PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dizzy Rascal - Sirens. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smirnov
vs
Harrison

173 cm
21
140 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

172 cm
21
140 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Harrison!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick from Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a front kick aimed at Harrison's knee but Harrison avoids it well.
Harrison needs to keep his hands up - Smirnov had a free shot at his head there.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smirnov thows a leg kick but Harrison checks it
and Harrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smirnov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrison. Harrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Smirnov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
Harrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smirnov connects with a leg kick. Harrison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison 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.
Smirnov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harrison.
Smirnov slips a jab from Harrison.
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!
Smirnov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smirnov feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
A good leg kick by Smirnov.
Harrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smirnov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Smirnov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harrison lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smirnov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smirnov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harrison misses with a two punch combination.
Smirnov misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick from Smirnov.
Harrison misses with a looping right.
Harrison avoids a kick to the body.

Smirnov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harrison misses with an elbow strike.
Harrison is trying to push Smirnov away but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Smirnov.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov pushes off an throws an elbow but Harrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Smirnov has the dominant position.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Smirnov has double underhooks.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Smirnov keeps him there for the moment.
Smirnov keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Smirnov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Harrison wants to break free but Smirnov has control.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov working Harrison over with knees to the body.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Smirnov prevents Harrison from breaking the clinch.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Smirnov won't allow it.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrison.
Smirnov pushes off an throws an elbow but Harrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Smirnov avoiding damage.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov misses with an elbow over the top.
Harrison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Smirnov avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov looking to stall.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Smirnov lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Smirnov avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the ropes.
Harrison lands a damaging elbow.
Smirnov lands a damaging elbow.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harrison throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smirnov looks for the body kick but Harrison saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Harrison.
Harrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Harrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smirnov delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smirnov.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Smirnov's shoulder, as Smirnov tries to avoid the shot.
Smirnov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrison. That did some damage!
Harrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smirnov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smirnov throws a wild body kick that Harrison sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a low kick.
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
Smirnov looks to land a left hand but Harrison moved out of range nicely.
Smirnov throws a solid leg kick but Harrison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smirnov.
Harrison blocks the body kick.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Smirnov moves away and avoids it.
Harrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smirnov needs to keep his hands up - Harrison had a free shot at his head there.
Smirnov looks to throw a body kick
and Harrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Smirnov is rocked!
Harrison digs a good body shot into Smirnov's ribs.
Oh Smirnov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harrison steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Smirnov to the mat! Smirnov looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Harrison is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Harrison jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Liam Harrison!
Liam Harrison is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Liam Harrison thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.