PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Master Chief's chin.

Smith
vs
Chief

174 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent elbows
KO power

Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Master Chief!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chief fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chief counters with a one-two to the body.
Chief avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chief misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chief.
A swing and a miss from Chief.
Chief fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Robert Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Chief's shoulder, as Chief tries to avoid the shot.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chief.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chief throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Chief.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Chief slips the punch.
Chief throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
A big left from Chief misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Chief connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chief throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Chief there.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A jab from Chief misses.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chief.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith scores with a body shot.
A jab from Chief misses.
Smith lands a head kick. Chief smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chief looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Chief throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chief.

Smith throws out a head kick that Chief doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Chief crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Chief's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Chief blocks the body kick.
A nice combination there by Chief.
Chief might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chief lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chief takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Chief moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Chief slips under a jab.
Chief swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a series of punches but Chief avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a right hand that Chief ducks under and follows up with a left that Chief also avoids with ease.
Chief slips under a jab.
Chief lands with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a head kick but Chief moves out of range.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chief throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chief lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Chief scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chief throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Chief digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chief moved away.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chief is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Chief getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith moves away from the strike by Chief.
Chief ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chief lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
A cross from Chief lands.
Chief is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big left from Chief misses.
Chief looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chief scores with a decent looking hook.
Chief ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Chief slaps the foot to one side.
Smith misses with a hook. Chief ducked under it nicely.
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 Robert Smith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chief steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Chief lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Smith.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Chief's belly button to the back.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab, jab by Chief - just one landing.
Chief changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chief moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Chief pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Chief.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Chief.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chief counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chief steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chief swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chief misses with a leg kick.
Chief throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chief throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chief lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chief.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith slips under a jab from Chief.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chief counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chief throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chief.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chief sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chief scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Chief.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chief.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chief.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Chief slips the punch.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chief connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Chief scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chief lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Chief throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robert Smith is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chief finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chief tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Chief down.
A jab from Chief misses.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chief waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Chief connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chief avoids a kick to the body.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith sizes up Chief with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chief dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chief misses with a low kick.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Chief moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chief scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chief connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith moves away from the strike by Chief.
Chief lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Chief chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Chief catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Chief showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Chief avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chief.
Chief tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Chief misses.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith moves out of range as Chief strikes.
Chief lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chief thows a body shot but no joy.
Chief thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chief uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chief.
Smith throws a body punch but Chief moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief misses with a hook.
Chief misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a hook
and Chief counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chief slips a jab from Smith.
Chief with a hook.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Chief, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chief displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chief lands with a nice body punch.
Chief throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Chief throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves away from the strike by Chief.
Chief moves out of range of the strikes.
Chief lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Chief off the ropes and back into range.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chief.
Chief throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chief fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chief.
Chief moves away from the strike by Smith.
Chief throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Smith catches Chief right on the button with a cross.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chief was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Chief lands with a right hand.
Chief scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A leg kick checked by Chief.
Chief throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Chief on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chief thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chief on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chief jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Chief throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith checks a leg kick.
Chief avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chief with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chief with a nice cross.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Chief tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Chief's head but Chief sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Master Chief comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chief 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Master Chief!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Robert Smith!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Robert Smith!

Robert Smith wins by split decision!