PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keoni Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalachenko comes to the ring accompanied by Torture Chamber. Alexander Zalachenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zalachenko
vs
Kain

211 cm
29
270 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

195 cm
22
290 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zalachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keoni Kain!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalachenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Kain circles away.
Zalachenko lands with a right hand.
Keoni Kain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kain walks into a straight right hand from Zalachenko.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Kain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zalachenko slips a straight right by Kain.
Kain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kain, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kain thows a body shot but no joy.
Kain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Kain clinches up against the ropes.
Kain is stalling here.
Kain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kain throws an elbow but misses.

Kain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kain clinches up with Zalachenko and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kain dodges an elbow strike from Zalachenko.
Kain stalling in the clinch but Zalachenko improves position.
Kain prevents a body shot from Zalachenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Kain.
Kain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Kain breaks from the clinch.
Zalachenko looks to land a body kick but Kain moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kain, as that shot connected.
Zalachenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Kain avoids the head kick by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko misses with a straight left.
Kain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zalachenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kain closes the distance and clinches.
Zalachenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kain is trying to force a seperation but Zalachenko has the dominant position.
Zalachenko letting Kain take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zalachenko misses with a knee strike.
Zalachenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kain pushes off an throws an elbow but Zalachenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Kain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kain moves into range and clinches up with Zalachenko.
Zalachenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kain avoids the damage to the body.
Kain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zalachenko is defending well for now.
Zalachenko stalling the fight.

Kain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zalachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zalachenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Kain in the body.
Zalachenko lands the left hand.
Zalachenko checks the leg kick.

Kain moves into the clinch.
Kain pushes Zalachenko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zalachenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kain lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kain lands with a left to the head.
Kain lands a hook that snaps the head of Zalachenko backwards.
Zalachenko avoiding damage as Kain throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keoni Kain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zalachenko throws a sloppy head kick and Kain moves out of range easily.

Kain closes the distance and clinches.
Zalachenko tries to throw a body punch but Kain avoids it by throwing Zalachenko back against the ropes.
Zalachenko lands a knee to the body.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Zalachenko looking to throw knees to the head but Kain is blocking nicely.
Kain stalling the fight.
Zalachenko is trying to stall.
Kain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zalachenko missing with knees to the body.
Zalachenko tries to land a knee to the head but Kain blocks with his arms.
Kain stalling in the clinch.
Kain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zalachenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Keoni Kain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zalachenko.

It looks like Keoni Kain has been cut.
Kain misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zalachenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zalachenko lands a damaging elbow.
Zalachenko lands a knee to the head.
Kain is breathing heavily.
Zalachenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zalachenko misses with a knee strike.
Zalachenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zalachenko obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zalachenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zalachenko misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zalachenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kain tries a body shot but Zalachenko blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kain.
Zalachenko landing knees to the body.
Kain is trying to force a seperation but Zalachenko has the dominant position.
Zalachenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kain backwards.

That has opened up Keoni Kain's cut even more.
A shot in the inside from Zalachenko.
Kain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zalachenko looking to throw knees to the head but Kain is blocking nicely.
Zalachenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Zalachenko working Kain over with knees to the body.
Zalachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kain controls his hands.
Zalachenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Kain won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zalachenko obliges.
Zalachenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zalachenko tries to stall but Kain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kain tries to break the clinch but Zalachenko is controlling the position.
Kain wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko lands an elbow that stopped Kain in his tracks for a moment.
Zalachenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Zalachenko blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Zalachenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keoni Kain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Zalachenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zalachenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keoni Kain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zalachenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zalachenko blocks a head kick by Kain.

Kain closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Kain.
Zalachenko landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kain takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kain is rocked!
Zalachenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kain is still on wobbly legs! Can Zalachenko finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zalachenko obliges.
A knee to the head by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko is controlling Kain's neck. Zalachenko unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Kain goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Alexander Zalachenko!
Alexander Zalachenko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.