PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Crass Baracuta (ranked 21805 p4p, 1133 weight class) and George Backman (ranked 664 p4p, 150 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Baracuta
vs
Backman

174 cm
29
150
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
33
145
10 - 11 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Voodoo Nutrition

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 12 - 7 - 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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Backman counters with a three punch combo that has Baracuta backing up. Baracuta nods at Backman to acknowledge the strikes.
Baracuta misses with a body shot
and Backman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baracuta looks to land a body kick but Backman moved away.
Baracuta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baracuta keeps Backman at a distance using the push kick.
Baracuta is looking to clinch but Backman is avoiding it.
Backman 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.
Baracuta moves away from the strike by Backman.
Backman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baracuta scores with the left hand. Backman knows he should have avoided that one.
Backman throws a right and a left that Baracuta avoids nicely.
Backman cracks Baracuta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baracuta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Backman misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman connects with a nice looking jab.
Backman misses with a wild body shot.
Baracuta stuns Backman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baracuta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baracuta moves away from the strike by Backman.
Backman throws a jab but it's blocked by Baracuta.
Backman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baracutas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baracuta slips under a jab.
Backman throws an off balance right hand
and Baracuta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Backman is rocked!
Backman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baracuta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Backman is still on wobbly legs! Can Baracuta finish him?
Backman walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Crass Baracuta!
After winning the bout, Crass Baracuta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.