PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Seung-Jin Bailey (ranked 3994 p4p, 432 weight class) and Garik Andonian (ranked 19858 p4p, 632 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Bailey
vs
Andonian

189 cm
28
202 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

187 cm
26
176 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seung-Jin Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andonian backs up against the ropes.
Bailey misses with a kick to the body.
Andonian wants to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch position.
Andonian throws a leg kick

and Bailey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Andonian uses good head movement to avoid it.

Andonian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andonian throws a leg kick but Bailey moved away.
Andonian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.

Bailey looks low and kicks high, catching Andonian 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!

It looks like Garik Andonian has been cut.
Bailey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andonian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bailey's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andonian.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andonian.
Andonian 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.
Andonian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bailey's sensitive parts.
Andonian blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Andonian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bailey, right into the meat.
Andonian thumps Bailey with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andonian.
Andonian connects with a solid leg kick.
Andonian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bailey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andonian. Andonian obviously looking to wear him down.
Andonian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bailey. That did some damage!

Bailey pushes Andonian up against the ropes in a clinch.

Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Andonian's head but Andonian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Bailey throws out a head kick that Andonian doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Andonian crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Andonian's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Andonian is rocked!
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!
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andonian is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
OH! Andonian has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Bailey smells blood and charges in for the finish! Bailey unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Andonian sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Seung-Jin Bailey!
As Seung-Jin Bailey got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win '.