PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alekzandr Borikav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Meijeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borikav comes into the arena with Pelican - Bliss in Concrete blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Borikav
vs
Meijeri

192 cm
28
212 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

189 cm
24
270 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alekzandr Borikav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Meijeri!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borikav misses with an uppercut. Meijeri saw that one coming.
Borikav checks a low kick from Meijeri.
Meijeri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antti Meijeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meijeri scores with a leg kick.
Meijeri throws a solid leg kick but Borikav takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meijeri.
Meijeri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borikav was well out of range. Poor timing from Meijeri.
Borikav misses with a left hand
and Meijeri counters with a nice low kick that buckles Borikav's knee momentarily.
Meijeri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Borikav on the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meijeri.
Borikav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meijeri throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meijeri. Borikav does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borikav checks a low kick from Meijeri.
Borikav looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Meijeri throws a leg kick but Borikav checks it.
Meijeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borikav.
Borikav moves forwards but Meijeri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Meijeri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Meijeri finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Meijeri thows a left - swing and a miss!

Meijeri has closed the distance and engaged Borikav in a clinch.
Meijeri landing knees to the head.

It looks like Alekzandr Borikav has been cut.
Meijeri tries a body shot but Borikav blocks it.
Meijeri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borikav's efforts to push away.
Borikav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meijeri's elbow.
Meijeri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borikav's elbow.
Borikav is trying to force a seperation but Meijeri has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Meijeri.
Meijeri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Borikav softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Borikav wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borikav tries to break the clinch but Meijeri is controlling the position.
Borikav is trying to break the clinch but Meijeri is controlling him.
Borikav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meijeri scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav tries to circle away but Meijeri has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Meijeri - that landed with a thud.
Borikav wants to get back to striking at distance but Meijeri won't allow it.
Meijeri lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Meijeri.
Meijeri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borikav's efforts to push away.
Borikav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borikav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meijeri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meijeri works on Borikav's body with a couple of short punches.
Meijeri lands a right hand.
Meijeri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Borikav blocks it with crossed arms.

Borikav's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meijeri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Meijeri throws a push kick but Borikav slaps the foot to one side.
Meijeri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meijeri doesn't manage to clinch there - Borikav circles away.
Borikav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meijeri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Borikav with a body shot.
Meijeri tries to clinch but Borikav moves away
and Borikav counters with a stiff right hand.
Meijeri scoring well with a low kick there.
Meijeri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meijeri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borikav.
A telegraphed right hand from Borikav misses the target.
Borikav throws the left hand but Meijeri avoids the punch easily.
Meijeri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Borikav with a hook.
Borikav ducks right into an uppercut from Meijeri.
Meijeri lands with a cross.
Borikav misses the shot to the body.

Meijeri moves into range and clinches up with Borikav.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borikav is looking to break free of the clinch but Meijeri has double underhooks.

Borikav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meijeri looks to land a combination but Borikav avoids it well.
Borikav looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Meijeri slips a jab from Borikav.
Meijeri misses with a looping left.
Meijeri misses with a body punch
and Borikav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Meijeri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meijeri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meijeri misses with a hook.
Borikav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meijeri throws out the jab.
Borikav fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meijeri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Borikav ducks under a wild hook from Meijeri.
Meijeri tries to score with a low kick but Borikav moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Meijeri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alekzandr Borikav's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crunch! Meijeri slams his shin into Borikav's torso.
A big left from Borikav misses.
Meijeri misses with an uppercut
enabling Borikav to counter with a crisp jab.
Borikav blocks a head kick by Meijeri.
Meijeri throws a leg kick but Borikav sees it coming and moves out of range.
Borikav throws a push kick but Meijeri slaps the foot to one side.
Meijeri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meijeri tries to work over Borikav's front leg with a kick but Borikav checks it.
Borikav lands a nice shot to the body.
Meijeri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meijeri slips a straight right by Borikav.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meijeri jabs Borikav right on the nose. Borikav blinks but takes it well.

Meijeri drives through and clinches with Borikav against the cage.

