5446 p4p, 424 weight class). Giroud comes to the ring accompanied by Khaled- Aisha. Bastien Giroud could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyroil Smoochie Wallace's chin.

Giroud
vs
Smoochie Wallace

180 cm
23
158 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

165 cm
45
148 lbs
38 - 45 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastien Giroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 45 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Smoochie Wallace misses.
Giroud lunges at Smoochie Wallace with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smoochie Wallace's hand.
Giroud ducks right into an uppercut from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace stuns Giroud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Giroud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smoochie Wallace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smoochie Wallace dodges the punch combination from Giroud.
Smoochie Wallace replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Giroud blocks it well.
Giroud lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Smoochie Wallace throws a series of punches but Giroud moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and Giroud counters with a nice uppercut.
Smoochie Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giroud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smoochie Wallace! But no joy.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giroud slips under a jab.
Giroud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Giroud.
Smoochie Wallace stalks Giroud and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Giroud's face. Giroud staggers backwards, shaken.
Giroud moves forwards but Smoochie Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giroud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giroud wants to clinch up but Smoochie Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Smoochie Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Smoochie Wallace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giroud's sensitive parts.
Giroud scores with a jab.
Giroud defending well as Smoochie Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Giroud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smoochie Wallace throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giroud throws a looping overhand right but Smoochie Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smoochie Wallace tries to bum rush Giroud with a series of wild strikes but Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giroud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giroud throws out a loose jab but Smoochie Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smoochie Wallace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giroud listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Smoochie Wallace tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giroud is able to avoid easily.
Smoochie Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Giroud finish him?
Smoochie Wallace walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bastien Giroud!
An intense looking Bastien Giroud took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.