PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Rupeni Veitayaki (ranked 4829 p4p, 488 weight class) and Lars Karlsson (ranked 4075 p4p, 443 weight class). Veitayaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Cibi . Lars Karlsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Veitayaki
vs
Karlsson

188 cm
29
185 lbs
12 - 12 - 2

179 cm
28
169 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rupeni Veitayaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veitayaki ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.

Karlsson clinches up with Veitayaki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
Veitayaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Veitayaki.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Veitayaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veitayaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Veitayaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karlsson dodges the punch combination from Veitayaki.
Karlsson throws a right and a left that Veitayaki avoids nicely.
Veitayaki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veitayaki staying out of range there.
Veitayaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karlsson.
Veitayaki misses with the body kick
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veitayaki misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veitayaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karlsson swings for the body but Veitayaki moves out of range.
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Karlsson lands a body shot.
Veitayaki misses with a wild combination.

Veitayaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Veitayaki.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Veitayaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veitayaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veitayaki.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Veitayaki blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Karlsson.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Veitayaki controls his hands.
Karlsson misses with some punches.
Veitayaki tries to break the clinch but Karlsson is controlling the position.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veitayaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Veitayaki lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veitayaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veitayaki wants to break free but Karlsson has control.
Karlsson lands a body shot.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Veitayaki blocks it.
Veitayaki misses with the head strike.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Veitayaki avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Karlsson dominated that round.
That's time! Veitayaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veitayaki.
Some wild striking there from Veitayaki.
Veitayaki moves out of range as Karlsson strikes.
Karlsson connects with a crisp jab.
Veitayaki throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Karlsson connects with a crisp jab.
Karlsson lands a jab.
Veitayaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Veitayaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veitayaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veitayaki throws a sloppy head kick and Karlsson moves out of range easily.
Veitayaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karlsson 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karlsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lars Karlsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veitayaki blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veitayaki.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karlsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Veitayaki misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veitayaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Karlsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Veitayaki avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the ropes.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Karlsson lands a body shot.
Karlsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karlsson digs a right hand underneath Veitayaki's ribcage. Veitayaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karlsson takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veitayaki lands with a right to the head.
Veitayaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veitayaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veitayaki looking to stall.
Karlsson lands with a light punch inside.
Veitayaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Veitayaki controls the action.
Karlsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Veitayaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Veitayaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Veitayaki blocks it.
Veitayaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karlsson has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veitayaki misses with a body punch.
Karlsson lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Karlsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Veitayaki misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Veitayaki. Those never looked like landing.
Karlsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Veitayaki.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Veitayaki is just out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Veitayaki.
Veitayaki works the jab nicely.
Veitayaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Veitayaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karlsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Veitayaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veitayaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veitayaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veitayaki seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Karlsson misses.
Veitayaki throws a quick counter head kick but Karlsson was just out of range.
Veitayaki misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Karlsson misses.
Veitayaki misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Veitayaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Veitayaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson cracks Veitayaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Veitayaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Lars Karlsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karlsson looks to land a combination but Veitayaki avoids it well.
Rupeni Veitayaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Veitayaki thumps Karlsson with a low kick.
Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Veitayaki moved out of range nicely.
Veitayaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Veitayaki misses with a head kick.
Karlsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Karlsson tries to keep at a distance but Veitayaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Veitayaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Veitayaki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Veitayaki tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Veitayaki blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Karlsson.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Veitayaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Rupeni Veitayaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veitayaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karlsson's head backwards.
Rupeni Veitayaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veitayaki moves away.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rupeni Veitayaki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karlsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Karlsson!
Rupeni Veitayaki was interviewed post fight and said ' Aloha'.