PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 5758 p4p, 454 weight class) and Sergei Ulatov (ranked 2204 p4p, 255 weight class). Sergei Ulatov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Po
vs
Ulatov

167 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

173 cm
28
155 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ulatov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ulatov drives through and clinches with Po against the ropes.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Ulatov controls his hands.
Po tries to work over Ulatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ulatov misses with some punches.
A short right from Ulatov on the inside.
Po throws an elbow that misses.
Po lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ulatov backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ulatov pushes Po 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.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ulatov backwards.
Ulatov looking to stall.
Ulatov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Ulatov controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by Ulatov.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Po.
Ulatov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulatov lands a left hand.
Po misses with a body punch.
Ulatov has a couple of punches blocked by Po.
Po presses Ulatov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ulatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Po lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov prevents a body shot from Po.
Po blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
Ulatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Po.
Ulatov tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Ulatov back against the ropes.
Ulatov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right from Po.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulatov blocks an uppercut.
Ulatov blocks an elbow strike from Po.
Ulatov misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Po.
Ulatov is looking to control Po's arms but Po gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ulatov has his back to the ropes.
Ulatov taking a breather.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ulatov moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Po 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Po scores with a sloppy right hand. Ulatov should have avoided that one.
Po takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulatov.
Ulatov throws out a counter right but Po avoids it with no problem.

Ulatov closes the distance and clinches.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Ulatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ulatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Ulatov uses good head movement to avoid it.

Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sergei Ulatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatov tests Po's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ulatov looks to land a combination but Po avoids it well.
Ulatov lands a nice shot that snaps Po's head back.
Po throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Ulatov drives through and clinches with Po against the ropes.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tong Po has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ulatov is looking to control Po's arms but Po gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ulatov has his back to the ropes.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ulatovs head.
Po misses with the head strike.
Po tries a body shot but Ulatov blocks it.
Po throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulatov.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Po takes a shot to the head.
Ulatov misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ulatov blocking some punches.
Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po working aggressively here.
Po wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Po gets through Ulatov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Po throws an elbow but misses.
Po softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short left from Ulatov.
Po tries to throw a body punch but Ulatov avoids it by throwing Po back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Po.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ulatov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ulatov is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sergei Ulatov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Po's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ulatov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Po blocks a body shot from Ulatov.
Ulatov blocks a body shot from Po.
Ulatov is pushing Po up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ulatov scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Ulatov.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulatov blocks an elbow strike.
Ulatov blocks an uppercut.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po tries to work over Ulatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po can't break the clinch.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulatov working aggressively here.
Ulatov lands with a right to the head.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Ulatov controls the action.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Ulatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ulatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Po misses with the head strike.
Ulatov misses with the head strike.
Po blocking some punches.
Ulatov blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Po.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Ulatov controls the action.
Ulatov blocks a body shot from Po.
Po blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Ulatov.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Po wants to break free but Ulatov has control.
Ulatov misses with some punches.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Ulatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ulatov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Po's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Ulatov controls the action.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Ulatov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ulatov 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Ulatov!
Our winner, Sergei Ulatov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Tong Po had this to say: 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.