PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between TyQuinton Babers (ranked 5579 p4p, 2978 weight class) and Cecil Lightning (ranked 596 p4p, 380 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Babers
vs
Lightning

192 cm
26
219
8 - 1 - 0

199 cm
19
210
12 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
KO power

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, TyQuinton Babers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cecil Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Babers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lightning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Our sources have told us that Babers has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lightning wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Babers tries to work over Lightning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightning looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Babers misses with a punch to the body.
Babers throws a head punch that misses.

Lightning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babers lands a high kick!
Lightning throws a head kick but Babers moves out of range.
Babers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lightning throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Babers's head.
Babers is looking to clinch but Lightning is avoiding it.
Lightning throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lightning keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lightning - that will leave a mark!
Lightning steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babers.
Babers tries to close the distance and clinch but Lightning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babers throws a hook but Lightning blocks it.
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!
Babers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lightning counters with a big head kick but Babers shrugs it off.
Babers avoids the head kick by Lightning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Lightning misses.
Babers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Babers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babers throws a head kick that misses.
Lightning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lightning's hands.
Babers lands with a hook. Lightning tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lightning lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lightning looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babers avoids the head kick by Lightning.
It looked like Babers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lightning.
Babers throws a shot from downtown. Lightning moves away and avoids it.

Babers instigates a clinch.
Lightning misses with a body punch.
Babers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lightning is keeping busy.
Lightning tries to work over Babers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Babers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is leaning against Babers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Babers tries to throw a body punch but Lightning avoids it by throwing Babers back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Babers - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning swings wildly with an uppercut but Babers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Babers tries a body shot but Lightning blocks it.
Babers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lightning scores with a shot to the side of Babers's head.
Babers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Babers misses with a body punch.
Babers lands a damaging elbow.
Babers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightning throws a punch but it's blocked by Babers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babers struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightning controls his hands.
Babers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Babers.
Babers blocks a body shot from Lightning.
Babers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightning is trying to break the clinch but Babers is controlling him.
Babers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightning's elbow.
Lightning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Babers avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Babers avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.
Lightning wants to break free but Babers has control.
Babers lands with a light punch inside.
Babers struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightning controls his hands.
Lightning lands a body punch.
Babers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightning's elbow.
Lightning misses with a body punch.
Lightning avoids the elbow strike from Babers, against the ropes.
Babers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lightning scores with a shoulder strike.
Lightning is trying to break the clinch but Babers has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightning blocks the elbow strike.
Lightning lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Babers.
Lightning throws a punch but it's blocked by Babers.
Babers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Babers tries a body shot but Lightning blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lightning lands a body shot.
Lightning throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Babers is breathing heavily.
Lightning lands a nice shot to the body.
Babers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lightning lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babers backwards.
Lightning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babers's elbow.
Babers misses with an elbow over the top.
Lightning blocks an elbow strike.
Lightning lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babers backwards.
Babers tries a body shot but Lightning blocks it.
Babers blocks a body shot from Lightning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cecil Lightning will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick from Lightning lands but Babers takes it in his stride.
Lightning throws a head kick but Babers moves out of range.
Babers throws a sloppy head kick and Lightning moves out of range easily.

Lightning throws out a head kick that Babers doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Babers crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Babers's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

It looks like TyQuinton Babers has been cut.

Babers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lightning takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lightning breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Babers with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Babers looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Babers get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!

Babers is rocked!
Lightning throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Babers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A decent looking cross lands there for Babers.
Babers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Babers seems to have got his legs back now.
Babers walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Babers is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cecil Lightning! Cecil Lightning retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Cecil Lightning thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.