PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahti Mahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mahti's choice of entrance music: - Fistfull Of Steel - . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Deal
vs
Mahti

178 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
30
155 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Venom Combat Sports

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mahti Mahti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chris Deal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Deal.
Mahti throws an overhand right that lands on Deal's shoulder, as Deal tries to avoid the shot.
Mahti lands with a cross.

It looks like Chris Deal has been cut.
Mahti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deal tries to clinch but Mahti moves away
and Mahti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deal is looking to slow Mahti down with leg kicks.
Deal misses with a double jab
and Mahti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mahti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deal, pushing him back against the ropes.
Deal digs a right hand into Mahti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahti's gas tank.
Deal lands a shoulder strike.
Mahti tries a body shot but Deal blocks it.

Deal breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mahti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deal, pushing him back against the ropes.

Mahti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deal throws a head kick but Mahti moves out of range.
Deal misses with the combination.
Mahti unleashes a big counter combination but Deal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahti drops his hands momentarily and Deal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Deal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Mahti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Deal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mahti to score with a decent uppercut.
Deal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Deal lands with a slapping head kick.
Mahti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahti swats away the attempt to clinch by Deal.
It seemed like Mahti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Deal lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahti misses with a hook.
Deal misses with a head kick.
Mahti throws a jab but it's blocked by Deal.
A head kick misses from Deal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Deal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Strike Zone KT in the buildup to the fight.
Deal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahti circles away quickly and effectively.
Mahti misses with a lunging right hand
and Deal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahti lands a head shot.
Mahti cracks Deal with a good jab.
Deal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deal wants to clinch up but Mahti keeps it at a distance.
Deal closes the distance but Mahti moves to the side
and Mahti counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahti throws a counter combo.
Mahti throws a nice looking combination but Deal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mahti Mahti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Deal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mahti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deal tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mahti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Deal lands but Mahti takes it in his stride.
Mahti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deal circles away quickly and effectively.
Mahti scores with a sloppy right hand. Deal should have avoided that one.
Deal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Deal is looking to clinch.
Deal misses with a double jab.
Mahti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deal in his tracks.
Deal throws a head kick that misses
enabling Mahti to counter with a crisp jab.
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!

Mahti has managed to clinch.
Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mahti throws a punch but it's blocked by Deal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahti.
Deal scores with a shoulder strike.
Deal tries to circle away but Mahti has him pinned against the ropes.
Mahti lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deal manages to break the clinch.
Mahti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mahti tries to bum rush Deal with a series of wild strikes but Deal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deal throwing a counter right hand but Mahti manages to avoid it.
Mahti dips to his left and cracks Deal with an uppercut!
Deal slips a jab and a cross from Mahti.
Good exchange - Deal coming out on top.
Mahti circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Mahti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Deal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mahti.
Deal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deal misses with an uppercut
enabling Mahti to counter with a crisp jab.
Deal throws a sloppy head kick and Mahti moves out of range easily.
Mahti throws the left hand but Deal avoids the punch easily.
Deal is looking for a counter combo.
Mahti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahti swinging wildly here.
Deal tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mahti.
Deal doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahti circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Deal.
Deal fails to land with a series of punches.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deal doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahti circles away.
Deal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mahti Mahti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deal moves forwards but Mahti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Deal.
Deal dodges the punch combination from Mahti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mahti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahti Mahti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Deal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Deal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Mahti misses.
Deal misses with a hook to the body
and Mahti counters with a straight right hand.
Deal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahti misses the target.
Deal throws a head kick that misses.

Mahti closes the distance and pushes Deal back into the ropes.

Deal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deal swings for the body but Mahti moves out of range.
Mahti tests Deal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chris Deal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deal misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Mahti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahti circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mahti has managed to clinch.
Mahti digs a right hand underneath Deal's ribcage. Deal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deal is looking to break free of the clinch but Mahti has double underhooks.
Mahti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Deal wants to break free but Mahti has control.
Deal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahti lands a body punch.
Deal lands a right hand.
Mahti lands a shoulder strike.
Mahti misses with some punches.
Mahti misses with a short punch on the inside.

Deal manages to break the clinch.
Deal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahti was well out of range. Poor timing from Deal.
Deal dips to his left and cracks Mahti with an uppercut!
Deal takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Deal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahti scores with a nice head shot.

Chris Deal's cut is getting worse.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mahti eats them both and turns towards Deal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Mahti is rocked!

Deal moves into range and clinches up with Mahti.
Mahti is still on wobbly legs! Can Deal finish him?
Deal misses with the head strike.
Mahti has Deal pressed against the ropes, preventing Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Deal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deal has had enough of the clinch but Mahti keeps him there for the moment.
Deal working aggressively here.
Mahti seems to have recovered his senses.
Mahti tries to work over Deal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahti swings wildly with an uppercut but Deal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deal lands an elbow that stopped Mahti in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deal is trying to push Mahti away but Mahti has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahti.
Deal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Deal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Deal there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mahti Mahti just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Chris Deal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mahti swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Deal misses its target.
Deal lands a head kick that sends Mahti down! Mahti is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Deal is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Chris Deal!
After the fight, Chris Deal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Mahti Mahti was interviewed post fight and said 'Respect to the winner'.