PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 24928 p4p, 4542 weight class) and Alex Stefanovic (ranked 776 p4p, 553 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Snow
vs
Stefanovic

170 cm
35
160
13 - 5 - 3

180 cm
31
184
16 - 9 - 4

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Stefanovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Stefanovic.
Snow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stefanovic moves away.
Snow throws a front kick aimed at Stefanovic's knee but Stefanovic avoids it well.
Stefanovic avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Stefanovic - just one landing.
Snow looks to land a body kick but Stefanovic moved away.
Stefanovic lands with a shot to the body.
Snow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefanovic throws out the jab.
Snow misses with a leg kick.
Stefanovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stefanovic misses with a few strikes there.
Stefanovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snow. Snow obviously looking to wear him down.
Stefanovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stefanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stefanovic misses with a shot to the body
and Snow counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Stefanovic misses.
Snow slips under a jab from Stefanovic.
Snow throws a body punch but Stefanovic moves out of range.
Stefanovic lands a head shot.
Stefanovic misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow looks to land a body kick but Stefanovic moved away.
Snow walks into a straight right hand from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Stefanovic takes one to the side of the head.
Snow seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Snow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Snow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Stefanovic.
Snow is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Snow looks to score with a jab to the body but Stefanovic is just out of range.
Stefanovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Snow, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Stefanovic works Snow's body with a nice hook.
Snow throws a body shot but no joy.
Stefanovic avoids a kick to the body.
Stefanovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stefanovic.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stefanovic.
Snow blocks a jab.
Stefanovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stefanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Stefanovic.
Snow tries to work over Stefanovic's front leg with a kick but Stefanovic checks it.
Stefanovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stefanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Stefanovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stefanovic misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Stefanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefanovic throws a jab when Snow was well out of range.
Snow misses with a two punch combination.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the body kick from Snow.
Snow avoids the body shot from Stefanovic.
Snow is looking to wear down Stefanovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stefanovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Snow looks to land a body kick but Stefanovic moved away.
Snow throws a body punch but Stefanovic moves out of range.
Stefanovic clobbers Snow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Snow moves away from the strike by Stefanovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic misses with a body shot.
Snow tries to clinch but Stefanovic is having none of it.
Snow throws a push kick but Stefanovic slaps the foot to one side.
Stefanovic takes a swing at Snow's ribcage but misses.
Snow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stefanovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 Jon Snow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Snow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Snow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
Stefanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Stefanovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Snow misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snow.
Stefanovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Snow under the eye.
Snow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jon Snow is winning the standup battle so far.

Snow pushes Stefanovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stefanovic dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stefanovic's brow.
Stefanovic scores with a hook to the body.
Stefanovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snow.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefanovic controls his hands.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic gets through Snow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Stefanovic - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snow digs a right hand into Stefanovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stefanovic's gas tank.
Stefanovic working aggressively here.
A short right from Stefanovic.
A short left from Snow.
Snow lands a damaging elbow.
Snow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stefanovic avoids the elbow strike from Snow, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
Snow throws an elbow but it misses.
Stefanovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snow's brow.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Stefanovic shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snow lands a nice elbow.
Stefanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stefanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stefanovic lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Snow on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow takes a shot to the head.
Snow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Stefanovic controls the action.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stefanovic blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snow throws an elbow but misses.
Stefanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Snow controls his hands.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stefanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Stefanovic blocking some punches.
Stefanovic throws an elbow that misses.
Snow takes a shot to the head.
Snow is leaning against Stefanovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefanovic lands an elbow just above Snow 's eye.
Alex Stefanovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snow blocks an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Stefanovic 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stefanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Snow throws a leg kick that misses.
Stefanovic blocks a leg kick.
Snow sets himself, and Stefanovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Snow avoids it this time.

Snow has closed the distance and engaged Stefanovic in a clinch.
Stefanovic throws a head punch that misses.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic prevents a body shot from Snow.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Stefanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stefanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stefanovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stefanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Snow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Stefanovic throws an elbow but misses.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow misses with some punches.
Snow misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.

It looks like Alex Stefanovic has been cut.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Stefanovic.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Stefanovic shrugs off.
Stefanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow blocks an elbow strike.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefanovic controls his hands.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside that Snow shrugs off.
Stefanovic is leaning against Snow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stefanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefanovic blocks an uppercut.
Snow blocks a body shot from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic presses Snow against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stefanovic lands an elbow that stopped Snow in his tracks for a moment.
Stefanovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stefanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Snow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snow throws an elbow but misses.
Stefanovic dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow prevents a body shot from Stefanovic.
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snow blocking some punches.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stefanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stefanovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Snow lands an elbow inside.
Stefanovic lands a body punch.
A short right from Stefanovic on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Stefanovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stefanovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
Stefanovic is working Snow over against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stefanovic misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefanovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Stefanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow tries to work over Stefanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Stefanovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Stefanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stefanovic 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alex Stefanovic!