PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 19343 p4p, 607 weight class) and Bang Pitung (ranked 4273 p4p, 456 weight class). Pitung has chosen Madball - Born Strong as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bang Pitung is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dimelo
vs
Pitung

182 cm
30
203 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

180 cm
33
187 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimelo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimelo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pablo's Boxing Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Pitung staying out of range there.

Pitung has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimelo tries to work over Pitung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo scores with a shot to the side of Pitung's head.
Dimelo digs a right hand underneath Pitung's ribcage. Pitung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pitung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimelo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimelo is leaning against Pitung and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pitung looks winded!
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo lands a body shot.
Dimelo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dimelo scores with a hook to the body.
Pitung blocks a body shot from Dimelo.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimelo.
Dimelo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with a punch to the body.
Dimelo lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pitung blocks a body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo digs a right hand underneath Pitung's ribcage. Pitung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimelo.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimelo.
Dimelo gets through Pitung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Dimelo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dimelo.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Pitung avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the ropes.
A short right from Dimelo.
Dimelo is leaning against Pitung and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dimelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitungs head.
Dimelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitung's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimelo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pitung prevents a body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Pitung avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Dimelo.
Dimelo lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo tries to work over Pitung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo lands a nice shot to the body.
Dimelo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimelo lands a left hand.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo is working Pitung over against the ropes.
Dimelo tries a body shot but Pitung blocks it.
Dimelo tries a body shot but Pitung blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pitung struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimelo controls his hands.
Dimelo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitung or not.
Dimelo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pitung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Dimelo.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimelo.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimelo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Dimelo.
Dimelo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miko Dimelo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dimelo clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimelo as Pitung tries to tie him up.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimelo pushes Pitung back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dimelo lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Dimelo as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Dimelo.
Dimelo is working Pitung over against the ropes.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitungs head.
Dimelo lands a right hand.
Pitung swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pitung is breathing heavily.
Pitung takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimelo lands a nice shot to the body.
Dimelo lands with a right to the head.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Dimelo.
Dimelo lands with a left to the head.

Pitung is rocked!
Dimelo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pitung is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimelo finish him?
Dimelo is working Pitung over against the ropes.
Dimelo cracks Pitung with a nice body shot.
Dimelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimelo lands a body punch.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo can't find room to land a body shot as Pitung controls the action.
Dimelo tries a body shot but Pitung blocks it.
Pitung can't find room to land a body shot as Dimelo controls the action.
Pitung seems to have recovered his senses.
Dimelo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dimelo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Dimelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitung controls his hands.
Dimelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitung takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimelo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dimelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitungs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dimelo.
Dimelo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dimelo lands a shot to the body.
Dimelo digs a right hand underneath Pitung's ribcage. Pitung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Pitung avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the ropes.
Dimelo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimelo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitung can do to turn this around?
Dimelo tries a body shot but Pitung blocks it.
Dimelo lands a hook that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimelo lands with a right to the head.
Dimelo misses with a punch to the body.
Pitung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimelo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitung struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimelo controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo presses Pitung against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dimelo digs a right hand into Pitung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pitung's gas tank.
Dimelo pushes Pitung back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dimelo breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Pitung with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Pitung looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Pitung get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Dimelo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitung was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimelo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miko Dimelo will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pitung wants to clinch but Dimelo slips to the side
and as Pitung tries to reset, Dimelo cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Pitung is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miko Dimelo!
An out of breath Miko Dimelo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.