PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rudolf Deer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Zarkonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Deer
vs
Zarkonov

180 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rudolf Deer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Zarkonov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarkonov misses with a double jab.
Deer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zarkonov.
Deer moves out of range of the body kick.
Zarkonov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Deer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zarkonov moves out of range as Deer strikes.
A jab lands there for Deer.
Deer misses with a wild body shot.
Deer scores with a hook.
Zarkonov tries a low kick but Deer avoids it.
Zarkonov looks winded!
Zarkonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deer with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarkonov misses with a low kick.
Deer misses with a hook.
Zarkonov looks to land a body kick but Deer moved away.
Danga de danga de dang - Deer scores with a four punch combination!
Zarkonov tries to clinch but Deer moves out of range.
Dimitri Zarkonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zarkonov tries to land a leg kick but Deer saw it coming and moves away.
Deer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Deer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deer throws a right hand that Zarkonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zarkonov also avoids with ease.
Deer really is a fat lump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deer's corner calls for a 1-2. Deer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zarkonov feints and then cracks Deer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deer down.
Zarkonov connects with a solid leg kick.
Deer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Deer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Deer blocks the low kick.
Deer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Deer swinging wildly here.
Rudolf Deer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zarkonov slips a jab and a cross from Deer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Deer slips a jab and a cross from Zarkonov.
Zarkonov walks into a stiff left hand from Deer.
Zarkonov throws a body punch but Deer moves out of range.
Deer misses with a straight right.
Deer connects with a single shot there.
Zarkonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Deer is just out of range.
Zarkonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Deer does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zarkonov is out of range.
Deer keeps the fight on the outside.
Deer checks a low kick from Zarkonov.
Zarkonov misses with a leg kick.
Deer connects with a body shot.
Deer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been informed that Zarkonov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zarkonov takes one on the button.
Zarkonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deer throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deer lands with a hook. Zarkonov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudolf Deer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zarkonov ducks under a wild hook from Deer.
Deer throws a hook but Zarkonov avoids it easily.
Deer misses with a few strikes there.

Zarkonov rushes Deer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Deer misses with the head strike.

Zarkonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zarkonov scores with a head kick.
Deer throws a right and a left that Zarkonov avoids nicely.
Deer misses with a straight right.
Zarkonov is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zarkonov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Deer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarkonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deer.
Deer throws the left hand but Zarkonov avoids the punch easily.
Zarkonov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Deer blocks a leg kick.
Deer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Deer misses with a double jab.
Zarkonov misses with a leg kick.
Zarkonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deer throws a right hand that Zarkonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zarkonov also avoids with ease.
Deer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zarkonov counters with a thumping low kick.
Zarkonov takes a swing at Deer's ribcage but misses.
Deer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zarkonov.
Zarkonov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Deer throws a right hand that Zarkonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zarkonov also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Deer.
Zarkonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zarkonov tries to score with a low kick but Deer moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zarkonov eats them both and turns towards Deer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Deer misses with a right hand
and Zarkonov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zarkonov lands a slapping body shot.
Zarkonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deer scores with the left hand. Zarkonov knows he should have avoided that one.
Zarkonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Deer circles away.
Some wild striking there from Deer.
Deer throws the left hand but Zarkonov avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zarkonov walks into a jab.
Zarkonov scores with a leg kick.
Zarkonov walks into a left hand.
Zarkonov tried to score with a low kick but Deer checks it.
Zarkonov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Deer misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Deer misses.
Deer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rudolf Deer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Zarkonov blocks a jab.
Zarkonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deer.
Deer throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Deer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zarkonov.
Deer swinging wildly here.
Deer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Deer throws a right and a left that Zarkonov avoids nicely.
Zarkonov slips a jab and a cross from Deer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarkonov misses with a low kick.
Deer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zarkonov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Deer connects with a jab.
Zarkonov slips a jab and a cross from Deer.
Deer connects with a jab.
Zarkonov misses with a body shot.
Rudolf Deer is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Deer - just one landing.
Deer throws a lazy uppercut
and Zarkonov counters with a good low kick that Deer was not able to check.
Dimitri Zarkonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rudolf Deer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Deer.
Deer looks to land a combination. Zarkonov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Deer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Zarkonov darts in and clinches Deer up against the ropes.
Deer misses with a punch on the inside.
Deer managing to block the knees to the body from Zarkonov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zarkonov working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deer as Zarkonov tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deer blocks a body shot from Zarkonov.
Deer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deer managing to block the knees to the body from Zarkonov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Zarkonov breaks from the clinch.
Deer throws a series of punches but Zarkonov moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Deer.
Zarkonov throws a chopping leg kick but Deer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deer lands with an uppercut that bounces Zarkonov off the ropes and back into range.
Deer throws a series of punches but Zarkonov moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Deer misses
and Zarkonov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deer throws a push kick but Zarkonov slaps the foot to one side.
Deer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zarkonov scores with a leg kick.
Deer misses with a two punch combination.
Rudolf Deer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zarkonov takes a swing at Deer's ribcage but misses.

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 Rudolf Deer.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rudolf Deer!