PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda has chosen Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan! as his entrance music. Ossilus Chiarmanda is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Koreshkov
vs
Chiarmanda

183 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Solid chin

Conquer
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Koreshkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiarmanda slips a jab and a cross from Koreshkov.
Koreshkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Koreshkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koreshkov throws a head kick but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Koreshkov stuns Chiarmanda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chiarmanda lands a jab to the nose.
Chiarmanda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chiarmanda slips under a jab.
Koreshkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chiarmanda misses with the combination.
Chiarmanda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koreshkov ducks under a wild hook from Chiarmanda.
The crowd cheers as Koreshkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chiarmanda doesn't seem phased though.
Chiarmanda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chiarmanda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koreshkov to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koreshkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koreshkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Koreshkov misses its intended target.

Chiarmanda gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov has had enough of the clinch but Chiarmanda keeps him there for the moment.
Koreshkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koreshkov tries to break free but Chiarmanda pushes him back against the ropes.
Koreshkov is trying to force a seperation but Chiarmanda has the dominant position.
Chiarmanda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koreshkov backwards.
Chiarmanda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chiarmanda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Koreshkov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chiarmanda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koreshkov's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chiarmanda.

It looks like Jake Koreshkov has been cut.
Koreshkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chiarmanda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chiarmanda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chiarmanda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koreshkovs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Chiarmanda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chiarmanda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koreshkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koreshkov is breathing heavily.
Koreshkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chiarmanda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chiarmanda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koreshkov is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koreshkov's defenses.
Chiarmanda scores with a knee to the head.

Koreshkov is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chiarmanda.
Oh Koreshkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chiarmanda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chiarmanda cracks Koreshkov with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Koreshkov drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Koreshkov isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Chiarmanda struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Chiarmanda!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Ossilus Chiarmanda! Ossilus Chiarmanda retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Ossilus Chiarmanda thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.