PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maciej Borukiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Yeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borukiewicz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eripe & Kiju - Grupa śmierci . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Borukiewicz
vs
Yeong

189 cm
21
225 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
28
222 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maciej Borukiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolo Yeong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeong moves to clinch but Borukiewicz breaks away
and Borukiewicz counters with a head kick.
Borukiewicz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borukiewicz misses with a few strikes there.
Yeong tries to clinch up but Borukiewicz circles away and keeps his distance.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Borukiewicz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Borukiewicz. Those never looked like landing.
Borukiewicz misses with a head kick.
Yeong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borukiewicz keeps the fight on the outside.
Borukiewicz throws a hook but Yeong blocks it.
Borukiewicz avoids the head kick by Yeong.
Yeong tries to clinch up but Borukiewicz circles away and keeps his distance.
Yeong's coach down at Johny Fighting Temple was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yeong's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick misses from Borukiewicz.

Yeong has Borukiewicz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yeong stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borukiewicz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeong has him pressed against the ropes.
Borukiewicz misses with the head strike.
Borukiewicz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeong has him pressed against the ropes.
Yeong misses with some punches.
Yeong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borukiewicz takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Maciej Borukiewicz has been cut.
Yeong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borukiewicz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yeong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borukiewicz's efforts to push away.

Borukiewicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borukiewicz looks to land a left hand but Yeong moved out of range nicely.
Borukiewicz scores with a decent looking hook.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borukiewicz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yeong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch but Borukiewicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borukiewicz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yeong is looking to clinch but Borukiewicz is avoiding it.
Borukiewicz throws a leg kick that misses.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch but Borukiewicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borukiewicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yeong tries to clinch there but Borukiewicz circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeong is looking to clinch but Borukiewicz is avoiding it.
Yeong tries to clinch but Borukiewicz moves away
and Borukiewicz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borukiewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borukiewicz throws a hook to the side of Yeong's head but Yeong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borukiewicz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borukiewicz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yeong avoids a kick to the body.
Yeong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Borukiewicz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borukiewicz moves away from the strike by Yeong.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borukiewicz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yeong wants to clinch up but Borukiewicz keeps it at a distance.
Borukiewicz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Borukiewicz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yeong tries to clinch up.
Yeong tries to clinch but Borukiewicz moves out of range.
Yeong tries to clinch up but Borukiewicz circles away and keeps his distance.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch but Borukiewicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borukiewicz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Borukiewicz coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeong moves in looking to clinch but Borukiewicz pushes him off.
Yeong dodges the punch combination from Borukiewicz.
Borukiewicz looks to land a combination. Yeong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yeong wants to clinch up but Borukiewicz keeps it at a distance.
Borukiewicz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borukiewicz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yeong tries to clinch there but Borukiewicz circles away.
Yeong ducks under a wild hook from Borukiewicz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeong wants to clinch.
Yeong tries to clinch but Borukiewicz is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maciej Borukiewicz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maciej Borukiewicz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yeong is looking to clinch but Borukiewicz is avoiding it.
Yeong tries to clinch
and Borukiewicz counters with a solid body kick.
Yeong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borukiewicz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Yeong rushes Borukiewicz and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeong.
Borukiewicz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeong has him pressed against the ropes.
Yeong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yeong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Borukiewicz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yeong misses with an elbow strike.
Yeong blocks an uppercut.
Yeong misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yeong throws an elbow but misses.
Borukiewicz misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeong.
Yeong tries a knee to the head but Borukiewicz blocks it.
Yeong has Borukiewicz pressed against the ropes.
Yeong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that Borukiewicz has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Yeong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yeong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borukiewicz is keeping busy.
Borukiewicz lands with a short shot to the head.
Borukiewicz is looking to break free of the clinch but Yeong has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borukiewicz working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Yeong.
Borukiewicz has had enough of the clinch but Yeong keeps him there for the moment.
Yeong lands a damaging elbow.
Borukiewicz prevents a body shot from Yeong.
Borukiewicz tries to break the clinch but Yeong is controlling the position.
Yeong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yeong lands with a right to the head.
Yeong prevents Borukiewicz from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeong has Borukiewicz pressed against the ropes, preventing Borukiewicz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Borukiewicz is trying to force a seperation but Yeong has the dominant position.
Yeong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Borukiewicz's face.
Yeong blocking some punches.
Borukiewicz blocks an elbow strike from Yeong.
Yeong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yeong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borukiewicz's efforts to push away.
Borukiewicz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yeong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yeong tries a body shot but Borukiewicz blocks it.
Yeong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yeong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Borukiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borukiewicz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yeong missing with knees to the body.
Yeong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yeong lands an elbow inside.
Yeong lands a damaging elbow.

Borukiewicz is rocked!
Borukiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yeong's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oh Borukiewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borukiewicz can't break the clinch.
Borukiewicz seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolo Yeong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maciej Borukiewicz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Borukiewicz cracks Yeong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Borukiewicz is looking to land body kicks.
Yeong doesn't manage to clinch there - Borukiewicz circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borukiewicz lunges at Yeong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yeong's hand.
Yeong is looking to clinch.
Yeong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maciej Borukiewicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yeong is looking to clinch but Borukiewicz is avoiding it.
Borukiewicz blocks a head kick by Yeong.
Borukiewicz throws a body kick that misses.
Borukiewicz lands a head kick. Yeong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Borukiewicz swats away the attempt to clinch by Yeong.
Borukiewicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeong circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yeong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yeong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Borukiewicz is trying to break the clinch but Yeong is controlling him.
Yeong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolo Yeong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yeong misses with an elbow strike.
Borukiewicz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yeong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Yeong.
A frustrated look appears on Borukiewicz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yeong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borukiewicz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borukiewicz lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borukiewicz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yeong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Borukiewicz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borukiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Borukiewicz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yeong stalling the fight.
Yeong keeps control of Borukiewicz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borukiewicz is trying to push Yeong away but Yeong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Yeong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Borukiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yeong has Borukiewicz pressed against the ropes, preventing Borukiewicz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yeong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Yeong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Borukiewicz.

Borukiewicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yeong moves into the clinch.
Borukiewicz prevents a body shot from Yeong.
Borukiewicz trying to stall but Yeong improves his position.
Yeong tries to work over Borukiewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borukiewicz tries to stall but Yeong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yeong takes an elbow to the forehead.

Borukiewicz breaks from the clinch.
Bolo Yeong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borukiewicz circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borukiewicz keeps the fight on the outside.
Yeong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borukiewicz.
Yeong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borukiewicz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yeong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borukiewicz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Borukiewicz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borukiewicz keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borukiewicz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borukiewicz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Borukiewicz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borukiewicz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Borukiewicz!
During a confident post fight interview, Maciej Borukiewicz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.