PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Chu
vs
Smirnov

172 cm
28
147 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

173 cm
28
144 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chu lands a front kick to the face, that drops Smirnov to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

It looks like Alexander Smirnov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smirnov counters with a low kick, right behind Chu 's knee.
Smirnov looks to throw a body kick
and Chu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Smirnov is rocked!
Smirnov tries a head kick but it misses.
Smirnov is still on wobbly legs! Can Chu finish him?
Smirnov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smirnov avoids the head kick by Chu.
Smirnov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chu moves out of range as Smirnov strikes.
Smirnov cracks Chu with a good jab.
Smirnov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smirnov seems to have recovered his senses.
Smirnov takes one to the side of the head.
Smirnov moves away from the strike by Chu.
Chu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smirnov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chu moves away.

Chu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Smirnov avoids the elbow strike from Chu, against the ropes.
Smirnov tries to stall but Chu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chu blocking some punches.
Smirnov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chu.
Chu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smirnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chu crunches a lovely knee into Smirnov's ribcage.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Chu throws knees to the body.
Smirnov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Smirnov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Smirnov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smirnov blocks the elbow strike.
Smirnov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smirnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chu avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chu presses Smirnov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!

Chu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chu connects with a leg kick. Smirnov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smirnov blocks a head kick by Chu.
A head kick misses from Chu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smirnov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chu's knee momentarily.
Chu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chu lands a jab.
Good leg kick by Smirnov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chu throws a hook but Smirnov avoids it easily.
Chu defending well as Smirnov loads up on a big left hand.
Chu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smirnov.
Chu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Chu throws a lazy head kick
and Smirnov counters with a nice uppercut.
Chu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smirnov throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chu slips a jab from Smirnov.
Chu tries to bum rush Smirnov with a series of wild strikes but Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smirnov throws a shot from downtown. Chu moves away and avoids it.
Chu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Chu should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A right-left combo lands from Smirnov.
Chu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smirnov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smirnov throws a shot from downtown. Chu moves away and avoids it.
Chu connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Smirnov.
Smirnov scores with a nice strike.
Smirnov throws a big shot that misses.
Chu throws a leg kick but Smirnov moved away.
Chu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smirnov punishes Chu's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smirnov. That's going to slow Chu down.
Smirnov avoids the body shot from Chu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu looks to land a right hand but Smirnov moved out of range.
Good shot there by Smirnov.
Smirnov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chu throws a solid leg kick but Smirnov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chu.
Chu pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov is looking to slow Chu down with leg kicks.
Tony Chu is winning the standup battle so far.
Chu moves away from the strike by Smirnov.
Chu slips under a jab.
Smirnov lands an overhand right.
Smirnov lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Smirnov - just one landing.

Chu darts in and clinches Smirnov up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chu.
Chu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Chu is blocking nicely.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smirnov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chu misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smirnov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smirnov is trying to maintain a safe position but Chu gets an underhook and turns Smirnov into the ropes.
Smirnov managing to block the knees to the body from Chu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chu misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Chu throws knees to the body.
Smirnov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chu connects with a knee to the head.
Chu looking to throw knees to the head but Smirnov is blocking nicely.
Smirnov blocks the elbow strike.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Chu avoids the damage to the body.
Chu misses with a punch to the body.
Smirnov throws an elbow but it misses.
Smirnov looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chu's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smirnov taking a breather.
Chu lands a good knee to the midsection. Smirnov won't want to take too many of those.
Chu is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks.
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 Alexander Smirnov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smirnov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chu throws a sloppy head kick
and Smirnov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smirnov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chu under the eye.
Chu ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smirnov, right into the meat.
Smirnov misses the shot to the body.
Chu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Smirnov coming out on top.
Chu misses with a hook.
Chu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smirnov scores with a leg kick.
Smirnov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Chu tries a low kick but Smirnov avoids it.
Chu throws a lazy right hand but Smirnov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chu tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov blocks a head kick by Chu.

Chu clinches up with Smirnov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Chu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Chu 's eye.
Chu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chu avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Tony Chu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Smirnov.
Smirnov managing to block the knees to the body from Chu.
Smirnov gets through Chu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smirnov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chu tries a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks it.
Chu misses with a punch to the body.
Smirnov lands a shoulder strike.
Chu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
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!
Chu trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chu's defenses.
Smirnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smirnov avoids it.
Chu missing with knees to the body.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov lands a shot to the body.
Chu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smirnov blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smirnov.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Chu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chu takes an elbow to the forehead.

Chu is rocked!
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chu's defenses.
Oh Chu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smirnov scores with a shoulder strike.
Chu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Smirnov.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov stalling in the clinch but Chu improves position.

Smirnov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smirnov blocks a head kick by Chu.
Chu walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Chu is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Smirnov!
Alexander Smirnov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.