PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Gino Giggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kail Rae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gino Giggs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Giggs
vs
Rae

168 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Giggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kail Rae!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Rae misses
and Giggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rae misses with a head kick.
Giggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Rae moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rae.
Giggs slowing the pace effectively.
Rae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Giggs lands a right hand.
Giggs pushes Rae back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rae lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giggs.
Rae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rae tries to land a knee to the head but Giggs blocks with his arms.
Rae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giggs gets through Rae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rae misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rae tries a knee to the head but Giggs blocks it.
Giggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giggs cracks Rae with a nice body shot.
Rae working aggressively here.
Giggs lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Giggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rae.
A short right from Giggs on the inside.
Rae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Giggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rae misses with the head strike.
Giggs lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Giggs.
A right handed body shot lands from Giggs.
Rae looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Giggs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giggs.
Giggs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Giggs.
Rae trying to land knees to the body.
Giggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giggs lands a left hand.
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!
Rae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Giggs pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Giggs stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rae misses with some punches.
Rae swings wildly with an uppercut but Giggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rae throws a head punch that misses.
Giggs lands a body punch.
Giggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giggs is working Rae over against the ropes.
Giggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Giggs.
Giggs presses Rae against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Giggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rae backwards.

Giggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Giggs clinches.
Giggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Giggs cracks Rae with a nice body shot.
Giggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giggs lands a body punch.

Giggs manages to break the clinch.
Giggs clobbers Rae with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Giggs.
Rae's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rae scrambles back to his feet.
Giggs throws a head kick that misses.
Rae throws a looping overhand right but Giggs ducks down to avoid it.
Giggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rae throws a sloppy head kick
and Giggs counters with a stiff right hand.

Giggs darts in and clinches Rae up against the ropes.
Giggs pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Rae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giggs blocks an elbow strike.
Giggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Giggs.
A left hand lands to the body for Giggs.
Rae misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rae misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Giggs.
Giggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rae backwards.
Rae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giggs works on Rae's body with a couple of short punches.
Giggs lands with a light punch inside.
Giggs cracks Rae with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Giggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giggs blocking some punches.
Giggs lands a shoulder strike.
Rae misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giggs.
Giggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giggs lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giggs lands an uppercut.
Rae tries a knee to the head but Giggs blocks it.
Giggs lands a shot to the body.
Giggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Giggs stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gino Giggs dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rae closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Giggs moves into range and clinches up with Rae.
Giggs lands a left hand.

Giggs breaks from the clinch.
Giggs connects with an inside leg kick.
Giggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rae.
Good shot there by Giggs.
Rae throws a head kick that misses
and Giggs counters with a straight right hand.

Giggs tries to keep at a distance but Rae has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gino Giggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Giggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Rae.
Giggs lands with a left to the head.

Rae is rocked!
Rae misses with a short punch on the inside.

Giggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Rae.
Giggs throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Giggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rae can do to turn this around?
Rae throws a head kick that misses
and Giggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Giggs has closed the distance and engaged Rae in a clinch.
Rae lands a right hand that snaps the head of Giggs backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Giggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Giggs avoiding damage as Rae throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giggs.
Rae tries to throw a body punch but Giggs avoids it by throwing Rae back against the ropes.
Rae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giggs avoiding damage as Rae throws knees to the body.
Giggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Giggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rae backwards.
Still in the clinch, Giggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Giggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rae is still on wobbly legs! Can Giggs finish him?
Giggs prevents a body shot from Rae.
Rae seems to have recovered his senses.
Giggs lands a shot to the body.
Rae is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Giggs.
Giggs cracks Rae with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rae misses with an elbow over the top.
Rae throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Giggs.

Giggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giggs tests Rae's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Giggs stuns Rae with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Giggs cracks Rae with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rae on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giggs lands a jab to the head.
Rae takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kail Rae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rae walks forward, straight into a front kick from Giggs.
Giggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giggs lands a leg kick that knocks Rae off balance momentarily.
Giggs thuds a left hand into Rae's body.
Giggs scores with a leg kick.

Giggs forces Rae back against the ropes and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rae misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Giggs.
Giggs lands with a left to the head.
Giggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Giggs.
Giggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rae backwards.
Giggs leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Giggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Giggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Giggs as the two fighters clinch.
Giggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Giggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giggs slowing the pace effectively.
Rae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Giggs.
Giggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rae backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Giggs - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giggs works on Rae's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Giggs.
Giggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rae backwards.
Giggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giggs is leaning against Rae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Giggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Giggs works on Rae's body with a couple of short punches.
Giggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Giggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Rae backwards.
A short uppercut from Giggs.
Giggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raes head.
Giggs creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Rae crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Rae face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Giggs takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gino Giggs!