PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ari Baba (ranked 3945 p4p, 5326 weight class) and Zacharias Kassicus (ranked 422 p4p, 534 weight class). Ari Baba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zacharias Kassicus's chin.

Baba
vs
Kassicus

225 cm
28
287
14 - 13 - 0

190 cm
27
240
10 - 4 - 0

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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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zacharias Kassicus!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Baba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kassicus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kassicus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baba under the eye.
Kassicus connects with the punch.
Kassicus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kassicus misses the jab.
Baba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A telegraphed right hand from Kassicus misses the target.
Kassicus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kassicus lands a nice shot that snaps Baba's head back.
Kassicus loads up on a big right hand but Baba slips the punch.
Baba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kassicus throws out the jab.
Kassicus slips under a jab from Baba.
Baba throws a lazy right hand but Kassicus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kassicus cracks Baba with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kassicus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baba looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baba - that will leave a mark!
Kassicus slips under a jab.
Kassicus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassicus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick and Kassicus moves out of range easily.
Baba throws out a leg kick but Kassicus moves out of range and Baba only half commits.
Baba swings widly with a right hand
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand.
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kassicus lands a jab to the head.
Kassicus lands a head shot.
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kassicus.
A low kick from Baba is predictable there
and Kassicus counters with a straight right hand.
Kassicus throws a jab when Baba was well out of range.
Baba throws a lazy right hand but Kassicus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kassicus looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Kassicus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kassicus looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Kassicus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kassicus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Kassicus throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassicus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kassicus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baba blocks a jab.
Baba scores with a hook to the body. Kassicus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kassicus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baba had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Baba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kassicus looks to land a left hand but Baba moved out of range nicely.
Baba with a nice cross.
Kassicus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kassicus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kassicus takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Kassicus throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Baba misses.
It seemed like Kassicus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kassicus misses with a hook. Baba ducked under it nicely.
Baba is looking to counter punch.
Baba takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kassicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baba moves away from the strike by Kassicus.
Baba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zacharias Kassicus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Kassicus looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Kassicus misses with a left hand
and Baba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baba slips a jab from Kassicus.
Baba looks to land a combination but Kassicus avoids it well.
Kassicus misses with an uppercut. Baba saw that one coming.
Kassicus throws a shot to the body.
A cross from Baba lands.
Baba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kassicus circles away quickly and effectively.
Kassicus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kassicus throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
Baba tries to bum rush Kassicus with a series of wild strikes but Kassicus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kassicus. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Baba throws a right and a left that Kassicus avoids nicely.
Baba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kassicus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kassicus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kassicus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kassicus throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kassicus lands a nice hook to Baba's body. Baba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kassicus to counter with a crisp jab.
Kassicus dodges the punch combination from Baba.
Baba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kassicus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Kassicus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kassicus was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kassicus.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
Baba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kassicus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Kassicus.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kassicus.
Baba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kassicus throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kassicus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Kassicus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kassicus to score with a decent uppercut.
Baba lands a really nice looking cross but Kassicus seems unphased.
Kassicus misses with a hook.
Baba misses with a hook
and Kassicus counters with a right hand to the body.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kassicus.
Baba fails to land with a series of punches.
Kassicus misses with a looping right.
Kassicus misses the jab.
Kassicus staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baba is looking to chop away at Kassicus's legs.
Baba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baba throws a leg kick but Kassicus moved away.
Baba moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ari Baba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Baba misses the jab.
Baba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Zacharias Kassicus has been cut.
Baba connects with a body shot that sends Kassicus's belly button to the back.
Baba staying out of range there.
Kassicus misses with a lunging right hand
and Baba counters with a straight right hand.
Baba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kassicus throws a series of punches but Baba avoids them all with ease.
Kassicus scores with a nice right hand.
Kassicus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baba.
Baba throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kassicus.
Kassicus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kassicus throws a lazy right hand but Baba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kassicus checks the leg kick.
Kassicus cracks a nice hook into Baba's ribs.
Kassicus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baba has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kassicus misses.
Baba appears to be looking for a big counter.
Baba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kassicus lunges at Baba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baba's hand.
Well,Baba is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Kassicus.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kassicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Baba throws the left hand but Kassicus avoids the punch easily.
Kassicus lands with a hook. Baba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kassicus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baba.
Baba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kassicus connects with a jab.
Kassicus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zacharias Kassicus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kassicus's head.
Baba lands a right and a left and another right! Kassicus goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ari Baba!