PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jukka Miettinen (ranked 5167 p4p, 5609 weight class) and Nexaras Maltus (ranked 484 p4p, 513 weight class). Jukka Miettinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nexaras Maltus's chin.

Miettinen
vs
Maltus

176 cm
20
187
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
215
3 - 4 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Tempo Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jukka Miettinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nexaras Maltus!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miettinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maltus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maltus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Miettinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maltus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miettinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miettinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miettinen.
Miettinen misses with a straight left.
Miettinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maltus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miettinen.
Maltus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miettinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miettinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miettinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maltus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miettinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maltus staying out of range there.
Maltus checks the leg kick.
Miettinen keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maltus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maltus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maltus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maltus avoids a kick to the body.
Maltus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miettinen tests Maltus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maltus misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Maltus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miettinen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Maltus doesn't manage to clinch there - Miettinen circles away.
Maltus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Miettinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maltus tries to bum rush Miettinen with a series of wild strikes but Miettinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maltus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miettinen can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maltus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maltus fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Miettinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miettinen throws a right hand that Maltus ducks under and follows up with a left that Maltus also avoids with ease.
Maltus wants to clinch.
Miettinen throws a right and a left that Maltus avoids nicely.
Maltus throws a jab when Miettinen was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Miettinen misses its target.
Maltus blocks a leg kick.
Maltus throws a fast counter high kick but Miettinen manages to duck under it in time.
Miettinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Maltus.
Miettinen looks to land a right hand but Maltus moved out of range.
Maltus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miettinen throws a right hand that Maltus ducks under and follows up with a left that Maltus also avoids with ease.
Miettinen missing with a left hand there. Maltus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miettinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Miettinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Miettinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maltus.
Miettinen misses with an uppercut.
Maltus doesn't manage to clinch there - Miettinen circles away.
Miettinen throwing a counter right hand but Maltus manages to avoid it.
Maltus tries to clinch up.
Miettinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miettinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maltus was well out of range. Poor timing from Miettinen.
Jukka Miettinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Maltus.
Maltus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miettinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maltus has time to react.
Maltus throws the left hand but Miettinen avoids the punch easily.
Maltus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maltus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Miettinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miettinen can pounce on him.
Miettinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maltus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miettinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltus moves out of range as Miettinen strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltus throws a right hand that Miettinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Miettinen also avoids with ease.
Maltus misses with a hook
and Miettinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maltus throws a body kick that misses.
Miettinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maltus can do to turn this around?
Miettinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Nexaras Maltus has been cut.
Maltus moves to clinch but Miettinen breaks away
and Miettinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Maltus tries to clinch there but Miettinen circles away.
Miettinen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Miettinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maltus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miettinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miettinen swings for the body but Maltus moves out of range.
Maltus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maltus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miettinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maltus throws a series of punches but Miettinen avoids them all with ease.
Miettinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miettinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Miettinen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maltus.
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!
Maltus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maltus walks into a jab.
Maltus tries to clinch but Miettinen is having none of it.
Miettinen with the inside leg kick.
Maltus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miettinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maltus scrambles back to his feet.
Jukka Miettinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miettinen misses with an uppercut.
Miettinen catches Maltus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maltus. Miettinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miettinen.
Maltus swinging wildly here.
Maltus looks to clinch
and Miettinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Maltus is looking to clinch but Miettinen is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maltus fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Miettinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nexaras Maltus'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. This is the final round!

Miettinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Miettinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maltus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maltus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maltus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miettinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maltus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miettinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Miettinen.
Miettinen misses with a hook. Maltus ducked under it nicely.
Miettinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maltus misses with a wild body shot.
Miettinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miettinen connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miettinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maltus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miettinen scores with a head kick.
Maltus misses with a jab to the body
enabling Miettinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miettinen moves out of range as Maltus throws a body kick.
Miettinen scores with the left hand. Maltus knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltus moves in looking to clinch but Miettinen pushes him off.
A jab from Miettinen misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Miettinen as he connects with a hook.
Maltus wants to clinch
and Miettinen counters with a straight right hand.
Miettinen throws a head kick that half lands.
Miettinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maltus.
Maltus tries to clinch up but Miettinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Maltus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maltus looks to throw the jab but Miettinen is out of range.
Maltus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maltus moves out of range of the body kick.
Maltus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maltus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maltus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Miettinen with the inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen throws a hook but Maltus blocks it.
Miettinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maltus! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maltus tries to close the distance and clinch but Miettinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miettinen slips under a jab from Maltus.
Miettinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Miettinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Maltus tries to clinch but Miettinen moves out of range.
Miettinen slips under a jab from Maltus.
Maltus staying out of range there.
Miettinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nexaras Maltus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maltus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maltus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miettinen, as that shot connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jukka Miettinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miettinen 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Miettinen!