PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Piotr Boryska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Pais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Pais has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boryska
vs
Pais

182 cm
16
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Very strong

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Boryska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Pais!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boryska misses with a series of wild punches.
Pais throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Boryska misses.
Boryska thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pais if he has to take too many more of those.
Pais throws a sloppy head kick and Boryska moves out of range easily.
Piotr Boryska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boryska crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pais - the referee stops the clock and Boryska gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pais. Boryska manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pais showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boryska.
Boryska throws a head kick that misses
and Pais counters with a nice body kick.
Pais looks to land a body kick but Boryska moved away.
Boryska throws a series of punches but Pais moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Boryska. Those never looked like landing.
Boryska lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pais throws a sloppy head kick and Boryska moves out of range easily.
Boryska throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boryska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boryska lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryska throws a hook but Pais avoids it easily.
Boryska throws a low kick but Pais avoids it.
Pais looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pais blocks a head kick by Boryska.
Boryska goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pais moves out of range of the body kick.
Pais tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Pais blocks the low kick.
Boryska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boryska moves out of range as Pais throws a body kick.
Boryska throws a sloppy head kick and Pais moves out of range easily.
Pais dodges the punch combination from Boryska.
Pais pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pais misses with a kick to the body.
Pais lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Piotr Boryska has been cut.
Pais bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boryska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boryska throws a sloppy head kick and Pais moves out of range easily.
Boryska throws a head kick that misses
and Pais counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boryska is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boryska, right into the meat.
Pais lands with a kick to the temple. Boryska shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Boryska is rocked!
Pais looks for the body kick but Boryska saw that one coming.
Oh Boryska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boryska tries a head kick but it misses.
Boryska seems to have got his legs back now.
Boryska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pais moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pais looks winded!
Boryska looks to score with a jab to the body but Pais is just out of range.
Pais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boryska throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boryska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pais unleashes a big counter combination but Boryska bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kim Pais is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pais scores with a kick to the body.
Boryska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Boryska was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pais throws a push kick but Boryska slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Boryska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Boryska's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pais lands a head kick!
Boryska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pais throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boryska is looking for a counter combo.
Boryska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pais.
A punch combination from Boryska misses.
A head kick by Boryska misses
and Pais counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Boryska lands a high kick!
Boryska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pais tries a quick counter leg kick but Boryska is wise to it.
Boryska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boryska throws a sloppy head kick and Pais moves out of range easily.
Pais avoids the head kick by Boryska.
Boryska tries to bum rush Pais with a series of wild strikes but Pais uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Boryska misses with a wild combination.
Boryska misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryska throws a leg kick but Pais moved away.
Boryska misses with a double jab
and Pais finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pais lands a high kick!
Boryska looks for the body kick but Pais saw that one coming.
Pais is looking to land body kicks.
Pais throws the kick towards the body but Boryska avoids it.
Boryska misses with a two punch combination.

Pais looks low and kicks high, catching Boryska right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Boryska misses.
Pais wants to counter the offense by Boryska and move into the clinch position.
Pais misses with a kick to the body.
Boryska thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pais thuds his shin into the meat of Boryska's side.
Pais keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pais is looking to slow Boryska down with leg kicks.
Pais throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pais.
Boryska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pais throws a big counter head kick but Boryska avoids it with no problem.
Boryska takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pais tries to land a front kick but Boryska steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pais throws a push kick but Boryska slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Boryska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boryska digs a good hook to Pais's body.
Pais fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pais has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Boryska blocks a head kick by Pais.
Boryska throws a right hand that Pais ducks under and follows up with a left that Pais also avoids with ease.
Boryska lands a front kick.
Boryska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pais sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boryska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boryska sets himself, and Pais steps forward looking for the clinch! Boryska avoids it this time.
Boryska blocks a head kick by Pais.
Pais misses with a body kick.
Pais dodges the punch combination from Boryska.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Pais takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Piotr Boryska's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pais blocks a head kick by Boryska.
Boryska tries to bum rush Pais with a series of wild strikes but Pais uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boryska is looking to slow Pais down with leg kicks.
Boryska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boryska cracks the inside of Pais's front leg.
Boryska throws a head kick that Pais semi-blocks.
Pais lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boryska's sensitive parts.
Boryska fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pais is out of range.
Boryska throws a sloppy head kick and Pais moves out of range easily.
Boryska avoids a kick to the body.
Pais moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pais scores with a head kick.
Boryska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boryska scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boryska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pais manages to avoid it.
Pais lands a head kick. Boryska smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pais takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pais avoids the head kick by Boryska.
Boryska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boryska takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Piotr Boryska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boryska throws a right hand that Pais ducks under and follows up with a left that Pais also avoids with ease.
Boryska blocks a head kick by Pais.
Boryska will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boryska tries a head kick but it misses.
Pais throws a push kick but Boryska slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Boryska wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pais fakes the leg kick and cracks Boryska in the body.
Boryska avoids the head kick by Pais.
Boryska moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boryska throws a sloppy head kick and Pais moves out of range easily.
Pais takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boryska connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pais throws a nice head kick!
Boryska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pais manages to avoid it.
Boryska backing away here, and Pais unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boryska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boryska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pais counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Boryska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boryska connects with a solid leg kick.
Pais moves out of range of the body kick from Boryska.
Pais looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boryska takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boryska throws a low kick, looking for Pais's leg but Pais calmly moves out of range.
Pais lands a high kick!
Boryska looks to land a body kick but Pais moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boryska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pais misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boryska is looking for a counter combo.
Boryska lands a leg kick that knocks Pais off balance momentarily.
Boryska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pais moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Boryska clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Boryska's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pais pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pais has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boryska throws a head kick that Pais semi-blocks.
Boryska scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Boryska.
Boryska throws the kick towards the body but Pais avoids it.
Boryska throws a one two combo.
Pais throws a head kick that Boryska semi-blocks.
Pais lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boryska's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pais takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boryska lands with a nice combination. Pais backs away looking to recover.

