PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter White (ranked 8397 p4p, 318 weight class) and Joseph Babidi (ranked 18072 p4p, 368 weight class). 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.

White
vs
Babidi

175 cm
25
147 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

175 cm
28
145 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Babidi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Babidi 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.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Babidi's calf.
Babidi misses with a straight right.
White misses with a right hand
and Babidi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White misses with an uppercut
and Babidi counters with a nice leg kick.
White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Babidi is out of range and White settles back down.
A jab from Babidi misses.
White sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Babidi misses with a right hand
and White counters with an outside leg kick.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from White finds it's way through Babidi's defenses.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Babidi as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White is looking to chop away at Babidi's legs.
Babidi throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Babidi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White misses with a hook. Babidi ducked under it nicely.
White thows a leg kick but Babidi checks it
and Babidi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Babidi counters with a body kick that stops White in his tracks momentarily.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babidi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Babidi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babidi. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White misses with a low kick as Babidi jumps back.
Babidi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Babidi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babidi tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Babidi counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
Babidi checks a low kick from White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by White!
Babidi avoids the head kick by White.
Babidi misses with a wild body shot.
Babidi misses with a wild body shot.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Babidi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Babidi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Babidi throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Babidi.
Babidi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Babidi lands a head shot.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babidi looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Babidi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joseph Babidi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Babidi moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
Babidi blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Babidi.
Babidi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babidi throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Babidi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Babidi checks a low kick from White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Walter White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Babidi.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Babidi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from White - the referee stops the clock and Babidi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says White. Babidi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Babidi throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
White lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Babidi counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babidi slips under a jab from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi connects with a body shot.
White misses the shot to the body.
Babidi moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice jab there from White.
Babidi misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
Babidi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Babidi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
Joseph Babidi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White misses with a body kick.
We've been told by White's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Babidi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babidi.
White swings widly with a right hand
letting Babidi counter with a right hand.
Babidi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babidi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a kick to the body
and Babidi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White connects with a leg kick. Babidi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Babidi lands a head shot.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White misses with a hook.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babidi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from White. Babidi shrugs it off though.
Babidi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Babidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babidi, right into the meat.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babidi moves away.
Nice jab there from White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White misses with a looping right.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Babidi checks it well.
White throws a low kick but Babidi moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Walter White will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

White connects with a leg kick. Babidi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White misses with a kick to the body
and Babidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babidi blocks the body kick.
Babidi misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Babidi throws a body shot but no joy.
Babidi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Babidi.
Babidi connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Babidi checks a leg kick nicely.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Babidi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White throws out a leg kick but Babidi moves out of range and White only half commits.
White misses with the body kick
and Babidi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Babidi if he has to take too many more of those.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Babidi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White slips a jab and a cross from Babidi.
Babidi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Babidi checks a low kick from White.
Babidi misses with a body shot.
Babidi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White is looking to chop away at Babidi's legs.
Babidi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babidi.
White fires out a quick counter leg kick but Babidi just manages to avoid it.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
White thumps Babidi with a low kick.
Babidi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White throws a leg kick but Babidi moved away.
Babidi takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
Babidi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White throws a wild body kick that Babidi sees coming a mile off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from White.
A head kick by White misses
and Babidi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White tries to score with a low kick but Babidi moves his leg out of the way.
Babidi lands a nice looking body shot.
Babidi blocks the body kick.
Babidi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babidi.
White tries to work over Babidi's front leg with a kick but Babidi checks it.
White slips under a jab from Babidi.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Babidi.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Babidi is out of range.
Babidi blocks a jab.
Babidi throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Babidi misses with a wild body shot.
Babidi lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Babidi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Babidi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Babidi 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Babidi!
An out of breath Joseph Babidi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.