PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oby dGreat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Raikonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dGreat's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BLIND by KoRn. Jarmo Raikonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oby dGreat's chin.

dGreat
vs
Raikonen

190 cm
25
211 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
24
220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oby dGreat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Raikonen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dGreat cracks Raikonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
dGreat dodges the punch combination from Raikonen.
dGreat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raikonen.
dGreat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raikonen throws a lazy uppercut
and dGreat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jarmo Raikonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dGreat connects with a nice looking jab.
Raikonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Raikonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raikonen misses with a looping right.
Raikonen ducks under a wild hook from dGreat.
dGreat throws a head kick but Raikonen moves out of range.
Raikonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
dGreat thumps Raikonen with a low kick.
Raikonen misses the jab.
dGreat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dGreat misses with a low kick.
dGreat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
dGreat throws a low kick but Raikonen moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by dGreat. That's going to slow Raikonen down.
Raikonen misses with a straight right.
Raikonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raikonen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
dGreat slips a jab and a cross from Raikonen.
dGreat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raikonen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling dGreat to counter with a crisp jab.
dGreat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raikonen.
Raikonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raikonen throws a lazy head kick
and dGreat counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
No joy there for dGreat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raikonen blocks a low kick nicely.
dGreat moves out of range of the strikes.
Raikonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
dGreat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raikonen misses with a wild body shot.
Raikonen throws out a loose jab but dGreat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raikonen throws a sloppy head kick and dGreat moves out of range easily.
Raikonen lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by dGreat.
Raikonen moves out of range of the leg kick from dGreat.
dGreat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
dGreat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
dGreat misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that Raikonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Raikonen throws a hook but dGreat blocks it.
dGreat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raikonen throws a series of punches but dGreat moves out of range.
Raikonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
dGreat avoids the head kick by Raikonen.
dGreat scoring well with a low kick there.
dGreat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raikonen.
Raikonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dGreat wants to slow Raikonen down by chopping away at his legs.
A left and a right from Raikonen both land. Nice combination.
dGreat misses with a combination
and Raikonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jarmo Raikonen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Raikonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dGreat was well out of range. Poor timing from Raikonen.
Raikonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
dGreat slips under a jab from Raikonen.
dGreat misses with a low kick.
Raikonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
dGreat tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - dGreat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dGreat throws a good cross that connects.
Raikonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Raikonen looks to throw the jab but dGreat is out of range.
Raikonen misses with an uppercut.
dGreat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raikonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from dGreat.
dGreat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
dGreat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raikonen misses the jab.
Raikonen misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen swinging wildly here.
Raikonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dGreat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raikonen.
Raikonen ducks right into an uppercut from dGreat.
dGreat throws a nice outside leg kick.
dGreat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raikonen throws out a loose jab but dGreat uses good head movement to avoid it.
dGreat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Raikonen does no damage.
Raikonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dGreat circles away quickly and effectively.
dGreat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raikonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raikonen misses the jab.
Raikonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
dGreat moves out of range as Raikonen strikes.
dGreat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
dGreat thows a leg kick but Raikonen checks it
and Raikonen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raikonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
dGreat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raikonen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raikonen, as that shot connected.
Raikonen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

dGreat is rocked!
dGreat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh dGreat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raikonen throws a wild body kick that dGreat sees coming a mile off.
dGreat wants to slow Raikonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Raikonen misses with a hook. dGreat ducked under it nicely.
dGreat walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! dGreat is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jarmo Raikonen!
Jarmo Raikonen got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'