PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrovich comes to the ring accompanied by Wai Khru ram muay. Kveldulfsson has chosen Moti Ragnarokum as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dimitrovich
vs
Kveldulfsson

186 cm
31
211 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

192 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Skallagrimur Kveldulfsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrovich swings widly with a right hand
and Kveldulfsson counters with a head kick.
Kveldulfsson misses with a few strikes there.
Kveldulfsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dimitrovich is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Kveldulfsson moves out of range.
Dimitrovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kveldulfsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimitrovich looks for the body kick but Kveldulfsson saw that one coming.
Dimitrovich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good exchange - Dimitrovich coming out on top.
Sergei Dimitrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kveldulfsson throws a head kick that Dimitrovich semi-blocks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kveldulfsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimitrovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Kveldulfsson avoids the damage to the body.
Dimitrovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kveldulfsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Kveldulfsson blocks it.
Dimitrovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kveldulfsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Kveldulfsson blocks it.
Dimitrovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Dimitrovich gets an underhook and turns Kveldulfsson into the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrovich.
Kveldulfsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Dimitrovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dimitrovich lands a right hand.
Dimitrovich lands a left hand.

Kveldulfsson is rocked!
Dimitrovich tries to land a knee to the head but Kveldulfsson blocks with his arms.
Kveldulfsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimitrovich finish him?
Kveldulfsson tries a body shot but Dimitrovich blocks it.
Kveldulfsson seems to have recovered his senses.

Dimitrovich creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Kveldulfsson crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kveldulfsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dimitrovich does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Dimitrovich moves into the clinch.
Kveldulfsson is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Kveldulfsson to work.
Kveldulfsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Dimitrovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Kveldulfsson blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands a shot to the body.
Kveldulfsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimitrovich blocks an elbow strike from Kveldulfsson.
Kveldulfsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Dimitrovich pushes Kveldulfsson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dimitrovich lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Dimitrovich should take that round, based on the knockdown.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Dimitrovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kveldulfsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimitrovich is just out of range.
Dimitrovich takes a swing at Kveldulfsson's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Dimitrovich. That snapped Kveldulfsson's head back.
Dimitrovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kveldulfsson. That did some damage!
Kveldulfsson throws a sloppy head kick and Dimitrovich moves out of range easily.
Kveldulfsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dimitrovich is looking to clinch but Kveldulfsson is avoiding it.
Dimitrovich looks to land a left hand but Kveldulfsson moved out of range nicely.
Dimitrovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kveldulfsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dimitrovich.
Kveldulfsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kveldulfsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Dimitrovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kveldulfsson swings for the body but Dimitrovich moves out of range.
Kveldulfsson lands a head kick. Dimitrovich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Kveldulfsson lands a head kick!
Dimitrovich throws a shot from downtown. Kveldulfsson moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dimitrovich darts in and clinches Kveldulfsson up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Dimitrovich.
Kveldulfsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimitrovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dimitrovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kveldulfsson is breathing heavily.
Dimitrovich letting Kveldulfsson take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dimitrovich obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimitrovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dimitrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kveldulfsson is defending well for now.
A short right from Dimitrovich on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kveldulfsson.
Dimitrovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Dimitrovich digs a right hand underneath Kveldulfsson's ribcage. Kveldulfsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimitrovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands a body punch.

Dimitrovich creates a bit of space and cracks Kveldulfsson with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Kveldulfsson is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Dimitrovich cracks Kveldulfsson with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kveldulfsson is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kveldulfsson is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Kveldulfsson could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sergei Dimitrovich!