PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baak Siko (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!

Gurgel
vs
Siko

193 cm
38
244 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

170 cm
38
185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baak Siko!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gurgel clinches up with Siko and pushes him back against the cage.
Gurgel lands a body shot.
We've been informed that Siko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Siko lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.
Siko blocks a body shot from Gurgel.
Siko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gurgel misses with a punch on the inside.
Siko lands a left hand.
Siko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Siko lands a right hand.
Siko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gurgel blocking some punches.
Gurgel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gurgel misses with a body punch.
Siko lands a nice elbow.
Gurgel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siko misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurgel presses Siko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
I was talking to Gurgel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gurgel avoids it.
Gurgel blocks a body shot from Siko.
Siko tries a knee to the head but Gurgel blocks it.
Siko lands an elbow just above Gurgel 's eye.
Gurgel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel swings wildly with an uppercut but Siko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gurgel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siko lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Siko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gurgel's brow.
Gurgel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Gurgel misses with a punch on the inside.
Gurgel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Siko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gurgel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Siko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Siko throws an elbow but misses.
Gurgel misses with some punches.
Siko lands a nice knee to the body.
Gurgel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gurgel avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Gurgel fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gurgel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gurgel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Gurgel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siko lands a shoulder strike.
Gurgel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
Siko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gurgel's defenses.
Siko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gurgel prevents a body shot from Siko.
Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siko struggles to land a body shot inside as Gurgel controls his hands.
Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gurgel.
Gurgel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siko looking to throw knees to the head but Gurgel is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gurgel.
Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Gurgel.
Gurgel avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Gurgel digs a right hand into Siko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Siko's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siko working aggressively here.
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Gurgel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Siko.
Gurgel lands with a left to the head.
Siko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gurgel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siko lands a damaging elbow.
Gurgel misses with some punches.
Siko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gurgel managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
Siko lands an elbow inside that Gurgel shrugs off.
Gurgel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gurgel blocks a body shot from Siko.
Gurgel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siko's elbow.
Siko can't find room to land a body shot as Gurgel controls the action.
Siko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gurgel blocks an uppercut.
Gurgel avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
Gurgel dodges an elbow strike from Siko.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Siko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gurgel.

It looks like Baak Siko has been cut.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
Siko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Siko throws an elbow that misses.
Siko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gurgel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gurgel.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gurgel is defending well for now.
Gurgel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Gurgel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gurgel avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Gurgel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Siko or not.
Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Siko.
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Siko misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Baak Siko will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Siko misses the shot to the body.
Gurgel tries to counter by clinching up but Siko breaks away and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Siko.
Gurgel misses with a double jab.
Siko throws a head kick that misses.

Gurgel gets tackled into the cage by Siko. Siko maintains the clinch.
Gurgel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gurgel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gurgel.
Gurgel tries to work over Siko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gurgel tries to work over Siko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siko tries to work over Gurgel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gurgel dodges an elbow strike from Siko.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gurgel is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siko tries to land a knee to the head but Gurgel blocks with his arms.
Gurgel tries to throw a body punch but Siko avoids it by throwing Gurgel back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gurgel.
Gurgel is leaning against Siko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gurgel can't find room to land a body shot as Siko controls the action.
Siko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gurgel lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel lands with a left to the head.
Siko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Siko lands a nice elbow.
Gurgel blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Gurgel scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gurgel.
Siko blocking some punches.
Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gurgel.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Siko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gurgel's brow.
Gurgel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siko tries a knee to the head but Gurgel blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Siko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gurgel's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Siko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gurgel's brow.
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Gurgel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
Siko swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gurgel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gurgel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Siko throws an elbow but misses.
Gurgel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gurgel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gurgel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Gurgel managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
Gurgel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gurgel misses with a punch on the inside.
Gurgel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siko lands a shoulder strike.
Gurgel managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
A right hand to the body from Siko.
Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Gurgel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gurgel avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siko.
Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Siko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
Siko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Siko misses with a knee to the head.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Siko throws an elbow but misses.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gurgel avoids the damage to the body.
Baak Siko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gurgel is defending well for now.
Siko blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Siko.
Gurgel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gurgel misses with a body punch.
Gurgel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gurgel.
Siko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Siko misses with a body punch.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Siko blocks an uppercut.
Gurgel digs a right hand into Siko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Siko's gas tank.
Gurgel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurgel throws a punch but it's blocked by Siko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siko scores a nice knee to the body.
Gurgel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gurgel is defending well for now.
Gurgel managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Gurgel misses with a punch to the body.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Gurgel prevents a body shot from Siko.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gurgel avoids it.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
Gurgel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Gurgel as the two fighters clinch.
Siko is breathing heavily.
Gurgel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gurgel is defending well for now.
Gurgel lands with a short shot to the head.
Gurgel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Siko tries to work over Gurgel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joaozinho Gurgel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gurgel misses with an uppercut. Siko saw that one coming.
Gurgel throws a right hand that Siko ducks under and follows up with a left that Siko also avoids with ease.

