PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lirik Chan (ranked 1008 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matvei Krilov (ranked 2051 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chan
vs
Krilov

175 cm
26
167 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
158 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lirik Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matvei Krilov!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krilov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Krilov tries to clinch up.
It looked like Chan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Chan has Krilov up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Krilov blocks an uppercut.
Krilov blocking some punches.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krilov pushes Chan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krilov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krilov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chan.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krilov has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan tries to work over Krilov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Krilov fails to land.
Krilov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krilov lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chan.
Krilov slows down the pace here.
Krilov prevents a body shot from Chan.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krilov is defending well for now.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Krilov.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Krilov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
I was talking to Chan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krilov is defending well for now.
Krilov misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chan.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan working aggressively here.
Krilov prevents a body shot from Chan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Krilov.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krilov is defending well for now.
Krilov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krilov throws a head punch that misses.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Krilov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Krilov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krilov lands with a short shot to the head.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Krilov.
Krilov cracks Chan with a nice body shot.
Krilov prevents a body shot from Chan.
Krilov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan lands a hook that snaps the head of Krilov backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Chan tries a body shot but Krilov blocks it.
Krilov managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Krilov works on Chan's body with a couple of short punches.
Krilov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krilov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krilov backwards.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krilov.
Chan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Krilov.
A short uppercut from Chan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chan.

It looks like Matvei Krilov has been cut.
Chan lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Krilov avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krilov working aggressively here.
Krilov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krilov.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Chan.
Krilov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Chan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krilov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krilov blocking some punches.
Krilov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chan misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan working aggressively here.
Krilov lands a right hand.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Krilov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krilov managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krilov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lirik Chan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matvei Krilov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Chan closes the distance and clinches.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Krilov.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krilov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lirik Chan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krilov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krilov.
Chan blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Krilov fails to land.
Chan prevents a body shot from Krilov.
Chan lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Krilov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krilov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Krilov misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Krilov tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Krilov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chan crunches a lovely knee into Krilov's ribcage.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krilov can do to turn this around?
Krilov tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Krilov controls his hands.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Krilov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Krilov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Krilov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Chan on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Chan.
Krilov lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Krilov.
Chan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krilov avoids it.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Krilov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krilov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krilov blocking some punches.
Krilov lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Chan.
Chan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krilov.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Krilov fails to land.
A short right from Krilov.
Still in the clinch, Chan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krilovs head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Krilov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Krilov.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Krilov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krilov.
Krilov blocking some punches.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krilov.
Chan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krilov avoids it.
Krilov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Chan scores with a shoulder strike.
Chan lands a right hand.
Krilov tries to stall but Chan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan pushes Krilov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Krilov.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Krilov.
Krilov has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krilov.
Krilov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krilov managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Krilov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krilov has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan lands with a right to the head.
Chan misses with a punch to the body.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krilov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lirik Chan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matvei Krilov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Chan misses with an uppercut. Krilov saw that one coming.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Krilov counter with a right hand.
Krilov throws out a loose jab but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krilov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan scores with a hook.

Chan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krilov, pushing him back against the cage.
Krilov takes a shot to the head.
Krilov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krilov blocking some punches.
Krilov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krilovs head.

Krilov is rocked!
Chan being controlled against the cage.
Krilov is still on wobbly legs! Can Chan finish him?
Krilov throws a head punch that misses.
Krilov seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan scores with a shot to the side of Krilov's head.
Chan misses with some punches.
Chan misses with some punches.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krilov's elbow.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Krilov controls his hands.
Krilov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chan up against the cage.
Krilov lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Krilov misses with a body punch.
Krilov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krilov controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krilov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krilov lands a shot to the body.
Chan pushes Krilov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krilov blocks an uppercut.
Krilov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Krilov avoids the damage to the body.
Krilov is stalling here.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Krilov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Krilov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matvei Krilov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Krilov.
Chan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krilov or not.
Chan misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krilov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Krilov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Krilov.
Krilov has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Krilov lands with a light punch inside.
Krilov misses with a body punch.
Krilov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Krilov as the two fighters clinch.
Krilov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chan lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krilov misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan tries a body shot but Krilov blocks it.
Chan misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chan.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Krilov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krilov misses with the head strike.
Chan prevents a body shot from Krilov.
Krilov throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krilov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krilov scores with a hook to the body.
Krilov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krilov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan blocking some punches.
Lirik Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krilov blocks an uppercut.
Chan lands with a right to the head.
Krilov pushes Chan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Krilov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krilov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krilov.
Krilov misses with the head strike.
Krilov misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krilov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lirik Chan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Lirik Chan!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Lirik Chan!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Lirik Chan!

Lirik Chan wins by unanimous decision!