PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cornbread Pealike (ranked 24207 p4p, 2729 weight class) and Colestein Veglin (ranked 549 p4p, 298 weight class). Cornbread Pealike could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Colestein Veglin's chin.

Pealike
vs
Veglin

183 cm
24
197
6 - 9 - 0

184 cm
29
182
8 - 7 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hawaii Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornbread Pealike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colestein Veglin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veglin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pealike.
Pealike misses the body punch
and Veglin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pealike throws a sloppy body shot
and Veglin counters with a series of strikes. Pealike will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pealike looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pealike misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Pealike misses the target.
Veglin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the liver by Pealike. Beautiful body shot.
Pealike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pealike throws a body punch but Veglin moves out of range.
Veglin looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Pealike takes the fight into the clinch.
Pealike lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veglin's coach down at Hawaii Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Veglin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pealike.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pealike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Pealike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pealike connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pealike misses with a hook to the body
letting Veglin counter with a right hand.

It looks like Cornbread Pealike has been cut.

Veglin gets tackled into the ropes by Pealike. Pealike maintains the clinch.
Pealike presses Veglin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Veglin blocks an uppercut.
Veglin blocks an uppercut.
Pealike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veglin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Veglin is trying to break the clinch but Pealike is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Pealike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pealike throws an elbow but misses.
Veglin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pealike scores with a knee to the head.

Pealike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pealike pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pealike throws a lazy uppercut
and Veglin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pealike misses with a shot to the body
and Veglin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pealike lands with a nice body kick.
Pealike misses with a lunging right hand
and Veglin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pealike tries to clinch but Veglin is having none of it.
Veglin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cornbread Pealike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veglin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pealike swings for the body but Veglin moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Pealike
and Veglin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pealike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veglin fails to land with a series of punches.
Pealike looks to score with a jab to the body but Veglin is just out of range.
Veglin moves away from the strike by Pealike.
Pealike misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Veglin misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cornbread Pealike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cornbread Pealike's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Veglin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pealike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veglin was well out of range. Poor timing from Pealike.
Pealike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pealike tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veglin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pealike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veglin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from Veglin.
Cornbread Pealike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pealike swings for the body but Veglin moves out of range.
Pealike throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pealike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veglin can do to turn this around?

Veglin tries to keep at a distance but Pealike has taken the fight into the clinch.
Veglin tries to circle away but Pealike has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veglin tries to circle away but Pealike has him pinned against the ropes.
Pealike misses with a punch on the inside.
Veglin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Veglin wants to break free but Pealike has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pealike lands with a left to the head.
Pealike working aggressively here.
Pealike tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pealike throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Veglin as Pealike tries to tie him up.

Veglin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Veglin avoids the body shot from Pealike.
Pealike feints a jab promting Veglin to slip. Pealike then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Veglin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Veglin is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Pealike. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pealike.
Veglin is still on wobbly legs! Can Pealike finish him?
Veglin throws a series of punches but Pealike moves out of range.

Pealike moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pealike throws an elbow but misses.
Veglin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veglin blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veglin tries to circle away but Pealike has him pinned against the ropes.
Pealike throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veglin avoiding damage as Pealike throws knees to the body.
Veglin blocks an elbow strike.
Veglin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Veglin seems to have recovered his senses.

Veglin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pealike swings widly with a right hand
and Veglin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pealike throws a body punch but Veglin moves out of range.
Pealike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veglin was well out of range. Poor timing from Pealike.
Veglin lands with a good body shot.
Crunch! Pealike slams his shin into Veglin's torso.
Veglin lands a jab to Pealike's midsection.
Pealike throws a body shot but no joy.
Veglin jabs Pealike to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pealike throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veglin throws a counter combo.
Veglin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Veglin scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Pealike to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colestein Veglin takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Cornbread Pealike's cut.
That's time! Pealike's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pealike swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Veglin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Pealike is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Veglin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Pealike tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Veglin misses.
Pealike keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veglin.
Some wild striking there from Veglin.
Pealike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pealike lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pealike misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Veglin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pealike is looking to wear down Veglin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pealike darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pealike displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Pealike misses.
Veglin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Veglin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pealike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veglin manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pealike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pealike scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Veglin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pealike. That one must have hurt.
A cross from Pealike lands.
A punch combination from Pealike misses.
Veglin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Veglin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Veglin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pealike has time to react.
Veglin lands a right and a left and another right! Pealike goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Colestein Veglin!
After the big win, Colestein Veglin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hawaii Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.