PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 7142 p4p, 652 weight class) and Tomas Bendayho (ranked 4483 p4p, 495 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khrapov Jr
vs
Bendayho

178 cm
22
186 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

185 cm
21
175 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Bendayho!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bendayho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bendayho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bendayho throws a shot from downtown. Khrapov Jr moves away and avoids it.
Bendayho throws a right hand that misses
and Khrapov Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bendayho staying out of range there.
Bendayho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr defending well as Bendayho loads up on a big left hand.
Khrapov Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khrapov Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khrapov Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khrapov Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Bendayho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khrapov Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bendayho misses the jab.
Bendayho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bendayho closes the distance but Khrapov Jr moves to the side
letting Khrapov Jr counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khrapov Jr slips a jab from Bendayho.
Khrapov Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bendayho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khrapov Jr drops his hands momentarily and Bendayho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bendayho tries to clinch up.
Khrapov Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Bendayho's head.
Khrapov Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bendayho under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bendayho misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khrapov Jr.
Bendayho throws a hook to the side of Khrapov Jr's head but Khrapov Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bendayho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khrapov Jr throws out the jab.
Khrapov Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Khrapov Jr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Khrapov Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Khrapov Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bendayho looks to throw the jab but Khrapov Jr is out of range.
Khrapov Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bendayho throws an overhand right that lands on Khrapov Jr's shoulder, as Khrapov Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Bendayho scores with the left hand. Khrapov Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Khrapov Jr moves out of range as Bendayho strikes.
Khrapov Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khrapov Jr misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Bendayho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bendayho takes a swing at Khrapov Jr's ribcage but misses.
Khrapov Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khrapov Jr throws a looping overhand right but Bendayho ducks down to avoid it.
Bendayho looks to score with a jab to the body but Khrapov Jr is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendayho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bendayho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bendayho throws a jab when Khrapov Jr was well out of range.
Bendayho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khrapov Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khrapov Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Bendayho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bendayho 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.
Bendayho takes a swing at Khrapov Jr's ribcage but misses.
Bendayho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khrapov Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bendayho.
Khrapov Jr misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bendayho.
Bendayho looks to land a right hand but Khrapov Jr moved out of range.
Bendayho with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bendayho lunges at Khrapov Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khrapov Jr's hand.
Khrapov Jr moves out of range as Bendayho strikes.
Bendayho misses the jab.
Khrapov Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Khrapov Jr is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tomas Bendayho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khrapov Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khrapov Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bendayho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khrapov Jr stuns Bendayho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khrapov Jr misses with a looping right.
Bendayho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khrapov Jr manages to avoid it.
Khrapov Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bendayho misses with a wild body shot.
Khrapov Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Khrapov Jr thuds a left hand into Bendayho's body.
Khrapov Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khrapov Jr throws out a loose jab but Bendayho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khrapov Jr misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bendayho looks to land a left hand but Khrapov Jr moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Khrapov Jr - just one landing.
Khrapov Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bendayho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Bendayho misses its intended target.
Bendayho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bendayho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bendayho.
Khrapov Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Khrapov Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Bendayho scores with a sloppy right hand. Khrapov Jr should have avoided that one.
Tomas Bendayho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bendayho connects with the punch.
Bendayho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Khrapov Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khrapov Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bendayho scores with a nice strike.

Bendayho moves into range and clinches up with Khrapov Jr.
Bendayho pushes Khrapov Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bendayho lands a left hand.
Bendayho creates a bit of distance and cracks Khrapov Jr with a big uppercut! Khrapov Jr goes down! The referee pushes Bendayho away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Khrapov Jr make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Bendayho takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tomas Bendayho!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tomas Bendayho thanked RAGS of a RONIN for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).