PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rock Barden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Kolokoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Barden
vs
Kolokoy

176 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Barden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Kolokoy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barden closes the distance and pushes Kolokoy back into the ropes.
Barden blocks a body shot from Kolokoy.
Barden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kolokoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kolokoy misses with a punch to the body.

Barden manages to break the clinch.
Kolokoy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barden back to the ropes. Kolokoy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kolokoy tries to clinch but Barden moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barden.
Barden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Barden moves into range and clinches up with Kolokoy.
Kolokoy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kolokoy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barden keeps control of Kolokoy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolokoy being controlled against the ropes.
Kolokoy avoiding damage as Barden throws knees to the body.
Kolokoy tries to break free but Barden pushes him back against the ropes.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barden lands a knee to the body.
Barden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kolokoy's efforts to push away.
Barden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barden lands a hook that snaps the head of Kolokoy backwards.

Barden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kolokoy wants to clinch
and Barden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolokoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barden throws a head kick but Kolokoy moves out of range.
Barden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Barden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kolokoy, pushing him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
A short uppercut from Barden.
Barden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kolokoy looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Barden.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Kolokoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barden scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Barden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Barden moves into range and clinches up with Kolokoy.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kolokoy being controlled against the ropes.
Kolokoy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kolokoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Barden.
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!
Barden landing knees to the body.

Barden breaks from the clinch.
Barden keeps the fight on the outside.
Kolokoy is breathing heavily.
Kolokoy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barden looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barden pushes Kolokoy away with a front kick.

Barden instigates a clinch.
Barden tries to work over Kolokoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
Barden connects with a knee to the head.
Barden presses Kolokoy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Barden.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barden.
Barden lands a nice knee to the body.
Barden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barden just leaning against Kolokoy, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Barden.
Barden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kolokoy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kolokoy's elbow.
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!
A knee to the head by Barden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barden landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barden lands a knee to the body.
Barden can't find room to land a body shot as Kolokoy controls the action.
Barden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barden throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barden lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Barden presses Kolokoy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Barden dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barden fakes the leg kick and cracks Kolokoy in the body.
Kolokoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barden swats away the attempt to clinch by Kolokoy.
Kolokoy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kolokoy tries to clinch up but Barden circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barden. Kolokoy does a little dance to reset his feet.

Barden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barden working Kolokoy over with knees to the body.
Barden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barden misses with a body punch.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kolokoy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barden misses with a knee to the head.
Barden tries to land a knee to the head but Kolokoy blocks with his arms.
Kolokoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barden.
Barden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barden landing knees to the head.

Barden breaks from the clinch.

Barden closes the distance and clinches.
Barden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kolokoy backwards.
Barden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kolokoy can do to turn this around?
Barden can't find room to land a body shot as Kolokoy controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barden misses with a knee to the head.
Barden works on Kolokoy's body with a couple of short punches.
Barden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Barden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barden scores with a knee to the head.
Rock Barden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barden scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Barden.
Barden connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
Barden working Kolokoy over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Barden clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barden landing knees to the head.
Barden struggles to land a body shot inside as Kolokoy controls his hands.
Kolokoy has had enough of the clinch but Barden keeps him there for the moment.
Barden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kolokoy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barden.
Kolokoy is trying to break the clinch but Barden has him pressed against the ropes.
Barden lands a knee to the head.

Barden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Barden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
Barden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kolokoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kolokoy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kolokoy takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolokoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Barden.
Barden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Barden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Barden forces Kolokoy back against the ropes and clinches.
Barden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barden lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barden obliges.
A short left from Barden.
Barden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kolokoy.
Barden connects with a knee to the head.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Barden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Barden - that landed with a thud.
Barden tries to throw a body punch but Kolokoy avoids it by throwing Barden back against the ropes.
Barden lands a nice knee to the body.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Barden had his way with Boy Kolokoy in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Barden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kolokoy is looking to clinch.

Barden rushes Kolokoy and presses him up against the ropes.
Barden digs a right hand underneath Kolokoy's ribcage. Kolokoy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kolokoy tries to circle away but Barden has him pinned against the ropes.
Barden working Kolokoy over with knees to the body.
Kolokoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Good body shot from Barden.
Kolokoy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barden working Kolokoy over with knees to the body.

Barden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Barden closes the distance and clinches.
Barden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Barden.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Barden landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Barden.
Barden connects with a knee to the head.
Barden working Kolokoy over with knees to the body.
Barden lands a good knee to the midsection. Kolokoy won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barden landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barden lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barden.
Barden connects with a knee to the head.
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
Barden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kolokoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barden scores a nice knee to the body.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barden crunches a lovely knee into Kolokoy's ribcage.
Barden lands a good knee to the midsection. Kolokoy won't want to take too many of those.
Boy Kolokoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock Barden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolokoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Barden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barden 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:42
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:42
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Barden!
Rock Barden decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.