PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stanislaw Cheba (ranked 5827 p4p, 399 weight class) and Dhabu Vihdonic (ranked 6232 p4p, 410 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cheba
vs
Vihdonic

170 cm
19
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislaw Cheba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dhabu Vihdonic!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihdonic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vihdonic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vihdonic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheba.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vihdonic.
A cross from Vihdonic lands.

It looks like Stanislaw Cheba has been cut.
Cheba lands a head shot.

It looks like Dhabu Vihdonic has been cut.
Cheba throws a hook but Vihdonic avoids it easily.
Dhabu Vihdonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihdonic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Cheba misses.
Cheba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cheba looks to land a right hand but Vihdonic moved out of range.
Vihdonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Vihdonic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cheba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vihdonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Vihdonic fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheba misses with a hook.
Cheba lands a nice shot that snaps Vihdonic's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vihdonic, as that shot connected.
Cheba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vihdonic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vihdonic is looking to clinch.
Cheba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vihdonic.
Cheba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vihdonic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vihdonic tries to land a leg kick but Cheba saw it coming and moves away.
Vihdonic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vihdonic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vihdonic misses with a body kick.
Cheba misses with an uppercut.
Vihdonic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vihdonic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cheba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Cheba - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihdonic manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihdonic is looking to score with low kicks.
Cheba is looking to counter punch.
Cheba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vihdonic.
Cheba misses with a body shot.
Cheba swings for the body but Vihdonic moves out of range.
Vihdonic avoids the body shot from Cheba.
Vihdonic throws a right hand that misses
and Cheba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cheba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vihdonic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vihdonic throws a right and a left that Cheba avoids nicely.
Vihdonic ducks under a wild hook from Cheba.
Vihdonic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vihdonic tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Cheba misses its intended target.
Vihdonic misses the body punch
and Cheba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vihdonic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vihdonic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dhabu Vihdonic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vihdonic moves to clinch but Cheba breaks away
and Cheba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheba misses the target.
Vihdonic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vihdonic scores with a jab to the head.

Stanislaw Cheba's cut is getting worse.
Cheba looks to throw the jab but Vihdonic is out of range.
Vihdonic throws a big shot that misses.
Cheba misses with a hook
enabling Vihdonic to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cheba throws a series of punches but Vihdonic avoids them all with ease.

Vihdonic gets tackled into the ropes by Cheba. Cheba maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vihdonic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cheba.
Cheba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cheba dodges an elbow strike from Vihdonic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihdonic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheba's elbow.
Cheba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Vihdonic.
Vihdonic blocks an uppercut.
Cheba pushes Vihdonic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheba struggles to land a body shot inside as Vihdonic controls his hands.
Vihdonic misses with an elbow over the top.
Cheba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vihdonic working aggressively here.
Cheba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vihdonic.
Vihdonic blocking some punches.
Vihdonic tries to work over Cheba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vihdonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Cheba scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Vihdonic.
Vihdonic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cheba or not.
Vihdonic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vihdonic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vihdonic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihdonic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vihdonic pushes off an throws an elbow but Cheba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihdonic takes a shot to the head.
Cheba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vihdonic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vihdonic prevents a body shot from Cheba.
Cheba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vihdonic backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vihdonic.
Cheba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vihdonic trying to stall but Cheba improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Cheba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheba.
Nice elbow from Vihdonic.
Stanislaw Cheba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cheba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vihdonic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vihdonic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Cheba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanislaw Cheba dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Cheba.
Cheba checks a leg kick nicely.
Cheba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vihdonic slips a straight right by Cheba.
Vihdonic throws a right hand that Cheba ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheba also avoids with ease.
Vihdonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cheba throws a combination. Vihdonic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Vihdonic is rocked!
Vihdonic tries to get into range but Cheba steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Vihdonic! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Cheba scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stanislaw Cheba!
Stanislaw Cheba retains his heavyweight title!