PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Keiran Ahearn (ranked 23995 p4p, 3798 weight class) and Elbow Zombie Chai (ranked 490 p4p, 399 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ahearn
vs
Chai

184 cm
22
166
5 - 1 - 1

178 cm
21
168
3 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiran Ahearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Elbow Zombie Chai!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ahearn dodges the punch combination from Chai.
A head kick misses from Chai.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahearn.
Ahearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chai.
Chai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ahearn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Ahearn tries to counter by clinching up but Chai breaks away and moves out of range.
Ahearn throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Ahearn lands with a straight right. Chai didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Elbow Zombie Chai has been cut.
Ahearn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chai on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ahearn misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Ahearn.
Ahearn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chai eats them both and turns towards Ahearn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai moves out of range as Ahearn strikes.
Chai slips under a jab from Ahearn.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
Ahearn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Chai lands.
Chai throws a chopping leg kick but Ahearn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Ahearn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahearn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Ahearn misses.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahearn circles away quickly and effectively.
Ahearn avoids the body shot from Chai.
Ahearn tries to move into range but Chai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ahearn avoids the head kick by Chai.
A jab from Ahearn misses.
Ahearn throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahearn punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.
Chai staying out of range there.
Ahearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Ahearn looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Ahearn takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Ahearn swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Crunch! Chai slams his shin into Ahearn's torso.
Chai scores with a jab to the head.
Ahearn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ahearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahearn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ahearn misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Elbow Zombie Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elbow Zombie Chai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Chai throws a shot to the body.
Ahearn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahearn's head.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Ahearn slips the punch.
Chai throws out a powerful jab.
Ahearn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai misses with a few strikes there.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chai slips a straight right by Ahearn.
Ahearn ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ahearn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahearn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Chai throws out a head kick that Ahearn doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Ahearn crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Ahearn's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a big shot that misses.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahearn is looking to counter the offense by Chai and move into the clinch.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Ahearn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahearn is looking to counter the offense by Chai and move into the clinch.
Chai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ahearn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Elbow Zombie Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai throws a jab when Ahearn was well out of range.
A big left from Chai misses.
Ahearn misses with a few strikes there.
Chai sizes up Ahearn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahearn under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ahearn dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Chai swings widly with a right hand

and Ahearn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with some punches.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai lands an elbow inside that Ahearn shrugs off.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Ahearn backwards.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahearn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.

Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elbow Zombie Chai takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Elbow Zombie Chai's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ahearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Keiran Ahearn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahearn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai avoids the body shot from Ahearn.
Good shot there by Chai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Ahearn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahearn is looking to counter the offense by Chai and move into the clinch.
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai throws a jab when Ahearn was well out of range.
Ahearn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Ahearn swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn lands with a nice body punch.
Ahearn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chai moves away from the strike by Ahearn.
Ahearn throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai throws a predictable looking body shot

and Ahearn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ahearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ahearn blocks an elbow strike.
Ahearn tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Ahearn lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai lands a knee to the head.
Chai blocks a body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chai scores with a body shot.
Chai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahearn momentarily.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahearn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ahearn lands a jab to the head.

Ahearn gets a clinch.
Ahearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahearn lands a right hand.
Ahearn pushes Chai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ahearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahearn prevents a body shot from Chai.
A hook to the body from Chai.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai pushes off an throws an elbow but Ahearn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahearn lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai gets through Ahearn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chai presses Ahearn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Elbow Zombie Chai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ahearns head.
Ahearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elbow Zombie Chai.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elbow Zombie Chai!
Elbow Zombie Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.