PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Game-Hit The J. Manchester Red has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Red
vs
Ukkeli

225 cm
31
287 lbs
23 - 10 - 2

212 cm
25
288 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manchester Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red wants to land a leg kick but Ukkeli is out of range.
Red throws a leg kick
and Ukkeli counters with a series of strikes. Red will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manchester Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red slips a jab from Ukkeli.
Red thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ukkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Red tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Red.
Red connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ukkeli scores with a punch to the head.
Red throws a leg kick but Ukkeli checks it.
Ukkeli cracks Red with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ukkeli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukkeli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Red throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ukkeli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ukkeli tests Red's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ukkeli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Red's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Red misses
and Ukkeli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Ukkeli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ukkeli throws an off balance right hand
and Red counters with a nice uppercut.
Red lands with a nice body punch.
Red really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice inside leg kick there by Red. That's going to slow Ukkeli down.
Ukkeli tries to move into range but Red moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Red misses the shot to the body.
Red throws out a loose jab but Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Red.
Red feints a jab promting Ukkeli to slip. Red then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ukkeli slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Maximus Ukkeli has been cut.
Red lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ukkeli misses with a looping left.
Red avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ukkeli.
Red cracks Ukkeli with an open hand slap.
Red waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ukkeli.
Red throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ukkeli throws a body shot but no joy.
Red slips a jab from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red manages to avoid it.
Red tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ukkeli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red.
Ukkeli tries a head kick but it misses.
Red throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red misses with a straight left.
Ukkeli throws a low kick but Red avoids it.
Ukkeli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Red misses the target.
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 Manchester Red will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximus Ukkeli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A left lands for Ukkeli.
Red thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ukkeli throws a hook but Red blocks it.
Red throws a front kick that sends Ukkeli stumbling back into the ropes.
Ukkeli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ukkeli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Red tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ukkeli is able to avoid easily.
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Ukkeli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Red throws a nice outside leg kick.
Red is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Red.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red stuns Ukkeli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Red throws a low kick, looking for Ukkeli's leg but Ukkeli calmly moves out of range.
Red throws out a loose jab but Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Ukkeli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ukkeli thuds his right hand into Red's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukkeli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Red. Red obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Red misses with a body kick.
Ukkeli is looking for the big counter here.
Ukkeli works the jab nicely.
Red ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ukkeli moves away.
Red throws a right and a left that both miss.
Red uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ukkeli.
Red goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Ukkeli as he connects with a hook.
Ukkeli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ukkeli tries to clinch but Red is having none of it.
Ukkeli throws a hook but Red avoids it easily.
Ukkeli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ukkeli scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ukkeli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ukkeli misses with a combination
and Red counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ukkeli's knee momentarily.
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut. Red saw that one coming.
Red throws a leg kick which misses Ukkeli's front leg but catches the back leg as Ukkeli tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ukkeli.
Red takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ukkeli scores with a leg kick.
Ukkeli is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Ukkeli misses.
Ukkeli scores with a leg kick.
Red misses the jab.
Ukkeli walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Red lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ukkeli doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Red, right into the meat.
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 Manchester Red will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximus Ukkeli's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ukkeli explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Red attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ukkeli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ukkeli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Red's head backwards.
Red connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ukkeli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ukkeli thuds a left hand into Red's body.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ukkeli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Ukkeli closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Red crashing to the mat! Red uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukkeli misses the jab.
Red throws a jab but it's blocked by Ukkeli.
A swing and a miss from Red.
Ukkeli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Ukkeli.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ukkeli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Ukkeli - that landed with a thud.
Ukkeli scores a nice knee to the body.
Ukkeli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ukkeli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Red swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli lands with a left to the head.
Red takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ukkeli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Red backwards.
Ukkeli lands a body punch.
Ukkeli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli lands a nice uppercut.
Red tries a body shot but Ukkeli blocks it.
Ukkeli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ukkeli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Red fails to land.

Ukkeli breaks from the clinch.
Ukkeli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Red moves away.
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Ukkeli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ukkeli throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ukkeli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Red fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Ukkeli takes the third round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Ukkeli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ukkeli tries to move into range but Red moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ukkeli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid body kick from Ukkeli.
Red throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Red is predictable there
and Ukkeli counters with a low kick, right behind Red 's knee.
Ukkeli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Ukkeli rushes Red and presses him up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ukkeli obliges.
Ukkeli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ukkeli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Red backwards.
Ukkeli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Red in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ukkeli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Red's defenses.

It looks like Manchester Red has been cut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ukkeli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Red takes a shot to the head.
Ukkeli lands an uppercut.
Ukkeli lands an elbow that stopped Red in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
Ukkeli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ukkeli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Red's defenses.
Red is looking to break free of the clinch but Ukkeli has double underhooks.
Red tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ukkeli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ukkeli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ukkeli scores with a shot to the side of Red's head.

Red is rocked!
Ukkeli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with a body punch.
Ukkeli throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ukkeli.
Nice elbow from Ukkeli.
Oh Red is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Red lands a knee to the body.
Red seems to have got his legs back now.
Ukkeli blocks an elbow strike from Red.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukkeli gets through Red's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ukkeli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ukkeli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ukkeli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Red tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Red misses with the head strike.

Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Red fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ukkeli manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ukkeli misses with a two punch combination.
Ukkeli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Ukkeli.
Red throws out a leg kick but Ukkeli moves out of range and Red only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Ukkeli dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Red takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Red connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ukkeli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Red misses
and Ukkeli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick from Red lands but Ukkeli takes it in his stride.

Ukkeli has closed the distance and engaged Red in a clinch.
Ukkeli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Red backwards.

Ukkeli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Red lands with a straight right. Ukkeli didn't see that one coming.
Ukkeli looks to land a body kick but Red moved away.
Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red.
Ukkeli throws out a counter right but Red avoids it with no problem.
Red walks into a straight right hand from Ukkeli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red throws a looping overhand right but Ukkeli ducks down to avoid it.
Ukkeli throws a lazy right hand but Red sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Red misses
and Red takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ukkeli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red.
Ukkeli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ukkeli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Red dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ukkeli. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ukkeli. Red does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red looks for the body kick but Ukkeli saw that one coming.
Ukkeli looks to throw the jab but Red is out of range.
Red throws an off balance right hand
and Ukkeli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Red jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Red cracks Ukkeli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ukkeli moves out of range of the body kick from Red.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a hook but Red blocks it.
Red throws a head kick that Ukkeli semi-blocks.
Red blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ukkeli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ukkeli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Red throws a body punch but Ukkeli moves out of range.
Ukkeli checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ukkeli.
Red fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ukkeli just manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli misses with a body shot.
Ukkeli with a jab.
Ukkeli cracks Red with an open hand slap.
Ukkeli lands with an overhand left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Ukkeli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ukkeli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:48
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Ukkeli!
In defeat, Manchester Red stepped up to the mic, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.