Borikav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meijeri throws a shot from downtown. Borikav moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meijeri misses with a looping right.
Meijeri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meijeri avoids the body shot from Borikav.
Borikav throws a hook but Meijeri avoids it easily.
Meijeri doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Meijeri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Borikav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meijeri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Borikav swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Borikav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meijeri.
Meijeri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borikav is looking to counter punch.
Borikav loads up on a big right hand but Meijeri slips the punch.
Borikav misses with a hook. Meijeri ducked under it nicely.
Borikav takes a swing at Meijeri's ribcage but misses.
Meijeri slips under a jab.
Borikav slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Meijeri misses.
Meijeri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Borikav, as that shot connected.
Borikav connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Meijeri momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meijeri moves away from the strike by Borikav.
A leg kick checked by Meijeri.
Meijeri looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Meijeri rushes Borikav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Meijeri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meijeri looking to stall.
Meijeri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meijeri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borikav is trying to break the clinch but Meijeri is controlling him.
Meijeri is pushing Borikav up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Meijeri working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meijeri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borikav's efforts to push away.
Meijeri landing knees to the head.
Borikav has had enough of the clinch but Meijeri keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Meijeri.
Nice body punch from Meijeri - that landed with a thud.
Antti Meijeri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Borikav is trying to force a seperation but Meijeri has the dominant position.
Borikav is trying to break free.
Meijeri lands a nice uppercut.
Borikav throws a head punch that misses.
Meijeri connects with a knee to the head.
Borikav is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meijeri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meijeri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Borikav blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Meijeri.
Borikav is trying to push Meijeri away but Meijeri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borikav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borikav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borikav is trying to break free.
Meijeri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Meijeri fails to land.
Meijeri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Borikav.
Meijeri landing knees to the head.

Borikav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meijeri closes the distance but Borikav moves to the side
and Borikav counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meijeri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Borikav counters with a nice uppercut.
Borikav doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meijeri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borikav missing with a left hand there. Meijeri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Meijeri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alekzandr Borikav's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Borikav swings for the body but Meijeri moves out of range.
Borikav throws a chopping leg kick but Meijeri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice side step and Meijeri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Borikav checks a leg kick.
Meijeri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Meijeri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borikav.
Meijeri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borikav.
Meijeri misses with a straight right.
Borikav fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meijeri tried to score with a low kick but Borikav checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meijeri throws a lazy right hand but Borikav sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meijeri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borikav uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Borikav as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borikav. Meijeri does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meijeri jabs Borikav to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Meijeri misses with a wild combination.
Borikav misses with a hook. Meijeri ducked under it nicely.
Borikav swings for the body but Meijeri moves out of range.
Meijeri is looking to clinch but Borikav is avoiding it.
Meijeri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Borikav scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meijeri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meijeri throws an overhand right that lands on Borikav's shoulder, as Borikav tries to avoid the shot.
Meijeri tries a low kick but Borikav avoids it.
Meijeri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meijeri is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Meijeri.

Meijeri closes the distance and clinches.
Borikav wants to break the clinch but can't.

Meijeri breaks from the clinch.
Meijeri lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borikav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meijeri.
Nice cross by Borikav.
Borikav takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Meijeri is looking to score with low kicks.
Borikav is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Borikav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meijeri steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Borikav.
A swing and a miss from Borikav.
Meijeri throws a wild body kick that Borikav sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meijeri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Borikav to score with a decent uppercut.
Meijeri looks to land a right hand but Borikav moved out of range.
Meijeri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Borikav is looking to counter punch.
Borikav avoids the head kick by Meijeri.
Meijeri connects with a crisp jab.
Meijeri misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Borikav counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Meijeri goes down! Borikav rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Meijeri is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Meijeri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meijeri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borikav moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borikav swings away with a body shot that misses
and Meijeri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meijeri tries to clinch but Borikav moves out of range.
Meijeri throws a looping overhand right but Borikav ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Borikav - just one landing.

Meijeri drives through and clinches with Borikav against the cage.
Borikav is trying to push Meijeri away but Meijeri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Borikav breaks the clinch.
Meijeri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meijeri missing with a left hand there. Borikav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antti Meijeri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Borikav misses with a straight left.
Meijeri avoids the body shot from Borikav.
Meijeri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meijeri tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alekzandr Borikav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Meijeri.
Meijeri misses with an uppercut. Borikav saw that one coming.
Borikav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Meijeri.
Borikav misses with a hook
and Meijeri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meijeri dips to his left and cracks Borikav with an uppercut!
Borikav swings for the body but Meijeri moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antti Meijeri.
Well Meijeri 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!