PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Todd Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Razvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emil Razvan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bauer
vs
Razvan

191 cm
21
245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

197 cm
19
232 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emil Razvan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bauer avoids the head kick by Razvan.
Bauer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Bauer.

Razvan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bauer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Razvan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Razvan missing with knees to the body.
Bauer avoids the elbow strike from Razvan, against the ropes.
Razvan pushes off an throws an elbow but Bauer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bauer blocks the elbow strike.
Bauer dodges an elbow strike from Razvan.
Bauer avoiding damage as Razvan throws knees to the body.
Razvan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bauer avoids the elbow strike from Razvan, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Razvan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bauer avoiding damage as Razvan throws knees to the body.
Razvan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bauer avoiding damage as Razvan throws knees to the body.
Bauer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Razvan has him pressed against the ropes.
Bauer avoids a wild elbow strike from Razvan.
Bauer can't break the clinch.
Bauer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Razvan trying to land knees to the body.
Bauer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bauer avoiding damage as Razvan throws knees to the body.
Bauer is trying to break the clinch but Razvan is controlling him.
Razvan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razvan working Bauer over with knees to the body.
Bauer is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Razvan lands an elbow inside that Bauer shrugs off.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bauer avoids it.
Razvan throws an elbow that misses.
Razvan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Razvan.
Razvan missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Razvan obliges.
Razvan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bauer is defending well for now.
Razvan has Bauer pressed against the ropes, preventing Bauer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Razvan trying to control the position but instead, Bauer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Razvan into the ropes.
Razvan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razvan looking to stall.
Razvan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Bauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bauer throws a right hand that Razvan ducks under and follows up with a left that Razvan also avoids with ease.
Bauer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Bauer does it's job there.
Bauer scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razvan misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Razvan is predictable there
and Bauer counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Razvan throws a hook but Bauer avoids it easily.
Bauer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Razvan slips a jab and a cross from Bauer.
Bauer throws a sloppy head kick
and Razvan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bauer misses with a head kick.
Bauer misses with a wild combination.
Bauer misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauer keeps the fight on the outside.
Razvan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Bauer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Razvan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Razvan has Bauer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the head but Bauer blocks with his arms.
Razvan trying to land knees to the body.
Bauer tries to break the clinch but Razvan is controlling the position.
Razvan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bauer blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Razvan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bauer's brow.
Razvan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Razvan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bauer avoids the damage to the body.
Razvan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bauer avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Razvan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bauer's brow.
Emil Razvan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Razvan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razvan pushes off an throws an elbow but Bauer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bauer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Bauer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bauer moves out of range as Razvan strikes.
Razvan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bauer throws a head kick that misses
and Razvan counters with an inside leg kick.
Razvan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bauer.
Bauer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Razvan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bauer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Razvan counters with a good low kick that Bauer was not able to check.
Razvan scores with a jab. Bauer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Razvan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bauer avoids the head kick by Razvan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razvan is looking to clinch.
Bauer misses with a straight right.
Razvan throws a head kick but Bauer moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Razvan.
A thudding body kick lands there by Razvan!
Bauer throws a low kick but Razvan moves out of range easily.
Bauer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Razvan counters with a solid body kick.
Razvan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bauer's sensitive parts.
Razvan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bauer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bauer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bauer throws a head kick but Razvan moves out of range.
Razvan looks to throw the jab but Bauer is out of range.
Razvan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bauer circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer misses with a body shot.
Razvan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Razvan clinches.
Bauer managing to block the knees to the body from Razvan.
Razvan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauer.
Bauer letting Razvan take a breather here.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bauer avoids it.
Razvan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bauer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bauer avoids it.
Bauer blocks an uppercut.
Bauer blocks an elbow strike from Razvan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razvan looking to throw knees to the head but Bauer is blocking nicely.
Bauer tries to break the clinch but Razvan is controlling the position.
Bauer takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Razvan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bauer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bauer managing to block the knees to the body from Razvan.
Razvan lands a knee to the body.
Bauer dodges an elbow strike from Razvan.
Bauer managing to block the knees to the body from Razvan.
Razvan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bauer wants to get back to striking at distance but Razvan won't allow it.
Razvan scores with a knee to the head.
Razvan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bauer is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Razvan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Razvan misses with a straight left.
Bauer looks to score with a jab to the body but Razvan is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Bauer blocks the leg kick.
Todd Bauer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bauer moves out of range of the body kick.
Bauer connects with a nice looking jab.
Bauer throws a right hand that Razvan ducks under and follows up with a left that Razvan also avoids with ease.
Razvan is looking to clinch but Bauer is avoiding it.
Bauer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Razvan.
Razvan blocks a head kick by Bauer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bauer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Razvan missing with a left hand there. Bauer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bauer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Todd Bauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bauer misses with a leg kick
and Razvan counters with an outside leg kick.
Bauer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bauer - just one landing.
Todd Bauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauer throws a sloppy head kick and Razvan moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Razvan - just one landing.
Razvan looks for the body kick but Bauer saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Razvan.
Bauer throws a head kick but Razvan moves out of range.
Razvan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bauer dodges the punch combination from Razvan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Razvan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bauer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bauer misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer throws the left hand but Razvan avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Razvan catches Bauer right on the button with a cross.
Razvan scores with a spinning back kick!
Bauer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Razvan. Razvan obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Razvan misses with a head kick.
Razvan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bauer.
Bauer slips under a jab from Razvan.
Jab by Bauer.
Nice body kick from Bauer.
Razvan misses with a body punch
and Bauer counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Razvan!
Bauer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Razvan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bauer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Razvan moves out of range of the body kick.
Bauer looks to land a combination but Razvan avoids it well.
Bauer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Razvan.
Razvan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bauer.
Razvan misses with a series of wild punches.
Bauer moves away from the strike by Razvan.
Razvan tries to land a leg kick but Bauer saw it coming and moves away.
Razvan avoids the body shot from Bauer.
Razvan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bauer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Razvan misses.
Some wild striking there from Bauer.
Razvan dips to his left and cracks Bauer with an uppercut!
Bauer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bauer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bauer scores with a hook to the body. Razvan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bauer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Razvan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauer throws a lazy right hand but Razvan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Todd Bauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emil Razvan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bauer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Razvan on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Todd Bauer.
I think Razvan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Razvan!