PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bv Rasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alekzandr Borikav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borikav is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pelican - Bliss in Concrete. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Rasp
vs
Borikav

200 cm
36
202 lbs
28 - 26 - 0

192 cm
23
212 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bv Rasp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alekzandr Borikav!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borikav misses with a wild body shot.
Rasp just misses with a punch to the body.
Borikav throws a shot from downtown. Rasp moves away and avoids it.
Rasp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Rasp swings for the body but Borikav moves out of range.
Rasp thows a body shot but no joy.
Rasp lands with a shot to the body.
Bv Rasp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Borikav connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rasp scrambles back to his feet.
Borikav avoids the body shot from Rasp.
Rasp just misses with a punch to the body.
Rasp misses the shot to the body.
Borikav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rasp.
Borikav lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rasp slips under a jab from Borikav.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borikav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rasp.
Rasp misses the shot to the body.
Borikav throws an overhand right that lands on Rasp's shoulder, as Rasp tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Borikav misses.
Rasp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasp. Borikav does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borikav moves away.
Borikav looks to land a right hand but Rasp moved out of range.
Borikav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rasp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rasp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borikav manages to avoid it.
Rasp is looking to wear down Borikav with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rasp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borikav manages to avoid it.
Borikav loads up on a big right hand but Rasp slips the punch.
Borikav takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Borikav scores with a hook to the body. Rasp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rasp thows a body shot but no joy.
Borikav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rasp thows a body shot but no joy.
Rasp takes a swing at Borikav's ribcage but misses.
Rasp is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rasp misses with a wild body shot.
Rasp throws a body punch but Borikav moves out of range.
Borikav misses with a straight left.
Rasp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Borikav counters with a straight right hand.
Rasp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rasp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav throws a hook but Rasp avoids it easily.
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!
Rasp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borikav manages to avoid it.
Rasp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rasp misses the shot to the body.
Borikav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rasp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borikav.
Rasp ducks under a wild hook from Borikav.
Alekzandr Borikav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rasp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borikav moves away.
Borikav slips a jab and a cross from Rasp.
Borikav fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rasp lands with a shot to the body.
Rasp throws a body punch but Borikav moves out of range.
Borikav scores with a shot to the body.
Rasp is breathing heavily.
A jab from Borikav misses.
Rasp just misses with a punch to the body.
Rasp throws a sloppy body shot
and Borikav counters with a stiff right hand.
Borikav misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borikav connects with a right hand. Rasp shakes it off.
Rasp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borikav moves away.
A shot to the body from Rasp misses
and Borikav counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rasp scores with a hook to the body. Borikav takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rasp throws a body punch but Borikav moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Rasp.
A jab from Borikav finds it's way through Rasp's defenses.
Borikav avoids the body shot from Rasp.
Borikav thows a body shot but no joy.
Rasp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rasp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borikav tests Rasp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rasp walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Rasp is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alekzandr Borikav!
Alekzandr Borikav is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Alekzandr Borikav made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.