PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mercedes Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rambo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benz
vs
Rambo Jr

155 cm
25
147 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mercedes Benz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rambo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rambo Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benz is looking to chop away at Rambo Jr's legs.
Benz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rambo Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rambo Jr moves out of range of the body kick.

Rambo Jr has managed to clinch.
Rambo Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Benz breaks the clinch.

Benz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Rambo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Rambo Jr throws a combination. Benz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benz really is a fat lump.
Rambo Jr tries to work over Benz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rambo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rambo Jr.
Rambo Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benz circles away quickly and effectively.
Benz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benz sets himself, and Rambo Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Benz avoids it this time.

Benz has closed the distance and engaged Rambo Jr in a clinch.

Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Benz clinches up with Rambo Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Benz being controlled against the ropes.
Rambo Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rambo Jr is keeping busy.
Benz tries a knee to the head but Rambo Jr blocks it.

Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benz feints and then cracks Rambo Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rambo Jr down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rambo Jr misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Rambo Jr.
Benz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rambo Jr. Rambo Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rambo Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Benz misses with a body kick.

Benz drives through and clinches with Rambo Jr against the ropes.

Benz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rambo Jr throws a series of punches but Benz avoids them all with ease.

Rambo Jr clinches up with Benz and pushes him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

Rambo Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benz misses with an uppercut
and Rambo Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Rambo Jr clinches with his opponent.
Benz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Rambo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercedes Benz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz walks into a jab.
Benz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benz is looking to clinch but Rambo Jr is avoiding it.
Rambo Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rambo Jr lands with a nice combination. Benz backs away looking to recover.
Benz tries to clinch but Rambo Jr is having none of it.
Benz works Rambo Jr's body with a nice hook.
Rambo Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Benz moves out of range easily.
Benz lands a nice looking body kick.
Benz throws a solid leg kick but Rambo Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benz.
Benz is looking to clinch but Rambo Jr is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Benz.
Rambo Jr throws a right hand that Benz ducks under and follows up with a left that Benz also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benz misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Benz wants to clinch.
Benz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Rambo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Rambo Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Benz. Benz maintains the clinch.
Benz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Rambo Jr is trying to stall.

Benz manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Rambo Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No joy there for Benz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rambo Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benz jabs Rambo Jr right on the nose. Rambo Jr blinks but takes it well.

Benz clinches with his opponent.

Rambo Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rambo Jr blocks a head kick by Benz.
Rambo Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benz is looking to counter the offense by Rambo Jr and move into the clinch.

Benz tries to keep at a distance but Rambo Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rambo Jr avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rambo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo Jr misses with a combination

and Benz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benz.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rambo Jr circles away.
Benz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rambo Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rambo Jr rushes Benz and presses him up against the ropes.
Benz is trying to break free.
Rambo Jr has had enough of the clinch but Benz keeps him there for the moment.
Benz has had enough of the clinch but Rambo Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Rambo Jr is trying to push Benz away but Benz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rambo Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rambo Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rambo Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo Jr avoids the head kick by Benz.
Rambo Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benz moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Rambo Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benz is looking to clinch but Rambo Jr is avoiding it.
Rambo Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benz lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rambo Jr avoids the body shot from Benz.
Rambo Jr misses with the body kick
and Benz counters with a left to the body.
Benz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benz sets himself, and Rambo Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Benz avoids it this time.
Rambo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rambo Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mercedes Benz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Rambo Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rambo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mercedes Benz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rambo Jr 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Rambo Jr!