PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Milosz Barchandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Khrapov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrapov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rocky road to Dublin (RUS). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Barchandao
vs
Khrapov

185 cm
33
180 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

178 cm
38
168 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milosz Barchandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Khrapov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barchandao misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Khrapov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barchandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khrapov.
Khrapov throws out a counter right but Barchandao avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Khrapov.
Barchandao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khrapov.
Barchandao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khrapov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khrapov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Barchandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Khrapov looks to land a left hand but Barchandao moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Barchandao.
Barchandao misses with a straight left.
Barchandao slips a jab from Khrapov.
Barchandao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khrapov was well out of range. Poor timing from Barchandao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khrapov slips under a jab.
Khrapov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barchandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Khrapov.
Khrapov connects with an inside leg kick.
Khrapov misses the shot to the body.
Khrapov moves out of range as Barchandao strikes.
Khrapov looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov moves out of range as Barchandao strikes.
Barchandao throws a body shot but no joy.
Khrapov cracks a nice hook into Barchandao's ribs.
Khrapov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Barchandao lands a glancing blow to the side of Khrapov's head.
Khrapov moves out of range as Barchandao strikes.
A left lands for Barchandao.
Khrapov misses with a body shot.
Barchandao throws a shot from downtown. Khrapov moves away and avoids it.
Barchandao connects with the punch.
Barchandao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khrapov staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Barchandao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khrapov swings for the body but Barchandao moves out of range.
Khrapov jabs Barchandao right on the nose. Barchandao blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barchandao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khrapov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Barchandao.
Khrapov ducks under a wild hook from Barchandao.
A slow jab from Khrapov misses its intended target.
Barchandao throws a right hand that misses
and Khrapov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barchandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Barchandao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khrapov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barchandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khrapov throws out a loose jab but Barchandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milosz Barchandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khrapov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khrapov takes one on the button.

It looks like Vasiliy Khrapov has been cut.
Khrapov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barchandao ducks under a wild hook from Khrapov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milosz Barchandao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasiliy Khrapov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khrapov misses with a hook.
Barchandao loads up on a big right hand but Khrapov slips the punch.
Khrapov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barchandao.
Khrapov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barchandao throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Khrapov counter with a right hand.
Khrapov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Barchandao misses
and Khrapov counters with a right hand to the body.
Barchandao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khrapov at a distance.
Donk. Barchandao catches Khrapov right on the button with a cross.
Barchandao looks to throw the jab but Khrapov is out of range.
Khrapov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barchandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barchandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khrapov.
A counter left hand to the body from Barchandao misses its target.
Barchandao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khrapov has time to react.
Barchandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khrapov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khrapov throws a hook but Barchandao avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barchandao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barchandao scores with a one two! Khrapov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barchandao 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.
Khrapov throws a leg kick but Barchandao sees it coming and moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Khrapov misses
and Barchandao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Barchandao scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Khrapov to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Barchandao away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Khrapov got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!

Khrapov is rocked!
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!
Barchandao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khrapov is still on wobbly legs! Can Barchandao finish him?
Khrapov misses with a straight left.
Barchandao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barchandao connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Khrapov's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Khrapov - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Milosz Barchandao!
A victorious Milosz Barchandao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.