PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Yevgen Maartins (ranked 7429 p4p, 541 weight class) and Antero Vuori (ranked 2709 p4p, 318 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Antero Vuori enters the ring!

Maartins
vs
Vuori

180 cm
26
192 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

201 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Vuori!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Vuori. Beautiful body shot.
Maartins misses with a hook.
Vuori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maartins.
Vuori has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Maartins throws a head kick that misses.
Vuori throws a fast counter high kick but Maartins manages to duck under it in time.
Vuori blocks the body kick.
Maartins connects with a crisp jab.
Maartins throws a looping overhand right but Vuori ducks down to avoid it.
Vuori throws out a counter right but Maartins avoids it with no problem.
Maartins tries to clinch but Vuori is having none of it.
Vuori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Yevgen Maartins has been cut.
Vuori connects with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maartins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maartins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maartins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vuori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maartins throws a counter high kick but Vuori was just alert enough to avoid it.
Vuori swats away the attempt to clinch by Maartins.
Vuori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vuori avoids the body shot from Maartins.
Vuori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maartins tries to clinch but Vuori moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vuori.
Vuori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vuori avoids the head kick by Maartins.
Vuori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maartins avoids the head kick by Vuori.
Vuori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maartins.
Vuori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maartins throws the left hand but Vuori avoids the punch easily.
Vuori let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vuori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vuori scores with a head kick.
Maartins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vuori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Vuori is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maartins throws a front kick to the face that drops Vuori face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Yevgen Maartins!
A very excited looking Yevgen Maartins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.