PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharitonov has chosen BLUNT - Raggae All Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jack
vs
Kharitonov

170 cm
29
156 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

170 cm
28
156 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Cyclone Nutrition Company

KAISER
Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Samurai Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the leg kick from Jack.
Kharitonov looks to land a body kick but Jack moved away.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Kharitonov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Jack throws the left hand but Kharitonov avoids the punch easily.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the leg kick from Jack.
Jack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kharitonov on the side of the head.
Kharitonov blocks a head kick by Jack.
Jack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kharitonov's calf.
Jack throws a body punch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Jack lands a nice looking body shot.
Jack connects with a body shot that sends Kharitonov's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Jack.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kharitonov.
An inside leg kick lands from Kharitonov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov lands with a nice body punch.
Kharitonov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kharitonov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jack if he has to take too many more of those.
Samurai Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Jack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jack steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kharitonov. That one must have hurt.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kharitonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Jack throws the left hand but Kharitonov avoids the punch easily.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack is looking to slow Kharitonov down with leg kicks.
Kharitonov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jack throws a low kick but Kharitonov moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Kharitonov.

It looks like Samurai Jack has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Kharitonov moves out of range easily.
Kharitonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kharitonov.
A clash of legs there as Kharitonov blocks the low kick.
Jack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharitonov misses with a looping left.
Kharitonov lands a jab to Jack's midsection.
Nice body punch from Jack.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but Jack moved away.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Kharitonov slips the punch.
Kharitonov checks a low kick from Jack.
Kharitonov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jack stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jack on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kharitonov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kharitonov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jack's calf.
Jack works the jab nicely.
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kharitonov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Jack blocks the leg kick.
Kharitonov checks a low kick from Jack.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kharitonov connects with a leg kick. Jack looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kharitonov cracks the inside of Jack's front leg.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kharitonov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kharitonov wants to land a leg kick but Jack is out of range.
Jack is looking to score with low kicks.
Kharitonov throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick
and Jack counters with a low kick, right behind Kharitonov 's knee.
Jack clobbers Kharitonov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kharitonov has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharitonov. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a push kick but Jack slaps the foot to one side.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
Jack lands a nice hook to Kharitonov's body. Kharitonov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov cracks a nice hook into Jack's ribs.
Kharitonov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jack throws the kick towards the body but Kharitonov avoids it.
Kharitonov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kharitonov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack thuds his right hand into Kharitonov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jack thumps Kharitonov with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
Kharitonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kharitonov cracks a nice hook into Jack's ribs.
Kharitonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kharitonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samurai Jack's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jack looks to throw the jab but Kharitonov is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kharitonov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Jack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Kharitonov ducks down to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jack is looking to slow Kharitonov down with leg kicks.
Jack blocks a low kick nicely.
Jack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kharitonov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kharitonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kharitonov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jack's sensitive parts.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kharitonov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kharitonov checks the leg kick.
Kharitonov ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Jack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kharitonov under the eye.
A nice combination there by Kharitonov.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Kharitonov's head but Kharitonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Kharitonov lands.
Kharitonov throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kharitonov 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.

Jack is rocked!
Kharitonov misses with a straight right.
Oh Jack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kharitonov tries to land a leg kick but Jack saw it coming and moves away.
Jack seems to have got his legs back now.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack walks into a straight right hand from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Kharitonov is out of range.
Kharitonov wants to land a leg kick but Jack is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kharitonov - just one landing.
Jack tries to land a leg kick but Kharitonov saw it coming and moves away.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Kharitonov missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kharitonov avoids the head kick by Jack.
Kharitonov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jack. That did some damage!
Kharitonov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kharitonov is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Jack misses.
Jack is looking to score with low kicks.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
Kharitonov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jack finds it's way round the side to connect with Kharitonov's head.
Kharitonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kharitonov feints and then cracks Jack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jack down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jack misses.
Jack motions for Kharitonov to come forward. Jack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jack 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.
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharitonov. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kharitonov motions for Jack to come forward. Kharitonov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack lands with a shot to the body.
Kharitonov swinging wildly here.
Jack blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
Jack misses with a hook
and Kharitonov counters with a nice leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but Jack moved away.
Kharitonov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jack throws a jab when Kharitonov was well out of range.
Kharitonov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kharitonov throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Jack misses.
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Kharitonov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jack's calf.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but Jack avoids it.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kharitonov counters with a body kick.
Jack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kharitonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samurai Jack's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kharitonov walks into a stiff left hand from Jack.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kharitonov there.
Kharitonov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kharitonov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Kharitonov is out of range.
Kharitonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jack.
Jack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jack scores with a jab. Kharitonov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kharitonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Kharitonov tries to score with a low kick but Jack moves his leg out of the way.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kharitonov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jack. Jack obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kharitonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Kharitonov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but Jack avoids it.
Jack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kharitonov counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jack misses the target.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kharitonov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kharitonov. Kharitonov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jack checks it well.
Jack tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kharitonov slips a jab from Jack.
Kharitonov scores with a push kick.
Kharitonov feints and then cracks Jack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jack down.
Kharitonov thuds his shin into the meat of Jack's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kharitonov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack 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.
Vladimir Kharitonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jack scores with a hook.
Kharitonov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kharitonov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kharitonov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jack has time to react.
Kharitonov misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Kharitonov.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Kharitonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack misses with a low kick as Kharitonov jumps back.
Kharitonov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kharitonov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kharitonov blocks a head kick by Jack.
Kharitonov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kharitonov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jack takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kharitonov tries to land a leg kick but Jack saw it coming and moves away.
Kharitonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that half lands.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the body kick from Jack.
Kharitonov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vladimir Kharitonov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jack.
Kharitonov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but Jack sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jack connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kharitonov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jack. That did some damage!
Jack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharitonov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jack will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jack checks a low kick from Kharitonov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Kharitonov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Samurai Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack tries to work over Kharitonov's front leg with a kick but Kharitonov checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Kharitonov.
Well Kharitonov 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Kharitonov!
An out of breath Vladimir Kharitonov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.