PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bastien Giroud (ranked 2273 p4p, 3198 weight class) and Michael Collins (ranked 231 p4p, 313 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Giroud
vs
Collins

180 cm
28
158
15 - 17 - 0

180 cm
35
145
10 - 25 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastien Giroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Collins. Those never looked like landing.
Giroud ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Giroud lands a glancing blow to the side of Collins's head.
Giroud slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Giroud tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Giroud misses with a looping right.
Giroud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Collins.
We've been told by Giroud's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Giroud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Michael Collins has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giroud.
Collins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giroud looks to throw the jab but Collins is out of range.
Collins throws a hook but Giroud blocks it.
Collins throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins tries to bum rush Giroud with a series of wild strikes but Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giroud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Collins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giroud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Giroud 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.
Collins cracks Giroud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Collins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins looks to land a combination but Giroud avoids it well.
Collins 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.
Collins throws a series of punches but Giroud avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Collins.
Giroud avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Giroud.
Collins staying out of range there.
Giroud lands a jab to the head.

Collins is rocked!
Jab from Collins.
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Giroud finish him?
Giroud lands a right and a left and another right! Collins 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 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bastien Giroud!
Bastien Giroud opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.