PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antti Meijeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Yankee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Yankee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antti Meijeri's chin.

Meijeri
vs
Yankee

189 cm
20
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
270 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Meijeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Yankee!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meijeri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Yankee misses.
Yankee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meijeri.
Yankee throws a poor cross that misses

and Meijeri counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Yankee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yankee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Meijeri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yankee has had enough of the clinch but Meijeri keeps him there for the moment.
Meijeri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yankee tries to circle away but Meijeri has him pinned against the ropes.
Meijeri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meijeri looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee is blocking nicely.
Yankee wants to break free but Meijeri has control.
Yankee is trying to break the clinch but Meijeri is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yankee has had enough of the clinch but Meijeri keeps him there for the moment.
Meijeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Meijeri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yankee's brow.
Yankee has had enough of the clinch but Meijeri keeps him there for the moment.
Meijeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yankee is trying to push Meijeri away but Meijeri has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Meijeri misses with a knee strike.
Yankee wants to get back to striking at distance but Meijeri won't allow it.
I was talking to Meijeri's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Meijeri throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Meijeri.

It looks like Tim Yankee has been cut.
Yankee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Meijeri lands a damaging elbow.
Meijeri landing knees to the body.
Meijeri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yankee tries to circle away but Meijeri has him pinned against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meijeri.
Yankee looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meijeri putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yankee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meijeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meijeri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yankee has had enough of the clinch but Meijeri keeps him there for the moment.
Meijeri lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Tim Yankee's cut even more.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meijeri.
Meijeri looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee is blocking nicely.
Yankee is trying to break free.
Yankee takes a knee right on the jaw!

Yankee is rocked!
Meijeri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yankee is still on wobbly legs! Can Meijeri finish him?
Meijeri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Meijeri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meijeri creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Yankee off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Yankee is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Meijeri is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Antti Meijeri!