PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bryant Baez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Gromov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gromov has chosen LITTLE BIG- Russian Hooligans as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baez
vs
Gromov

183 cm
21
172 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

176 cm
27
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bryant Baez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Gromov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gromov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gromov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gromov looks to land a right hand but Baez moved out of range.
Gromov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baez.
A lazy body kick from Gromov
and Baez counters with a nice kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Baez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baez lands a nice uppercut.
Baez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gromov has had enough of the clinch but Baez keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromov is trying to push Baez away but Baez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baez digs a right hand into Gromov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gromov's gas tank.
Baez lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Baez.
Gromov looks winded!
Baez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Baez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Baez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baez lands an uppercut.
Gromov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gromov is trying to break the clinch but Baez has him pressed against the cage.
Gromov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Baez holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gromov is trying to push Baez away but Baez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gromov or not.
Baez scores with a shot to the side of Gromov's head.
Baez lands a body shot.
Baez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gromov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baez has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Baez.
Baez is leaning against Gromov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baez lands with a right to the head.
Gromov being controlled against the cage.
Baez lands a hook that snaps the head of Gromov backwards.
A knee to the head by Baez.

It looks like Dmitry Gromov has been cut.
Baez digs a right hand into Gromov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gromov's gas tank.
Baez gets through Gromov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Baez lands with a right to the head.

Gromov is rocked!
Gromov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gromov is still on wobbly legs! Can Baez finish him?
Baez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gromov or not.
Baez digs a right hand into Gromov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gromov's gas tank.
Baez stalling.
Baez cracks Gromov with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Gromov goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Gromov wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bryant Baez!
Our winner, Bryant Baez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.