PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kassim Suluhu (ranked 7204 p4p, 431 weight class) and Kurt Shann (ranked 19592 p4p, 466 weight class). Kurt Shann is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Suluhu
vs
Shann

165 cm
29
145 lbs
12 - 18 - 1

172 cm
30
135 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Shann!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suluhu slips a straight right by Shann.
Shann fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Shann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shann walks into a left hand.
Suluhu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Shann. Those never looked like landing.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Suluhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Shann's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suluhu misses with a body shot.
Suluhu misses with a looping right.
Suluhu scores with a push kick.
Suluhu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shann takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shann shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Suluhu eats them both and turns towards Shann to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suluhu.
Shann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shann moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu connects with a body shot.
Shann misses with a double jab.
Suluhu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shann misses with a double jab
and Suluhu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suluhu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shann really felt that one!
Shann tries to move into range but Suluhu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Suluhu is looking to wear down Shann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Suluhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shann.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Suluhu looks to throw the jab but Shann is out of range.
A jab from Shann misses.
Shann misses with a series of wild punches.
Suluhu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shann misses with a looping left.
Suluhu lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suluhu counters with a good, hard body kick but Shann shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu looks for the body kick but Shann saw that one coming.
Shann misses with a two punch combination.
Suluhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shann.
Suluhu scoring well with a low kick there.
Suluhu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kurt Shann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Kurt Shann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suluhu counters with a stiff right hand.
Shann steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Suluhu. That one must have hurt.
Shann misses with a wild combination.
Shann scores with a one two! Suluhu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shann stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suluhu.
Suluhu lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassim Suluhu dominated that round.
That's time! Suluhu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Suluhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shann.
Shann shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Suluhu eats them both and turns towards Shann to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch combination from Shann misses.
Suluhu dodges the punch combination from Shann.
Suluhu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Shann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shann stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suluhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suluhu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shann on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suluhu is looking to counter punch.
Shann throws a right hand that Suluhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Suluhu also avoids with ease.
Shann misses with a double jab
and Suluhu counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu stuns Shann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shann is breathing heavily.
Shann misses with a series of wild punches.
Suluhu throws a front kick that sends Shann stumbling back into the cage.
Suluhu works the jab nicely.
Shann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suluhu counters with an outside leg kick.
Suluhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suluhu thows a body kick. Shann tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shann has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Suluhu.
Shann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suluhu counters with a nice body kick.
Shann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suluhu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suluhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shann doesn't seem bothered though.
Kurt Shann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suluhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shann.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suluhu. Shann shrugs it off though.
Suluhu scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu keeps Shann at a distance using the push kick.
Suluhu scores with a nice body kick.
Suluhu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shann misses with a series of wild punches.
Suluhu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shann avoids it.
Shann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suluhu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Suluhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shann.
Shann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suluhu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shann misses with a two punch combination.
Suluhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A right-left combo lands from Shann.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suluhu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Suluhu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suluhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shann at a distance.
Suluhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassim Suluhu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suluhu counters with a body kick.
Suluhu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shann can do to turn this around?
Suluhu throws a shot to the body.
Suluhu throws a leg kick which misses Shann's front leg but catches the back leg as Shann tries to avoid it.
Suluhu throws the kick towards the body but Shann avoids it.
Shann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suluhu.
Shann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suluhu circles away quickly and effectively.
Shann sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Suluhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suluhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shann at a distance.
Shann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.
Suluhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shann doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suluhu lands a slapping body shot.
Shann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suluhu counters with a body kick.
Suluhu connects with a body shot that sends Shann's belly button to the back.
Kassim Suluhu is winning the standup battle so far.
Shann misses with a wild combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Suluhu misses its target.
Shann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu throws a shot to the body.
Suluhu looks to land a body kick but Shann moved away.
Shann misses with a double jab
and Suluhu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suluhu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suluhu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Suluhu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shann's calf.
Shann throws a series of punches but Suluhu moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Suluhu digs a good body shot into Shann's ribs.
Suluhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Suluhu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suluhu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Suluhu lands a nice hook to Shann's body. Shann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suluhu scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shann takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Suluhu - that will leave a mark!
Suluhu lands a front kick.
Suluhu connects with a body shot.
Kurt Shann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shann takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suluhu.
Suluhu stuns Shann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suluhu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shann takes a step back to recover.
Shann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suluhu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shann throws a right hand that Suluhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Suluhu also avoids with ease.
Suluhu scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suluhu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassim Suluhu!
Kassim Suluhu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.