PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marian Nilski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marian Nilski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nilski
vs
Zakrzewski

225 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
287 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marian Nilski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysztof Zakrzewski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Nilski does no damage.
Zakrzewski misses with a low kick as Nilski jumps back.
Nilski misses with a double jab.
Nilski throws a left and a right that both miss

and Zakrzewski counters by clinching up.
Zakrzewski missing with knees to the body.
Zakrzewski misses with a body punch.
Zakrzewski prevents Nilski from breaking the clinch.

Zakrzewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zakrzewski dodges the punch combination from Nilski.
Nilski avoids a kick to the body.
Nilski cracks Zakrzewski with a good jab.
Zakrzewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nilski lands with a shot to the body.
Nilski misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski motions for Nilski to come forward. Zakrzewski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nilski misses with a straight left.
Nilski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nilski misses with a few strikes there.

Zakrzewski forces Nilski back against the ropes and clinches.
Nilski tries to circle away but Zakrzewski has him pinned against the ropes.

Zakrzewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nilski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zakrzewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zakrzewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marian Nilski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zakrzewski gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Zakrzewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nilski misses the shot to the body.
Nilski misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilski misses the shot to the body.

Zakrzewski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Zakrzewski breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Nilski as he checks the leg kick.
Zakrzewski avoids the body shot from Nilski.
Zakrzewski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nilski is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zakrzewski connects with an inside leg kick.

Nilski gets tackled into the ropes by Zakrzewski. Zakrzewski maintains the clinch.

Zakrzewski manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zakrzewski tries to clinch but Nilski moves out of range.
Nilski throws the left hand but Zakrzewski avoids the punch easily.

Zakrzewski has closed the distance and engaged Nilski in a clinch.
Zakrzewski pressing his opponent against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Zakrzewski dominated that round.
That's time! Nilski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zakrzewski closes the distance and clinches.
Nilski is trying to break the clinch but Zakrzewski is controlling him.

Zakrzewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nilski dodges the punch combination from Zakrzewski.
Nilski cracks Zakrzewski with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Nilski. Those never looked like landing.
Nilski falls off balance throwing a combination

and Zakrzewski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zakrzewski keeps control of Nilski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nilski has had enough of the clinch but Zakrzewski keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Zakrzewski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski tries to land knees in the clinch but Nilski avoids the damage to the body.
Zakrzewski controlling the action here for a moment.

Zakrzewski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nilski misses with a few strikes there.
Nilski scores with a hook to the body. Zakrzewski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Nilski gets tackled into the ropes by Zakrzewski. Zakrzewski maintains the clinch.

Zakrzewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zakrzewski tries to close the distance and clinch but Nilski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Zakrzewski misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilski looks to land a combination but Zakrzewski avoids it well.
Nilski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zakrzewski doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Nilski. Those never looked like landing.
Zakrzewski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nilski.
Zakrzewski lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Marian Nilski has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Zakrzewski moves into range and clinches up with Nilski.

Zakrzewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nilski is looking to wear down Zakrzewski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nilski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nilski thows a body shot but no joy.
Nilski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zakrzewski drives through and clinches with Nilski against the ropes.

Zakrzewski breaks the clinch.
Zakrzewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Zakrzewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marian Nilski's cut.
That's time! Nilski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nilski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zakrzewski moves away.
Nilski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zakrzewski circles away quickly and effectively.
Zakrzewski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilski.
Nilski staying out of range there.

Zakrzewski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zakrzewski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nilski is trying to break the clinch but Zakrzewski has him pressed against the ropes.
Zakrzewski controlling the action here for a moment.
Zakrzewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zakrzewski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

Zakrzewski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zakrzewski wants to clinch up but Nilski keeps it at a distance.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Nilski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marian Nilski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zakrzewski tried to score with a low kick but Nilski checks it.

Zakrzewski drives through and clinches with Nilski against the ropes.
Nilski can't break the clinch.
Zakrzewski has Nilski pressed against the ropes, preventing Nilski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zakrzewski breaks from the clinch.
Nilski misses with a series of wild punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Zakrzewski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nilski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nilski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zakrzewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilski misses with a few strikes there.
Krzysztof Zakrzewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zakrzewski throws a head kick that misses.
Nilski thows a body shot but no joy.

Zakrzewski drives through and clinches with Nilski against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Zakrzewski really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marian Nilski's cut.
That's time! Nilski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zakrzewski doesn't manage to clinch there - Nilski circles away.
Nilski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zakrzewski misses with a head kick.

Zakrzewski closes the distance and clinches.

Zakrzewski breaks from the clinch.

Nilski gets tackled into the ropes by Zakrzewski. Zakrzewski maintains the clinch.
Zakrzewski holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Zakrzewski manages to break the clinch.
Marian Nilski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nilski tests Zakrzewski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zakrzewski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nilski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Nilski.
Nilski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zakrzewski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nilski avoids a kick to the body.

Zakrzewski has managed to clinch.
Nilski blocks an uppercut.
Zakrzewski is stalling here.
Nilski wants to break the clinch but can't.

Zakrzewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Zakrzewski has Nilski up against the ropes in a clinch.

Zakrzewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Zakrzewski closes the distance and pushes Nilski back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zakrzewski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Zakrzewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Zakrzewski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Zakrzewski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Zakrzewski breaks the clinch.
Nilski looks to land a combination but Zakrzewski avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Zakrzewski dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Marian Nilski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nilski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zakrzewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Nilski.
Nilski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nilski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zakrzewski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zakrzewski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Zakrzewski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Zakrzewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zakrzewski doesn't manage to clinch there - Nilski circles away.
Nilski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nilski looks to land a combination but Zakrzewski avoids it well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Zakrzewski moves into range and clinches up with Nilski.

Zakrzewski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zakrzewski takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zakrzewski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zakrzewski staying out of range there.
Nilski misses with a series of wild punches.
Zakrzewski throws a push kick but Nilski slaps the foot to one side.
Zakrzewski wants to clinch up but Nilski keeps it at a distance.
Nilski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Zakrzewski has Nilski up against the ropes in a clinch.

Zakrzewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zakrzewski misses with a head kick.

Zakrzewski closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zakrzewski.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zakrzewski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Zakrzewski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zakrzewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Zakrzewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zakrzewski instigates a clinch.
Zakrzewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nilski avoids it.
Marian Nilski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krzysztof Zakrzewski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zakrzewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Zakrzewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zakrzewski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysztof Zakrzewski!