PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Vij (ranked 3554 p4p, 2392 weight class) and Cavalho Atunes (ranked 422 p4p, 281 weight class). Atunes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Makeba kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vij
vs
Atunes

187 cm
24
201
8 - 4 - 1

185 cm
27
190
11 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vij!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Atunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes tries to clinch up but Vij circles away and keeps his distance.
Vij is looking to counter punch.
Vij swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vij misses with a kick to the body.
Atunes follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good work by Atunes as he checks the leg kick.
Atunes tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij cracks Atunes with an open hand slap.

It looks like Cavalho Atunes has been cut.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Vij fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Atunes checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Vij.
Vij finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Atunes misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Atunes tries to keep at a distance but Vij has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vij misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atunes wants to stall.
Vij lands with a right to the head.
Vij tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Vij back against the ropes.
A short right from Vij on the inside.
Vij lands with a short shot to the head.
Vij avoiding damage as Atunes throws knees to the body.
Vij swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vij takes a shot to the head.
Vij takes a shot to the head.
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!
Vij goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vij blocks it with crossed arms.
Vij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Atunes avoids the damage to the body.
Atunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vij is working Atunes over against the ropes.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
Vij is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atunes is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
Still in the clinch, Vij scores with a nice short uppercut.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Atunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Vij.
Vij tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.
Atunes scores with a knee to the head.
Vij scores a nice knee to the body.

Vij breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Vij misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Vij dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Atunes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vij misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Atunes counters with an outside leg kick.
Vij throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes.
Atunes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Atunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vij loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Vij cracks Atunes with an open hand slap.
A big left from Vij misses.
Atunes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vij gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vij avoiding damage as Atunes throws knees to the body.
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vij goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Atunes avoids the damage to the body.
Vij is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
Atunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vij is working Atunes over against the ropes.
Atunes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Vij works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vij lands a nice uppercut.
Vij tries to land a knee to the head but Atunes blocks with his arms.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vij scores with a knee to the head.
Vij is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atunes is defending well for now.
Atunes missing with knees to the body.
Vij struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Vij.
Atunes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vij prevents a body shot from Atunes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes prevents a body shot from Vij.
Vij lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Atunes is breathing heavily.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vij lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vij lands a hook that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
A short uppercut from Vij.
A right hand to the body from Vij.
Vij tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Vij back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vij.
Alexander Vij has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vij lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vij softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vij lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vij.
Vij lands with a short shot to the head.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Vij dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes'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.

Vij throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Atunes lands a head kick. Vij smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Atunes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vij misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Atunes lands a nice hook to Vij's body. Vij takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vij.
Alexander Vij is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Vij.
Atunes throws a shot to the body.
Vij moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Vij avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vij.
Vij with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Atunes clobbers Vij with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vij lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vij misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Vij lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vij throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes feints and then cracks Vij's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vij down.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Vij uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Vij.
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!

Vij has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but Vij blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vij.
Atunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vij lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Alexander Vij did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Vij tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vij throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vij connects with a single shot there.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Vij is out of range.
Vij avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vij uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij scores with a shot to the body.
Atunes misses with a double jab.
Cavalho Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Vij.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atunes.
Cavalho Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes misses with a left hand
and Vij makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vij is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Vij uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Vij misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vij.

Atunes is rocked!

That has opened up Cavalho Atunes's cut even more.
Vij connects with a quick right hand that sends Atunes tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Vij!
Alexander Vij seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.