PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Massoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda comes to the ring accompanied by Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan!. Massoud comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kulobi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ossilus Chiarmanda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chiarmanda
vs
Massoud

175 cm
21
162 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

172 cm
29
165 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahmad Massoud!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massoud tries to clinch but Chiarmanda is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Massoud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chiarmanda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chiarmanda throws the left hand but Massoud avoids the punch easily.
Chiarmanda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chiarmanda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Massoud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chiarmanda has time to react.
Massoud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Massoud connects with a body shot that sends Chiarmanda's belly button to the back.
Massoud lands with a shot to the body.
Massoud takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Massoud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chiarmanda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Massoud throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Massoud clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chiarmanda tries to land a knee to the head but Massoud blocks with his arms.
Massoud tries to work over Chiarmanda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chiarmanda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chiarmanda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Massoud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Massoud.
Massoud tries to work over Chiarmanda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Massoud lands with a left to the head.
Massoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Massoud lands a left hand.
Chiarmanda lands a nice elbow.
Massoud misses with a body punch.
Massoud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Chiarmanda.
Massoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Massoud blocks an elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Chiarmanda has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow but it misses.
Massoud blocks an elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Massoud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chiarmanda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chiarmanda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Massoud blocks it with crossed arms.
Chiarmanda pushes Massoud back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Chiarmanda.

It looks like Ahmad Massoud has been cut.
Massoud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Massoud misses with a body punch.
Massoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chiarmanda's elbow.
Massoud misses with a body punch.
Chiarmanda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda lands with a left to the head.
Massoud digs a right hand underneath Chiarmanda's ribcage. Chiarmanda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Massoud working aggressively here.
Massoud digs a right hand into Chiarmanda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chiarmanda's gas tank.
Chiarmanda landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chiarmanda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Massoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Massoud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chiarmanda throws an elbow but misses.
Massoud lands an uppercut.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow just above Massoud 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Massoud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Massoud's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Massoud misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Chiarmanda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Massoud cracks Chiarmanda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Massoud.

Massoud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Massoud misses with a punch to the body.
Chiarmanda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Massoud lands a right hand.
Chiarmanda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Massoud lands a right hand.
Massoud blocks an elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
Massoud lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiarmanda throws a punch but it's blocked by Massoud.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Massoud avoids the elbow strike from Chiarmanda, against the ropes.
Massoud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Chiarmanda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud blocking some punches.
Massoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Massoud pushes Chiarmanda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Massoud fails to land.
Chiarmanda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Massoud.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda working Massoud over with knees to the body.
Ahmad Massoud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Massoud throws a head punch that misses.
Massoud tries to work over Chiarmanda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chiarmanda misses with an elbow strike.
Massoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiarmanda.
Massoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Massoud scores with a hook to the body.
Chiarmanda tries a body shot but Massoud blocks it.
Chiarmanda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Massoud is defending well for now.
Massoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Chiarmanda landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Massoud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands a good knee to the midsection. Massoud won't want to take too many of those.
Massoud dodges an elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Massoud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chiarmandas head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chiarmanda misses with a knee to the head.
Massoud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chiarmanda tries to land knees in the clinch but Massoud avoids the damage to the body.
Chiarmanda misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Massoud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chiarmanda.
Massoud presses Chiarmanda against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Massoud lands a body shot in the clinch.
Massoud blocks an uppercut.
Chiarmanda working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chiarmanda throws an elbow but misses.
Massoud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow that stopped Massoud in his tracks for a moment.
Massoud lands with a left to the head.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Massoud's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Massoud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Massoud's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A shot to the body from Chiarmanda misses

and Massoud holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Massoud lands a nice shot to the body.
Massoud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Massoud.
Massoud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda looking to throw knees to the head but Massoud is blocking nicely.
Massoud avoids the elbow strike from Chiarmanda, against the ropes.
Chiarmanda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Massoud lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chiarmanda misses with an elbow over the top.
Massoud lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Massoud blocks an elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
Massoud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Massoud lands a nice shot to the body.
Massoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Massoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Massoud.
Massoud avoids a wild elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Massoud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud blocks an uppercut.
Massoud blocks the elbow strike.
Chiarmanda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Massoud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Massoud lands a left hand.
Chiarmanda is trying to break free.
Chiarmanda has a couple of punches blocked by Massoud.
Massoud lands a nice uppercut.
Massoud digs a right hand underneath Chiarmanda's ribcage. Chiarmanda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Massoud scores with a hook to the body.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Massoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Massoud lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Massoud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Massoud on the inside.
Massoud avoids the elbow strike from Chiarmanda, against the ropes.
Massoud misses with a punch to the body.
Massoud lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Massoud.
Massoud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chiarmanda or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massoud scores with a shoulder strike.
Massoud lands a right hand.
Chiarmanda blocks a body shot from Massoud.
Chiarmanda pushes Massoud back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chiarmanda throws an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Massoud.
Massoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Massoud pushes Chiarmanda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Massoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Massoud misses with a body punch.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chiarmanda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Massoud blocks it with crossed arms.
Chiarmanda tries to land a knee to the head but Massoud blocks with his arms.
Massoud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Massoud scores with a shoulder strike.
Massoud gets through Chiarmanda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Massoud lands a nice uppercut.
Chiarmanda struggles to land a body shot inside as Massoud controls his hands.
Massoud misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Massoud really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Massoud's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chiarmanda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Massoud finds it's way round the side to connect with Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Massoud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chiarmanda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Massoud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Massoud smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Massoud fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Massoud throws a big shot that misses.

Chiarmanda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Massoud, pushing him back against the ropes.
Massoud gets through Chiarmanda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Massoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Massoud blocks an elbow strike.
Massoud tries to throw a body punch but Chiarmanda avoids it by throwing Massoud back against the ropes.
Chiarmanda misses with an elbow over the top.
A body shot lands from Massoud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Massoud scores with a shot to the side of Chiarmanda's head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Massoud.
Massoud lands a body shot.
Massoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda misses with a knee to the head.
Massoud lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Massoud - that landed with a thud.
Massoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Massoud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chiarmanda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Massoud lands a nice uppercut.
Massoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Massoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Massoud takes an elbow to the forehead.
Massoud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Massoud.

Chiarmanda is rocked!
Massoud lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Chiarmanda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chiarmanda lands an elbow inside.
Chiarmanda misses with an elbow strike.
Massoud lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Massoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Massoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Massoud creates a bit of distance and cracks Chiarmanda with a big uppercut! Chiarmanda goes down! The referee pushes Massoud away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Chiarmanda make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Massoud takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ahmad Massoud!
Ahmad Massoud decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.