PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Crass Baracuta (ranked 5938 p4p, 6803 weight class) and Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 548 p4p, 578 weight class). Jose De La Cus has chosen SAINT Jhn - Roses remix ft Future as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Baracuta
vs
Jose De La Cus

174 cm
26
150
6 - 3 - 0

173 cm
42
153
33 - 33 - 3

Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon)

Dick Dolla Douchebag

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crass Baracuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 33 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Jose De La Cus!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baracuta throws a jab when Jose De La Cus was well out of range.
Baracuta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Baracuta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baracuta misses with a low kick.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Baracuta avoids nicely.
Jose De La Cus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baracuta.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range as Baracuta throws a body kick.
Baracuta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Carter Jose De La Cus has been cut.
Baracuta misses with a body kick.
Jose De La Cus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Baracuta misses.
Baracuta slips a straight right by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Jose De La Cus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baracuta ducks under a wild hook from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jose De La Cus's coach down at Westside Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jose De La Cus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jose De La Cus misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Baracuta.
Baracuta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus throws a big shot that misses.
Baracuta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jose De La Cus misses with a straight left.
Baracuta misses with a body shot.
Baracuta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baracuta throws a right hand that Jose De La Cus ducks under and follows up with a left that Jose De La Cus also avoids with ease.
Baracuta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baracuta scores with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baracuta at a distance.
Baracuta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baracuta scores with a head kick. Jose De La Cus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jose De La Cus avoids a kick to the body.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baracuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jose De La Cus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jose De La Cus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baracuta to score with a decent uppercut.
Baracuta lands with a cross.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab.
Jose De La Cus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baracuta lands a front kick.
Baracuta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Jose De La Cus is rocked!
No joy there for Jose De La Cus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baracuta jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jose De La Cus is still on wobbly legs! Can Baracuta finish him?
Jose De La Cus looks winded!
Baracuta feints and then cracks Jose De La Cus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jose De La Cus down.
Jose De La Cus seems to have recovered his senses.
Baracuta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baracuta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jose De La Cus's hands.
A jab from Jose De La Cus misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baracuta staying out of range there.
Baracuta tries to land a front kick but Jose De La Cus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jose De La Cus! But no joy.
Baracuta moves out of range of the strikes.
Jose De La Cus throws a jab when Baracuta was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crass Baracuta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Jose De La Cus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jose De La Cus looks to land a combination but Baracuta avoids it well.
Baracuta lands a leg kick that knocks Jose De La Cus off balance momentarily.
Baracuta loads up on a big right hand but Jose De La Cus slips the punch.
Jose De La Cus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baracuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jose De La Cus can do to turn this around?
Baracuta swings for the body but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jose De La Cus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baracuta throws a low kick, looking for Jose De La Cus's leg but Jose De La Cus calmly moves out of range.
Baracuta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baracuta walks into a jab.
Jose De La Cus throws a lazy uppercut
and Baracuta counters with a nice leg kick.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baracuta circles away quickly and effectively.
Jose De La Cus checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baracuta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus throws a jab when Baracuta was well out of range.
Jose De La Cus scores with a one two! Baracuta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose De La Cus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baracuta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baracuta pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baracuta.
Baracuta tries to land a leg kick but Jose De La Cus saw it coming and moves away.
Jose De La Cus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baracuta.
Baracuta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baracuta avoids the body shot from Jose De La Cus.
Baracuta throws the kick towards the body but Jose De La Cus avoids it.
Jose De La Cus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baracuta misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Jose De La Cus lands.
Jose De La Cus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jose De La Cus! But no joy.
Baracuta misses with a low kick.
Baracuta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jose De La Cus.
Baracuta throws a low kick but Jose De La Cus moves out of range easily.
Baracuta throws a hook but Jose De La Cus blocks it.
Jose De La Cus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jose De La Cus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baracuta counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baracuta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Jose De La Cus is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baracuta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jose De La Cus needs to keep his hands up - Baracuta had a free shot at his head there.
Jose De La Cus throws a hook but Baracuta blocks it.
Baracuta staying out of range there.
Jose De La Cus misses with a hook. Baracuta ducked under it nicely.
Baracuta tries to land a front kick but Jose De La Cus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crass Baracuta is winning the standup battle so far.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Baracuta with a series of wild strikes but Baracuta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baracuta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baracuta.
Baracuta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jose De La Cus misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jose De La Cus misses the target.
Jose De La Cus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baracuta moves away.
Baracuta dodges the punch combination from Jose De La Cus.
Baracuta jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carter Jose De La Cus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carter Jose De La Cus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Jose De La Cus throws a hook but Baracuta blocks it.
Jose De La Cus throws a lazy right hand but Baracuta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baracuta scoring well with a low kick there.
Jose De La Cus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baracuta.
It looked like Baracuta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jose De La Cus.
Baracuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jose De La Cus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baracuta finds it's way round the side to connect with Jose De La Cus's head.
Baracuta avoids the body shot from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baracuta.
Jose De La Cus throws a lazy right hand but Baracuta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baracuta lands with a cross.
Baracuta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jose De La Cus will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baracuta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baracuta tries to land a front kick but Jose De La Cus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jose De La Cus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jose De La Cus throws a hook but Baracuta blocks it.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baracuta circles away quickly and effectively.
Jose De La Cus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baracuta looks to land a body kick but Jose De La Cus moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab.
Baracuta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jose De La Cus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jose De La Cus blocks the body kick.
Jose De La Cus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jose De La Cus avoids a kick to the body.
Baracuta moves out of range of the strikes.
Baracuta slips under a jab from Jose De La Cus.
Baracuta throws a front kick that sends Jose De La Cus stumbling back into the ropes.
Jose De La Cus needs to keep his hands up - Baracuta had a free shot at his head there.
Jose De La Cus clobbers Baracuta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baracuta scores with a shot to the body.
Jose De La Cus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baracuta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baracuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jose De La Cus moves away.
Jose De La Cus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jose De La Cus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range of the body kick from Baracuta.
Baracuta tries a low kick but Jose De La Cus avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baracuta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Baracuta.
Baracuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jose De La Cus moves away.
Jose De La Cus throws out a counter right but Baracuta avoids it with no problem.
Baracuta closes the distance and catches Jose De La Cus with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Jose De La Cus is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Jose De La Cus is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Jose De La Cus is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Baracuta takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Crass Baracuta!
Crass Baracuta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.