PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 6827 p4p, 7783 weight class) and Anton Ibarra (ranked 501 p4p, 542 weight class). The key to victory for Andrei Chikatilo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Chikatilo
vs
Ibarra

173 cm
19
145
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
19
145
4 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

Dr Zoidberg Office

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Chikatilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatilo slips a jab and a cross from Ibarra.
As Ibarra tries to get set, Chikatilo tries to push him back and clinch up but Ibarra manages to avoid the attempt.
Chikatilo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ibarra swings for the body but Chikatilo moves out of range.
Chikatilo throws a big counter combination but Ibarra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chikatilo throws a hook but Ibarra blocks it.

Ibarra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chikatilo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Ibarra - that landed with a thud.
Chikatilo is trying to break the clinch but Ibarra has him pressed against the ropes.
Ibarra scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibarra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chikatilo prevents a body shot from Ibarra.
Ibarra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ibarra tries to work over Chikatilo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibarra misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chikatilo.
Ibarra lands a body shot.
Chikatilo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibarra won't allow it.
Good body shot from Ibarra.
Chikatilo can't break the clinch.
Ibarra lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatilo.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ibarra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ibarra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ibarra scores with a shot to the side of Chikatilo's head.
Ibarra lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Ibarra lands a shoulder strike.
Chikatilo blocks an uppercut.
Ibarra can't find room to land a body shot as Chikatilo controls the action.
Ibarra digs a right hand underneath Chikatilo's ribcage. Chikatilo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chikatilo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chikatilo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ibarra fails to land.
Chikatilo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Ibarra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibarra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibarra gets through Chikatilo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chikatilo tries to throw a body punch but Ibarra avoids it by throwing Chikatilo back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chikatilo tries a body shot but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra keeps control of Chikatilo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ibarra prevents a body shot from Chikatilo.
Ibarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikatilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chikatilo lands a shot to the body.
Ibarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chikatilo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Chikatilo - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibarra.
Nice body punch from Ibarra.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but Chikatilo blocks with his arms.
Ibarra tries a body shot but Chikatilo blocks it.
Ibarra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibarra pushes Chikatilo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ibarra lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibarra.
Ibarra prevents Chikatilo from breaking the clinch.
Chikatilo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chikatilo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chikatilo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibarra.
Chikatilo is trying to break the clinch but Ibarra is controlling him.
Chikatilo can't find room to land a body shot as Ibarra controls the action.
Ibarra is leaning against Chikatilo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Ibarra dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ibarra clinches up with Chikatilo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ibarra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chikatilo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibarra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chikatilo tries to work over Ibarra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibarra tries to work over Chikatilo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chikatilo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibarra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chikatilo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ibarra has him pressed against the ropes.
Ibarra keeps control of Chikatilo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chikatilo tries to work over Ibarra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibarra digs a right hand into Chikatilo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chikatilo's gas tank.
Chikatilo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ibarra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibarra pushes Chikatilo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibarra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chikatilo misses with a body punch.
Anton Ibarra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ibarra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Ibarra.
Chikatilo has had enough of the clinch but Ibarra keeps him there for the moment.
Chikatilo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Ibarra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chikatilo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ibarra.
Ibarra gets through Chikatilo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ibarra scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ibarra.
Chikatilo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ibarra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ibarra as the two fighters clinch.
Ibarra misses with a body punch.
Chikatilo takes a shot to the head.
Ibarra has Chikatilo pressed against the ropes, preventing Chikatilo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Ibarra.
Ibarra lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibarra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chikatilo can't find room to land a body shot as Ibarra controls the action.
Ibarra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ibarra blocks a body shot from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibarra lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ibarra lands with a right to the head.
Ibarra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ibarra.
Chikatilo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chikatilo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chikatilo is trying to break free.
Ibarra pushes Chikatilo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chikatilo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibarra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ibarra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ibarra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ibarra lands an elbow just above Chikatilo 's eye.

It looks like Andrei Chikatilo has been cut.
A short uppercut from Ibarra.
Chikatilo is trying to force a seperation but Ibarra has the dominant position.
A short right from Ibarra.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Chikatilo.
Ibarra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ibarra lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ibarra.
Ibarra blocks a body shot from Chikatilo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Ibarra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Chikatilo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed right hand from Ibarra misses the target.
Chikatilo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chikatilo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chikatilo ducks under a wild hook from Ibarra.
A big left from Chikatilo misses.
Ibarra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Ibarra rushes Chikatilo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chikatilo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ibarra scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ibarra.
Chikatilo tries a body shot but Ibarra blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibarra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ibarra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chikatilo or not.
Still in the clinch, Ibarra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibarra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chikatilo tries to work over Ibarra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chikatilo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Chikatilo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chikatilo tries to break free but Ibarra pushes him back against the ropes.
Ibarra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A body shot lands from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibarra cracks Chikatilo with a nice body shot.
Ibarra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chikatilo tries to throw a body punch but Ibarra avoids it by throwing Chikatilo back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Ibarra.
Ibarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Anton Ibarra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ibarra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chikatilo backwards.
Ibarra prevents a body shot from Chikatilo.
Ibarra prevents a body shot from Chikatilo.
A frustrated look appears on Chikatilo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chikatilo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ibarra.
Chikatilo tries a body shot but Ibarra blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibarra controls his hands.
Chikatilo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ibarra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Chikatilo is trying to break free.
Ibarra prevents Chikatilo from breaking the clinch.
Chikatilo misses with the head strike.
Chikatilo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chikatilo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibarra keeps control of Chikatilo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andrei Chikatilo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chikatilo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Ibarra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibarra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Ibarra!