PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Chaz Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaz Wong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wong
vs
Smirnov

175 cm
20
132 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

173 cm
20
140 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaz Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smirnov - that will leave a mark!
Wong looks to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smirnov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smirnov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smirnov lands a nice looking body kick.
Smirnov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Smirnov closes the distance and clinches.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smirnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smirnov as Wong tries to tie him up.
Wong can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Wong shrugs off.
Wong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Wong won't want to take too many of those.
Wong stalling in the clinch but Smirnov improves position.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Wong trying to control the position but instead, Smirnov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wong into the ropes.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smirnov as Wong tries to tie him up.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong throws an elbow but it misses.
Wong taking a breather.
Wong seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Smirnov is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wong.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Wong is blocking nicely.
Wong looking to stall.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Wong blocks with his arms.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks it.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov working Wong over with knees to the body.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smirnov blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wong's defenses.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Chaz Wong has been cut.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wong.
Smirnov landing knees to the body.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smirnov is keeping busy.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smirnov obliges.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Smirnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Wong won't want to take too many of those.
Smirnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Wong 's eye.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Wong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wong tries to clinch
and Smirnov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wong wants to clinch.
Smirnov lands with a kick to the temple. Wong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smirnov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smirnov lands a nice shot that snaps Wong's head back.
A good leg kick by Smirnov.
Wong tries to clinch up
and Smirnov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wong's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smirnov.
Smirnov keeps the fight on the outside.
Smirnov looks to land a body kick but Wong moved away.
Smirnov connects with an inside leg kick.
Smirnov digs a good hook to Wong's body.

Smirnov clinches with his opponent.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Wong won't want to take too many of those.
Smirnov is looking to control Wong's arms but Wong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smirnov has his back to the ropes.
Wong looking to stall.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maybe Wong would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Smirnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong looking to stall.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Wong's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wong's face.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Wong won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smirnov obliges.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Smirnov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wong blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Smirnov.
Smirnov working Wong over with knees to the body.
Smirnov landing knees to the body.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smirnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Smirnov blocks an elbow strike.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
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!
Smirnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smirnov stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Smirnov to work.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside.
Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smirnov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Wong won't want to take too many of those.
Wong avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smirnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chaz Wong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Smirnov lands with a slapping head kick.
Wong darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wong moves in looking to clinch but Smirnov pushes him off.
Smirnov cracks Wong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smirnov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smirnov throws a wild body kick that Wong sees coming a mile off.
Smirnov scores with a kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Smirnov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smirnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Wong won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wong's defenses.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smirnov obliges.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wong avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smirnov as Wong tries to tie him up.
Wong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smirnov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Wong won't want to take too many of those.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Wong looking to stall.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Wong won't want to take too many of those.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smirnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Wong tries to stall but Smirnov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smirnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wong.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Wong 's eye.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Wong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong throws an elbow but it misses.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong wants to stall.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Wong blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to stall.
Smirnov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Wong lands an elbow inside.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wong's defenses.
Wong stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chaz Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smirnov connects with a knee to the head.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smirnov is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smirnov 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
Our winner, Alexander Smirnov, 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.