PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naughtius Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potku comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane. This should be a great matchup!

Potku
vs
Maximus

174 cm
31
155 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

173 cm
35
168 lbs
31 - 9 - 0

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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muuli Potku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naughtius Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus lands a glancing blow to the side of Potku's head.
Potku throws a big shot that misses.
Potku throws a jab when Maximus was well out of range.
Potku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maximus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maximus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potku.
Maximus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potku lands with a kick to the temple. Maximus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Naughtius Maximus has been cut.
Maximus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maximus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maximus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maximus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maximus.
Potku throws a body punch but Maximus moves out of range.
A jab from Potku does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
Potku tries a head kick but it misses.
Potku misses with a straight left.
Naughtius Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Maximus blocks the low kick.
Potku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maximus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Potku tries to clinch there but Maximus circles away.
A jab from Potku misses.
Potku tests Maximus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Potku misses with a two punch combination.
Potku throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
Maximus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Potku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maximus moves into the clinch.
Potku takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Muuli Potku has been cut.
Maximus blocks an uppercut.
Maximus misses with an elbow over the top.
Maximus lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Maximus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potku avoids the head kick by Maximus.
Potku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maximus counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Potku misses the shot to the body.
Maximus misses with a leg kick
and Potku counters with a two punch combo.
Maximus lands a leg kick that knocks Potku off balance momentarily.
Maximus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Potku misses the shot to the body.
Maximus misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Maximus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potku takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maximus tries to clinch up.
Potku misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Potku blocks the low kick.
Maximus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maximus is looking to slow Potku down with leg kicks.
Maximus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maximus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maximus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maximus lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maximus cracks Potku with a good jab.
Potku throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus cracks Potku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximus looks to throw the jab but Potku is out of range.
Maximus lands a body shot.
Potku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maximus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Potku tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maximus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Potku. That snapped Maximus's head back.
Maximus throws a hook but Potku blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naughtius Maximus dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Potku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maximus throws a head kick that misses
and Potku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potku throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Potku.
A swing and a miss from Potku.
Maximus punishes Potku's body with a nice straight punch.
Potku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maximus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Naughtius Maximus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maximus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Potku avoids the body shot from Maximus.
Potku tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Maximus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maximus.
Potku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maximus blocking some punches.
Maximus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Potku lands a shoulder strike.
Maximus working Potku over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus works on Potku's body with a couple of short punches.
Maximus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Potku.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Maximus.
Potku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Potku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maximus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maximus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Potku's brow.
Potku is trying to maintain a safe position but Maximus gets an underhook and turns Potku into the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Maximus.
Our sources have told us that Potku has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Potku misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Maximus.
Maximus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potku is defending well for now.
Potku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maximus landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Maximus - that landed with a thud.
Maximus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maximus pushes Potku back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maximus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Potku avoiding damage as Maximus throws knees to the body.
Potku working aggressively here.
Potku avoids the elbow strike from Maximus, against the ropes.
Maximus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potku is defending well for now.
Potku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
Potku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maximus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Maximus.
Potku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Potku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maximus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Maximus managing to block the knees to the body from Potku.
Maximus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maximus avoiding damage as Potku throws knees to the body.
Naughtius Maximus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Potku lands an uppercut.
Maximus blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku tries to stall but Maximus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maximus lands a body shot.
Potku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maximus is defending well for now.
Maximus blocks an uppercut.
Maximus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potku is defending well for now.
Maximus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maximus lands an elbow just above Potku 's eye.
Maximus trying to land knees to the body.
Potku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maximus avoids it.
Maximus taking a breather.
Maximus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maximus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maximus trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potku.
Potku misses with a punch to the body.
Maximus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Potku has a couple of punches blocked by Maximus.
Maximus blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maximus's elbow.
Potku blocks an elbow strike.

Maximus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maximus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maximus throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maximus lands with a cross.
Potku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potku wants to clinch up but Maximus keeps it at a distance.
Potku moves out of range as Maximus throws a body kick.
Maximus connects with a body shot that sends Potku's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naughtius Maximus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maximus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maximus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maximus misses with a leg kick
and Potku counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Potku's head backwards.
Potku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maximus.
Maximus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maximus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potku.
Maximus tries to clinch but Potku moves away
and Potku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potku takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maximus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potku.
Maximus lands with a kick to the temple. Potku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maximus digs a good body shot into Potku's ribs.
Maximus misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maximus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potku throws a sloppy head kick and Maximus moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Maximus.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maximus.
Maximus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Potku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maximus loads up on a big right hand but Potku slips the punch.
Maximus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Potku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maximus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maximus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Potku is rocked!
Potku drops his guard momentarily, allowing Maximus to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Potku! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Maximus takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Naughtius Maximus! Naughtius Maximus retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Naughtius Maximus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.