PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 4308 p4p, 17977 weight class) and Joseph Telushikin (ranked 499 p4p, 605 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Petrovs
vs
Telushikin

180 cm
45
172
22 - 34 - 0

178 cm
43
179
16 - 21 - 0

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 34 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Telushikin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Telushikin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrovs is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Telushikin.
Petrovs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
Telushikin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Petrovs misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Telushikin.
Telushikin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Telushikin lands a left hand.
Telushikin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
Petrovs takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Telushikin prevents Petrovs from breaking the clinch.
Telushikin misses with some punches.
Telushikin has a couple of punches blocked by Petrovs.
Telushikin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Telushikin lands a left hand.

Petrovs is rocked!
Petrovs misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telushikin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Petrovs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrovs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrovs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrovs blocking some punches.
Telushikin misses with the head strike.

Petrovs breaks the clinch.

Telushikin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrovs seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrovs is trying to break the clinch but Telushikin is controlling him.
Petrovs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrovs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Telushikin.
Petrovs is breathing heavily.
Telushikin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Petrovs takes a shot to the head.
Telushikin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Telushikin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrovs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Telushikin cracks Petrovs with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Petrovs goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Petrovs wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joseph Telushikin!