PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupeni Veitayaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dimelo
vs
Veitayaki

182 cm
20
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 2

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupeni Veitayaki!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veitayaki throws a hook but Dimelo blocks it.
Veitayaki throws a head kick but Dimelo moves out of range.
Dimelo throws the left hand but Veitayaki avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Veitayaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Veitayaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Veitayaki slips a straight right by Dimelo.
Veitayaki with a hook.
Dimelo throws a shot to the body.
Dimelo throws a body punch but Veitayaki moves out of range.
Dimelo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dimelo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Veitayaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimelo manages to avoid it.
Dimelo ducks under a wild hook from Veitayaki.
Dimelo looks to land a combination but Veitayaki avoids it well.
Dimelo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veitayaki.
Dimelo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dimelo misses with a looping left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dimelo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veitayaki throws a body punch but Dimelo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veitayaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimelo throws out the jab.
Dimelo scoring well with a low kick there.
Veitayaki moves away from the strike by Dimelo.
Dimelo keeps the fight on the outside.
Veitayaki throws a head kick but Dimelo moves out of range.
Dimelo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dimelo checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Dimelo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veitayaki is looking to score with low kicks.
Dimelo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimelo throws a head kick that misses.
As Dimelo backs off Veitayaki throws a huge counter combo but Dimelo manages to avoid it all.
Veitayaki throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dimelo gets a clinch.

Dimelo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo digs a good hook to Veitayaki's body.
Veitayaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimelo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Veitayaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veitayaki looks to land a combination but Dimelo avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo jabs Veitayaki right on the nose. Veitayaki blinks but takes it well.
Veitayaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimelo is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Veitayaki.
Veitayaki throws a looping overhand right but Dimelo ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Dimelo blocks the low kick.
Dimelo scores with a hook.
Veitayaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Veitayaki lands with a nice combination. Dimelo backs away looking to recover.
Veitayaki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dimelo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veitayaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimelo.
Dimelo motions for Veitayaki to come forward. Dimelo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Veitayaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dimelo throws a front kick that sends Veitayaki stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo throws a right hand that Veitayaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Veitayaki also avoids with ease.
Veitayaki scores with a nice head shot.
Veitayaki fails to land with a series of punches.

Veitayaki instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rupeni Veitayaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Dimelo.
Veitayaki throws a leg kick
and Dimelo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Rupeni Veitayaki has been cut.
Veitayaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Veitayaki misses with a low kick as Dimelo jumps back.
Dimelo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Veitayaki cracks the inside of Dimelo's front leg.
Veitayaki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dimelo rather than just go for the knockout.
Veitayaki throws a sloppy head kick and Dimelo moves out of range easily.
Veitayaki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Veitayaki loads up on a big right hand but Dimelo slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Dimelo.
Veitayaki lands a head kick. Dimelo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dimelo digs a good body shot into Veitayaki's ribs.
Veitayaki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimelo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veitayaki's head.
Dimelo throws a sloppy head kick and Veitayaki moves out of range easily.
Veitayaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Veitayaki staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veitayaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dimelo throws an overhand right that lands on Veitayaki's shoulder, as Veitayaki tries to avoid the shot.
Veitayaki throws a right hand that Dimelo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimelo also avoids with ease.
Dimelo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That kick from Dimelo tenderised Veitayaki's leg. Veitayaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Veitayaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veitayaki misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dimelo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Veitayaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Veitayaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dimelo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veitayaki.
Veitayaki checks a leg kick.
Dimelo throws a big shot that misses.
Dimelo throws a jab but it's blocked by Veitayaki.
Veitayaki feints a counter leg kick.
Veitayaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rupeni Veitayaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Veitayaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimelo misses with a looping left.
Veitayaki misses with a low kick.
As Veitayaki tries to get set, Dimelo tries to push him back and clinch up but Veitayaki manages to avoid the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veitayaki misses with a looping right.
Dimelo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Veitayaki misses with a hook.
Veitayaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Dimelo should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veitayaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dimelo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Veitayaki's sensitive parts.
Dimelo scoring well with a low kick there.
Veitayaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Veitayaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Veitayaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Veitayaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dimelo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Veitayaki tries to land a front kick but Dimelo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dimelo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veitayaki throws out the jab.
Dimelo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Veitayaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Veitayaki throws out a counter right but Dimelo avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veitayaki wants to slow Dimelo down by chopping away at his legs.
Dimelo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dimelo lands with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rupeni Veitayaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rupeni Veitayaki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dimelo moves out of range of the body kick.
Miko Dimelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimelo throws a big shot that misses.
Veitayaki takes a swing at Dimelo's ribcage but misses.
Veitayaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimelo throws out the jab.
Veitayaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dimelo cracks Veitayaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dimelo throws a hook to the side of Veitayaki's head but Veitayaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veitayaki blocks a head kick by Dimelo.
Veitayaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimelo.
Despite the aggression on Veitayaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Veitayaki takes a kick to the side of the head.

Veitayaki is rocked!
Veitayaki walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miko Dimelo!
A relieved looking Miko Dimelo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Rupeni Veitayaki stepped up to the mic, saying ' Aloha'.