PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shen Su Vue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade Baxter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shen Su Vue's chin.

Su Vue
vs
Baxter

179 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shen Su Vue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Vue has taken the fight to the clinch.

Vue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vue throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.

Vue pushes Baxter up against the cage in a clinch.

Baxter breaks from the clinch.
Vue tries to clinch but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter misses with a head kick.
Vue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vue tried to score with a low kick but Baxter checks it.
Vue blocks the body kick.
Baxter doesn't manage to clinch there - Vue circles away.
Vue checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slade Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vue looks to land a combination. Baxter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Slade Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vue is looking to slow Baxter down with leg kicks.

Vue moves into the clinch.
Vue is stalling here.

Baxter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vue tries to clinch up but Baxter circles away and keeps his distance.
Baxter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baxter scoring well with a low kick there.

Vue gets tackled into the cage by Baxter. Baxter maintains the clinch.
Baxter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Baxter lands a damaging elbow.
Baxter's coach down at ELITE University of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baxter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vue.
Come on Baxter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Baxter breaks from the clinch.

Baxter moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Vue to work.
Baxter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vue is keeping busy.

Vue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vue tries to bum rush Baxter with a series of wild strikes but Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baxter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vue throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Baxter misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter connects with a solid leg kick.
Vue goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Slade Baxter has been cut.
A jab lands there for Baxter.

Vue takes the fight into the clinch.
Vue takes an elbow to the temple.
Baxter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baxter as Vue tries to tie him up.
Baxter managing to block the knees to the body from Vue.
Vue is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vue as Baxter tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vue crunches a lovely knee into Baxter's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baxter looking to slow down the pace here.

Baxter breaks from the clinch.
Baxter wants to clinch.
It looked like Vue was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Baxter closes the distance and pushes Vue back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shen Su Vue will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slade Baxter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Baxter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vue is pushing Baxter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Vue breaks from the clinch.
Baxter is looking to clinch but Vue is avoiding it.

Baxter gets tackled into the cage by Vue. Vue maintains the clinch.
Baxter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vue avoiding damage as Baxter throws knees to the body.
Baxter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vue is trying to break the clinch but Baxter has him pressed against the cage.
Baxter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vue has had enough of the clinch but Baxter keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vue misses with a knee strike.
Vue gets through Baxter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baxter lands a knee to the head.
Baxter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Baxter clinches up with Vue and pushes him back against the cage.
Vue can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slade Baxter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baxter lands a knee to the head.
Baxter is looking to control Vue's arms but Vue gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baxter has his back to the cage.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
Baxter unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baxter lands a knee to the head.

Baxter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baxter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vue keeps the fight on the outside.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vue doesn't manage to clinch there - Baxter circles away.
Vue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vue tries to close the distance and clinch but Baxter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baxter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Vue to counter with a crisp jab.
Baxter doesn't manage to clinch there - Vue circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter keeps the fight on the outside.
Vue wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vue throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Vue closes the distance and clinches.

Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baxter tries to clinch but Vue is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vue breaks from the clinch.
Baxter takes a swing at Vue's ribcage but misses.

Baxter tries to keep at a distance but Vue has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baxter is trying to stall.
Good body shot from Vue.
Baxter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baxter lands an elbow that stopped Vue in his tracks for a moment.
Baxter avoiding damage.

Baxter breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Slade Baxter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Slade Baxter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Baxter tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vue swats away the attempt to clinch by Baxter.
Baxter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vue circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vue counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vue wants to clinch up but Baxter keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baxter throws a head kick but Vue moves out of range.
Baxter tries to clinch there but Vue circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baxter closes the distance but Vue moves to the side
and as Baxter looks to reset his feet, Vue counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Baxter crashing to the canvas! Baxter is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Baxter is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Vue is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shen Su Vue!