PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Serghei Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stronger . Gary Baxter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Manuel
vs
Baxter

190 cm
19
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
206 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good low kicks
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serghei Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manuel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baxter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baxter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baxter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manuel at a distance.
Baxter scores with a shot to the body.
Baxter has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Manuel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Baxter cracks Manuel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Baxter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baxter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick.
Baxter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baxter scores with a sloppy right hand. Manuel should have avoided that one.
Baxter scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Serghei Manuel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Manuel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baxter's head.
Manuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baxter was well out of range. Poor timing from Manuel.
Baxter swings for the body but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel throws a lazy right hand but Baxter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Manuel tries to keep at a distance but Baxter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baxter tries a body shot but Manuel blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manuel has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
Baxter lands a hook that snaps the head of Manuel backwards.
Manuel tries a body shot but Baxter blocks it.
A short right from Manuel on the inside.
Baxter tries to work over Manuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manuel has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
Baxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baxter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Manuel avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the ropes.
Manuel misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Baxter as the two fighters clinch.
Manuel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baxter lands with a short shot to the head.
Baxter pushes Manuel back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuel misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Baxter.
Manuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manuel misses with some punches.
Baxter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Manuel takes a shot to the head.
Baxter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Manuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Baxter on the inside.
Baxter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manuel tries to work over Baxter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manuel.
Manuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuel lands an uppercut.
Manuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manuel throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter tries to work over Manuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manuel throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Manuel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baxter tries to work over Manuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manuel taking a breather.
Baxter scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Baxter.
Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manuel misses with some punches.
Manuel misses with a body punch.
Baxter tries to work over Manuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter prevents a body shot from Manuel.
Baxter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuel working aggressively here.
Manuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Manuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baxter digs a right hand into Manuel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manuel's gas tank.
Manuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baxter.
Baxter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Manuel is rocked!
Baxter cracks Manuel with a nice body shot.
Oh Manuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manuel is breathing heavily.
Baxter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baxter creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Manuel 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! Manuel face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Baxter takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gary Baxter!
Gary Baxter thanked the fans post fight for their support.