PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Marat Balaev (ranked 4082 p4p, 6126 weight class) and Randy Warner (ranked 369 p4p, 467 weight class). Marat Balaev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randy Warner's chin.

Balaev
vs
Warner

173 cm
25
151
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
145
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Excellent MT
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marat Balaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Warner!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Warner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balaev.
Warner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Warner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balaev tries to clinch but Warner moves away
and Warner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balaev.
Balaev tries to clinch but Warner moves away
and Warner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balaev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balaev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warner counters with a good, hard body kick but Balaev shrugs it off.
Balaev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balaev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Warner counters with a good low kick that Balaev was not able to check.
Warner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balaev misses with the body kick
and Warner counters with a nice body shot.
Warner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balaev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Warner counters with a straight right hand.

Balaev is rocked!
Balaev drops his guard momentarily, allowing Warner to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Balaev! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Warner takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Randy Warner!
Randy Warner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.