PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kim Babbitt (ranked 3166 p4p, 373 weight class) and Marco Eronen (ranked 2902 p4p, 353 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Babbitt
vs
Eronen

184 cm
23
192 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
29
199 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Babbitt !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Eronen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eronen rushes Babbitt and presses him up against the ropes.
Babbitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babbitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eronen's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babbitt throws an elbow but misses.
Eronen trying to stall but Babbitt improves his position.
Eronen connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kim Babbitt has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Babbitt fails to land.
Eronen with a knee to the head.
Eronen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babbitt backwards.
Babbitt lands an elbow inside that Eronen shrugs off.

It looks like Marco Eronen has been cut.
Babbitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babbitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Babbitt .
Eronen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Babbitt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Babbitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eronen's elbow.
Eronen can't find room to land a body shot as Babbitt controls the action.
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!
Babbitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eronen blocks an uppercut.
Eronen avoiding damage as Babbitt throws knees to the body.
Babbitt misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eronen slowing the pace effectively.
Eronen missing with knees to the body.
Eronen scores with a shoulder strike.
Eronen looking to throw knees to the head but Babbitt is blocking nicely.
Babbitt misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babbitt .
Eronen controlling the action here for a moment.
Babbitt misses with a body punch.
A short left from Eronen.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babbitt throws an elbow but misses.
Eronen blocks a body shot from Babbitt .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eronen.
Babbitt misses with an elbow over the top.
Eronen blocks an elbow strike.
Eronen lands a nice elbow.
Babbitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Babbitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Eronen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babbitt throws an elbow but misses.
Eronen avoids the elbow strike from Babbitt , against the ropes.
Babbitt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Eronen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babbitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Eronen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Eronen blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Babbitt fails to land.
Babbitt misses with a body punch.
Eronen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babbitt .
With the fighters up against the ropes, Eronen throws an elbow but misses.
Eronen avoids the elbow strike from Babbitt , against the ropes.
Babbitt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eronen's defenses.
Eronen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eronen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babbitt s head.
Eronen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Eronen looking to slow down the pace here.
Babbitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Eronen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Eronen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Babbitt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Babbitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babbitt tries a low kick but Eronen avoids it.
Eronen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Babbitt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eronen is out of range and Babbitt settles back down.

Eronen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Babbitt , pushing him back against the ropes.
Babbitt throws an elbow that misses.
Babbitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Babbitt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Babbitt lands with a short shot to the head.
Eronen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Babbitt is keeping busy.
Babbitt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eronen blocks an elbow strike.
Babbitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Eronen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Babbitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Eronen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babbitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbitt has a couple of punches blocked by Eronen.
Babbitt misses with a punch to the body.
Babbitt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eronen backwards.
A body shot lands from Babbitt .
Babbitt misses with a punch to the body.
Eronen misses with a punch on the inside.
Eronen lands an elbow that stopped Babbitt in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Eronen.
Eronen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babbitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eronen's elbow.
Eronen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eronen tries to land a knee to the head but Babbitt blocks with his arms.
Eronen gets through Babbitt 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eronen is looking to control Babbitt 's arms but Babbitt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eronen has his back to the ropes.
Eronen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eronen blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eronen dodges an elbow strike from Babbitt .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eronen avoids the elbow strike from Babbitt , against the ropes.
Babbitt throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babbitt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eronen backwards.
Eronen misses with a punch to the body.
Eronen trying to stall but Babbitt improves his position.
Come on Eronen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Eronen - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Eronen.
Eronen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eronen tries a knee to the head but Babbitt blocks it.
Eronen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Babbitt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Eronen on the inside.
Eronen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eronen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eronen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eronen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Babbitt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eronen's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marco Eronen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Babbitt gets tackled into the ropes by Eronen. Eronen maintains the clinch.
Babbitt avoiding damage as Eronen throws knees to the body.
Babbitt lands an elbow inside that Eronen shrugs off.
Babbitt tries to work over Eronen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eronen trying to stall but Babbitt improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eronen.
Eronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babbitt misses with some punches.
Babbitt can't find room to land a body shot as Eronen controls the action.
Babbitt stalling in the clinch but Eronen improves position.
Marco Eronen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eronen looking to throw knees to the head but Babbitt is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Babbitt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babbitt throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Babbitt lands an elbow inside.
Babbitt scores with a shot to the side of Eronen's head.
Eronen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eronen misses with a punch on the inside.
Babbitt cracks Eronen with a nice body shot.
Babbitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Eronen controls his hands.
Eronen dodges an elbow strike from Babbitt .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Babbitt lands a nice shot to the body.
Eronen prevents a body shot from Babbitt .
A shot in the inside from Babbitt .
A head punch on the inside from Babbitt fails to land.
Babbitt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eronen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eronen pushes Babbitt back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Eronen on the inside.
Eronen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babbitt .
Eronen wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eronen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Babbitt misses with some punches.
Eronen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Babbitt up against the ropes.
Eronen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eronen is trying to stall.
Babbitt 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Babbitt .
Babbitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babbitt throws an elbow but misses.
Eronen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babbitt throws an elbow that misses.
Eronen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babbitt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Eronen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Marco Eronen just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Babbitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eronen is looking for the big counter here.
Babbitt throws a jab when Eronen was well out of range.

