PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steven Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kreisi Bailaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Kreisi Bailaaja is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lynch
vs
Bailaaja

191 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
205 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Dangerous knees
Good chin

Good low kicks
Powerful

hello

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kreisi Bailaaja!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lynch pushes Bailaaja up against the cage in a clinch.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
Bailaaja is trying to stall.
Lynch digs a right hand underneath Bailaaja's ribcage. Bailaaja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bailaaja avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailaaja.
Lynch looking to stall.
Lynch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bailaaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lynch trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bailaaja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bailaaja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lynch is keeping busy.
Lynch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lynch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bailaaja.
Bailaaja taking a breather.
Bailaaja content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lynch tries to land knees in the clinch but Bailaaja avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailaaja taking a breather.
Bailaaja stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kreisi Bailaaja.

Lynch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lynch throws a head punch that misses.
Bailaaja has Lynch pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bailaaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Bailaaja is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lynch tries a knee to the head but Bailaaja blocks it.
Lynch letting Bailaaja take a breather here.
Bailaaja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lynch is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kreisi Bailaaja.

Lynch has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch has Bailaaja pushed against the cage.
Lynch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bailaaja content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lynch's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bailaaja has Lynch pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Lynch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lynch looks to land a left hand but Bailaaja moved out of range nicely.
Lynch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bailaaja just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Lynch misses.
Bailaaja thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailaaja misses with a wild body shot.
Bailaaja looks to score with a jab to the body but Lynch is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bailaaja looks to score with a jab to the body but Lynch is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailaaja thows a body shot but no joy.
Bailaaja takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.

Lynch closes the distance and clinches.
Bailaaja leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lynch working aggressively here.
Lynch missing with knees to the body.
Come on Bailaaja - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailaaja is trying to maintain a safe position but Lynch gets an underhook and turns Bailaaja into the cage.
Lynch stalling in the clinch but Bailaaja improves position.
Bailaaja just leaning against Lynch, taking a breather.
Lynch looking to throw knees to the head but Bailaaja is blocking nicely.
Lynch tries to land knees in the clinch but Bailaaja avoids the damage to the body.
Bailaaja stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kreisi Bailaaja.
Bailaaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lynch.
Bailaaja thows a body shot but no joy.
Lynch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailaaja.
Bailaaja slips under a jab.
Bailaaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steven Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lynch rushes Bailaaja and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailaaja controlling the action here for a moment.
Bailaaja taking a breather.
Lynch looking to throw knees to the head but Bailaaja is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bailaaja - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kreisi Bailaaja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lynch clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lynch as Bailaaja tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kreisi Bailaaja.
Bailaaja blocks a jab.
Bailaaja takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bailaaja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynch moves away.
Bailaaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynch.

Lynch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bailaaja is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven Lynch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lynch trying to stall but Bailaaja improves his position.
Bailaaja controlling the action here for a moment.
Bailaaja taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch connects with a knee to the head.
Lynch looking to stall.
Lynch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bailaaja avoids it.
The referee calls for Bailaaja to work.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bailaaja as Lynch tries to tie him up.
Bailaaja looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailaaja pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kreisi Bailaaja.
Bailaaja chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lynch can pounce on him.

Lynch has closed the distance and engaged Bailaaja in a clinch.
Bailaaja slows down the pace here.
Lynch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch tries to land a knee to the head but Bailaaja blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bailaaja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bailaaja taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lynch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Bailaaja.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Lynch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lynch 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Steven Lynch!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Steven Lynch!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Steven Lynch!

Steven Lynch wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Steven Lynch waved his t-shirt featuring hello's logo in front of the cameras.