PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Niels Bohr (ranked 5602 p4p, 6490 weight class) and Yuki Suki (ranked 644 p4p, 716 weight class). Yuki Suki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bohr
vs
Suki

178 cm
18
192
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
180
0 - 4 - 0

Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent boxing
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niels Bohr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuki Suki!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bohr on the side of the head.
Bohr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Monkey Magic in the buildup to the fight.
Suki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bohr back to the ropes. Suki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Niels Bohr has been cut.
Jab from Bohr.
Suki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suki swings for the body but Bohr moves out of range.
Bohr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suki.
Bohr throws the left hand but Suki avoids the punch easily.
Bohr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bohr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suki moves away.
Bohr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suki momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A left lands for Bohr.
Bohr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suki takes a swing at Bohr's ribcage but misses.
Bohr defending well as Suki loads up on a big left hand.
Suki connects with a body shot.
Suki throws a lazy uppercut

and Bohr counters by moving into the clinch.
Bohr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suki is trying to force a seperation but Bohr has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bohr.
Suki working aggressively here.
Suki is looking to break free of the clinch but Bohr has double underhooks.
Bohr throws a punch but it's blocked by Suki.
Bohr lands an uppercut.
Suki blocking some punches.
Bohr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bohr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bohr is leaning against Suki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suki working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bohr fails to land.
Suki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suki is trying to break the clinch but Bohr is controlling him.
Bohr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bohr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Suki blocks an uppercut.
Suki is trying to break the clinch but Bohr has him pressed against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Bohr as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bohr keeps control of Suki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suki wants to get back to striking at distance but Bohr won't allow it.

Bohr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bohr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suki.
Bohr slips a jab from Suki.
Bohr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suki.
Suki looks winded!
Bohr ducks under a wild hook from Suki.
Niels Bohr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bohr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suki manages to avoid it.
Yuki Suki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohr missing with a left hand there. Suki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Bohr connects with a crisp jab.
Suki misses with a body shot.
Bohr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suki on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Bohr misses.

Bohr forces Suki back against the ropes and clinches.
A short right from Bohr.
Bohr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suki backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Niels Bohr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niels Bohr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bohr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sukis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Suki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bohr.
Bohr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Niels Bohr is winning the standup battle so far.
Bohr throws a lazy right hand but Suki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suki cracks Bohr with a good jab.
Bohr looks to score with a jab to the body but Suki is just out of range.
Suki works over Bohr's head and body with a nice combination.
Suki throws a big shot that misses.
Suki misses with a wild body shot.
Bohr scores with a hook to the body. Suki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bohr slips under a jab from Suki.
Bohr cracks Suki with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bohr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suki on the side of the head.
Bohr throws a hook but Suki avoids it easily.
Suki throws a right hand that misses

and Bohr moves into the clinch.
Suki blocks an uppercut.

Bohr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bohr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suki can do to turn this around?

Bohr closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bohr.
Bohr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suki's efforts to push away.
Suki is trying to break the clinch but Bohr is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bohr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suki can't break the clinch.
Suki working hard to break the clinch.
Bohr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suki backwards.
Bohr misses with some punches.
Bohr has a couple of punches blocked by Suki.
Bohr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bohr works on Suki's body with a couple of short punches.
Suki is breathing heavily.
Suki takes a shot to the head.
Suki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bohr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bohr swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bohr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bohr pushes Suki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bohr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bohr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bohr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suki backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bohr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Suki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bohr has him pressed against the ropes.
Bohr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Bohr.
Niels Bohr has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Bohr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bohr tests Suki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bohr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suki.
Suki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bohr.

Bohr drives through and clinches with Suki against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Bohr.
Bohr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bohr lands with a short shot to the head.
Suki is trying to break the clinch but Bohr is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Niels Bohr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Niels Bohr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bohr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Suki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bohr's head.
Bohr just misses with a punch to the body.
Suki misses with a hook. Bohr ducked under it nicely.

Bohr clinches.
Bohr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bohr breaks from the clinch.
Suki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suki throws a right hand that Bohr ducks under and follows up with a left that Bohr also avoids with ease.
Suki moves away from the strike by Bohr.
Bohr scores with a sloppy right hand. Suki should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suki swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bohr. Suki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Bohr misses the target.
Suki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohr throwing a counter right hand but Suki manages to avoid it.
Suki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bohr slips under a jab from Suki.
Bohr throwing a counter right hand but Suki manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suki throws a jab when Bohr was well out of range.
Suki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bohr.
Bohr throws a lazy right hand but Suki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bohr circles away quickly and effectively.
Suki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bohr.

Bohr moves into the clinch successfully.

Bohr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bohr scores with a punch to the head.
Bohr scores with a nice head shot.
Bohr lands a jab.
Suki scores with a one two! Bohr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suki slips a straight right by Bohr.

Bohr has Suki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Suki is trying to break the clinch but Bohr has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suki.
Bohr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bohr.
A short left from Bohr.

Bohr manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Bohr.

Bohr forces Suki back against the ropes and clinches.
Bohr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suki backwards.
Bohr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yuki Suki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bohr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suki backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bohr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Suki is rocked!
Bohr digs a right hand underneath Suki's ribcage. Suki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bohr.
Niels Bohr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in the clinch, Bohr scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niels Bohr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bohr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niels Bohr!
A very excited looking Niels Bohr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.