PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kai Raymaker (ranked 6225 p4p, 447 weight class) and Dhabu Vihdonic (ranked 7579 p4p, 510 weight class). Raymaker comes to the ring accompanied by Key Glock - Mr.Glock. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Raymaker
vs
Vihdonic

196 cm
29
247 lbs
11 - 2 - 2

198 cm
23
260 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Threads of HARDCORE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Raymaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dhabu Vihdonic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymaker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Dhabu Vihdonic has been cut.
Vihdonic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Raymaker misses its intended target.
Vihdonic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Raymaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vihdonic.
Vihdonic scores with a head kick.
Vihdonic throws a combination that misses
and Raymaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raymaker looks to land a right hand but Vihdonic moved out of range.
Raymaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vihdonic.
Raymaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Vihdonic throws a front kick that sends Raymaker stumbling back into the ropes.

Vihdonic throws out a head kick that Raymaker doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Raymaker crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Raymaker's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

It looks like Kai Raymaker has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raymaker misses with a straight left.
Raymaker misses with a straight right.

Vihdonic clinches up with Raymaker and pushes him back against the ropes.
Raymaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Vihdonic throws an elbow but misses.
Raymaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vihdonic is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Raymaker fails to land.
Raymaker blocks the elbow strike.
Vihdonic lands with a left to the head.
Raymaker misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raymaker.
Raymaker lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raymaker.
Raymaker cracks Vihdonic with a nice body shot.
Vihdonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihdonic misses with an elbow strike.
Raymaker is trying to maintain a safe position but Vihdonic gets an underhook and turns Raymaker into the ropes.
Raymaker leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Vihdonic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vihdonic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vihdonic lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raymaker.
Raymaker tries to stall but Vihdonic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raymaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihdonic misses with the head strike.
Raymaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raymaker scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raymaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymaker digs a right hand underneath Vihdonic's ribcage. Vihdonic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vihdonic looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Raymaker.
A hook to the body from Raymaker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raymaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vihdonic has a couple of punches blocked by Raymaker.
Vihdonic misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raymaker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raymaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vihdonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raymaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Raymaker breaks from the clinch.
Vihdonic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Raymaker digs a good hook to Vihdonic's body.

Raymaker scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Vihdonic beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vihdonic glances at the clock... BAM! Raymaker nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Vihdonic crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Vihdonic is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kai Raymaker!
After winning the bout, Kai Raymaker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.