PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baak Siko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bird
vs
Siko

170 cm
39
144 lbs
37 - 10 - 0

170 cm
41
165 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

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World class MT
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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 37 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baak Siko!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siko takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Siko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Siko tries to score with a low kick but Bird moves his leg out of the way.
Siko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bird takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siko.
Bird looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bird lands a lovely overhand right.
Siko cracks Bird with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Siko throws a jab when Bird was well out of range.
Bird tries to counter by clinching up but Siko breaks away and moves out of range.
Siko scores with a jab to the body.
Siko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Siko lands but Bird takes it in his stride.

Bird rushes Siko and presses him up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siko lands an elbow inside that Bird shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Siko obliges.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Siko throws an elbow but misses.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Siko's defenses.
Nice body punch from Siko.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Siko throws an elbow but misses.
Siko avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Bird avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Bird stalling in the clinch but Siko improves position.
The referee calls for Bird to work.
Bird scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Baak Siko has been cut.
Bird pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bird avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Siko.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Siko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Siko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird lands a nice uppercut.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Siko pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Siko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
Bird working Siko over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siko avoids the elbow strike from Bird, against the ropes.
Siko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bird breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bird blocks a head kick by Siko.
Siko stuns Bird with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bird takes the fight into the clinch.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
Siko lands an elbow just above Bird 's eye.
Siko lands an elbow inside.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Bird avoids the damage to the body.
Siko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird avoids the elbow strike from Siko, against the ropes.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird lands a nice uppercut.
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.
The cut man is working on Baak Siko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Siko tries to work over Bird's front leg with a kick but Bird checks it.
Siko lands with an uppercut that bounces Bird off the ropes and back into range.
Siko tries to land a leg kick but Bird saw it coming and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Siko as he connects with a hook.

Bird fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Siko, pushing him back against the ropes.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Siko.
Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bird lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bird is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Siko is keeping busy.
Bird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siko managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Siko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
Siko keeps control of Bird as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Bird.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
Siko lands a knee to the head.
Siko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bird blocks it with crossed arms.
Siko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko crunches a lovely knee into Bird's ribcage.
Siko blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
Siko blocking some punches.
Siko blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
Bird displaying some good clinch control by pressing Siko up against the ropes.
Siko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bird blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bird just misses with a elbow thrown towards Siko's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Siko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bird's brow.
Siko throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siko.

It looks like William Bird has been cut.
Bird blocks an elbow strike from Siko.
Siko avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bird lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siko is working Bird over against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bird's defenses.
Siko blocks an uppercut.
Siko lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Siko.
Siko landing knees to the body.
Siko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Siko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siko lands a nice uppercut.
Bird throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bird is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Siko.
Siko takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Siko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bird's brow.
Siko lands with a right to the head.
Siko is working Bird over against the ropes.
Siko lands a nice elbow.
Bird is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baak Siko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

A good leg kick by Siko.
Siko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bird takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bird on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Siko just misses with a punch to the body.
Siko connects with a nice looking jab.
Bird walks into a straight right hand from Siko.

Siko clinches up with Bird and pushes him back against the ropes.
Bird blocks an elbow strike from Siko.
Bird with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bird avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Siko looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Siko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird is trying to maintain a safe position but Siko gets an underhook and turns Bird into the ropes.
Siko lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko lands a nice elbow.
Siko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Siko avoiding damage as Bird throws 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. Bird is defending well for now.
Siko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bird in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Siko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Siko's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siko.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siko avoids it.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baak Siko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Siko avoids the elbow strike from Bird, against the ropes.
Siko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bird blocks it with crossed arms.
Siko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Bird.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird takes an elbow to the temple.
Siko misses with an elbow strike.
Bird working Siko over with knees to the body.
Siko can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Siko fails to land.
Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siko misses with some punches.
Siko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bird throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Siko lands a good knee to the midsection. Bird won't want to take too many of those.
Siko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Siko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bird throws an elbow but misses.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siko is defending well for now.
Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siko lands a knee to the body.
Siko misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Siko.
Bird is trying to maintain a safe position but Siko gets an underhook and turns Bird into the ropes.
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Siko lands an elbow inside that Bird shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baak Siko really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bird avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bird swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Siko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bird connects with a high kick.
Siko connects with a solid leg kick.
Baak Siko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siko is looking to slow Bird down with leg kicks.
Siko cracks a nice hook into Bird's ribs.

Siko has closed the distance and engaged Bird in a clinch.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Bird digs a right hand underneath Siko's ribcage. Siko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Siko tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Siko back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siko avoids it.

Bird pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siko slips a straight right by Bird.
Bird throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Siko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird blocks a head kick by Siko.
Siko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Siko lands with a straight right. Bird didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siko. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Siko.
Bird is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Siko.
Siko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Siko has Bird up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Siko.
Siko throws a head punch that misses.
Siko dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
Siko blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
Bird wants to stall.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Siko managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
Bird blocks an uppercut.
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Bird avoids the elbow strike from Siko, against the ropes.
Siko tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Siko back against the ropes.
Bird's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird lands a nice knee to the body.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Bird avoids the damage to the body.
Siko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bird scores with a nice hook to the head.
Siko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Siko missing with knees to the body.

Bird's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siko throws out a loose jab but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baak Siko dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bird's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Siko throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.

Siko has closed the distance and engaged Bird in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bird takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siko is defending well for now.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siko.
Siko misses with a knee strike.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bird's defenses.
Siko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Siko on the inside.
Siko tries to land a knee to the head but Bird blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird lands an elbow just above Siko 's eye.
Siko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bird lands an elbow inside that Siko shrugs off.
A short right from Siko on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bird in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Siko landing knees to the body.
Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Siko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bird misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Siko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baak Siko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Siko lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.
Bird lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Siko or not.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Siko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siko.
Siko prevents Bird from breaking the clinch.
Siko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Siko.
Bird stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siko.
Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bird lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
William Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird throws an elbow but it misses.
Siko tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.

Bird breaks the clinch.

Siko has Bird up against the ropes in a clinch.
Siko avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Bird lands a left hand.
Siko keeps control of Bird as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Siko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bird's elbow.
Bird looking to stall.
Bird blocks an elbow strike.

Bird breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bird takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baak Siko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Siko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baak Siko!
Our winner, Baak Siko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.