PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ohil Bahaly (ranked 6016 p4p, 120 weight class) and Alex Cowboy (ranked 24496 p4p, 240 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bahaly
vs
Cowboy

180 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

150 cm
26
300 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Great elbows
Very strong

Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ohil Bahaly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Cowboy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowboy throws a sloppy head kick and Bahaly moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Cowboy.
Cowboy misses with a low kick.
Bahaly throws a counter high kick but Cowboy was just alert enough to avoid it.

Cowboy lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Bahaly goes down! The ref sends Cowboy to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Bahaly is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Ohil Bahaly has been cut.
Bahaly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cowboy.

Bahaly moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowboy is looking to control Bahaly's arms but Bahaly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cowboy has his back to the ropes.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Cowboy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bahaly trying to land knees to the body.
Bahaly looking to slow down the pace here.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside that Cowboy shrugs off.
Cowboy tries to break free but Bahaly pushes him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bahaly looking to slow down the pace here.
Cowboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cowboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cowboy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cowboy controlling the action here for a moment.
Come on Cowboy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cowboy is trying to push Bahaly away but Bahaly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Cowboy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Alex Cowboy has been cut.
Cowboy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bahaly up against the ropes.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside that Cowboy shrugs off.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Cowboy taking a breather.
Cowboy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Bahaly is trying to maintain a safe position but Cowboy gets an underhook and turns Bahaly into the ropes.
Cowboy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bahaly won't allow it.
Cowboy working hard to break the clinch.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Cowboy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bahaly trying to control the position but instead, Cowboy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bahaly into the ropes.
Bahaly stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside that Cowboy shrugs off.
Cowboy is trying to break the clinch but Bahaly has him pressed against the ropes.
Cowboy tries to break free but Bahaly pushes him back against the ropes.
Bahaly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bahaly as Cowboy tries to tie him up.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
Cowboy tries to stall but Bahaly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bahaly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Alex Cowboy's cut even more.
Bahaly keeps control of Cowboy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bahaly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Alex Cowboy should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bahaly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bahaly moves out of range as Cowboy strikes.
Bahaly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cowboy throws a head kick but Bahaly moves out of range.

Bahaly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bahaly is stalling here.
Bahaly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cowboy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bahaly avoids it.
Bahaly stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowboy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cowboy looking to stall.
Cowboy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bahaly holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Bahaly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Bahaly lands an elbow just above Cowboy 's eye.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Bahaly prevents Cowboy from breaking the clinch.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
Bahaly pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Bahaly prevents Cowboy from breaking the clinch.
Cowboy tries to break free but Bahaly pushes him back against the ropes.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly stalling the fight.
Cowboy is trying to maintain a safe position but Bahaly gets an underhook and turns Cowboy into the ropes.
Bahaly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bahaly has Cowboy pushed against the ropes.
Cowboy is trying to push Bahaly away but Bahaly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
Bahaly lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bahaly leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cowboy looking to stall.
Cowboy tries to break the clinch but Bahaly is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bahaly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bahaly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cowboy's efforts to push away.
Cowboy is trying to break the clinch but Bahaly is controlling him.
Bahaly trying to control the position but instead, Cowboy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bahaly into the ropes.
Cowboy is trying to force a seperation but Bahaly has the dominant position.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bahaly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly stalling in the clinch but Cowboy improves position.
Bahaly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cowboy can do to turn this around?
Stalling in the clinch from Cowboy.
Cowboy lands an uppercut.
Ohil Bahaly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bahaly stalling in the clinch but Cowboy improves position.
Cowboy is trying to break the clinch but Bahaly is controlling him.
Bahaly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ohil Bahaly.
Cowboy misses with a kick to the body.
Bahaly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cowboy tries to land a leg kick but Bahaly saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cowboy instigates a clinch.
Bahaly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cowboy tries to throw a body punch but Bahaly avoids it by throwing Cowboy back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ohil Bahaly dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bahaly avoids the head kick by Cowboy.

Bahaly gets a clinch.
Cowboy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
Cowboy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bahaly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cowboy has had enough of the clinch but Bahaly keeps him there for the moment.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bahaly stalling the fight.
Cowboy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cowboy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bahaly has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Cowboy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cowboy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bahaly won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaly managing to block the knees to the body from Cowboy.
Bahaly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cowboy's efforts to push away.
Bahaly has Cowboy pressed against the ropes, preventing Cowboy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bahaly holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside that Cowboy shrugs off.
Bahaly trying to stall but Cowboy improves his position.
Bahaly lands an elbow inside that Cowboy shrugs off.
Cowboy tries to circle away but Bahaly has him pinned against the ropes.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Bahaly.
Cowboy wants to break free but Bahaly has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Bahaly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly lands an elbow that stopped Cowboy in his tracks for a moment.
Cowboy is trying to break the clinch but Bahaly has him pressed against the ropes.
Bahaly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cowboy's defenses.
Cowboy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bahaly won't allow it.
Cowboy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cowboy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cowboy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cowboy is trying to break free.
Cowboy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowboy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bahaly is defending well for now.
Bahaly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cowboy avoiding damage as Bahaly throws knees to the body.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the temple.
Cowboy tries to break free but Bahaly pushes him back against the ropes.
Bahaly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cowboy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bahaly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bahaly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cowboy is keeping busy.
Bahaly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bahaly stalling in the clinch but Cowboy improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahaly lands an elbow just above Cowboy 's eye.
Cowboy wants to break free but Bahaly has control.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bahaly.
Cowboy trying to stall but Bahaly improves his position.
Cowboy can't break the clinch.
Bahaly leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bahaly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cowboy's efforts to push away.
Bahaly stalling in the clinch but Cowboy improves position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ohil Bahaly.
Cowboy throws a series of punches but Bahaly moves out of range.
Alex Cowboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ohil Bahaly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bahaly has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ohil Bahaly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bahaly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!