PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Billy Baddass (ranked 4983 p4p, 4776 weight class) and Shoto Kuzuri (ranked 594 p4p, 567 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Baddass
vs
Kuzuri

182 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Very strong

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Baddass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shoto Kuzuri!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzuri takes a swing at Baddass's ribcage but misses.
Kuzuri misses with the body kick
and Baddass counters with a one-two to the body.
Shoto Kuzuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baddass slips a jab and a cross from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri misses with a body kick.
Baddass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri tries to land a body kick
and Baddass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuzuri looks to land a body kick but Baddass moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Baddass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuzuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Baddass throws a counter high kick but Kuzuri was just alert enough to avoid it.
Baddass lands a jab to the head.
Kuzuri misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuzuri.
Baddass misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuzuri lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baddass looks to land a right hand but Kuzuri moved out of range.

Kuzuri has Baddass up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kuzuri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuzuri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuzuri misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baddass.
Kuzuri misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuzuri presses Baddass against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baddass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuzuri looking to slow down the pace here.
Kuzuri can't find room to land a body shot as Baddass controls the action.
Kuzuri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baddass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baddass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Baddass fails to land.
Kuzuri misses with a body punch.
Kuzuri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuzuri tries a body shot but Baddass blocks it.
Kuzuri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuzuri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kuzuri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baddass's elbow.
Baddass takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Billy Baddass has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baddass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baddass blocks a body shot from Kuzuri.
Baddass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuzuri tries to work over Baddass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baddass takes an elbow to the temple.
Kuzuri lands a nice elbow.
Kuzuri tries to throw a body punch but Baddass avoids it by throwing Kuzuri back against the ropes.
Baddass tries to throw a body punch but Kuzuri avoids it by throwing Baddass back against the ropes.
Baddass stalling in the clinch but Kuzuri improves position.
Baddass tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuzuri avoids the damage to the body.
Baddass looking to stall.
Kuzuri lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kuzuri.
Baddass misses with a knee to the head.
Baddass swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuzuri uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kuzuri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baddass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuzuri. Kuzuri obviously looking to wear him down.
Baddass takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kuzuri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuzuri tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuzuri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kuzuri clinches.
Kuzuri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Kuzuri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddass misses with a punch to the body.
Baddass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baddass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuzuri's elbow.
Kuzuri stalls.
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!
Baddass misses with a body punch.

Kuzuri breaks the clinch.
Baddass misses the jab.
Kuzuri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baddass finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuzuri's head.

It looks like Shoto Kuzuri has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuzuri. That's going to slow Baddass down.
Baddass's corner calls for a 1-2. Baddass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuzuri tries to land a body kick
and Baddass counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuzuri scores with a kick to the body.
Baddass avoids the head kick by Kuzuri.
As Kuzuri looks to move away, Baddass throws a big counter combo but Kuzuri just gets out of the way.
Kuzuri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baddass if he has to take too many more of those.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuzuri avoids the head kick by Baddass.
Baddass slips under a jab.
Kuzuri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baddass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuzuri. Kuzuri obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Kuzuri does no damage.
A punch combination from Kuzuri misses.
Kuzuri scores with a three punch combo!
Kuzuri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuzuri throws a poor cross that misses
and Baddass counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuzuri scores with a spinning back kick!
Kuzuri lands a nice hook to Baddass's body. Baddass takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuzuri throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuzuri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuzuri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuzuri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuzuri thumps Baddass with a low kick.
Baddass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuzuri moves away.

Kuzuri gets a clinch.
Kuzuri lands a body punch.
Kuzuri misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuzuri misses with a punch to the body.
Kuzuri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Billy Baddass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Baddass blocks a body shot from Kuzuri.
A short right from Kuzuri.
Baddass misses with some punches.
Baddass tries a body shot but Kuzuri blocks it.
Baddass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuzuri is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuzuri throws a punch but it's blocked by Baddass.
Kuzuri lands an elbow just above Baddass 's eye.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kuzuri blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Kuzuri breaks the clinch.
Kuzuri scores with a leg kick.
Kuzuri misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Kuzuri.
Baddass loads up on a big right hand but Kuzuri slips the punch.
Baddass connects with a looping right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri missing with a left hand there. Baddass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baddass has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuzuri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baddass paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuzuri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baddass circles away quickly and effectively.
Baddass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baddass is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Kuzuri.
Baddass misses with an uppercut. Kuzuri saw that one coming.
Kuzuri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuzuri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baddass.
Kuzuri throws a head kick that misses.
Kuzuri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuzuri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baddass throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuzuri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuzuri.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Baddass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri misses with an uppercut
and Baddass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuzuri misses with a double jab
letting Baddass counter with a right hand.
Kuzuri misses with a left hand
and Baddass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That has opened up Shoto Kuzuri's cut even more.
Kuzuri connects with a leg kick.
Kuzuri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crunch! Kuzuri slams his shin into Baddass's torso.
Kuzuri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baddass throwing a counter right hand but Kuzuri manages to avoid it.
Kuzuri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baddass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuzuri.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shoto Kuzuri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuzuri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Shoto Kuzuri!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Shoto Kuzuri!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Shoto Kuzuri!

Shoto Kuzuri wins by unanimous decision!
Shoto Kuzuri thanked the fans post fight for their support.