PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 20289 p4p, 75 weight class) and Roberto Williams (ranked 4214 p4p, 140 weight class). Williams has chosen HERNIA banda as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bandichoo
vs
Williams

178 cm
28
240 lbs
15 - 23 - 0

225 cm
28
300 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Fast

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Williams!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandichoo throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandichoo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Bandichoo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bandichoo misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bandichoo, right into the meat.
Bandichoo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Bandichoo backs off Williams throws a huge counter combo but Bandichoo manages to avoid it all.
Nice body kick from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Bandichoo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
A jab from Bandichoo misses.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bandichoo throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bandichoo tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Williams misses with a hook. Bandichoo ducked under it nicely.
Bandichoo swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Williams defending well as Bandichoo loads up on a big left hand.
Bandichoo throws a front kick that sends Williams stumbling back into the ropes.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandichoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams tries to clinch there but Bandichoo circles away.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams stuns Bandichoo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bandichoo lands with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Bandichoo. Beautiful body shot.
Bandichoo scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bandichoo throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Bandichoo sets himself, and Williams steps forward looking for the clinch! Bandichoo avoids it this time.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandichoo connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bandichoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bandichoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Bandichoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bandichoo misses with a kick to the body.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bandichoo scores with a nice strike.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandichoo.
Williams moves out of range as Bandichoo throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Bandichoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo's cut.
That's time! Bandichoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Williams blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bandichoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Bandichoo misses its intended target.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bandichoo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bandichoo blocks a head kick by Williams.
Bandichoo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandichoo.
Williams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No joy there for Bandichoo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Bandichoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandichoo throws a good cross that connects.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams unleashes a big counter combination but Bandichoo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bandichoo throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taz Bandichoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Bandichoo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Bandichoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Bandichoo there.
Bandichoo misses with a double jab.
Bandichoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bandichoo.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Bandichoo is looking to land body kicks.
Williams tries to clinch there but Bandichoo circles away.
Bandichoo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bandichoo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bandichoo.

It looks like Roberto Williams has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandichoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bandichoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to clinch up but Bandichoo keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Bandichoo misses.
Bandichoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some wild striking there from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Bandichoo as he checks the leg kick.
Bandichoo throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Williams forces Bandichoo back against the ropes and clinches.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Bandichoo breaks from the clinch.
Roberto Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Bandichoo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandichoo is just out of range.
Bandichoo feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a head kick but Bandichoo moves out of range.
It looked like Bandichoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Bandichoo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bandichoo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bandichoo throws a body kick that misses
and Williams counters with a body kick that stops Bandichoo in his tracks momentarily.
Bandichoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Bandichoo misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Bandichoo. That snapped Williams's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bandichoo. That's going to slow Williams down.
The fighters circling - Bandichoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandichoo throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Bandichoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bandichoo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bandichoo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Bandichoo.
Williams was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bandichoo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bandichoo throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams throws a right hand that Bandichoo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandichoo also avoids with ease.
Bandichoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams counters with a body kick.
Williams blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo pushes Williams away with a front kick.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bandichoo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bandichoo lands with a good body shot.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bandichoo works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandichoo.
A jab from Bandichoo misses.
Williams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bandichoo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandichoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams tries to clinch up but Bandichoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams digs a good body shot into Bandichoo's ribs.
Williams wants to clinch.
Bandichoo scores with a three punch combo!
Roberto Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Bandichoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo misses with a wild combination.
Bandichoo misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Bandichoo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taz Bandichoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bandichoo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz Bandichoo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Taz Bandichoo thanked IniTech Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).