PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob $tone (ranked 5813 p4p, 22949 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 540 p4p, 609 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kassim Suluhu enters the ring!

$tone
vs
Suluhu

170 cm
29
145
6 - 4 - 1

165 cm
37
145
25 - 31 - 3

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob $tone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 31 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suluhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suluhu 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.

$tone darts in and clinches Suluhu up against the ropes.

$tone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
$tone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
$tone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suluhu looks to score with a jab to the body but $tone is just out of range.
$tone throws a hook but Suluhu avoids it easily.
$tone avoids a kick to the body.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.

$tone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
$tone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Suluhu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
$tone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Suluhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suluhu staying out of range there.
$tone throws a leg kick but Suluhu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

$tone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
$tone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
$tone tries a body shot but Suluhu blocks it.

$tone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

$tone closes the distance and clinches.
Suluhu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Suluhu breaks the clinch.
Suluhu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rob $tone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from $tone.
$tone staying out of range there.
$tone doesn't manage to clinch there - Suluhu circles away.
$tone scores with the left hand. Suluhu knows he should have avoided that one.
Suluhu misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Suluhu misses the target.
$tone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suluhu was well out of range. Poor timing from $tone.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
$tone wants to clinch up but Suluhu keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as $tone throws out the jab.
$tone connects with a right hand. Suluhu shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suluhu looks for the body kick but $tone saw that one coming.
$tone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for $tone.
A lazy body kick from Suluhu
and $tone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

$tone moves into range and clinches up with Suluhu.
$tone misses with a body punch.
$tone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from $tone.
$tone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suluhu's efforts to push away.
$tone tries to work over Suluhu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
$tone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suluhu backwards.
$tone misses with some punches.

Suluhu breaks from the clinch.
$tone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob $tone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

$tone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suluhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
$tone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suluhu can do to turn this around?
Suluhu scores with a leg kick.
$tone throws a hook but Suluhu blocks it.
$tone scores with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
$tone can't find room to land a body shot as Suluhu controls the action.
$tone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
$tone keeps control of Suluhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by $tone.

Suluhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suluhu looks to score with a jab to the body but $tone is just out of range.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.

$tone clinches up against the ropes.
$tone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suluhu breaks from the clinch.
$tone scores with a jab. Suluhu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
$tone jabs at Suluhu's body.
$tone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suluhu.
Suluhu thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick misses from $tone.
Suluhu lands a nice looking kick to the body. $tone takes a step back to recover.
$tone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Suluhu.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suluhu fakes the leg kick and cracks $tone in the body.
$tone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suluhu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
$tone connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
$tone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suluhu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but $tone blocks it well.
Suluhu staying out of range there.
Suluhu counters with a body kick.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down $tone rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu lands a nice leg kick that just misses $tone's sensitive parts.
$tone tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Suluhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but $tone moves away.
Suluhu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Suluhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
$tone throws a sloppy head kick and Suluhu moves out of range easily.
$tone wants to clinch.
A big right from Suluhu misses.
Suluhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. $tone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
$tone tries to clinch but Suluhu moves out of range.
$tone throws a head kick but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu lands with a shot to the body.
Suluhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from $tone.
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 Rob $tone will probably get the nod.
That's time! $tone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

$tone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rob $tone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
$tone throws a lazy right hand but Suluhu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Suluhu responds with a good body kick, but $tone manages to step out the way in time.
Suluhu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
$tone wants to clinch
and Suluhu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suluhu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and $tone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from $tone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suluhu takes a swing at $tone's ribcage but misses.
Suluhu defending well as $tone loads up on a big left hand.
$tone swings for the body but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body
and $tone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suluhu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from $tone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
$tone is looking to clinch but Suluhu is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Suluhu misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suluhu. $tone does a little dance to reset his feet.
$tone takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
$tone misses with a looping right.
Suluhu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but $tone blocks it well.
Suluhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Suluhu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Suluhu is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
$tone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
$tone throwing a counter right hand but Suluhu manages to avoid it.
$tone avoids a kick to the body.
Suluhu delivers a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by $tone.
$tone scores with a punch to the head.
$tone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
$tone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suluhu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suluhu lands a leg kick that knocks $tone off balance momentarily.
Suluhu misses the shot to the body.
Suluhu drops his hands momentarily and $tone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but $tone moves away.

$tone rushes Suluhu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
$tone throws a punch but it's blocked by Suluhu.
Suluhu takes a shot to the head.
$tone misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
$tone has Suluhu pressed against the ropes, preventing Suluhu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Suluhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
$tone is looking to clinch.
Suluhu swings for the body but $tone moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
$tone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rob $tone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
$tone throws a sloppy head kick and Suluhu moves out of range easily.
$tone lands a slapping body shot.
$tone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Suluhu lands a slapping body shot.
$tone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suluhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
$tone throws a quick counter head kick but Suluhu was just out of range.
Kassim Suluhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Suluhu misses.
An attempted straight right counter from $tone misses the target.
$tone punishes Suluhu's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kassim Suluhu.
I think $tone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Rob $tone!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Rob $tone!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Rob $tone!

Rob $tone wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Rob $tone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.