PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jihadi John (ranked 3521 p4p, 5605 weight class) and Jack Smoking (ranked 357 p4p, 484 weight class). John comes into the arena with Ali-A blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

John
vs
Smoking

195 cm
30
276
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
210
4 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Experienced

Excellent MT
Granite chin

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Smoking!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a body kick that misses.
Jihadi John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Smoking.
Smoking has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as John is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Smoking scores with a kick to the midsection.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Smoking.
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
John looks to throw the jab but Smoking is out of range.
John throws out a powerful jab.
Good leg kick by Smoking.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John throws out a powerful jab.

Smoking takes the fight into the clinch.
John digs a right hand underneath Smoking's ribcage. Smoking let out a lung full of air as it connected.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John digs a right hand into Smoking's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smoking's gas tank.
John landing knees to the body.
Smoking looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Jack Smoking has been cut.
Smoking misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John tries a body shot but Smoking blocks it.
Smoking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smoking misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smoking scores with a nice hook to the head.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from John .
John lands an elbow inside that Smoking shrugs off.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smoking lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John blocks the elbow strike.
Smoking throws a head punch that misses.
Smoking misses with a hook to the ribs.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smoking softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smoking lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Smoking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Smoking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smoking lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smoking misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smoking lands a shot to the body.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smoking lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Smoking blocks with his arms.
Smoking works on John 's body with a couple of short punches.
Smoking tries to work over John 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smoking creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smoking goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smoking lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smoking scores with a shoulder strike.
Smoking misses with a punch on the inside.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smoking has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smoking tries to work over John 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Smoking will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Smoking's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

John tries a head kick but it misses.
John tests Smoking's chin there with a solid looking shot.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Smoking counters with an outside leg kick.
Smoking tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
John misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smoking digs a good hook to John 's body.
John is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Smoking moves away from the strike by John .
John throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smoking counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smoking slips a jab from John .

Smoking instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoking misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Smoking scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smoking throws an elbow but misses.
Smoking scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smoking lands with a left to the head.
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!
Smoking is trying to maintain a safe position but John gets an underhook and turns Smoking into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoking looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
Smoking scores with a shoulder strike.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smoking connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jihadi John has been cut.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smoking's elbow.
John misses with some punches.
Smoking has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John takes a shot to the head.
Smoking avoids a wild elbow strike from John .
Smoking lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smoking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good body shot from Smoking.
Knees to the body from John .
Smoking tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Smoking trying to land knees to the body.
John prevents a body shot from Smoking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Smoking as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Smoking is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smoking blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smoking avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Smoking.
Jack Smoking seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the ropes, John throws an elbow but misses.
Smoking scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smoking.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smoking. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smoking missing with knees to the body.
John managing to block the knees to the body from Smoking.
John prevents a body shot from Smoking.
Smoking lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt John or not.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Smoking avoids the damage to the body.
Smoking lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smoking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Smoking showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Smoking jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Well,John is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

Smoking clinches with his opponent.
Smoking wants to stall.
Smoking struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Smoking blocks an elbow strike.
Smoking taking a breather.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smoking.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Smoking tries to work over John 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John misses with a punch to the body.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Smoking.
Smoking scores with a shoulder strike.
Smoking lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smoking is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoking lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smoking cracks John with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smoking lands with a short shot to the head.
Smoking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smoking lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Smoking lands with a short head shot on the inside.

John is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smoking.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smoking lands with a left to the head.
Smoking creates a bit of distance and cracks John with a big uppercut! John goes down! The referee pushes Smoking away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will John make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Smoking takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jack Smoking!
Jack Smoking thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jihadi John was interviewed post fight and said ' Al Akhbar '.