PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joost Meijers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Niccoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Meijers
vs
Niccoli

191 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good kicks
Good chin

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joost Meijers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giovanni Niccoli!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meijers misses with the combination.
Meijers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Niccoli.
Niccoli tries to clinch but Meijers moves out of range.
Niccoli doesn't manage to clinch there - Meijers circles away.
Meijers throws a combination that misses

and Niccoli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niccoli.
Niccoli is struggling to control the position.
Meijers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meijers tries to circle away but Niccoli has him pinned against the ropes.

Niccoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meijers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Niccoli under the eye.
Meijers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meijers lands with a straight right. Niccoli didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Giovanni Niccoli has been cut.
Niccoli throws a right hand that Meijers ducks under and follows up with a left that Meijers also avoids with ease.
Niccoli fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Niccoli misses.
Niccoli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Meijers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Niccoli has managed to clinch.
Meijers is trying to push Niccoli away but Niccoli has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Meijers could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Meijers tries to circle away but Niccoli has him pinned against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Niccoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niccoli tries to close the distance and clinch but Meijers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meijers throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niccoli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Niccoli moves into the clinch.
Meijers can't break the clinch.
Meijers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niccoli has him pressed against the ropes.
Meijers is trying to maintain a safe position but Niccoli gets an underhook and turns Meijers into the ropes.

Niccoli breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli misses with a body kick.
Niccoli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meijers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Niccoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niccoli throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niccoli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niccoli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niccoli misses with a head kick.
Meijers keeps the fight on the outside.

Niccoli clinches.
Niccoli stalls.
Meijers trying to stall but Niccoli improves his position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Meijers avoids the elbow strike from Niccoli, against the ropes.
Niccoli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Niccoli stalling the fight.
Niccoli tries to work over Meijers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meijers taking a breather.
Niccoli holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Meijers is looking to break free of the clinch but Niccoli has double underhooks.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli taking a breather.
Meijers letting Niccoli take a breather here.

Niccoli breaks the clinch.
Meijers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meijers throws a right hand that Niccoli ducks under and follows up with a left that Niccoli also avoids with ease.
Niccoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Niccoli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meijers, pushing him back against the ropes.
Meijers letting Niccoli take a breather here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Giovanni Niccoli.
Niccoli throws a jab when Meijers was well out of range.
Niccoli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Joost Meijers has been cut.
Niccoli wants to clinch.
Niccoli throws a head kick that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Niccoli moves into range and clinches up with Meijers.

Niccoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Niccoli has closed the distance and engaged Meijers in a clinch.
Niccoli pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Niccoli manages to break the clinch.

Niccoli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meijers dodges an elbow strike from Niccoli.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Niccoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niccoli looks to land a body kick but Meijers moved away.
Niccoli throws a sloppy body shot
and Meijers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Niccoli throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Niccoli misses with an uppercut.
Niccoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meijers circles away from the clinch attempt.

Niccoli closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Meijers manages to break the clinch.

Niccoli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meijers, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovanni Niccoli dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Meijers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meijers pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Niccoli clinches.
Niccoli has a couple of punches blocked by Meijers.
Niccoli trying to land knees to the body.

Niccoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niccoli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niccoli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meijers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niccoli cracks a nice hook into Meijers's ribs.
Niccoli throws the left hand but Meijers avoids the punch easily.

Niccoli pushes Meijers up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meijers tries to break free but Niccoli pushes him back against the ropes.
Meijers is trying to maintain a safe position but Niccoli gets an underhook and turns Meijers into the ropes.
Meijers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Niccoli breaks from the clinch.
Niccoli moves in looking to clinch but Meijers pushes him off.
Niccoli tries to clinch but Meijers is having none of it.
Niccoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niccoli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meijers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niccoli circles away quickly and effectively.
Giovanni Niccoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Niccoli. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meijers counters with a leg kick.
Niccoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Niccoli.
Meijers throws a series of punches but Niccoli avoids them all with ease.
Niccoli gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Meijers counters with a nice leg kick.
Niccoli throws a series of punches but Meijers avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meijers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meijers slips a jab and a cross from Niccoli.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niccoli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meijers throws a nice looking combination but Niccoli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niccoli tries to bum rush Meijers with a series of wild strikes but Meijers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niccoli misses with a hook
and Meijers counters with a solid body kick.

Niccoli moves into range and clinches up with Meijers.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meijers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niccoli's efforts to push away.

Niccoli breaks the clinch.
Niccoli tries to clinch up but Meijers circles away and keeps his distance.
Meijers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niccoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niccoli misses with a kick to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Meijers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Niccoli closes the distance and pushes Meijers back into the ropes.
Niccoli working hard to break the clinch.

Niccoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Niccoli.
Niccoli wants to clinch.

Niccoli takes the fight into the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Niccoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Niccoli throws a sloppy head kick and Meijers moves out of range easily.
Meijers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niccoli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meijers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Niccoli throws a right hand that misses
and Meijers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Niccoli forces Meijers back against the ropes and clinches.
Meijers can't find room to land a body shot as Niccoli controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Niccoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niccoli throws a nice looking combination but Meijers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giovanni Niccoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Niccoli avoids the body shot from Meijers.
Meijers missing with a left hand there. Niccoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meijers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niccoli throws out the jab.
Niccoli doesn't manage to clinch there - Meijers circles away.
Meijers slips a jab and a cross from Niccoli.
A combination from Meijers does no damage.
Niccoli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Meijers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meijers swats away the attempt to clinch by Niccoli.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Meijers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niccoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Meijers is just out of range.
Niccoli tries to close the distance and clinch but Meijers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Niccoli moves into the clinch.
Niccoli avoiding damage.
Niccoli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meijers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meijers tries to circle away but Niccoli has him pinned against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Niccoli breaks the clinch.
Niccoli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Meijers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niccoli wants to clinch.
Meijers throws a nice looking combination but Niccoli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niccoli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joost Meijers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meijers avoids a punch combination nicely.

Niccoli moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovanni Niccoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Niccoli tries to clinch but Meijers moves out of range.
Meijers dodges the punch combination from Niccoli.
Niccoli blocks a leg kick.
Niccoli looks to throw the jab but Meijers is out of range.
Meijers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niccoli tries to clinch up but Meijers circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niccoli.
Meijers throws a combination that misses
and Niccoli counters with a good, hard body kick but Meijers shrugs it off.
Niccoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Meijers counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Niccoli clinches.
Niccoli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Niccoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Niccoli has taken the fight to the clinch.

Niccoli manages to break the clinch.
Meijers stuns Niccoli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Meijers scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli throws a body punch but Meijers moves out of range.
Meijers throws a shot from downtown. Niccoli moves away and avoids it.
Niccoli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Niccoli throws a head kick but Meijers moves out of range.
Meijers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Niccoli tries to clinch but Meijers is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meijers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niccoli can pounce on him.
Niccoli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meijers circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meijers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niccoli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niccoli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Left hook, right uppercut from Meijers.
Niccoli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meijers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niccoli defending well as Meijers loads up on a big left hand.
Niccoli takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Niccoli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meijers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niccoli tries to clinch up but Meijers circles away and keeps his distance.
Niccoli slips a jab and a cross from Meijers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Meijers.
Meijers swinging wildly here.
Niccoli tries to land a front kick but Meijers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Niccoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niccoli throws a lazy head kick
and Meijers counters with a left and a right that stings Niccoli.
Meijers circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli moves in looking to clinch but Meijers pushes him off.
Niccoli throws a right hand that Meijers ducks under and follows up with a left that Meijers also avoids with ease.
Meijers feints a jab promting Niccoli to slip. Meijers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Niccoli slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Niccoli tries to clinch up but Meijers circles away and keeps his distance.
Niccoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meijers was well out of range. Poor timing from Niccoli.
Niccoli tries to close the distance and clinch but Meijers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niccoli tries to clinch there but Meijers circles away.
Meijers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niccoli doesn't seem bothered though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli tries to clinch but Meijers moves out of range.
Niccoli is looking to land body kicks.
Meijers misses with a hook.
Niccoli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meijers counters with a left and a right that stings Niccoli.
Niccoli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niccoli throws a leg kick
and Meijers counters with a one-two to the body.
Niccoli tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niccoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Niccoli tries to clinch but Meijers moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meijers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meijers dodges the punch combination from Niccoli.
Meijers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niccoli.
Meijers misses with a series of wild punches.
Meijers blocks a head kick by Niccoli.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niccoli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Meijers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Meijers.
Niccoli throws a sloppy head kick and Meijers moves out of range easily.
Meijers looks to land a combination. Niccoli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Niccoli tries to clinch but Meijers moves away
and Meijers counters with a nice leg kick.
Niccoli tries to clinch up.
Meijers swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Niccoli. Those never looked like landing.
Niccoli pushes Meijers away with a front kick.
Meijers jabs at Niccoli's body.
Niccoli throws a combination that misses
and Meijers counters with a one-two to the body.
Meijers connects with a solid leg kick.
Niccoli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meijers throws a body kick that misses.
Niccoli is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Giovanni Niccoli.
Well Niccoli 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Niccoli!
Our winner, Giovanni Niccoli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.