PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Abed Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Szczepaniakiwicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Abed Barnes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Barnes
vs
Szczepaniakiwicz

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Self confident

Brawler
Powerful

Oblivion Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abed Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krzysztof Szczepaniakiwicz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczepaniakiwicz looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes connects with a high kick.

Szczepaniakiwicz tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Szczepaniakiwicz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Szczepaniakiwicz keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Szczepaniakiwicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szczepaniakiwicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Szczepaniakiwicz is controlling the position.
Szczepaniakiwicz lands a right hand.
Szczepaniakiwicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Szczepaniakiwicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Szczepaniakiwicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczepaniakiwicz cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Szczepaniakiwicz digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Szczepaniakiwicz scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Szczepaniakiwicz.

Barnes is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Szczepaniakiwicz.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Szczepaniakiwicz scores with a hook to the body.
Szczepaniakiwicz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Szczepaniakiwicz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Szczepaniakiwicz cracks Barnes with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Barnes goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Barnes wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Krzysztof Szczepaniakiwicz!
Our winner, Krzysztof Szczepaniakiwicz, 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.