PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Back Stabber (ranked 5994 p4p, 5813 weight class) and Dominic Cinimod (ranked 449 p4p, 444 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dominic Cinimod was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Stabber
vs
Cinimod

166 cm
22
138
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
135
8 - 9 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Back Stabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Cinimod!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stabber forces Cinimod back against the ropes and clinches.
A short left from Stabber.
Cinimod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cinimod lands a right hand.
Stabber lands with a left to the head.

Cinimod breaks from the clinch.
Cinimod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cinimod ducks right into an uppercut from Stabber.
Stabber tries to clinch but Cinimod moves out of range.

Stabber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cinimod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Stabber.
Stabber blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stabber.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cinimod digs a right hand into Stabber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stabber's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabber lands a left hand.
A short right from Stabber.
Cinimod tries a body shot but Stabber blocks it.
Cinimod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stabber's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stabber as Cinimod tries to tie him up.
Stabber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cinimod backwards.
Cinimod works on Stabber's body with a couple of short punches.
Cinimod misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cinimod scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've been informed that Cinimod 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.
Cinimod can't find room to land a body shot as Stabber controls the action.
Cinimod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Stabber.
Cinimod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stabber prevents a body shot from Cinimod.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cinimod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stabber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stabber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cinimod.
Cinimod misses with a body punch.
Cinimod gets through Stabber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stabber scores with a shot to the side of Cinimod's head.
Stabber lands a left hand.
Stabber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cinimod misses with a body punch.
Cinimod throws a punch but it's blocked by Stabber.
Cinimod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stabber.
Cinimod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cinimod can't find room to land a body shot as Stabber controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Back Stabber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Cinimod. Stabber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cinimod is looking to clinch but Stabber is avoiding it.
Cinimod scores with a hook to the body. Stabber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stabber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cinimod to score with a decent uppercut.
Stabber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Back Stabber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Cinimod.
Cinimod misses with a hook. Stabber ducked under it nicely.
Cinimod misses with a looping left.
Cinimod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stabber was well out of range. Poor timing from Cinimod.
Cinimod tries to clinch up.
Stabber swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cinimod swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Stabber closes the distance and clinches.
Cinimod is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stabber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cinimod backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stabber.

Cinimod is rocked!

It looks like Dominic Cinimod has been cut.
Stabber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cinimod can do to turn this around?
Cinimod tries to throw a body punch but Stabber avoids it by throwing Cinimod back against the ropes.
Cinimod is still on wobbly legs! Can Stabber finish him?
Cinimod misses with the head strike.
Cinimod seems to have recovered his senses.
Stabber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cinimod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cinimod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stabber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cinimod is trying to break free.
Cinimod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cinimod takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stabber.
Cinimod is trying to stall.
Cinimod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stabber lands a hook that snaps the head of Cinimod backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cinimod stalling in the clinch but Stabber improves position.
Cinimod's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cinimod misses with some punches.
Cinimod misses with a punch to the body.
Stabber blocks a body shot from Cinimod.
A right handed body shot lands from Cinimod.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stabber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cinimod backwards.
Cinimod misses with a body punch.
Cinimod lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Cinimod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stabber tries to bum rush Cinimod with a series of wild strikes but Cinimod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cinimod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stabber counters with a one-two to the body.
Cinimod misses with an uppercut. Stabber saw that one coming.
Cinimod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stabber quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Back Stabber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Cinimod's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cinimod throws a lazy uppercut
and Cinimod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Cinimod misses
and Stabber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cinimod with a hook.
Cinimod looks to land a right hand but Stabber moved out of range.
Cinimod throws a poor cross that misses
and Stabber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cinimod throws an overhand right that lands on Stabber's shoulder, as Stabber tries to avoid the shot.
Stabber staying out of range there.
Cinimod thuds a left hand into Stabber's body.
Cinimod throws a hook but Stabber avoids it easily.
Cinimod takes a swing at Stabber's ribcage but misses.
As Cinimod looks to move away, Stabber throws a big counter combo but Cinimod just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stabber slips under a jab.
Stabber tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cinimod manages to circle out of the way.
Cinimod throws an off balance right hand

and Stabber moves into the clinch.
Cinimod is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stabber is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Stabber scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cinimod takes a shot to the head.
Cinimod working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Back Stabber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cinimod can't find room to land a body shot as Stabber controls the action.
Cinimod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stabber.
Cinimod misses with a punch to the body.
Stabber pushes Cinimod back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stabber blocking some punches.
Cinimod stalling in the clinch but Stabber improves position.
Stabber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cinimod throws a punch but it's blocked by Stabber.
Stabber lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stabber.
Stabber breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Cinimod with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Cinimod looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Cinimod get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Back Stabber!
A pretty intense looking Back Stabber took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.