PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Antero Vuori (ranked 2064 p4p, 246 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 4841 p4p, 426 weight class). Antero Vuori has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Vuori
vs
Svensson

201 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Vuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vuori gets a clinch.
Vuori with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Svensson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Svensson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuori controls his hands.
Vuori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vuori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vuori lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Vuori - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vuori blocking some punches.
Vuori misses with the head strike.
Svensson cracks Vuori with a nice body shot.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svensson tries to work over Vuori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Vuori.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vuori.
Vuori lands a shot to the body.
Vuori taking a breather.
Vuori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vuori really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori blocks a body shot from Svensson.
Svensson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Vuori.
Svensson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Svensson tries a body shot but Vuori blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Svensson as Vuori tries to tie him up.
Svensson throws a head punch that misses.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vuori looking to stall.
A short right from Svensson.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Vuori taking a breather.
A short right from Svensson.
Svensson lands a hook that snaps the head of Vuori backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vuori.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vuori.
Svensson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vuori comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Svensson misses with a body punch.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svensson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuori controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Svensson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vuori leaning against his opponent.
Svensson misses with some punches.
Svensson misses with some punches.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Vuori.
A short right from Vuori on the inside.
Vuori trying to land knees to the body.
Vuori trying to control the position but instead, Svensson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vuori into the ropes.
Vuori lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Vuori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Svensson'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.

A decent looking body kick lands there for Vuori.

Vuori has closed the distance and engaged Svensson in a clinch.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Svensson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vuori is trying to stall.
Vuori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vuori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Svensson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vuori trying to land knees to the body.
Vuori lands a body punch in the clinch.
Antero Vuori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vuori is stalling here.
Vuori lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Svensson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vuori tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
A hook to the body from Svensson.
Svensson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Vuori.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson tries to work over Vuori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuori digs a right hand underneath Svensson's ribcage. Svensson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Svensson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vuori.
Svensson working aggressively here.
Svensson managing to block the knees to the body from Vuori.
Vuori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vuori lands an uppercut.
Vuori presses Svensson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Vuori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svensson.
Vuori lands an elbow inside that Svensson shrugs off.
Vuori putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Svensson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vuori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Vuori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vuori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vuori lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Vuori.
Vuori has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Svensson to the canvas! Can Svensson beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Svensson was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Vuori is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Antero Vuori!
Antero Vuori decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.