PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bernard Brentwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Saputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saputo has chosen The Milk Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brentwood
vs
Saputo

187 cm
20
168 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
155 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bernard Brentwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikael Saputo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brentwood misses with a jab to the body
and Saputo counters with a nice uppercut.
Saputo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brentwood misses the jab.
Saputo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brentwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Saputo is just out of range.
Brentwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saputo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saputo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brentwood's head.
Saputo throws a leg kick but Brentwood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saputo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saputo cracks Brentwood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Saputo clinches.
Saputo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brentwood takes a shot to the head.
Our sources have told us that Brentwood has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saputo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brentwood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brentwood tries to break the clinch but Saputo is controlling the position.
Brentwood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saputo backwards.
Saputo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brentwood is looking to break free of the clinch but Saputo has double underhooks.
Saputo lands a knee to the body.
Saputo tries to land knees in the clinch but Brentwood avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Saputo.
Saputo keeps control of Brentwood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brentwood tries to circle away but Saputo has him pinned against the cage.
Saputo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brentwood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saputo blocks an elbow strike.
Saputo is working Brentwood over against the cage.
Saputo is struggling to control the position.
Brentwood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brentwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Saputo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saputo.
Brentwood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brentwood takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Saputo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputo blocks a body shot from Brentwood.
Saputo crunches a lovely knee into Brentwood's ribcage.
Saputo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saputo lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Brentwood as the two fighters clinch.
Brentwood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saputo is defending well for now.
Brentwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saputo lands a hook that snaps the head of Brentwood backwards.
Saputo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saputo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saputo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brentwood backwards.

Brentwood is rocked!
Saputo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brentwood's face.
Oh Brentwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saputo cracks Brentwood with a nice body shot.
Brentwood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saputo creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Brentwood off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Brentwood is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Saputo is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Mikael Saputo!
In his post fight interview, Mikael Saputo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.