PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pharoah The First Chai (ranked 6113 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Carlos Narvaez (ranked 419 p4p, 96 weight class). Narvaez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Chai
vs
Narvaez

179 cm
23
159
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
28
145
14 - 6 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pharoah The First Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Narvaez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Narvaez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Narvaez defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narvaez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Narvaez tries a quick counter leg kick but Chai is wise to it.
Narvaez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chai misses with the body kick
letting Narvaez counter with a right hand.
Narvaez throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Narvaez.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chai is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
Chai lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut

and Narvaez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Chai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Narvaez's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
Narvaez misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez lands a body punch.
Narvaez works on Chai's body with a couple of short punches.
Narvaez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Narvaez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai missing with knees to the body.
Chai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narvaez.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Chai back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narvaez.
Chai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Chai has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Narvaez on the inside.
Narvaez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai blocks a body shot from Narvaez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez blocking some punches.

Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Narvaez counters with a stiff right hand.
Narvaez misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narvaez slips a jab from Chai.
Narvaez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Narvaez moves away and avoids it.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai misses with a hook.
Narvaez wants to counter with a clinch but Chai pushes him away.
Chai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Narvaez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chai jabs Narvaez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai throws a sloppy body shot

and Narvaez moves into the clinch.
Narvaez lands a hook that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Narvaez.
Narvaez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Chai tries a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks it.
Nice body punch from Narvaez - that landed with a thud.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Narvaez working aggressively here.
Narvaez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.
Chai blocking some punches.
Narvaez blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez blocks an elbow strike from Chai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a knee to the head.

Chai breaks the clinch.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Narvaez counters with an outside leg kick.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Narvaez moves out of range easily.
Chai throws a head kick that misses
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Chai misses with a hook

and Narvaez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Narvaez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narvaez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Narvaez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Narvaez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez pushes Chai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Narvaez's face.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Narvaez tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Narvaez back against the ropes.
A short left from Narvaez.
Narvaez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narvaez lands with a right to the head.
Chai lands a nice uppercut.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike.
Chai missing with knees to the body.
Narvaez 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.
Still in the clinch, Narvaez scores with a nice short uppercut.

Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Narvaez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Chai misses.
Narvaez throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Narvaez.
As Narvaez backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Narvaez.
Narvaez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narvaez.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Chai lands the left hand.
Chai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Narvaez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Chai swings widly with a right hand

and Narvaez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Narvaez.
Narvaez takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai tries to work over Narvaez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai tries to break free but Narvaez pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez prevents a body shot from Chai.
Chai lands a right hand.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Narvaez.
Narvaez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narvaez.
Narvaez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries a body shot but Narvaez blocks it.
Chai blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narvaez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Pharoah The First Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narvaez lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Narvaez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narvaez's elbow.
Chai throws an elbow that misses.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks with his arms.
Narvaez lands a right hand.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Narvaez 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
Carlos Narvaez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.