PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 6876 p4p, 24916 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 510 p4p, 560 weight class). Crespo comes to the ring accompanied by Ghost ''Im A King. Silvio Crespo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kassim Suluhu's chin.

Crespo
vs
Suluhu

170 cm
39
155
28 - 16 - 0

165 cm
32
145
19 - 22 - 3

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Glomco Nutrition

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 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo misses with a wild combination.

Crespo moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Suluhu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suluhu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crespo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crespo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crespo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
Crespo scores with a shot to the side of Suluhu's head.

Suluhu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suluhu.
Sloppy strikes from Crespo. Those never looked like landing.
Crespo wants to slow Suluhu down by chopping away at his legs.
Crespo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Suluhus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crespo avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suluhu throws a body punch but Crespo moves out of range.

Crespo clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Suluhu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Suluhu breaks the clinch.
Suluhu throws a wild body kick that Crespo sees coming a mile off.
Crespo misses with a combination
and Suluhu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crespo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suluhu counters with a nice body shot.
Crespo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Crespo misses
and Suluhu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Crespo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Suluhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crespo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crespo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suluhu counters with a good low kick that Crespo was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespo scores with the left hand. Suluhu knows he should have avoided that one.
Crespo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crespo throws a sloppy head kick and Suluhu moves out of range easily.
Suluhu avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a series of wild punches.
Crespo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crespo tries to clinch up but Suluhu circles away and keeps his distance.
Suluhu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crespo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Suluhu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crespo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suluhu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suluhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crespo.
And Suluhu responds with a good body kick, but Crespo manages to step out the way in time.
Crespo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Suluhu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Crespo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Suluhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Crespo pushes Suluhu up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suluhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but Suluhu blocks it.

Suluhu breaks the clinch.
Crespo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suluhu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crespo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Suluhu is able to avoid easily.
Silvio Crespo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suluhu. That's going to slow Crespo down.
Crespo doesn't manage to clinch there - Suluhu circles away.
Crespo is looking to clinch.
Suluhu lands with a nice body kick.
Crespo throws a shot to the body.
Suluhu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crespo looks to land a combination but Suluhu avoids it well.

Crespo closes the distance and clinches.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Suluhu breaks the clinch.
Crespo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crespo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suluhu can do to turn this around?
Crespo throws a right hand that Suluhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Suluhu also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suluhu is looking to slow Crespo down with leg kicks.
Crespo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suluhu circles away quickly and effectively.
Crespo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suluhu counters with a body kick.
A low kick from Crespo is predictable there
and Suluhu counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suluhu.
Silvio Crespo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suluhu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crespo throws out the jab.
Suluhu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Suluhu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crespo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crespo doesn't manage to clinch there - Suluhu circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suluhu! But no joy.
Crespo throws a right hand that Suluhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Suluhu also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Suluhu - that will leave a mark!
Suluhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crespo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Crespo.
Crespo tries to bum rush Suluhu with a series of wild strikes but Suluhu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crespo misses with a double jab
letting Suluhu counter with a right hand.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crespo rather than just go for the knockout.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suluhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Crespo is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suluhu misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Suluhu.
Suluhu scores with a nice body kick.
Crespo thows a leg kick but Suluhu checks it
and Suluhu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suluhu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crespo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Suluhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crespo moves out of range of the body kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu jabs at Crespo's body.
Suluhu thuds a left hand into Crespo's body.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
Suluhu is looking to land body kicks.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crespo throws a combination that misses
and Suluhu counters with a nice uppercut.
Suluhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crespo moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suluhu scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Suluhu. Beautiful body shot.
Suluhu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suluhu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crespo.
Suluhu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassim Suluhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Suluhu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suluhu throws a shot to the body.
Crespo moves in looking to clinch but Suluhu pushes him off.
Crespo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suluhu misses the shot to the body.
Crespo throws a leg kick but Suluhu moved away.
Suluhu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Suluhu scores with a spinning back kick!
Crespo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Suluhu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Suluhu moves out of range as Crespo strikes.
Crespo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suluhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crespo at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suluhu punishes Crespo's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crespo throws a jab but it's blocked by Suluhu.
Crespo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suluhu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crespo thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suluhu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crespo looks to clinch
and Suluhu counters with a nice body kick.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Crespo does no damage.
Crespo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suluhu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crespo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crespo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suluhu with a nice cross.
Crespo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suluhu is out of range and Crespo settles back down.
Crespo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suluhu is out of range.
Suluhu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Suluhu lands a nice looking body shot.
Suluhu lands a body shot.
Crespo looks to throw the jab but Suluhu is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suluhu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suluhu thows a body kick. Crespo tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crespo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crespo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suluhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suluhu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suluhu scores with a spinning back kick!
Suluhu lands with a nice body kick.
Crespo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A clash of legs there as Suluhu blocks the low kick.
Suluhu lands a really nice looking cross but Crespo seems unphased.
Suluhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suluhu.
Suluhu scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suluhu throws a shot to the body.
Suluhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suluhu. That's going to slow Crespo down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suluhu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassim Suluhu!
A less than humble Kassim Suluhu misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.