PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dimitris Ali Bashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kuiper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitris Ali Bashi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Kuiper's chin.

Ali Bashi
vs
Kuiper

204 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

194 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Powerful

No Contest Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dimitris Ali Bashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Kuiper!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali Bashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuiper.
Kuiper cracks the inside of Ali Bashi's front leg.
Ali Bashi avoids the head kick by Kuiper.
Kuiper throws a head kick but Ali Bashi moves out of range.
Kuiper throws a head kick but Ali Bashi moves out of range.

Kuiper closes the distance and clinches.

Kuiper breaks the clinch.
Kuiper looks to land a left hand but Ali Bashi moved out of range nicely.
Kuiper throws a leg kick which misses Ali Bashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali Bashi tries to avoid it.
Ali Bashi avoids the head kick by Kuiper.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ali Bashi lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Sam Kuiper has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiper throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ali Bashi breaks the clinch.
Ali Bashi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Kuiper darts in and clinches Ali Bashi up against the ropes.
Kuiper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ali Bashi is defending well for now.
Ali Bashi avoiding damage as Kuiper throws knees to the body.
Kuiper trying to land knees to the body.
Ali Bashi tries to break the clinch but Kuiper is controlling the position.
Ali Bashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuiper trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ali Bashi.
Ali Bashi is trying to break the clinch but Kuiper has him pressed against the ropes.
Ali Bashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuiper controls his hands.

Ali Bashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuiper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuiper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Bashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuiper in his tracks.
Ali Bashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuiper.
Kuiper tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuiper throws the kick towards the body but Ali Bashi avoids it.
Ali Bashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali Bashi blocks a head kick by Kuiper.

Kuiper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuiper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali Bashi has him pressed against the ropes.
Ali Bashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuiper lands a knee to the body.
Kuiper missing with knees to the body.
Kuiper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Kuiper breaks from the clinch.
Ali Bashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuiper.
Kuiper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali Bashi manages to avoid it.
Ali Bashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ali Bashi is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuiper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kuiper looks low and kicks high, catching Ali Bashi right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Kuiper lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Ali Bashi crumples to the floor! Kuiper milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sam Kuiper!
A victorious Sam Kuiper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.