Eronen pushes Babbitt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Babbitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Eronen lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Babbitt .
Babbitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babbitt misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Eronen pushes Babbitt back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eronen dodges an elbow strike from Babbitt .
Babbitt working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babbitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eronen is struggling to control the position.
Eronen stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Eronen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Eronen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Babbitt .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eronen avoids a wild elbow strike from Babbitt .
Eronen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eronen lands an uppercut.
Eronen is trying to maintain a safe position but Babbitt gets an underhook and turns Eronen into the ropes.
Eronen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babbitt backwards.
A short right from Eronen.
Eronen has Babbitt pushed against the ropes.
Eronen tries to land knees in the clinch but Babbitt avoids the damage to the body.
Eronen blocks the elbow strike.
Babbitt blocking some punches.
Eronen looking to slow down the pace here.
Babbitt misses with an elbow strike.
Eronen tries to stall but Babbitt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babbitt .
Babbitt misses with an elbow strike.
Babbitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babbitt blocking some punches.
Babbitt misses with a punch to the body.
Babbitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Eronen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eronen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babbitt .
Eronen blocks the elbow strike.
Babbitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Eronen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Eronen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babbitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Eronen trying to control the position but instead, Babbitt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eronen into the ropes.
Eronen lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Eronen dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Babbitt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eronen tries to clinch but Babbitt is having none of it.

Eronen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Babbitt , pushing him back against the ropes.
Eronen controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babbitt throws an elbow but misses.
Babbitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babbitt working aggressively here.
Eronen pushes off an throws an elbow but Babbitt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eronen leaning his opponent against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eronen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babbitt .
Eronen slowing the pace effectively.
Babbitt throws an elbow that misses.
Eronen trying to stall but Babbitt improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Babbitt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eronen's brow.
Babbitt can't find room to land a body shot as Eronen controls the action.
Eronen is looking to control Babbitt 's arms but Babbitt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eronen has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Eronen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eronen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Eronen darts in and clinches Babbitt up against the ropes.
Babbitt tries to throw a body punch but Eronen avoids it by throwing Babbitt back against the ropes.
Eronen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Babbitt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eronen is defending well for now.
Babbitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eronen scores with a knee to the head.
Babbitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Babbitt lands an elbow that stopped Eronen in his tracks for a moment.
Babbitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kim Babbitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eronen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eronen tries to stall but Babbitt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eronen takes an elbow to the temple.
Babbitt takes a shot to the head.
Babbitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eronen trying to control the position but instead, Babbitt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eronen into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Eronen working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babbitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Eronen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Babbitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Eronen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eronen lands with a left to the head.
Eronen wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babbitt throws an elbow but misses.
Eronen blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Eronen.
I've got Eronen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Eronen!