PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between James Kin (ranked 23070 p4p, 755 weight class) and Baraka Simengwa (ranked 4730 p4p, 504 weight class). Simengwa has chosen Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kin
vs
Simengwa

194 cm
28
199 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
42
195 lbs
27 - 33 - 0

Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent boxing
Powerful

Urban Fighter
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Baraka Simengwa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simengwa throws a hook but Kin blocks it.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Simengwa wants to counter with a clinch but Kin pushes him away.
Kin misses with a head kick.

Simengwa closes the distance and clinches.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Simengwa gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Simengwa is controlling him.
Simengwa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Simengwa.
Kin tries to circle away but Simengwa has him pinned against the ropes.
Simengwa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Simengwa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Simengwa is controlling him.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Simengwa misses with a punch to the body.
Simengwa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simengwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Simengwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simengwa working aggressively here.
Kin is trying to break free.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa stalling against the ropes.
Simengwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kin.
Kin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Simengwa has the dominant position.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Simengwa is controlling him.
Simengwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simengwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kin.
Simengwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simengwa lands a shoulder strike.
Simengwa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kin backwards.

Kin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Simengwa pushes Kin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kin wants to break free but Simengwa has control.
Simengwa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Simengwa as the two fighters clinch.
Kin tries to break free but Simengwa pushes him back against the ropes.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Simengwa on the inside.
Simengwa misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Simengwa won't allow it.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kin blocks a body shot from Simengwa.
Simengwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kin.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Simengwa won't allow it.
Simengwa has a couple of punches blocked by Kin.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa has a couple of punches blocked by Kin.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Simengwa won't allow it.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Simengwa pushes Kin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Simengwa has a couple of punches blocked by Kin.
Simengwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simengwa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Simengwa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kins head.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Simengwa.
Simengwa lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baraka Simengwa dominated that round.
That's time! Kin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kin throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Kin misses

and Simengwa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simengwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simengwa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kin is trying to break free.
Simengwa tries to work over Kin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simengwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simengwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simengwa.
Kin tries to circle away but Simengwa has him pinned against the ropes.
Simengwa lands a left hand.
Simengwa gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simengwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simengwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simengwa lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Simengwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simengwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simengwa has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Simengwa lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Kin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!

Simengwa clinches up against the ropes.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baraka Simengwa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simengwa cracks Kin with a nice body shot.
Simengwa tries a body shot but Kin blocks it.
Simengwa can't find room to land a body shot as Kin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kin.
Simengwa misses with the head strike.
Simengwa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Simengwa is controlling the position.
Simengwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kin.
Simengwa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Simengwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simengwa has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Simengwa has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Simengwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Simengwa fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Simengwa fails to land.
Simengwa looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Simengwa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin is looking to break free of the clinch but Simengwa has double underhooks.
Kin wants to break free but Simengwa has control.
Simengwa scores with a hook to the body.
Kin blocks an uppercut.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Simengwa won't allow it.
Simengwa lands a left hand.
Simengwa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Kin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Simengwa.
Simengwa digs a right hand into Kin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kin's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Simengwa.
Simengwa digs a right hand into Kin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kin's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simengwa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Simengwa.
Simengwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Simengwa lands an uppercut.
Kin tries to break free but Simengwa pushes him back against the ropes.
Simengwa misses with a body punch.
Simengwa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kin is trying to force a seperation but Simengwa has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simengwa.
Simengwa lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baraka Simengwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Simengwa connects with a right hand. Kin shakes it off.
Simengwa avoids the head kick by Kin.

Simengwa moves into the clinch.
Simengwa throws a head punch that misses.
Simengwa misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simengwa.
Kin tries to circle away but Simengwa has him pinned against the ropes.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Kin working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simengwa.
Simengwa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simengwa scores with a nice hook to the head.

Kin is rocked!
A short uppercut from Simengwa.
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simengwa misses with a punch to the body.
Simengwa misses with some punches.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Simengwa fails to land.
Kin seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simengwa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kin or not.
Kin is trying to break free.
Simengwa misses with the head strike.
Simengwa misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa pushes Kin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kin blocking some punches.
Simengwa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kin or not.
Simengwa lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa lands a shot to the body.
Simengwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kin's elbow.
Kin can't break the clinch.
Simengwa lands a shoulder strike.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Simengwa scores with a shot to the side of Kin's head.
Simengwa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simengwa has him pressed against the ropes.
Simengwa misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kin manages to break the clinch.
Simengwa lands a nice hook to Kin's body. Kin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simengwa misses with a looping right.
Kin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simengwa.

Simengwa closes the distance and clinches.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Simengwa is controlling the position.
James Kin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Simengwa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Simengwa tries a body shot but Kin blocks it.
Kin tries to circle away but Simengwa has him pinned against the ropes.
Simengwa pushes Kin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Simengwa lands a body punch.
Simengwa lands a right hand.
Simengwa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simengwa lands with a short shot to the head.
Simengwa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baraka Simengwa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Simengwa keeps him there for the moment.
Simengwa lands a body shot.
A short left from Simengwa.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
Simengwa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simengwa misses with a punch to the body.
Simengwa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kins head.
Simengwa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Simengwa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baraka Simengwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simengwa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baraka Simengwa!
Baraka Simengwa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.