PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruben Wiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baak Siko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiki comes to the cage accompanied by Reuben James . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Wiki
vs
Siko

173 cm
41
182 lbs
36 - 20 - 1

170 cm
38
185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Wiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Baak Siko!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Siko.
The fighters circling - Wiki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wiki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Siko in his tracks.
Wiki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Siko momentarily.

It looks like Baak Siko has been cut.
Wiki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Damage in the buildup to the fight.

Siko rushes Wiki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Siko misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiki is trying to stall.
Wiki avoids a wild elbow strike from Siko.
Wiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Siko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiki blocks it with crossed arms.
Siko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiki lands an elbow inside that Siko shrugs off.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiki avoids the damage to the body.
Siko tries a knee to the head but Wiki blocks it.
Siko throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiki throws a knee to the head but misses.

Wiki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiki throws a leg kick but Siko checks it.
Siko throws a head kick that misses.
Siko doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiki circles away.
Wiki connects with a leg kick. Siko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Siko scores with a sloppy right hand. Wiki should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Siko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Siko avoids the head kick by Wiki.
Siko scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Siko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Siko misses the shot to the body.
Wiki throwing a counter right hand but Siko manages to avoid it.
Baak Siko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siko. Wiki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Wiki.
Siko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Siko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wiki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wiki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wiki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Siko.
Wiki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siko manages to avoid it.
Siko tries to work over Wiki's front leg with a kick but Wiki checks it.
Wiki wants to land a leg kick but Siko is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Siko scores with a hook to the body. Wiki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siko avoids the body shot from Wiki.
Siko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wiki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siko checks the leg kick.
Wiki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Siko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Siko.
Wiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siko scores with a jab to the body.

Siko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wiki, pushing him back against the cage.
Siko pushes Wiki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siko avoids it.
A short right from Siko on the inside.
Siko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Siko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Siko obliges.
Siko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiki lands an elbow just above Siko 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siko.
Siko managing to block the knees to the body from Wiki.
Wiki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiki trying to land knees to the body.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiki avoids the damage to the body.
Siko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Siko misses with some punches.
Wiki blocks a body shot from Siko.
A knee to the head by Wiki.

That has opened up Baak Siko's cut even more.
Siko blocks a body shot from Wiki.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Siko obliges.
Wiki is breathing heavily.
Siko managing to block the knees to the body from Wiki.
Siko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiki misses with the head strike.
Wiki landing knees to the head.
Siko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiki's defenses.
Siko tries to throw a body punch but Wiki avoids it by throwing Siko back against the cage.
Wiki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siko digs a right hand underneath Wiki's ribcage. Wiki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Siko obliges.
Siko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiki backwards.
Nice elbow from Siko.
Siko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiki's elbow.
Siko lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Siko throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Siko.
Siko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiki backwards.
Wiki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siko.
Siko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiki misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Siko fails to land.
Siko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiki tries to throw a body punch but Siko avoids it by throwing Wiki back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baak Siko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baak Siko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wiki throws a leg kick but Siko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Siko misses with an uppercut.
Siko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Siko misses with a head kick.
Siko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wiki.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siko.
Siko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Siko dips to his left and cracks Wiki with an uppercut!
Wiki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Siko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wiki scrambles back to his feet.
Wiki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Siko.
Siko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wiki is out of range and Siko settles back down.

Siko takes the fight into the clinch.
Wiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siko misses with a knee to the head.
Siko is breathing heavily.
Wiki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki tries a knee to the head but Siko blocks it.
Siko looking to throw knees to the head but Wiki is blocking nicely.
Wiki avoids the elbow strike from Siko, against the cage.
Siko misses with a knee strike.
Siko misses with an elbow strike.
Wiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Siko pushes Wiki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wiki avoids a wild elbow strike from Siko.
Siko missing with knees to the body.

Wiki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siko scores with a hook to the body. Wiki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baak Siko seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Siko closes the distance and pushes Wiki back into the cage.
Wiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiki is defending well for now.
Siko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiki missing with knees to the body.
Wiki misses with an elbow over the top.
Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiki stalling in the clinch but Siko improves position.
Wiki avoids the elbow strike from Siko, against the cage.
Siko working Wiki over with knees to the body.
Siko lands a knee to the body.
Siko landing knees to the body.
Siko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siko lands an elbow inside.
Siko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Siko.
Siko lands a nice elbow.
Siko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiki's face.

Wiki is rocked!
Nice elbow from Siko.
Oh Wiki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiki takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siko has control of Wiki and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Wiki crashing to the mat! Wiki looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Siko looks delighted, as well he should.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Baak Siko!
An out of breath Baak Siko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.