PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas comes to the ring accompanied by Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vult's choice of entrance music: War Machine by KISS. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kunnas
vs
Vult

205 cm
35
289 lbs
29 - 11 - 1

207 cm
29
224 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vult misses with a wild combination.
Kunnas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vult swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vult circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vult's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kunnas under the eye.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kunnas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vult.
A head kick misses from Vult.
Vult avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas blocks the body kick.
Vult tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Vult finds it's way through Kunnas's defenses.
Kunnas swats away the attempt to clinch by Vult.
Vult swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kunnas lands a body shot.
Vult tries to bum rush Kunnas with a series of wild strikes but Kunnas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vult is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas is looking to slow Vult down with leg kicks.
Vult darts in trying to clinch
and Kunnas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kunnas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vult takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vult connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vult looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Reinhart Vult will probably get the nod.
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.

Vult lands the left hand.
Vult looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vult throws a sloppy head kick and Kunnas moves out of range easily.
Kunnas throws a leg kick
and Vult counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kunnas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vult misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vult misses with a low kick.
Vult swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kunnas counters with a straight right hand.
Vult looks to score with a jab to the body but Kunnas is just out of range.
Kunnas scores with a head kick. Vult tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vult. That's going to slow Kunnas down.
Reinhart Vult is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vult pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vult. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vult misses with a wild body shot.
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Vult.
Vult stalks Kunnas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kunnas's face. Kunnas staggers backwards, shaken.
Reinhart Vult seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kunnas circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas 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.
Vult lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunnas swings for the body but Vult moves out of range.
Vult lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vult misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vult cracks Kunnas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vult moves out of range of the leg kick from Kunnas.
Vult wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhart Vult showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vult pushes Kunnas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kunnas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vult lands a nice knee to the body.
Kunnas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Reinhart Vult has been cut.

Kunnas breaks the clinch.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunnas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kunnas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vult moves away.
Kunnas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vult counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vult checks a leg kick.
Vult tries to clinch up but Kunnas circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kunnas. Vult does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vult misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kunnas.
Vult misses with an uppercut
and Kunnas counters with a low kick, right behind Vult 's knee.
Kunnas is looking to wear down Vult with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kunnas tries a low kick but Vult avoids it.
Kunnas is looking to slow Vult down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vult clinches with his opponent.
Vult blocking some punches.
Vult can't find room to land a body shot as Kunnas controls the action.
Kunnas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kunnas is looking to control Vult's arms but Vult gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kunnas has his back to the ropes.

Vult breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vult swinging wildly here.
A clash of legs there as Kunnas blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kunnas moves to clinch but Vult breaks away
and Vult counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Kunnas clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Reinhart Vult's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kunnas connects with a solid leg kick.
Vult throws out a loose jab but Kunnas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Kunnas.

Vult clinches with his opponent.
Kunnas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vult is defending well for now.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vult avoids it.
Vult tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kunnas's elbow.
Vult blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Vult escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vult pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kunnas is out of range and Vult settles back down.
Vult's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vult duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult tries to clinch up but Kunnas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kunnas throws a head kick but Vult moves out of range.
Vult misses with a body kick.
Kunnas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vult misses with a head kick.
Vult throws a nice looking combination but Kunnas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kunnas throws a push kick but Vult slaps the foot to one side.
Vult tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vult moves to clinch but Kunnas breaks away
and Kunnas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Vult.
Kunnas misses the shot to the body.
Vult throws a lazy uppercut
and Kunnas counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kunnas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vult counters with a straight right hand.
Vult tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhart Vult dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Reinhart Vult's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kunnas looks to land a body kick but Vult moved away.
Mauri Kunnas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Vult gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vult throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kunnas blocks it with crossed arms.
Vult wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Vult manages to break the clinch.
Kunnas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vult throws a jab when Kunnas was well out of range.
Vult takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vult's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kunnas ducks under a wild hook from Vult.
Kunnas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vult.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas looks to land a right hand but Vult moved out of range.
Vult pushes Kunnas away with a front kick.
Vult tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kunnas is able to avoid easily.
Kunnas thows a leg kick but Vult checks it
and Vult makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Vult there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vult tries to land a body kick
and Kunnas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vult keeps the fight on the outside.
Vult throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas scores with a leg kick.
Kunnas moves out of range of the body kick from Vult.
Vult misses with a wild body shot.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kunnas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vult wants to clinch up but Kunnas keeps it at a distance.
Reinhart Vult seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kunnas moves out of range of the body kick.
Kunnas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mauri Kunnas.
I think Vult has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Reinhart Vult!
Post fight, an emotional Reinhart Vult said 'Shout out to my new manger for taking my to took my game to another level. Now I'm a change man ready for gold. I'm baaaacccckk.'.