PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Asikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benvenuti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Machines Of Loving Grace - Golgotha Tenement Blues. Giacomo Benvenuti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Asikainen
vs
Benvenuti

192 cm
19
279 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

204 cm
20
285 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Asikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giacomo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Asikainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benvenuti, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short left from Benvenuti.

It looks like Tommy Asikainen has been cut.
Asikainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benvenuti can't find room to land a body shot as Asikainen controls the action.
Benvenuti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asikainens head.
Benvenuti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Asikainen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benvenuti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benvenuti works on Asikainen's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benvenuti takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Giacomo Benvenuti has been cut.
A short left from Benvenuti.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benvenuti.
Asikainen trying to land knees to the body.
Benvenuti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benvenuti lands with a short shot to the head.

Asikainen is rocked!
Benvenuti breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Asikainen with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Asikainen looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Asikainen get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Giacomo Benvenuti!
A very excited looking Giacomo Benvenuti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.