PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurij Vitalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kaioh
vs
Vitalenko

192 cm
32
265 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

190 cm
29
240 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Retsu Kaioh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jurij Vitalenko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitalenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaioh manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaioh.
Kaioh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vitalenko throws a front kick aimed at Kaioh's knee but Kaioh avoids it well.
Kaioh misses with a wild body shot.
Kaioh jabs Vitalenko right on the nose. Vitalenko blinks but takes it well.
Vitalenko wants to slow Kaioh down by chopping away at his legs.
Vitalenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kaioh. That one must have hurt.

Kaioh instigates a clinch.
Kaioh keeps control of Vitalenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vitalenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaioh misses with a knee to the head.
Kaioh prevents Vitalenko from breaking the clinch.
Kaioh misses with an elbow strike.
Kaioh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaioh tries a body shot but Vitalenko blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaioh.
Vitalenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaioh won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaioh misses with a punch on the inside.
Vitalenko is trying to break the clinch but Kaioh is controlling him.
Kaioh looking to throw knees to the head but Vitalenko is blocking nicely.
Kaioh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vitalenko is keeping busy.
Kaioh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vitalenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vitalenko is trying to break the clinch but Kaioh has him pressed against the cage.

Vitalenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaioh misses with a low kick as Vitalenko jumps back.
Kaioh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vitalenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaioh slips a jab from Vitalenko.
Kaioh throws a low kick but Vitalenko moves out of range easily.
Kaioh staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaioh slips under a jab.
Vitalenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaioh moves away from the strike by Vitalenko.
Retsu Kaioh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitalenko misses with a hook.
Kaioh throws a leg kick which misses Vitalenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Vitalenko tries to avoid it.
Kaioh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitalenko.
Kaioh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kaioh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kaioh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Kaioh.
Vitalenko misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Kaioh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Kaioh takes the fight into the clinch.

Vitalenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vitalenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaioh lands a head kick. Vitalenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vitalenko misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitalenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vitalenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaioh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaioh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vitalenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Kaioh throws a leg kick but Vitalenko checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vitalenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Vitalenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kaioh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vitalenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vitalenko throws a head kick but Kaioh moves out of range.
Kaioh thumps Vitalenko with a low kick.
Vitalenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaioh was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitalenko.
Vitalenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaioh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh misses with a body kick.
Vitalenko loads up on a big right hand but Kaioh slips the punch.
Kaioh ducks under a wild hook from Vitalenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Retsu Kaioh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kaioh throws a low kick but Vitalenko moves out of range easily.
Vitalenko throws a lazy body kick

and Kaioh counters by moving into the clinch.
Kaioh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jurij Vitalenko has been cut.
Vitalenko tries to break the clinch but Kaioh is controlling the position.

Vitalenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaioh. That's going to slow Vitalenko down.
Kaioh throws out a powerful jab.
Vitalenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vitalenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaioh ducks under a wild hook from Vitalenko.
Kaioh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vitalenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kaioh lands with a nice body kick.
Vitalenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kaioh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kaioh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kaioh tries to clinch up but Vitalenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Vitalenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vitalenko. That's going to slow Kaioh down.
Vitalenko lands a body shot.
Vitalenko throws a combination that misses
and Kaioh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kaioh throws a leg kick but Vitalenko moved away.
Kaioh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vitalenko throws a big shot that misses.
Kaioh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vitalenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Vitalenko blocks the low kick.
Vitalenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaioh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vitalenko's knee momentarily.
Vitalenko misses with a few strikes there.
Kaioh looks to throw the jab but Vitalenko is out of range.
Kaioh blocks a jab.
Vitalenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kaioh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vitalenko scores with a nice right hand.
Vitalenko thuds his right hand into Kaioh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kaioh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kaioh lands a jab.
Vitalenko misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Kaioh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Retsu Kaioh is winning the standup battle so far.
Vitalenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vitalenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaioh was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitalenko.
Kaioh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vitalenko scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Vitalenko.
Vitalenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Kaioh off the cage and back into range.
Kaioh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitalenko throws a push kick but Kaioh slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh misses with a leg kick.
Vitalenko 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.
Kaioh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vitalenko is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheers as Vitalenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaioh doesn't seem phased though.
Vitalenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaiohs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crunch! Vitalenko slams his shin into Kaioh's torso.
Kaioh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vitalenko in his tracks.
Vitalenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaioh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh takes a swing at Vitalenko's ribcage but misses.
Vitalenko digs a good hook to Kaioh's body.
Vitalenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurij Vitalenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jurij Vitalenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kaioh moves into the clinch.
Vitalenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaioh backwards.
Vitalenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaioh has him pressed against the cage.
Kaioh tries to land knees in the clinch but Vitalenko avoids the damage to the body.
Kaioh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vitalenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vitalenko is trying to break free.
Kaioh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vitalenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaioh lands an elbow inside that Vitalenko shrugs off.

Vitalenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vitalenko misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Vitalenko scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vitalenko takes a swing at Kaioh's ribcage but misses.
Kaioh is looking to clinch.
Kaioh moves out of range as Vitalenko strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vitalenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kaioh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vitalenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaioh.
Vitalenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaioh.
Vitalenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vitalenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vitalenko throws out a loose jab but Kaioh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaioh connects with a high kick.
A clash of legs there as Vitalenko blocks the low kick.
Vitalenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaioh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vitalenko misses with a right hand
and Kaioh counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh pushes Vitalenko away with a front kick.
Vitalenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaioh thumps Vitalenko with a low kick.
Kaioh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaioh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vitalenko's calf.
Vitalenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaioh.

Kaioh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kaioh has Vitalenko pressed against the cage, preventing Vitalenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vitalenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaioh lands a good knee to the midsection. Vitalenko won't want to take too many of those.
Kaioh lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kaioh as the two fighters clinch.
Kaioh has Vitalenko pressed against the cage, preventing Vitalenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaioh scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Kaioh.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaioh.
Vitalenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaioh.
Vitalenko tries to break free but Kaioh pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitalenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaioh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Vitalenko is rocked!
Kaioh creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Vitalenko with a big uppercut! Vitalenko tries to clinch up but Kaioh pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Vitalenko to the mat! Vitalenko covers up and Kaioh unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Retsu Kaioh!
Retsu Kaioh thanked the fans post fight for their support.