PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tun Min Naing (ranked 6108 p4p, 221 weight class) and Yulian Vyacheslavovich (ranked 5522 p4p, 121 weight class). Naing comes to the ring accompanied by Myanmar Lethwei Songs. Yulian Vyacheslavovich acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Min Naing
vs
Vyacheslavovich

187 cm
23
271 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

201 cm
23
242 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Very strong

World class boxer
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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tun Min Naing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yulian Vyacheslavovich!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vyacheslavovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vyacheslavovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Naing swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vyacheslavovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Naing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vyacheslavovich.
Naing blocks a jab.
Naing defending well as Vyacheslavovich loads up on a big left hand.
Vyacheslavovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Naing is able to avoid easily.
Naing takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Naing misses with a series of wild punches.

Naing instigates a clinch.
Naing trying to land knees to the body.

Naing breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Naing misses.
Vyacheslavovich throws a hook but Naing avoids it easily.
Naing is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vyacheslavovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naing.
Naing has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jako Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Good shot there by Vyacheslavovich.
Vyacheslavovich misses with a two punch combination.
Naing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vyacheslavovich.
Vyacheslavovich scores with a jab. Naing acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Naing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vyacheslavovich lands with a shot to the body.
Vyacheslavovich misses with a straight left.
Vyacheslavovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vyacheslavovich clobbers Naing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vyacheslavovich misses with a body shot.
Yulian Vyacheslavovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vyacheslavovich is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A cross from Vyacheslavovich lands.
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!
Vyacheslavovich moves away from the strike by Naing.
Vyacheslavovich 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.
Naing tries to bum rush Vyacheslavovich with a series of wild strikes but Vyacheslavovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vyacheslavovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Naing is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naing walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Vyacheslavovich! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yulian Vyacheslavovich!
Yulian Vyacheslavovich decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.