PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 21027 p4p, 232 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 14326 p4p, 235 weight class). La Croix comes to the ring accompanied by La Meme Chose. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

La Croix
vs
Ukkeli

190 cm
25
265 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

212 cm
37
288 lbs
37 - 12 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix slips under a jab.
Ukkeli lands a nice leg kick that just misses La Croix's sensitive parts.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Croix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ukkeli misses with a hook
and La Croix counters with a left to the body.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Croix throws a jab when Ukkeli was well out of range.
Ukkeli throws a big shot that misses.
La Croix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ukkeli.
La Croix has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
La Croix misses with a body shot
letting Ukkeli counter with a right hand.
Ukkeli scores with a leg kick.
Ukkeli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by La Croix.
La Croix lands a really nice looking cross but Ukkeli seems unphased.
Ukkeli tries to score with a low kick but La Croix moves his leg out of the way.
Ukkeli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Croix.
La Croix chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from La Croix misses its intended target.
La Croix clobbers Ukkeli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ukkeli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for La Croix.
Ukkeli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of La Croix's head.
Some bone on bone action there as La Croix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
La Croix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ukkeli slips under a jab.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick but La Croix moved away.
Ukkeli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Croix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ukkeli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but La Croix checks it well.

Ukkeli throws out a head kick that La Croix doesn't see coming - it connects and sends La Croix crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into La Croix's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ukkeli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Maximus Ukkeli has been cut.
Ukkeli walks into a left hand.
La Croix is looking to chop away at Ukkeli's legs.
Ukkeli wants to slow La Croix down by chopping away at his legs.

Ukkeli tries to keep at a distance but La Croix has taken the fight into the clinch.
La Croix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ukkeli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ukkeli trying to stall but La Croix improves his position.
Ukkeli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Croix lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from La Croix - that landed with a thud.
La Croix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Croix tries to work over Ukkeli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Croix takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Maximus Ukkeli should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Maximus Ukkeli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

La Croix lands a slapping body shot.
Ukkeli lands a nice looking body kick.
La Croix tests Ukkeli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
La Croix misses with a kick to the body
and Ukkeli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut
and La Croix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ukkeli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Croix.
La Croix tries a head kick but it misses.
Ukkeli tried to score with a low kick but La Croix checks it.
La Croix quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ukkeli gets off balance looking for a body kick
and La Croix counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli ducks under a wild hook from La Croix.
La Croix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ukkeli. Ukkeli obviously looking to wear him down.
La Croix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Croix avoids the body shot from Ukkeli.
La Croix lands a nice hook to Ukkeli's body. Ukkeli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ukkeli is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by La Croix - just one landing.
La Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ukkeli misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from La Croix misses the target.

La Croix has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ukkeli missing with knees to the body.
Ukkeli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ukkeli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
La Croix lands a right hand.
La Croix lands a hook that snaps the head of Ukkeli backwards.
Ukkeli lands a damaging elbow.
Ukkeli avoids a wild elbow strike from La Croix.
Ukkeli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Nero La Croix has been cut.
La Croix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Croix landing knees to the body.
La Croix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ukkeli's elbow.
La Croix misses with a punch to the body.
Ukkeli tries to land knees in the clinch but La Croix avoids the damage to the body.
Ukkeli looking to throw knees to the head but La Croix is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from La Croix.
A hook to the body from La Croix.
Ukkeli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ukkeli prevents a body shot from La Croix.
With the fighters up against the ropes, La Croix throws an elbow but misses.
La Croix misses with a punch to the body.
La Croix lands with a right to the head.
La Croix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from La Croix.
La Croix gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Croix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ukkeli can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Croix.
Ukkeli prevents a body shot from La Croix.
La Croix pushes off an throws an elbow but Ukkeli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ukkeli trying to stall but La Croix improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero La Croix dominated that second round.
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.

La Croix is looking to slow Ukkeli down with leg kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from La Croix. Ukkeli shrugs it off though.
Ukkeli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
La Croix looks to land a right hand but Ukkeli moved out of range.
Ukkeli walks into a jab.
La Croix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ukkelis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
La Croix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
La Croix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
La Croix with a hook.
Ukkeli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ukkeli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but La Croix checks it well.
Ukkeli is looking to land body kicks.
La Croix throws a hook but Ukkeli blocks it.
Ukkeli lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Croix. Ukkeli does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Croix thows a left - swing and a miss!

La Croix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
La Croix pushes Ukkeli back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ukkeli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
La Croix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La Croix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from La Croix.
La Croix lands a body shot.
La Croix landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from La Croix.
You can see that Ukkeli has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Nice body punch from La Croix.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ukkeli takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Croix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Croix landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ukkeli backwards.

Ukkeli is rocked!
La Croix pushes off an throws an elbow but Ukkeli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
La Croix throws an elbow but it misses.
La Croix scores with a nice hook to the head.
La Croix lands a left hand.
La Croix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Croix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ukkeli is still on wobbly legs! Can La Croix finish him?
Ukkeli blocks a body shot from La Croix.
La Croix lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ukkeli seems to have recovered his senses.
Ukkeli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Croix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Croix tries a body shot but Ukkeli blocks it.
Nero La Croix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, La Croix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

La Croix creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Ukkeli 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!

That has opened up Maximus Ukkeli's cut even more.
Ukkeli is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. La Croix doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Ukkeli crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Ukkeli's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Nero La Croix thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.