PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suri comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bohemia - Kali Denali kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ukkeli
vs
Shah Suri

212 cm
32
288 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

225 cm
36
279 lbs
33 - 13 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sher Shah Suri!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkeli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suri.
Suri misses with a body kick.
Ukkeli checks a leg kick.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ukkeli tries to clinch up but Suri circles away and keeps his distance.
Ukkeli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ukkeli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ukkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suri.
Suri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ukkeli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Suri steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ukkeli. That one must have hurt.
Suri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ukkeli moves out of range of the body kick from Suri.
Suri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Sher Shah Suri has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Ukkeli misses the target.
Suri flicks out a counter leg kick but Ukkeli steps away.
Ukkeli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ukkeli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ukkeli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ukkeli scores with a knee to the head.
Suri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Ukkeli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ukkeli tries a knee to the head but Suri blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli tries a knee to the head but Suri blocks it.

Ukkeli breaks from the clinch.
Ukkeli looks for the body kick but Suri saw that one coming.
Suri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ukkeli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Suri takes one to the chin there.
Suri moves out of range of the body kick from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli missing with a left hand there. Suri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suri ducks under a wild hook from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli moves out of range of the body kick from Suri.
Suri misses with a body kick.
Ukkeli tried to counter with a leg kick but Suri avoided it.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses
and Suri counters with a low kick, right behind Ukkeli 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suri.
A low kick from Suri is predictable there
and Ukkeli counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ukkeli lands a front kick.
Suri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ukkeli tried to counter with a leg kick but Suri avoided it.
Suri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ukkeli is looking to counter with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ukkeli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Ukkeli.
A bone on bone clash there as Suri blocks the leg kick.
Suri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ukkeli lands a nice looking body shot.
Suri looks winded!
Ukkeli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suri counters with a body kick that stops Ukkeli in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Ukkeli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
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.

Suri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Ukkeli blocks the low kick.
Ukkeli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suri can do to turn this around?
Ukkeli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ukkeli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ukkeli moves out of range of the body kick.
Ukkeli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ukkeli scores with a hook to the body. Suri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ukkeli 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.
Suri tries a quick counter leg kick but Ukkeli is wise to it.
Suri throws a leg kick but Ukkeli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ukkeli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ukkeli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suri.
Suri misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suri. That did some damage!
Ukkeli throws a sloppy head kick and Suri moves out of range easily.
Suri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ukkeli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suri ducks right into an uppercut from Ukkeli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri misses with a straight right.
Ukkeli 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.
Ukkeli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suri checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suri.
Suri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suri is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ukkeli rather than just go for the knockout.
Ukkeli throws a lazy right hand but Suri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suri slips under a jab from Ukkeli.
Suri throws a push kick but Ukkeli slaps the foot to one side.
Suri just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ukkeli misses the target.

Ukkeli instigates a clinch.

Suri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ukkeli misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a body punch but Suri moves out of range.
Suri misses the shot to the body.
Ukkeli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Suri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ukkeli's calf.
Maximus Ukkeli is winning the standup battle so far.
Suri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Suri tries a quick counter leg kick but Ukkeli is wise to it.
Suri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suri throws a shot from downtown. Ukkeli moves away and avoids it.
Suri throws a low kick but Ukkeli avoids it.
Ukkeli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ukkeli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suri misses with the body kick
and Ukkeli counters with a three punch combo that has Suri backing up. Suri nods at Ukkeli to acknowledge the strikes.
Suri scores with a sloppy right hand. Ukkeli should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ukkeli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Maximus Ukkeli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri'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.

Ukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch but Suri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suri throws a leg kick but Ukkeli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ukkeli looks to land a right hand but Suri moved out of range.
Ukkeli tries to land a front kick but Suri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick which misses Suri's front leg but catches the back leg as Suri tries to avoid it.
Ukkeli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suri doesn't seem bothered though.
Suri lands with an overhand left.
Suri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Suri tries a low kick but Ukkeli avoids it.
Ukkeli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Suri takes a step back to recover.
Suri lands a head shot.
Suri misses with a body shot
and Ukkeli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suri's knee momentarily.
Suri ducks under a wild hook from Ukkeli.
Suri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Suri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli scores with a three punch combo!
Suri misses the shot to the body.
Ukkeli lands a head kick!
Ukkeli looks to throw a body kick
and Suri counters with a straight right hand.
Suri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ukkeli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Suri misses
and Ukkeli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Suri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ukkeli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suri wants to slow Ukkeli down by chopping away at his legs.
Suri misses with a wild body shot.
Suri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suri is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ukkeli.

