PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Zlatan Zirkov (ranked 4285 p4p, 393 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 5222 p4p, 433 weight class). Tong Po has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zlatan Zirkov's chin.

Zirkov
vs
Po

172 cm
27
160 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

167 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatan Zirkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zirkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Po.
A bone on bone clash there as Zirkov blocks the leg kick.
Zlatan Zirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zirkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Po looks to land a left hand but Zirkov moved out of range nicely.
As Po tries to get set, Zirkov tries to push him back and clinch up but Po manages to avoid the attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Po.
Po takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Po attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Po takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zirkov defending well as Po loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Zirkov misses
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zirkov.
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zirkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
A punch combination from Po misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po jabs at Zirkov's body.
Po misses with a straight left.
Zirkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zirkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zirkov lands with a cross.
Po tries to land a leg kick but Zirkov saw it coming and moves away.
Po thuds a left hand into Zirkov's body.
Po loads up on a big right hand but Zirkov slips the punch.
Zirkov scoring well with a low kick there.

Po closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Po lands a body punch in the clinch.
Po throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zirkovs head.
Po lands an uppercut.
Po lands with a right to the head.
Po gets through Zirkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po takes a knee to the side of the body.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zirkov backwards.
Po lands with a right to the head.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Po.
Zirkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Po's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a left hand.
Po tries to work over Zirkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.

Zirkov is rocked!
Zirkov is leaning against Po and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Zirkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zirkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Po has him pressed against the ropes.
Zirkov seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zirkov's brow.
Zirkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Po avoiding damage as Zirkov throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
Zirkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Po pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Po rushes Zirkov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Po misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Po.
Po lands a body punch.
Zirkov blocks a body shot from Po.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zirkov's brow.
Po lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zirkov backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zirkov lands a jab to Po's midsection.
Po lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zirkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Po avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Po gets a clinch.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Po softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Zirkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zirkov lands with a shot to the body.
Zirkov walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Zirkov is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tong Po!
An out of breath Tong Po thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.