PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Crass Baracuta (ranked 5400 p4p, 6130 weight class) and Patrick Van Der Hayden (ranked 501 p4p, 524 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Baracuta
vs
Van Der Hayden

174 cm
25
150
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
165
2 - 1 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Powerful

Urban Fighter

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 150$

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crass Baracuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Van Der Hayden!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baracuta works Van Der Hayden's body with a nice hook.
Van Der Hayden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baracuta scores with a shot to the body.
Baracuta lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Hayden off balance momentarily.
Baracuta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Der Hayden finds it's way round the side to connect with Baracuta's head.
Van Der Hayden throws out a leg kick but Baracuta moves out of range and Van Der Hayden only half commits.
Baracuta with a hook.
Baracuta lands a jab to the head.
Baracuta blocks a leg kick.
Baracuta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baracuta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Der Hayden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Der Hayden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Der Hayden tries to score with a low kick but Baracuta moves his leg out of the way.
Van Der Hayden avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Baracuta. Beautiful body shot.
Baracuta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Der Hayden if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Baracuta.
Baracuta connects with a solid leg kick.
Baracuta misses with a straight right.
Van Der Hayden throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Der Hayden looks for the body kick but Baracuta saw that one coming.
Baracuta throws a lazy body kick
and Van Der Hayden counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Der Hayden throws a head kick that misses
and Baracuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Der Hayden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baracuta at a distance.
Crass Baracuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baracuta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Der Hayden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Der Hayden wants to slow Baracuta down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hayden checks a leg kick.
Van Der Hayden unleashes a big counter combination but Baracuta bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Der Hayden misses with a hook
and Baracuta counters with a good low kick that Van Der Hayden was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baracuta.
Baracuta lands with a shot to the body.
Van Der Hayden throws a hook but Baracuta avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Baracuta misses the target.
Baracuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Hayden.
Baracuta digs a good hook to Van Der Hayden's body.
Baracuta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Der Hayden moves out of range of the body kick from Baracuta.
Van Der Hayden is looking to slow Baracuta down with leg kicks.
Baracuta punishes Van Der Hayden's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Der Hayden throws a hook but Baracuta avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baracuta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Der Hayden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baracuta. Baracuta obviously looking to wear him down.
Baracuta tests Van Der Hayden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Der Hayden takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baracuta throws a good cross that connects.
Van Der Hayden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baracuta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looks like Baracuta has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Baracuta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Baracuta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Der Hayden only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Baracuta connects with a looping right hand.
Van Der Hayden throws a sloppy head kick and Baracuta moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Hayden has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baracuta.
Baracuta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Der Hayden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Der Hayden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baracuta. That's going to slow Van Der Hayden down.
Baracuta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baracuta connects with a leg kick.
Van Der Hayden lands with a nice body punch.
Baracuta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Der Hayden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baracuta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Hayden. Baracuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baracuta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baracuta.
Baracuta connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crass Baracuta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Baracuta cracks Van Der Hayden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Van Der Hayden misses the jab.
Baracuta scores with a jab to the head.
Baracuta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Hayden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baracuta.
Van Der Hayden is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Der Hayden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Der Hayden misses with an uppercut
and Baracuta counters with a series of strikes. Van Der Hayden will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baracuta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good work by Van Der Hayden as he checks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Van Der Hayden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Der Hayden.
A little feinted left hand from Baracuta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Der Hayden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baracuta moves away.
Baracuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Hayden can do to turn this around?
Baracuta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baracuta cracks Van Der Hayden with a good jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Baracuta as he connects with a hook.
Van Der Hayden blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Der Hayden wants to land a leg kick but Baracuta is out of range.
Baracuta lands a really nice looking cross but Van Der Hayden seems unphased.
Good exchange - Baracuta coming out on top.

Van Der Hayden is rocked!
A jab lands there for Baracuta.
Van Der Hayden is still on wobbly legs! Can Baracuta finish him?

Baracuta cracks Van Der Hayden with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Van Der Hayden get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Van Der Hayden looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Hayden wants to clinch up but Baracuta keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Hayden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Der Hayden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baracuta.
Van Der Hayden seems to have recovered his senses.
A leg kick checked by Baracuta.

Van Der Hayden walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Baracuta rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Van Der Hayden has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baracuta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from Baracuta.
Baracuta lands a right and a left and another right! Van Der Hayden goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Crass Baracuta!
During a confident post fight interview, Crass Baracuta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.