PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcos Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pagpilon BawKor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BawKor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. spectrum kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Garza
vs
BawKor

173 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Inexperienced

Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pagpilon BawKor!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BawKor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
BawKor tries to clinch but Garza is having none of it.
BawKor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from BawKor.
BawKor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garza.
BawKor misses the shot to the body.
Garza misses with a series of wild punches.
BawKor throws a sloppy head kick and Garza moves out of range easily.
BawKor tries to clinch but Garza moves away
and Garza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garza throws a left and a right that both miss
and BawKor counters with an inside leg kick.
Garza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garza keeps the fight on the outside.
BawKor tries to land a leg kick but Garza saw it coming and moves away.
BawKor throws a looping overhand right but Garza ducks down to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BawKor lands an uppercut.
BawKor throws a punch but it's blocked by Garza.
BawKor has Garza pressed against the ropes, preventing Garza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
BawKor misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
BawKor swings wildly with an uppercut but Garza uses good head movement to avoid it.
BawKor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but BawKor has him pressed against the ropes.

BawKor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garza scores with a body shot.
Garza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but BawKor circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BawKor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garza throws a looping overhand right but BawKor ducks down to avoid it.
BawKor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
BawKor scores with a head kick. Garza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
BawKor closes the distance but Garza moves to the side
and Garza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but BawKor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garza throws a low kick, looking for BawKor's leg but BawKor calmly moves out of range.
BawKor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
BawKor throws a head kick that half lands.
Garza swings for the body but BawKor moves out of range.
BawKor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garza.
BawKor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
BawKor slips a straight right by Garza.
Garza throws a hook but BawKor avoids it easily.

BawKor moves into the clinch.
Garza tries to circle away but BawKor has him pinned against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
BawKor keeps control of Garza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
BawKor lands a nice elbow.
BawKor misses with a hook to the ribs.

BawKor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BawKor staying out of range there.
Garza thuds his right hand into BawKor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garza works the jab nicely.
BawKor lands with a kick to the temple. Garza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Garza. BawKor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garza misses the jab.
BawKor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

BawKor forces Garza back against the ropes and clinches.
BawKor struggles to land a body shot inside as Garza controls his hands.
Nice elbow from BawKor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

BawKor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garza looks to score with a jab to the body but BawKor is just out of range.
Garza throws a series of punches but BawKor avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

BawKor is looking to clinch but Garza is avoiding it.

BawKor closes the distance and clinches.

BawKor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

BawKor moves into range and clinches up with Garza.

BawKor breaks the clinch.

BawKor moves into the clinch.
BawKor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for BawKor.

BawKor breaks the clinch.
BawKor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garza cracks BawKor with an open hand slap.
Garza with a nice cross.
Garza throws a series of punches but BawKor moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garza throws a big shot that misses.
Garza throws a front kick aimed at BawKor's knee but BawKor avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza thows a body shot but no joy.
BawKor tries to clinch there but Garza circles away.
Garza tests BawKor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BawKor wants to clinch up but Garza keeps it at a distance.
Garza scores with a jab. BawKor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
BawKor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garza keeps the fight on the outside.
BawKor throws a head kick but Garza moves out of range.
BawKor fails to land with a series of punches.
Garza scores with a nice right hand.
BawKor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
BawKor ducks under a wild hook from Garza.
A slow jab from Garza misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BawKor tries to clinch up but Garza circles away and keeps his distance.
BawKor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garza throws a right and a left that BawKor avoids nicely.
BawKor lands with a nice body kick.
BawKor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

BawKor has taken the fight to the clinch.

BawKor breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

BawKor darts in and clinches Garza up against the ropes.
BawKor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Garza breaks from the clinch.
Garza looks to land a right hand but BawKor moved out of range.
BawKor defending well as Garza loads up on a big left hand.
Pagpilon BawKor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garza swats away the attempt to clinch by BawKor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BawKor misses with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Garza breaks from the clinch.
Garza throws a head kick that misses.
BawKor doesn't manage to clinch there - Garza circles away.
Garza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garza keeps the fight on the outside.
BawKor tries to move into range but Garza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling BawKor to score with a decent uppercut.
Garza lands a lovely overhand right.
BawKor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
BawKor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BawKor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BawKor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garza misses with a hook. BawKor ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BawKor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
BawKor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Garza. That snapped BawKor's head back.
BawKor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
BawKor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Garza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garza.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garza throws a hook but BawKor avoids it easily.
BawKor walks into a jab.
BawKor scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pagpilon BawKor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Garza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
BawKor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
BawKor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
BawKor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Garza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
BawKor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
BawKor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garza lands a lovely overhand right.
Garza lands a jab.
A head kick misses from BawKor.
BawKor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
BawKor tries to clinch but Garza moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BawKor tries to clinch there but Garza circles away.
BawKor moves out of range of the strikes.
BawKor doesn't manage to clinch there - Garza circles away.
BawKor is looking to clinch.
BawKor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garza.

It looks like Pagpilon BawKor has been cut.
Garza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by BawKor. That's going to slow Garza down.
BawKor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garza looks to land a right hand but BawKor moved out of range.
BawKor slips under a jab from Garza.
BawKor misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

BawKor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garza, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garza is trying to push BawKor away but BawKor has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Garza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
BawKor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
BawKor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garza avoids it.
Garza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but BawKor has him pressed against the ropes.
BawKor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

BawKor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Garza misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Garza.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BawKor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garza throws a nice looking combination but BawKor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sloppy strikes from BawKor. Those never looked like landing.
BawKor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garza lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Garza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BawKor is looking to clinch but Garza is avoiding it.
Garza avoids the head kick by BawKor.
BawKor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and BawKor counters with a head kick. That will keep Garza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
BawKor doesn't manage to clinch there - Garza circles away.
BawKor tries to close the distance and clinch but Garza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garza falls off balance throwing a combination
and BawKor counters with a head kick. That will keep Garza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marcos Garza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
BawKor throws a push kick but Garza slaps the foot to one side.

BawKor moves into the clinch successfully.
BawKor throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from BawKor.

Garza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos Garza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pagpilon BawKor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Garza. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcos Garza.
Well BawKor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pagpilon BawKor!
A victorious Pagpilon BawKor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.