PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Niklaus Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Ziemowit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niklaus Michaels has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Michaels
vs
Ziemowit

185 cm
26
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Counter striker
Determined

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niklaus Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Ziemowit!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziemowit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ziemowit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ziemowit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ziemowit tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it.
Ziemowit moves out of range of the body kick.
Ziemowit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ziemowit misses with a double jab.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Ziemowit.

Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Michaels as Ziemowit tries to tie him up.

Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Ziemowit tries a head kick but it misses.

Michaels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ziemowit.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ziemowit is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Ziemowit prevents Michaels from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Michaels.
A frustrated look appears on Ziemowit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ziemowit pushes Michaels back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but Ziemowit is controlling him.
Michaels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Michaels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ziemowit has him pressed against the ropes.
Michaels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ziemowit is trying to force a seperation but Michaels has the dominant position.
Ziemowit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the ropes.

Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ziemowit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ziemowit throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looks to throw the jab but Ziemowit is out of range.
Michaels works Ziemowit's body with a nice hook.
Ziemowit throws a lazy head kick
letting Michaels counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Ziemowit keeps it at a distance.
Ziemowit fails in his attempt to clinch.

Michaels pushes Ziemowit up against the ropes in a clinch.
Michaels lands a nice uppercut.
Ziemowit is trying to stall.

Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ziemowit.
Ziemowit needs to keep his hands up - Michaels had a free shot at his head there.
Ziemowit scores with a three punch combo!
Michaels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ziemowit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ziemowit looks winded!
Ziemowit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Michaels misses with a series of wild punches.
Michaels jabs Ziemowit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Michaels connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Michaels does it's job there.

Ziemowit is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziemowit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ziemowit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niklaus Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Michaels gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels scores with a jab.
Ziemowit is still on wobbly legs! Can Michaels finish him?
Ziemowit tries to clinch but Michaels moves out of range.
Ziemowit seems to have recovered his senses.

Michaels has closed the distance and engaged Ziemowit in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Ziemowit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niklaus Michaels should take that round, based on the knockdown.
That's time! Michaels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ziemowit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Michaels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ziemowit scrambles back to his feet.
Ziemowit is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Ziemowit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
Ziemowit misses with a looping right.
Ziemowit walks into a left hand.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Ziemowit keeps it at a distance.
Niklaus Michaels is winning the standup battle so far.
Ziemowit throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.
Ziemowit looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
Michaels misses with a low kick.
Michaels loads up on a big right hand but Ziemowit slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Michaels misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziemowit throws a right and a left that Michaels avoids nicely.

Ziemowit walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Michaels rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Ziemowit has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ziemowit clinches up with Michaels and pushes him back against the ropes.
Michaels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michaels tries to circle away but Ziemowit has him pinned against the ropes.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Ziemowit takes one on the button.
Ziemowit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Michaels counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Michaels to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Niklaus Michaels!
After the big win, Niklaus Michaels made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Unique Wear and Custom Design and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.