PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 23903 p4p, 475 weight class) and Gerard De Villefort (ranked 2458 p4p, 97 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bandichoo
vs
De Villefort

178 cm
30
240 lbs
18 - 25 - 0

197 cm
40
279 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandichoo throws a body punch but De Villefort moves out of range.
Bandichoo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Bandichoo misses
and De Villefort counters with a two punch combo.
Bandichoo connects with a jab.
Bandichoo throws a body punch but De Villefort moves out of range.
Bandichoo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that half lands.
Bandichoo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Villefort misses with a series of wild punches.
De Villefort avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Villefort throws a looping overhand right but Bandichoo ducks down to avoid it.
Bandichoo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Villefort goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo swats away the attempt to clinch by De Villefort.
De Villefort slips a jab from Bandichoo.
De Villefort keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandichoo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Villefort rushes Bandichoo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Bandichoo breaks from the clinch.
De Villefort throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bandichoo on the side of the head.
De Villefort throws out a leg kick but Bandichoo moves out of range and De Villefort only half commits.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bandichoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Villefort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Villefort is looking to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bandichoo!
Bandichoo misses with a looping right.
De Villefort appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Villefort moves out of range as Bandichoo strikes.
De Villefort tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Bandichoo misses.
A punch lands to the side of De Villefort 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bandichoo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Villefort staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Bandichoo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandichoo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Villefort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bandichoo thinks about countering with a head kick.
De Villefort wants to clinch up but Bandichoo keeps it at a distance.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but De Villefort moves out of range.
Bandichoo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taz Bandichoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandichoo misses the target.
De Villefort misses with a low kick as Bandichoo jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from De Villefort. Those never looked like landing.

De Villefort drives through and clinches with Bandichoo against the ropes.
De Villefort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Villefort controlling the action here for a moment.

Bandichoo manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

De Villefort closes the distance and clinches.
De Villefort stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Bandichoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Villefort avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
De Villefort is looking to clinch.
Bandichoo misses with a low kick.

De Villefort clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Villefort.
De Villefort stalling against the ropes.
Bandichoo working hard to break the clinch.

De Villefort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bandichoo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Villefort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

De Villefort gets a clinch.
Bandichoo working hard to break the clinch.

De Villefort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort avoids the body shot from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo clobbers De Villefort with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taz Bandichoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Bandichoo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Villefort wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bandichoo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Villefort's head.

It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
The fighters circling - Bandichoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandichoo looks for the body kick but De Villefort saw that one coming.
De Villefort wants to clinch.
De Villefort slips a straight right by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo looks to score with a jab to the body but De Villefort is just out of range.
Bandichoo lands with a straight right. De Villefort didn't see that one coming.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Bandichoo is having none of it.
Bandichoo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bandichoo lands with a shot to the body.
Gerard De Villefort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Villefort slips a jab from Bandichoo.
De Villefort is looking to clinch but Bandichoo is avoiding it.
De Villefort wants to clinch up but Bandichoo keeps it at a distance.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Bandichoo backs off De Villefort throws a huge counter combo but Bandichoo manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandichoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bandichoo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bandichoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandichoo throws a series of punches but De Villefort avoids them all with ease.
Bandichoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandichoo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

De Villefort clinches.
De Villefort is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hook to the body lands for De Villefort.
De Villefort prevents a body shot from Bandichoo.
A right hook to the body lands for Bandichoo.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bandichoo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bandichoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandichoo as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Bandichoo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bandichoo throws a head kick but De Villefort moves out of range.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on De Villefort's shoulder, as De Villefort tries to avoid the shot.
De Villefort tries to clinch but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from De Villefort.
De Villefort wants to clinch up but Bandichoo keeps it at a distance.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
Bandichoo misses with a kick to the body.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and De Villefort releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Villefort crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bandichoo - the referee stops the clock and De Villefort gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bandichoo. De Villefort manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Villefort on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bandichoo. Bandichoo obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandichoo lands with an uppercut that bounces De Villefort off the ropes and back into range.
Bandichoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Villefort takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Villefort walks into a left hand.
Bandichoo tried to score with a low kick but De Villefort checks it.
Bandichoo lands with an uppercut that bounces De Villefort off the ropes and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on De Villefort's shoulder, as De Villefort tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on De Villefort's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bandichoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Villefort has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bandichoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Villefort.
De Villefort uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandichoo.

De Villefort takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bandichoo fails to land.
Bandichoo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Villefort controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bandichoo.
De Villefort's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Bandichoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bandichoo throws a body punch but De Villefort moves out of range.
Bandichoo lunges at De Villefort with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Villefort's hand.
Bandichoo scoring well with a low kick there.
De Villefort tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bandichoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Villefort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot.
Bandichoo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Villefort's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Bandichoo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandichoo takes a swing at De Villefort's ribcage but misses.
Bandichoo just misses with a punch to the body.
De Villefort is looking for the big counter here.

De Villefort rushes Bandichoo and presses him up against the ropes.
De Villefort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Villefort is looking to control Bandichoo's arms but Bandichoo gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Villefort has his back to the ropes.
De Villefort is leaning against Bandichoo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee calls for De Villefort to work.
Bandichoo working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Villefort takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bandichoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Villefort on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bandichoo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bandichoo feints and then cracks De Villefort's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Villefort down.
Gerard De Villefort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Villefort misses with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taz Bandichoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bandichoo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz Bandichoo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Taz Bandichoo thanked IniTech Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).