PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Carl Dewit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakharo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Monster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carl Dewit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dewit
vs
Ko

225 cm
29
163 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

176 cm
29
177 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

World class MT
Powerful

Valhalla 160
Valhalla 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carl Dewit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rakharo Ko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dewit tries to keep at a distance but Ko has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ko lands a knee to the body.
Ko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dewit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ko.
Ko has Dewit pushed against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ko.
Ko misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ko lands an elbow inside.
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!
Ko scores a nice knee to the body.
Dewit is breathing heavily.
Ko throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko tries to land knees in the clinch but Dewit avoids the damage to the body.
Ko tries to land knees in the clinch but Dewit avoids the damage to the body.
Ko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dewit is trying to break free.
Ko slows down the pace here.
Dewit takes an elbow to the temple.
Dewit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ko is trying to stall.
Ko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.

Dewit moves into the clinch.
Dewit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dewit takes an elbow to the temple.
Ko looking to stall.
Ko lands a damaging elbow.
Ko is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dewit blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko is trying to maintain a safe position but Dewit gets an underhook and turns Ko into the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.

Dewit gets tackled into the ropes by Ko. Ko maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ko lands a nice elbow.
Ko misses with a knee strike.
Dewit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dewit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ko working Dewit over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ko continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Dewit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko just leaning against Dewit, taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ko obliges.
Ko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ko landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko tries a knee to the head but Dewit blocks it.
Ko stalling against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.

Dewit forces Ko back against the ropes and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rakharo Ko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dewit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ko rushes Dewit and presses him up against the ropes.
Rakharo Ko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dewit struggles to land a body shot inside as Ko controls his hands.
Ko missing with knees to the body.
Dewit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ko.
Ko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dewit up against the ropes.
Dewit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ko avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ko leaning against his opponent.
Dewit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dewit is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ko slowing the pace effectively.
Ko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.
Dewit misses with a head kick.

Dewit moves into range and clinches up with Ko.
Ko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ko tries to stall but Dewit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dewit takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ko taking a breather.
Ko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dewit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ko lands an elbow inside that Dewit shrugs off.
Dewit takes an elbow to the temple.
Ko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Dewit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dewit misses with a combination

and Ko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ko.
Ko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko lands an elbow inside.

Dewit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dewit closes the distance and clinches.
Ko prevents a body shot from Dewit.
Ko lands a knee to the body.
Ko is looking to control Dewit's arms but Dewit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ko has his back to the ropes.
Ko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dewit is defending well for now.
Ko is struggling to control the position.
Ko trying to land knees to the body.
Dewit is trying to break free.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but Dewit blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Ko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Dewit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ko stalling the fight.
Ko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dewit lands a shot to the body.
Dewit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko is trying to stall.
Ko is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.
Dewit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rakharo Ko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dewit falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ko.
Dewit tries to work over Ko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ko is trying to maintain a safe position but Dewit gets an underhook and turns Ko into the ropes.
Ko looking to throw knees to the head but Dewit is blocking nicely.
Dewit tries to work over Ko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dewit.
Ko scores with a knee to the head.
Dewit misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dewit.
Ko looking to throw knees to the head but Dewit is blocking nicely.
Ko looking to stall.
Ko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ko missing with knees to the body.
Ko trying to control the position but instead, Dewit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ko into the ropes.
Ko lands an elbow inside.
Dewit managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko is looking to control Dewit's arms but Dewit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ko has his back to the ropes.
Ko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dewit.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ko prevents a body shot from Dewit.
Ko prevents a body shot from Dewit.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dewit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ko throws an elbow but it misses.
Ko misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dewit's brow.
Ko lands an elbow that stopped Dewit in his tracks for a moment.
Ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dewit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dewit's face.
Ko leaning against his opponent.
Ko trying to control the position but instead, Dewit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ko into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dewit tries to land knees in the clinch but Ko avoids the damage to the body.
Ko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ko looking to throw knees to the head but Dewit is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rakharo Ko.

Dewit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewit blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dewit managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.
Dewit tries to throw a body punch but Ko avoids it by throwing Dewit back against the ropes.
Ko just leaning against Dewit, taking a breather.
Dewit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ko tries to stall but Dewit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Ko.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dewit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dewit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carl Dewit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dewit tries a body shot but Ko blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rakharo Ko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakharo Ko!