PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 2015 p4p, 240 weight class) and Yevgen Maartins (ranked 5828 p4p, 451 weight class). Bill Beukeboom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yevgen Maartins's chin.

Beukeboom
vs
Maartins

185 cm
23
194 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
192 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maartins slips under a jab from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beukeboom checks a low kick from Maartins.
Maartins slips under a jab.
Maartins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Beukeboom takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Beukeboom.
Maartins blocks a body shot from Beukeboom.
Maartins blocks an uppercut.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Maartins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beukeboom digs a good hook to Maartins's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maartins throws a body punch but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Beukeboom blocks a leg kick.
Maartins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maartins, right into the meat.
Beukeboom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maartins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Beukeboom has Maartins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Beukeboom has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Maartins controls his hands.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beukeboom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Maartins.
Beukeboom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maartins lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.
Beukeboom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maartins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beukebooms head.
Maartins misses with a knee to the head.
Beukeboom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.

Maartins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maartins misses with a looping right.
Maartins tries to move into range but Beukeboom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beukeboom moves out of range of the body kick from Maartins.
Beukeboom seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Beukeboom blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maartins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beukeboom lands a jab to Maartins's midsection.
Maartins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beukeboom tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maartins manages to circle out of the way.
Maartins throws a leg kick but Beukeboom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maartins lands a head shot.
Beukeboom looks to score with a jab to the body but Maartins is just out of range.
A jab from Beukeboom misses.
Beukeboom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Maartins misses.
Maartins throws out a powerful jab.
Maartins throws a head kick but Beukeboom moves out of range.
Maartins misses with a head kick.
Beukeboom avoids the head kick by Maartins.
Beukeboom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maartins throws a sloppy head kick and Beukeboom moves out of range easily.
Maartins connects with a leg kick. Beukeboom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Maartins.
Beukeboom cracks Maartins with an open hand slap.
Beukeboom catches Maartins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yevgen Maartins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maartins misses with a wild body shot.
Beukeboom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maartins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beukeboom cracks a nice hook into Maartins's ribs.
Maartins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Beukeboom. Beautiful body shot.
Beukeboom lands a head shot.
Maartins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beukeboom lands with a good body shot.
Beukeboom is looking to wear down Maartins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Beukeboom clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beukeboom.
Maartins prevents a body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom swings wildly with an uppercut but Maartins uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maartins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maartins misses with a knee to the head.
Beukeboom lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Beukeboom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Maartins blocks it.
Maartins is trying to break free.
Maartins has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beukeboom seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maartins can turn it around.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maartins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beukeboom's defenses.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maartins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Maartins.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Maartins blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maartins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Maartins.
Maartins looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Maartins breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Beukeboom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Beukeboom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Beukeboom. Maartins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beukeboom moves away from the strike by Maartins.
Maartins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maartins misses with a hook to the body

and Beukeboom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Maartins.
Maartins throws a head punch that misses.
Beukeboom misses with a punch to the body.
Beukeboom working aggressively here.
Maartins looking to throw knees to the head but Beukeboom is blocking nicely.
Maartins pushes Beukeboom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beukeboom misses with a punch to the body.
Beukeboom misses with some punches.
Beukeboom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Maartins controls his hands.
Maartins is breathing heavily.
Beukeboom presses Maartins against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Maartins controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beukeboom.
A nice left hand lands by Beukeboom.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maartins can't break the clinch.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Maartins blocks it.
Maartins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Beukeboom lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Maartins throws an elbow but misses.
Maartins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Maartins controls the action.
Maartins blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Beukeboom fails to land.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom gets through Maartins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beukeboom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maartinss head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Maartins controls his hands.
Good body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom is leaning against Maartins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Beukeboom.
Beukeboom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maartins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beukeboom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maartins.
Beukeboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beukeboom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
Beukeboom lands a shot to the body.
Beukeboom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maartins's elbow.
Beukeboom lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Beukeboom on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maartins tries to circle away but Beukeboom has him pinned against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beukeboom pushes Maartins back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Maartins is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Beukeboom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maartins is still on wobbly legs! Can Beukeboom finish him?
Beukeboom throws a head punch that misses.
Beukeboom tries a body shot but Maartins blocks it.
Beukeboom creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Maartins crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Maartins face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Beukeboom takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!