Ukkeli lands a head kick that bluckles Suri and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Ukkeli no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Suri slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Ukkeli connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Suri onto his butt! Suri bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.

Suri is rocked!
Suri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Suri blocks a head kick by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
Ukkeli throws a lazy head kick
and Suri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Suri misses
and Ukkeli counters with a good low kick that Suri was not able to check.
Ukkeli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suri can pounce on him.
Ukkeli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suri counters with a good low kick that Ukkeli was not able to check.
Ukkeli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suri connects with a solid leg kick.
Suri misses with a low kick as Ukkeli jumps back.
Ukkeli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Ukkeli takes that one big after scoring multiple knockdowns. It's amazing that we made it out of that third round.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Suri walks into a jab.

Ukkeli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suri misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Suri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ukkeli is looking to slow Suri down with leg kicks.
Ukkeli wants to clinch
and Suri counters with a low kick, right behind Ukkeli 's knee.
Ukkeli looks to land a left hand but Suri moved out of range nicely.
Suri is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli connects with a body shot.
Suri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ukkeli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suri scrambles back to his feet.
Suri throws an off balance right hand
and Ukkeli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ukkeli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Suri. That snapped Ukkeli's head back.
Ukkeli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suri misses with a wild body shot.
Ukkeli misses with a right hand
and Suri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Suri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ukkeli counters with a nice uppercut.
Ukkeli avoids the body shot from Suri.
Ukkeli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Ukkeli misses.
Ukkeli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suri misses with a lunging right hand
and Ukkeli counters with a good low kick that Suri was not able to check.
Ukkeli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ukkeli scores with a punch to the head.
Ukkeli throws a series of strikes that have Suri backpedaling.
Suri has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ukkeli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a hook but Suri blocks it.
Ukkeli tries to land a body kick
and Suri counters with a two punch combo.
Ukkeli is looking to clinch.
Suri scores with the left hand. Ukkeli knows he should have avoided that one.
Ukkeli tries to clinch up.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that misses.
Suri lands a leg kick that knocks Ukkeli off balance momentarily.
Ukkeli throws the kick towards the body but Suri avoids it.
Ukkeli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut. Suri saw that one coming.
Suri misses with a low kick.
It looked like Ukkeli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ukkeli.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ukkeli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Ukkeli had his way with Sher Shah Suri in that round.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ukkeli cracks Suri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sher Shah Suri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with a lunging right hand
and Suri counters with a right hand to the body.
Suri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ukkeli checks it well.
Ukkeli bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Suri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Suri throws a leg kick
and Ukkeli counters with an inside leg kick.
Ukkeli connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Suri misses
and Ukkeli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suri throws the left hand but Ukkeli avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ukkeli.
Suri lands a nice hook to Ukkeli's body. Ukkeli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ukkeli scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ukkeli throws a head kick but Suri moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a body punch but Suri moves out of range.
Ukkeli moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSuri.
Suri tries to score with a low kick but Ukkeli moves his leg out of the way.
You can see that Suri has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ukkeli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ukkeli tries to clinch there but Suri circles away.
Suri checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Suri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ukkeli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suri misses with a low kick.
Ukkeli throws a right and a left that Suri avoids nicely.
Suri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ukkeli throws a poor cross that misses
and Suri makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suri misses with a leg kick.
Maximus Ukkeli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that misses
and Suri counters with a thumping low kick.
Ukkeli moves out of range as Suri throws a body kick.
And Ukkeli counters with a quick kick to the body but Suri blocks it.
Suri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ukkeli.

Ukkeli rushes Suri and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
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!
Suri tries to work over Ukkeli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Suri.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suri.

Suri breaks the clinch.
Suri lands a nice hook to Ukkeli's body. Ukkeli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suri wants to land a leg kick but Ukkeli is out of range.
Suri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ukkeli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ukkeli misses with a hook. Suri ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sher Shah Suri.
Well Ukkeli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:43
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Ukkeli!
Our winner, Maximus Ukkeli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.