PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 13459 p4p, 22651 weight class) and Lalli Lallukka (ranked 645 p4p, 633 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bakiyev
vs
Lallukka

171 cm
48
163
39 - 56 - 1

176 cm
33
152
5 - 18 - 0

Solid boxing
Experienced

Counter fighter
Determined

Glomco Nutrition

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 39 - 56 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lalli Lallukka!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bakiyev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Lallukka's ribcage but misses.
Bakiyev misses with a straight right.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Lallukka blocks a jab.
Lallukka is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bakiyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lallukka manages to avoid it.
Lallukka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev blocks a head kick by Lallukka.
Lallukka lands a leg kick that knocks Bakiyev off balance momentarily.
Bakiyev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lallukka throws a body kick that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bakiyev avoids the head kick by Lallukka.
Bakiyev misses with a hook. Lallukka ducked under it nicely.
Bakiyev misses with an uppercut
and Lallukka counters with a nice body kick.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lallukka was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLallukka.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Lallukka is just out of range.
Lallukka is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bakiyev scores with a jab to the body.
Lallukka blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lallukka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lallukka is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lallukka slips under a jab.
Bakiyev stuns Lallukka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bakiyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lallukka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bakiyev misses with a hook. Lallukka ducked under it nicely.
Lallukka throws a fast counter high kick but Bakiyev manages to duck under it in time.
Bakiyev looks to throw the jab but Lallukka is out of range.
Bakiyev moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLallukka.
Bakiyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lallukka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Bakiyev - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toktogulovich Bakiyev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bakiyev blocks a head kick by Lallukka.
Bakiyev misses with a hook to the body
and Lallukka counters with a stiff right hand.
Bakiyev avoids the head kick by Lallukka.
A little feinted left hand from Bakiyev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lallukka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lallukka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakiyev throws a body shot but no joy.
Lallukka looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bakiyev misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lallukka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev throws a body shot but no joy.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lallukka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev misses with a body punch
and Lallukka counters with a head kick. That will keep Bakiyev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lallukka throws a head kick that misses.
Bakiyev lands with an overhand left.
Bakiyev scores with a hook.
Lallukka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bakiyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lallukka can do to turn this around?
Bakiyev misses with a hook. Lallukka ducked under it nicely.
Lallukka is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lallukka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bakiyev avoids the head kick by Lallukka.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lallukka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
As Bakiyev backs off Lallukka throws a huge counter combo but Bakiyev manages to avoid it all.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lallukka was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Lallukka throws a sloppy head kick
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lallukka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakiyev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakiyev avoids the head kick by Lallukka.
Bakiyev is looking to wear down Lallukka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toktogulovich Bakiyev dominated that second round.
That's time! Bakiyev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bakiyev looks to land a right hand but Lallukka moved out of range.
Lallukka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bakiyev cracks Lallukka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Lallukka throws a big counter head kick but Bakiyev avoids it with no problem.
Bakiyev throws a big shot that misses.
Lallukka raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bakiyev misses with a hook. Lallukka ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev with a hook.
Bakiyev cracks Lallukka with a good jab.
Bakiyev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lallukka counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lallukka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bakiyev throwing a counter right hand but Lallukka manages to avoid it.
Bakiyev avoids the head kick by Lallukka.
Bakiyev with a jab.
Bakiyev misses with a shot to the body
and Lallukka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Lallukka's ribcage but misses.
Lallukka shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lallukka lands with a nice body kick.
Bakiyev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lallukkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lallukka is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lallukka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Lallukka.
Bakiyev misses the shot to the body.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakiyev misses with an uppercut
and Lallukka counters with a head kick. That will keep Bakiyev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Lallukka is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lallukka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bakiyev throws out the jab.
Lallukka throws a big counter head kick but Bakiyev avoids it with no problem.
Lallukka misses with a two punch combination.
Lalli Lallukka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bakiyev throws an off balance right hand
and Lallukka counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lalli Lallukka.
Well Bakiyev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Toktogulovich Bakiyev!

Toktogulovich Bakiyev wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Toktogulovich Bakiyev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.