|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Rivera (ranked 3802 p4p, 3713 weight class) and Elbow Zombie Chai (ranked 406 p4p, 396 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
25
155
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
178 cm
20
168
1 - 2 - 0 |
Solid boxing
Granite chin
|
|
Great elbows
Good gas tank
|
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Alex Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Elbow Zombie Chai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick there by Chai.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivera should have avoided that one.
Chai blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chai.
Chai lunges at Rivera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivera's hand.
Rivera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai cracks Rivera with an open hand slap.
Rivera throws a lazy head kick
and Chai counters with an outside leg kick.
Elbow Zombie Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Rivera down.
Chai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chai tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai with a nice cross.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chai throws a good cross that connects.
Chai fakes the leg kick and cracks Rivera in the body.
A solid body kick from Chai.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Chai connects with the punch.
Rivera misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chai.
Rivera misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rivera with a body shot.
A cross from Chai lands.
Chai 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.
Rivera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chai cracks a nice hook into Rivera's ribs.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai lands with a nice combination. Rivera backs away looking to recover.
Chai clobbers Rivera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rivera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rivera thows a leg kick but Chai checks it
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Chai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rivera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rivera duly obliges.
Rivera needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Chai.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivera, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rivera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chai has him pressed against the ropes.
Rivera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
Chai lands an elbow inside that Rivera shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elbow Zombie Chai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rivera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Rivera throws a head kick that Chai semi-blocks.
Rivera throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
Chai works the jab nicely.
Rivera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Rivera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chai to score with a decent uppercut.
Rivera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rivera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chai.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rivera's sensitive parts.
Rivera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chai is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Jab from Chai.
Rivera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivera takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera tried to counter with a leg kick but Chai avoided it.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai checks a leg kick.
Alex Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A left and a right from Chai both land. Nice combination.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivera.
Rivera throws a nice looking combination but Chai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Chai stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a leg kick that misses.
Chai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Elbow Zombie Chai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chai with a nice cross.
Rivera walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Rivera.
Chai scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
Rivera walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Chai avoids the head kick by Rivera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chai.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alex Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elbow Zombie Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chai 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 18:20
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 18:20
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elbow Zombie Chai!
A victorious Elbow Zombie Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
