PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pinero Chai (ranked 691 p4p, 334 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 87 p4p, 51 weight class). Chai's entrance music is Styles P - Off The Ghost. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: IS THIS LOVE. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chai
vs
Smith

176 cm
35
158
24 - 11 - 3

181 cm
36
187
26 - 11 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Conquer

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Conviction

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 24 - 11 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pinero Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith connects with the punch.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Chai - just one landing.
Chai throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chai checks a leg kick.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai 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.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Chai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chai checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Pinero Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chai lands a slapping body shot.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Chai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Chai swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chai has time to react.

It looks like Pinero Chai has been cut.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai checks a low kick from Smith.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chai checks it well.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Chai moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Chai misses its target.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Chai throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chai throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chai.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai scores with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pinero Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pinero Chai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pinero Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Chai cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chai throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Chai thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Chai lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chai. That one must have hurt.
Chai moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Chai feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
A jab from Chai misses.
Smith throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chai slips a straight right by Smith.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chai here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smith lands the left hand.
Chai scores with a jab to the body.
Chai works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Pinero Chai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Chai fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Chai lands with a nice body punch.
Chai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Chai lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chai.
Chai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Chai blocks the low kick.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Chai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Chai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai checks a low kick from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Chai catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Jab from Chai.
Chai throws a body kick that misses.
Chai backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pinero Chai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pinero Chai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenny Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Smith tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chai.
Chai with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Chai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chai stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chai will feel that in the morning.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Chai lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chai lands a two punch combo.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chai scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Chai misses
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith cracks Chai with an open hand slap.

Pinero Chai's cut is getting worse.
Chai works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.
Chai scores with a nice body kick.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Smith misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pinero Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinero Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, Pinero Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Kenny Smith had this to say: 'You bastard! You killed Kenny!'.