PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karin Olegav (ranked 20863 p4p, 103 weight class) and Kile Jr V (ranked 4522 p4p, 64 weight class). Karin Olegav has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Olegav
vs
Jr V

186 cm
33
194 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

172 cm
25
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karin Olegav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kile Jr V!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr V throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olegav.
Jr V fails to land with a series of punches.
Olegav is looking to counter the offense by Jr V and move into the clinch.
Jr V ducks under a wild hook from Olegav.
Jr V keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olegav.

Jr V moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jr V.

It looks like Karin Olegav has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Jr V scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olegav is trying to break the clinch but Jr V has him pressed against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Jr V scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olegav misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jr V is struggling to control the position.
The referee calls for Jr V to work.
Jr V taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olegav looking to slow down the pace here.
Olegav is trying to maintain a safe position but Jr V gets an underhook and turns Olegav into the ropes.
Jr V scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olegav is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Olegav wants to break free but Jr V has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jr V as Olegav tries to tie him up.
Olegav looking to slow down the pace here.
Olegav can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Jr V lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jr V lands a hook that snaps the head of Olegav backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jr V.
Olegav's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jr V stalling the fight.
Olegav working hard to break the clinch.
Olegav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olegav takes a shot to the head.
Jr V leaning against his opponent.
Jr V lands a body punch.
Jr V blocks an elbow strike from Olegav.
Jr V is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr V will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Olegav up against the ropes.
Jr V receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Jr V controlling the action here for a moment.
Jr V lands with a light punch inside.
Jr V softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jr V.
A bit of stalling here from Jr V.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kile Jr V.
Jr V throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Olegav is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short left from Jr V.
Olegav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jr V has him pressed against the ropes.
Olegav looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jr V scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jr V lands a body punch.
Jr V lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olegav backwards.
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!
Jr V is working Olegav over against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Jr V.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kile Jr V dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karin Olegav'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.

Jr V throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jr V misses with a few strikes there.
Jr V lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jr V throws a nice looking combination but Olegav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jr V misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jr V throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jr V misses with the combination.

Jr V takes the fight into the clinch.
Jr V taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jr V is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Olegav tries to circle away but Jr V has him pinned against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr V lands a nice uppercut.
Jr V lands a shoulder strike.
Olegav wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Olegav tries to break free but Jr V pushes him back against the ropes.
Jr V gets through Olegav's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jr V cracks Olegav with a nice body shot.
Jr V has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Olegav wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Jr V.
A short left from Jr V.
Jr V scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jr V.
Jr V lands a nice uppercut.
Olegav wants to break free but Jr V has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jr V pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Jr V continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Olegav with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jr V is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr V stalls.
Jr V lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olegav backwards.
Olegav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jr V just leaning against Olegav, taking a breather.
Jr V has Olegav pressed against the ropes, preventing Olegav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Olegav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jr V stalling against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kile Jr V.
Jr V takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jr V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olegav walks into a stiff left hand from Jr V.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr V misses with a double jab.
Jr V throws a right and a left that Olegav avoids nicely.
Jr V throws a right and a left that Olegav avoids nicely.
Jr V pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olegav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jr V.
Despite the aggression on Jr V's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jr V throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olegav counters with a stiff right hand.
Olegav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr V looks to land a combination but Olegav avoids it well.
Jr V misses with a series of wild punches.
Olegav lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Jr V, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Olegav. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kile Jr V showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karin Olegav's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Olegav misses with a double jab.
Jr V throws a right hand that Olegav ducks under and follows up with a left that Olegav also avoids with ease.
Olegav slips a jab and a cross from Jr V.
Olegav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olegav takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jr V rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olegav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olegav tries to counter by clinching up but Jr V breaks away and moves out of range.
Jr V walks into a straight right hand from Olegav.
Jr V throws a left and a right that both miss
and Olegav counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Olegav dodges the punch combination from Jr V.
Olegav avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jr V swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olegav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olegav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jr V works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olegav scores with a punch to the head.
Karin Olegav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jr V throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olegav throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jr V counters with a series of strikes. Olegav will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jr V misses with a wild combination.
Jr V lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Olegav throws a right and a left that Jr V avoids nicely.
Olegav is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Olegav scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr V misses with a two punch combination.
Jr V takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jr V tries to bum rush Olegav with a series of wild strikes but Olegav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jr V lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olegav circles away quickly and effectively.
Olegav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jr V moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olegav misses with a straight left.
Jr V throws a series of punches but Olegav avoids them all with ease.
Jr V fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jr V misses with a few strikes there.
Jr V misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olegav is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Olegav throws a hook to the side of Jr V's head but Jr V sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olegav lands a jab.
Olegav with a jab.

Jr V is rocked!
Olegav lands with a good body shot.
Kile Jr V is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olegav connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Jr V's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Jr V - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Karin Olegav!