PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve B Adkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Maci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adkins comes to the ring accompanied by I Ain't Superstitious - Howlin' Wolf. Mario Maci is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

B Adkins
vs
Maci

174 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve B Adkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Maci!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maci showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adkins.
Maci scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Adkins.
That kick from Maci tenderised Adkins's leg. Adkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maci moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick from Maci.
Maci is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maci throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Maci clinches.

Maci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Maci.
A combination from Adkins does no damage.
A big left from Adkins misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adkins throws a looping overhand right but Maci ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Adkins.
Maci defending well as Adkins loads up on a big left hand.
Maci takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maci scoring well with a low kick there.
Maci avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maci scores with a nice body kick.
Adkins is breathing heavily.
Maci throws a leg kick which misses Adkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Adkins tries to avoid it.

Maci rushes Adkins and presses him up against the ropes.

Maci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adkins throws a right hand that Maci ducks under and follows up with a left that Maci also avoids with ease.
Maci fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adkins misses with a two punch combination.
Maci moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maci scores with a leg kick.
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!
Maci dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adkins. That did some damage!
Maci catches Adkins napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Adkins crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Maci raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mario Maci!