Gurgel tries to keep at a distance but Siko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Siko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siko prevents a body shot from Gurgel.
Siko misses with an elbow over the top.
Gurgel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Siko blocking some punches.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gurgel is defending well for now.
Gurgel blocks an elbow strike.
Siko lands a nice knee to the body.
Gurgel tries to work over Siko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gurgel fails to land.
Siko misses with some punches.
A short left from Siko.
Siko scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siko pushes off an throws an elbow but Gurgel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gurgel avoids it.
Gurgel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gurgel takes a shot to the head.
Gurgel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Siko misses with a punch to the body.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Gurgel misses with some punches.
Gurgel avoids the elbow strike from Siko, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siko.
Gurgel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gurgel works on Siko's body with a couple of short punches.
Siko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
Gurgel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gurgel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siko blocks a body shot from Gurgel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siko.
With the fighters up against the cage, Siko throws an elbow but misses.
Siko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Siko throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gurgel lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Gurgel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gurgel tries to throw a body punch but Siko avoids it by throwing Gurgel back against the cage.
Siko misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siko.
Siko blocks a body shot from Gurgel.
Siko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gurgel working aggressively here.
Gurgel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gurgel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gurgel lands an uppercut.
Gurgel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gurgel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gurgel.
Gurgel tries to throw a body punch but Siko avoids it by throwing Gurgel back against the cage.
Gurgel swings wildly with an uppercut but Siko uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gurgel misses with a body punch.
Siko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siko landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Siko - that landed with a thud.
Siko blocking some punches.
Gurgel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gurgel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siko working Gurgel over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gurgel.
Gurgel swings wildly with an uppercut but Siko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gurgel swings wildly with an uppercut but Siko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gurgel is defending well for now.
Siko tries to land a knee to the head but Gurgel blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gurgel misses with a punch to the body.
Gurgel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gurgel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gurgel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Siko.
Gurgel gets through Siko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gurgel lands with a light punch inside.
Gurgel lands a shoulder strike.
Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gurgel.
Siko misses with some punches.
Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Siko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gurgel swings wildly with an uppercut but Siko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siko misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaozinho Gurgel clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Siko misses with a wild body shot.
Siko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gurgel throws out a leg kick but Siko moves out of range and Gurgel only half commits.
Gurgel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Siko can pounce on him.
Gurgel scores with a nice strike.
Siko is looking to land body kicks.

Siko closes the distance and clinches.
Gurgel gets through Siko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gurgel struggles to land a body shot inside as Siko controls his hands.
Gurgel prevents a body shot from Siko.
Siko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gurgel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Gurgel blocks a body shot from Siko.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gurgel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Siko is rocked!
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Siko is still on wobbly legs! Can Gurgel finish him?
Gurgel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gurgel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gurgel swings wildly with an uppercut but Siko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gurgel scores with a hook to the body.
Siko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gurgel blocks a body shot from Siko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gurgel.
Gurgel creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Siko crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Siko face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Gurgel takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joaozinho Gurgel!
Joaozinho Gurgel retains his super heavyweight title!
Joaozinho Gurgel thanked the fans post fight for their support.