PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Hannibal Rex (ranked 5984 p4p, 597 weight class) and Chu Mi Bianfu (ranked 5986 p4p, 598 weight class). The key to victory for Hannibal Rex has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rex
vs
Mi Bianfu

180 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Brawler
Heavy handed

Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($150)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chu Mi Bianfu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex throws a head kick but Bianfu moves out of range.
Bianfu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Bianfu gets a clinch.
Bianfu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rex lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Chu Mi Bianfu has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Bianfu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bianfu misses with the head strike.
Bianfu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bianfu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bianfu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rex tries to land a knee to the head but Bianfu blocks with his arms.
Bianfu gets through Rex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bianfu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bianfu.
Rex 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.
Bianfu gets through Rex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bianfu working aggressively here.
Bianfu working aggressively here.
Rex throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bianfus head.
Rex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bianfu avoids it.
Bianfu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bianfu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bianfu takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rex.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Bianfu on the inside.
Rex misses with an elbow over the top.
Rex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bianfu.
Bianfu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bianfu misses with a body punch.
Bianfu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rex prevents a body shot from Bianfu.
Bianfu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Rex throws an elbow but it misses.
Bianfu tries to throw a body punch but Rex avoids it by throwing Bianfu back against the ropes.
Bianfu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bianfu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bianfu fails to land.
Bianfu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rex throws an elbow but it misses.
Rex trying to land knees to the body.
Bianfu blocks an elbow strike.
Rex working Bianfu over with knees to the body.
Bianfu swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bianfu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rex's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bianfu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bianfu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Rex throws an elbow but it misses.
Bianfu misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bianfu fails to land.
Rex creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bianfu misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rex just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bianfu's brow.
Bianfu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bianfu throws a head punch that misses.
Bianfu lands a nice shot to the body.
Rex missing with knees to the body.
Bianfu dodges an elbow strike from Rex.
Bianfu avoiding damage as Rex throws knees to the body.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Rex prevents a body shot from Bianfu.
Bianfu blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianfu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bianfu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bianfu managing to block the knees to the body from Rex.
Bianfu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bianfu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
A short right from Bianfu.
Bianfu blocks an elbow strike.
Bianfu avoids a wild elbow strike from Rex.
Rex missing with knees to the body.
Bianfu cracks Rex with a nice body shot.
Rex is breathing heavily.
Bianfu lands with a short shot to the head.
Bianfu misses with some punches.
Bianfu digs a right hand underneath Rex's ribcage. Rex let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rex misses with a knee strike.
Bianfu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bianfu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bianfu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bianfu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
A short body shot lands from Bianfu as the two fighters clinch.
Bianfu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bianfu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bianfu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bianfu fails to land.
Rex takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bianfu.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bianfu is working Rex over against the ropes.
Rex blocks a body shot from Bianfu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bianfu.
Bianfu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rex trying to land knees to the body.
Bianfu tries a body shot but Rex blocks it.
Bianfu lands a left hand.
Bianfu tries a body shot but Rex blocks it.
Bianfu gets through Rex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bianfu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rex or not.
Bianfu lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Bianfu.
Bianfu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bianfu.
Bianfu lands a shot to the body.
Bianfu lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chu Mi Bianfu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chu Mi Bianfu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bianfu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bianfu is defending well for now.
Bianfu misses with some punches.
Bianfu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rex tries to land knees in the clinch but Bianfu avoids the damage to the body.
Rex takes a shot to the head.
Bianfu avoids a wild elbow strike from Rex.
Rex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bianfu blocks it with crossed arms.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bianfu's defenses.
Bianfu throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Bianfu blocks an elbow strike.
Bianfu lands a right hand.
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bianfu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bianfu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bianfu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bianfu misses with some punches.
Bianfu has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
Rex tries to land knees in the clinch but Bianfu avoids the damage to the body.
Bianfu lands a nice uppercut.
Bianfu avoiding damage as Rex throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bianfu.
Bianfu throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bianfu.
Rex looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bianfu lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bianfu.
Bianfu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bianfu can't find room to land a body shot as Rex controls the action.
Rex throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bianfu.
Bianfu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Bianfu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Rex blocks a body shot from Bianfu.
Bianfu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bianfu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Bianfu.
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!
Bianfu cracks Rex with a nice body shot.
Bianfu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bianfu fails to land.
Bianfu lands with a left to the head.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Chu Mi Bianfu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bianfu.
Bianfu gets through Rex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Rex is rocked!
A hook to the body from Bianfu.
Oh Rex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bianfu lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bianfu.
Bianfu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bianfu struggles to land a body shot inside as Rex controls his hands.
Bianfu breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Rex with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Rex looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Rex get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Chu Mi Bianfu!