PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bolo Yeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Raikonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yeong
vs
Raikonen

191 cm
27
214 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolo Yeong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Raikonen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raikonen, as that shot connected.
Raikonen throws a looping overhand right but Yeong ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Raikonen.
Yeong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raikonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raikonen throws out a loose jab but Yeong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeong blocks a head kick by Raikonen.
A nice combination there by Raikonen.
Raikonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yeong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yeong wants to clinch.
Yeong takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeong slips under a jab from Raikonen.

Yeong moves into the clinch.
Raikonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yeong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raikonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raikonen working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Raikonen.
Raikonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Yeong controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Raikonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raikonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raikonen tries a body shot but Yeong blocks it.
Yeong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raikonen backwards.
Yeong lands a left hand.
Raikonen tries to work over Yeong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yeong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raikonen.

It looks like Bolo Yeong has been cut.
A short left from Raikonen.
Yeong looking to slow down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raikonen lands an uppercut.
Raikonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yeong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeong.
A short uppercut from Raikonen.
Raikonen blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeong looking to slow down the pace here.
Raikonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raikonen works on Yeong's body with a couple of short punches.
Yeong is breathing heavily.
Yeong is trying to maintain a safe position but Raikonen gets an underhook and turns Yeong into the ropes.
Raikonen tries to work over Yeong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Raikonen.
A hook to the body from Raikonen.
Raikonen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Raikonen pushes Yeong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Raikonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Raikonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raikonen gets through Yeong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raikonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Yeong managing to block the knees to the body from Raikonen.
Raikonen cracks Yeong with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Raikonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raikonen pushes Yeong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Raikonen lands an elbow just above Yeong 's eye.
Yeong throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Raikonen.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Raikonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Raikonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raikonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raikonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raikonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Raikonen.
Raikonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yeong backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raikonen tries to work over Yeong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raikonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raikonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Raikonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Raikonen gets through Yeong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raikonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yeong backwards.
Raikonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raikonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raikonen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raikonen with a knee to the head.
Raikonen gets through Yeong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raikonen lands with a short shot to the head.

Yeong is rocked!
Yeong wants to stall.
Raikonen lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Yeong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yeong avoids the elbow strike from Raikonen, against the ropes.
Raikonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yeong seems to have got his legs back now.
Yeong working aggressively here.
Raikonen is working Yeong over against the ropes.
Raikonen works on Yeong's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raikonen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Raikonen.
Raikonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Raikonen creates a bit of space and cracks Yeong with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Yeong is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Raikonen lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Jarmo Raikonen should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Bolo Yeong'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.

Raikonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeong circles away quickly and effectively.
Raikonen scores with the left hand. Yeong knows he should have avoided that one.
Jarmo Raikonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raikonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yeong counters with a nice body kick.
Raikonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yeong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raikonen throws a sloppy head kick and Yeong moves out of range easily.
Raikonen lands the left hand.
Raikonen lands a body shot.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raikonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raikonen jabs Yeong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeong is looking to land body kicks.
Raikonen catches Yeong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raikonen scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen lands a jab to the nose.
Yeong walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Raikonen and drops face first to the floor! Yeong's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Yeong in no position to continue!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jarmo Raikonen!
Jarmo Raikonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.