PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Elbow Zombie Chai (ranked 4975 p4p, 23241 weight class) and Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 413 p4p, 477 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Cremonesi's choice of entrance music: Maniac (Eurobeat Remix). 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
De Cremonesi

178 cm
23
168
8 - 4 - 0

172 cm
30
157
13 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Elbow Zombie Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franko De Cremonesi!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Cremonesi throws a low kick but Chai moves out of range easily.
De Cremonesi tries to land a body kick
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
De Cremonesi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
De Cremonesi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
De Cremonesi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Cremonesi throws a push kick but Chai slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from De Cremonesi tenderised Chai's leg. Chai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Cremonesi lands a body shot.
De Cremonesi connects with a body shot that sends Chai's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi misses with a lunging right hand
and De Cremonesi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Cremonesi misses with a looping left.
De Cremonesi misses with a straight right.
De Cremonesi misses with a wild body shot.
De Cremonesi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChai.
De Cremonesi with a nice calf kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai scores with a jab.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai avoids the head kick by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi is looking to slow Chai down with leg kicks.
De Cremonesi tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Cremonesi throws a combination that misses
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
De Cremonesi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chai eats them both and turns towards De Cremonesi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for De Cremonesi.
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!
De Cremonesi misses with a looping left.
De Cremonesi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi connects with a leg kick.
De Cremonesi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Cremonesi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chai swings for the body but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
Chai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chai throws a big counter combination but De Cremonesi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
Chai looks to land a combination but De Cremonesi avoids it well.
De Cremonesi connects with a right hand. Chai shakes it off.
De Cremonesi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Cremonesi throws a shot to the body.
De Cremonesi throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Cremonesi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Cremonesi throws a push kick but Chai slaps the foot to one side.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Cremonesi scores with the left hand. Chai knows he should have avoided that one.
Chai connects with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franko De Cremonesi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Cremonesi is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
De Cremonesi throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Cremonesi was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
De Cremonesi throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
De Cremonesi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chai's hands.
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Cremonesi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Cremonesi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Cremonesi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Cremonesi just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but De Cremonesi avoided it.
A head kick misses from De Cremonesi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Cremonesi tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Cremonesi throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Franko De Cremonesi has been cut.
De Cremonesi swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
De Cremonesi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Cremonesi lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from De Cremonesi.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Cremonesi was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Chai moves out of range as De Cremonesi throws a body kick.
A big left from De Cremonesi misses.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Cremonesi circles away quickly and effectively.
De Cremonesi tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Cremonesi drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Cremonesi.
Nice defenses there by Chai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai misses with a straight right.
De Cremonesi misses with a kick to the body
and Chai counters with a leg kick.
De Cremonesi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Cremonesi lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Cremonesi throws a head kick that half lands.
De Cremonesi throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
De Cremonesi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chai jabs De Cremonesi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Cremonesi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. De Cremonesi moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franko De Cremonesi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franko De Cremonesi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

De Cremonesi misses with a kick to the body.
Chai blocks a low kick nicely.
De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
De Cremonesi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chai.
Chai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from De Cremonesi is predictable there
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Cremonesi drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chai throws the left hand but De Cremonesi avoids the punch easily.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chai throws a head kick but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Cremonesi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Cremonesi lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi blocks a low kick nicely.
De Cremonesi throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it.
Chai ducks right into an uppercut from De Cremonesi.
Chai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Cremonesi throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
De Cremonesi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chai will feel that in the morning.
De Cremonesi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Cremonesi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Cremonesi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chai takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chai throws a chopping leg kick but De Cremonesi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Cremonesi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from De Cremonesi.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Cremonesi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chai at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
De Cremonesi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
No joy there for De Cremonesi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Cremonesi.
Chai takes a swing at De Cremonesi's ribcage but misses.
De Cremonesi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from De Cremonesi.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Cremonesi.
Elbow Zombie Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Cremonesi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franko De Cremonesi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Cremonesi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franko De Cremonesi!
During a confident post fight interview, Franko De Cremonesi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.