Pais is rocked!
A head kick from Boryska lands but Pais takes it in his stride.
Pais is still on wobbly legs! Can Boryska finish him?
Pais throws a leg kick which misses Boryska's front leg but catches the back leg as Boryska tries to avoid it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Boryska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pais.
Boryska connects with a leg kick. Pais looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pais staying out of range there.
Boryska throws a head kick but Pais moves out of range.
Pais is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryska avoids a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and Boryska tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pais seems to have recovered his senses.
A solid body kick from Pais.
Boryska throws a head kick but Pais moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boryska - that will leave a mark!
Boryska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pais wants to counter the offense by Boryska and move into the clinch position.
Boryska misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pais misses with a head kick.
Boryska walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pais.
Boryska throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pais.
Pais showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boryska.
Pais tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boryska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pais moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pais lands with a nice body kick.
Pais throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pais.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boryska throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pais.
Boryska throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pais takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boryska is looking to wear down Pais with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boryska looks to land a combination but Pais avoids it well.
Boryska moves out of range of the body kick.
Boryska swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pais's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pais moves out of range of the body kick.
Boryska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pais moves away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boryska here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pais throws a head kick that half lands.
Pais takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pais throws a body punch but Boryska moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boryska checks a leg kick.
Boryska misses with a head kick.
Boryska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boryska misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Boryska had his way with Kim Pais in that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Boryska's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pais looks to land a body kick but Boryska moved away.
Boryska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pais bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boryska scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pais connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pais throws a push kick but Boryska slaps the foot to one side.
Boryska connects with a solid leg kick.
Boryska falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pais holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Boryska breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boryska thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pais if he has to take too many more of those.
Pais showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boryska.
Piotr Boryska is winning the standup battle so far.
Pais throws a head kick that misses.
Pais is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Boryska takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pais scores with a push kick.
Boryska misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Boryska does no damage.
Boryska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pais circles away quickly and effectively.
Pais throws a head kick but Boryska moves out of range.
Boryska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pais can pounce on him.
Boryska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pais circles away quickly and effectively.
Pais misses with a body kick.
Boryska throws a right and a left that Pais avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boryska. Pais does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pais avoids the head kick by Boryska.
Boryska sets himself, and Pais steps forward looking for the clinch! Boryska avoids it this time.
Boryska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pais moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boryska is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boryska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pais moves away.
Pais wants to counter the offense by Boryska and move into the clinch position.
Kim Pais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boryska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boryska moves out of range of the body kick from Pais.
Pais throws the kick towards the body but Boryska avoids it.
Boryska takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boryska throws a push kick but Pais slaps the foot to one side.
Pais throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boryska throws a head kick that misses.
Pais looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Boryska throws a body punch but Pais moves out of range.
Boryska misses with a body kick.
Boryska throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pais counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pais throws a head kick that misses.
Boryska fakes the leg kick and cracks Pais in the body.
Boryska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pais.
Pais wants to counter the offense by Boryska and move into the clinch position.
Pais throws a head kick that Boryska semi-blocks.
Piotr Boryska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pais will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kim Pais.
I think Boryska has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Piotr Boryska!