PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Rupeni Veitayaki (ranked 8699 p4p, 733 weight class) and Yuriy Kuznetmedov (ranked 5290 p4p, 567 weight class). Veitayaki comes to the ring accompanied by The Cibi . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Veitayaki
vs
Kuznetmedov

188 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 2

188 cm
22
186 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupeni Veitayaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuriy Kuznetmedov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veitayaki tries to clinch up but Kuznetmedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuznetmedov lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Rupeni Veitayaki has been cut.
Kuznetmedov throws a head kick but Veitayaki moves out of range.
Veitayaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Veitayaki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuznetmedov.

It looks like Yuriy Kuznetmedov has been cut.
Veitayaki misses with a wild body shot.
Veitayaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuriy Kuznetmedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veitayaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Veitayaki checks a leg kick.
Veitayaki wants to clinch.
Kuznetmedov misses the shot to the body.
Veitayaki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veitayaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuznetmedov pushes Veitayaki away with a front kick.
Kuznetmedov throws a shot from downtown. Veitayaki moves away and avoids it.
Veitayaki throws a right and a left that Kuznetmedov avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veitayaki misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veitayaki cracks Kuznetmedov with a good jab.
A big right from Veitayaki misses.
Veitayaki delivers a nice body kick.
Veitayaki throws a leg kick which misses Kuznetmedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuznetmedov tries to avoid it.
Kuznetmedov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuznetmedov looks for the body kick but Veitayaki saw that one coming.
Veitayaki is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kuznetmedov.
Veitayaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuznetmedov throws a big shot that misses.
Veitayaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Veitayaki.
Veitayaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Veitayaki.
Veitayaki throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetmedov blocks a jab.
Kuznetmedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veitayaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Veitayaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Veitayaki.
A big right from Kuznetmedov misses.
Kuznetmedov misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Veitayaki counter with a right hand.
Kuznetmedov misses the body punch
and Veitayaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuznetmedov avoids the head kick by Veitayaki.
Veitayaki connects with a body shot that sends Kuznetmedov's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Kuznetmedov.
Veitayaki misses with a body kick.
Kuznetmedov wants to slow Veitayaki down by chopping away at his legs.
Veitayaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Veitayaki does no damage.
Veitayaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veitayaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Veitayaki
and Kuznetmedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veitayaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Veitayaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rupeni Veitayaki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kuznetmedov misses with a hook. Veitayaki ducked under it nicely.
Kuznetmedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznetmedov tries to bum rush Veitayaki with a series of wild strikes but Veitayaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Veitayaki is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov throws a jab when Veitayaki was well out of range.
Veitayaki moves out of range of the body kick from Kuznetmedov.
Veitayaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Veitayaki walks into a left hand.
Kuznetmedov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Veitayaki. That one must have hurt.
Veitayaki throws a series of punches but Kuznetmedov moves out of range.
Veitayaki misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veitayaki throws a head kick but Kuznetmedov moves out of range.
Kuznetmedov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetmedov. Veitayaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veitayaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetmedov is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veitayaki lands a head kick. Kuznetmedov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Veitayaki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuznetmedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Veitayaki throws a body punch but Kuznetmedov moves out of range.
Veitayaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuznetmedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Veitayaki.
As Kuznetmedov looks to move away, Veitayaki throws a big counter combo but Kuznetmedov just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetmedov misses the target.
A combination from Veitayaki does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Kuznetmedov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kuznetmedov misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Veitayaki misses the target.
Veitayaki misses with a double jab.
Veitayaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuznetmedov moves forwards but Veitayaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuznetmedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rupeni Veitayaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuznetmedov looks to land a left hand but Veitayaki moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veitayaki misses with a hook. Kuznetmedov ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Veitayaki!

That has opened up Yuriy Kuznetmedov's cut even more.
Kuznetmedov tries to move into range but Veitayaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Veitayaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veitayaki takes one to the chin there.
Kuznetmedov throws a hook to the side of Veitayaki's head but Veitayaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Veitayaki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Veitayaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuznetmedov misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veitayaki. Kuznetmedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetmedov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Veitayaki's sensitive parts.
Veitayaki lands with a nice body kick.
Kuznetmedov throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veitayaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veitayaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Veitayaki misses with a head kick.
Veitayaki looks to land a combination but Kuznetmedov avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rupeni Veitayaki dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Veitayaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Veitayaki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuznetmedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Veitayaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veitayaki tries to clinch
and Veitayaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rupeni Veitayaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Veitayaki avoids the head kick by Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov misses with a looping right.
Veitayaki tries to clinch but Kuznetmedov is having none of it.
Kuznetmedov throws a leg kick

and Veitayaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kuznetmedov throws an elbow that misses.
Kuznetmedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Veitayaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kuznetmedov misses with an elbow strike.
Veitayaki blocks the elbow strike.
Kuznetmedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Veitayaki backwards.
Kuznetmedov tries a body shot but Veitayaki blocks it.
Kuznetmedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetmedov takes a shot to the head.
Kuznetmedov tries to throw a body punch but Veitayaki avoids it by throwing Kuznetmedov back against the ropes.
Veitayaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veitayaki tries to break free but Kuznetmedov pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Veitayaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Veitayaki throws the left hand but Kuznetmedov avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Veitayaki 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 Kuznetmedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuznetmedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Veitayaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuznetmedov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuznetmedov misses with a head kick.
Veitayaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuznetmedov can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Veitayaki. That's going to slow Kuznetmedov down.
The fighters circling - Kuznetmedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetmedov throws a body punch but Veitayaki moves out of range.
Kuznetmedov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Veitayaki throws a right and a left that Kuznetmedov avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuznetmedov! But no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that misses.
Veitayaki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Veitayaki cracks Kuznetmedov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetmedov misses the body punch
letting Veitayaki counter with a right hand.
Veitayaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Veitayaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

The cut above Yuriy Kuznetmedov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kuznetmedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetmedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Veitayaki cracks Kuznetmedov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kuznetmedov scoring well with a low kick there.
Veitayaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Kuznetmedov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Veitayaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Veitayaki clobbers Kuznetmedov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Veitayaki slips a straight right by Kuznetmedov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veitayaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuznetmedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rupeni Veitayaki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Veitayaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Veitayaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuznetmedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuznetmedov throws a hook but Veitayaki avoids it easily.
Kuznetmedov swings widly with a right hand
and Veitayaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veitayaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Veitayaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Veitayaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Kuznetmedov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuznetmedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Veitayaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veitayaki throws a jab when Kuznetmedov was well out of range.
Kuznetmedov jabs Veitayaki right on the nose. Veitayaki blinks but takes it well.
Kuznetmedov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuznetmedov loads up on a big right hand but Veitayaki slips the punch.
Kuznetmedov swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veitayaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuznetmedov's head.
Veitayaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuznetmedov's head.
Kuznetmedov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Veitayaki.
Kuznetmedov tries to land a front kick but Veitayaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Veitayaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuznetmedov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuznetmedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Veitayaki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kuznetmedov will feel that in the morning.
Veitayaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Veitayaki is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Veitayaki. Those never looked like landing.
Kuznetmedov thuds his right hand into Veitayaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Veitayaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetmedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veitayaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veitayaki throws a low kick, looking for Kuznetmedov's leg but Kuznetmedov calmly moves out of range.
Look low, kick high! Kuznetmedov uses the oldest trick in the book to send Veitayaki tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Kuznetmedov is absolutely delighted - when Veitayaki wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yuriy Kuznetmedov!
Yuriy Kuznetmedov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Rupeni Veitayaki stepped up to the mic, saying ' Aloha'.