PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valto Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by PRIDE FC / Opening Theme. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Po
vs
Karhu

187 cm
25
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valto Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu misses with a kick to the body.
Karhu throws a low kick but Po avoids it.
Po throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Po scores with a hook to the body. Karhu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karhu jabs Po to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Po misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karhu moves out of range of the strikes.
Karhu connects with a body shot that sends Po's belly button to the back.
Po lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karhu at a distance.
Karhu misses with a two punch combination.
Po throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karhu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po throws a leg kick
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab.
Karhu feints and then cracks Po's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Po down.
A combination from Karhu does no damage.
Po goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karhu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karhu avoids the body shot from Po.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Po slips a jab from Karhu.
Karhu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu checks a leg kick.
Po throws a push kick but Karhu slaps the foot to one side.
A cross from Karhu lands.
Po dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karhu slips a straight right by Po.

Karhu walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Po rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Karhu has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

It looks like Valto Karhu has been cut.
Karhu looks gassed!
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!
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Po misses with a head kick.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Po pushes Karhu away with a front kick.
Karhu moves out of range as Po throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Po swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karhu counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Po.
Po looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Karhu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Po lands a body shot.
Karhu throws out a leg kick but Po moves out of range and Karhu only half commits.
Karhu takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Po moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
Po throws a right and a left that Karhu avoids nicely.
Karhu takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karhu throws a nice looking combination but Po bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Po fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karhu checks it well.
Karhu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Po.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Po's hands.
Po is looking to chop away at Karhu's legs.
Po misses with a straight left.
A big right from Po misses.
Karhu walks into a straight right hand from Po.
Karhu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Po. That did some damage!
Karhu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Po walks into a left hand.
Po takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
Karhu is looking to slow Po down with leg kicks.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Karhu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Karhu finds it's target.
Po has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karhu.
A low kick from Po misses
and Karhu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Po takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Po takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good shot there by Karhu.
Karhu feints a jab promting Po to slip. Karhu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Po slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a front kick.
Po on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Karhu avoids a kick to the body.
Karhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Po swings widly with a right hand
and Karhu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karhu throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
Karhu scores with a decent looking hook.
Karhu clobbers Po with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Po throws a series of punches but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu thumps Po with a low kick.
Po connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karhu momentarily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Po tries to move into range but Karhu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karhu lands a jab.
Karhu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karhu scores with a jab. Po acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Po is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Po misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karhu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu looks to land a combination. Po sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice jab there from Karhu.
Karhu throws a good cross that connects.
Po on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Po takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Po gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karhu.
Karhu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karhu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Po chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karhu can pounce on him.
Po misses with a straight left.
Karhu thuds a left hand into Po's body.
Karhu blocks a head kick by Po.
Karhu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Po.
Karhu lands with an overhand left.
Karhu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Po in his tracks.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Po takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Po punishes Karhu's body with a nice straight punch.
Po on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Karhu misses with a head kick.
Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Po.
Karhu with a hook.
Karhu avoids the body shot from Po.
Karhu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Po had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Karhu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Po checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Po throws a head kick that misses.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Po drops his hands momentarily and Karhu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Po looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Po looks to land a right hand but Karhu moved out of range.
Po avoids the body shot from Karhu.
A low kick from Po is predictable there
and Karhu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karhu.
Po thows a leg kick but Karhu checks it
and Karhu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Karhu scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters circle momentarily. Karhu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Po misses with an uppercut
and Karhu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karhu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Po explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Po takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karhu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Karhu lands with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karhu.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tong Po.
Well Po has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 10:8
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 10:8
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 10:8

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po!
Tong Po was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.