PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ash Zahard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda has chosen Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan! as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Zahard
vs
Chiarmanda

195 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Great elbows
Solid chin

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Zahard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch.
Zahard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Chiarmanda misses.
Zahard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chiarmanda checks it well.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up
and Zahard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chiarmanda throws a lazy right hand but Zahard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Chiarmanda instigates a clinch.
Zahard blocks an elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda prevents Zahard from breaking the clinch.
Zahard stalling in the clinch but Chiarmanda improves position.
Zahard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chiarmanda.

It looks like Ash Zahard has been cut.
Zahard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zahard blocks an elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
Zahard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zahard wants to break free but Chiarmanda has control.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chiarmanda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zahard's brow.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda keeps control of Zahard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zahard lands a hook that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chiarmanda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chiarmanda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zahard avoids it.
Chiarmanda lands a damaging elbow.
Zahard avoids the elbow strike from Chiarmanda, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Zahard tries a knee to the head but Chiarmanda blocks it.
Zahard is breathing heavily.
Chiarmanda missing with knees to the body.
Zahard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zahard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chiarmanda misses with an elbow over the top.
Chiarmanda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chiarmanda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zahard.
Chiarmanda lands a nice elbow.
Chiarmanda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chiarmanda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zahard avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zahard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chiarmanda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chiarmanda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zahard is defending well for now.
Chiarmanda avoids the elbow strike from Zahard, against the ropes.
Zahard takes an elbow to the temple.
Chiarmanda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow that stopped Zahard in his tracks for a moment.
Chiarmanda lands a damaging elbow.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chiarmanda trying to land knees to the body.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow that stopped Zahard in his tracks for a moment.
Chiarmanda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zahard.
Chiarmanda blocks an elbow strike from Zahard.
Chiarmanda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chiarmanda tries a knee to the head but Zahard blocks it.
Zahard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zahard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chiarmanda missing with knees to the body.
Chiarmanda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zahard is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zahard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chiarmanda's defenses.

Chiarmanda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chiarmanda missing with a left hand there. Zahard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Chiarmanda.
Some wild striking there from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch there but Zahard circles away.
Zahard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chiarmanda if he has to take too many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Chiarmanda.
Zahard avoids the head kick by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda misses with an uppercut
and Zahard counters with a body kick.
Chiarmanda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chiarmanda swings for the body but Zahard moves out of range.

Zahard clinches.
Zahard avoiding damage as Chiarmanda throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow inside that Zahard shrugs off.
Zahard avoiding damage as Chiarmanda throws knees to the body.
Zahard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow inside that Zahard shrugs off.
Chiarmanda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zahard is defending well for now.
Chiarmanda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zahard is defending well for now.
Chiarmanda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zahard's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda pushes off an throws an elbow but Zahard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zahard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chiarmanda.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chiarmanda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zahard's defenses.
Zahard looking to stall.

Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ossilus Chiarmanda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ash Zahard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chiarmanda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zahard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chiarmanda looks to score with a jab to the body but Zahard is just out of range.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up but Zahard circles away and keeps his distance.
Zahard slips under a jab from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda throws a right and a left that Zahard avoids nicely.
Chiarmanda misses with a leg kick
and Zahard counters with a left and a right that stings Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch but Zahard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chiarmanda is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A clash of legs there as Zahard blocks the low kick.
Zahard throws a head kick but Chiarmanda moves out of range.

Zahard gets a clinch.
Zahard managing to block the knees to the body from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chiarmanda looking to throw knees to the head but Zahard is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chiarmanda misses with an elbow over the top.
Zahard takes an elbow to the temple.
Zahard wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zahard takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chiarmanda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow inside.

Zahard is rocked!
Chiarmanda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh Zahard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chiarmanda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zahard as Chiarmanda tries to tie him up.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chiarmanda pushes off an throws an elbow but Zahard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Chiarmanda misses with an elbow strike.
Zahard avoids a wild elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chiarmanda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Zahard throws an elbow but it misses.
Zahard blocks an elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda trying to land knees to the body.
Zahard blocks an elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
Zahard blocks an elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
Zahard avoids a wild elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
Zahard blocks an elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chiarmanda throws an elbow but misses.
Chiarmanda pushes off an throws an elbow but Zahard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zahard avoids the elbow strike from Chiarmanda, against the ropes.
Zahard dodges an elbow strike from Chiarmanda.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chiarmanda throws an elbow but misses.
Chiarmanda pushes off an throws an elbow but Zahard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zahard seems to have got his legs back now.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zahard's defenses.
Zahard avoiding damage as Chiarmanda throws knees to the body.
Zahard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chiarmanda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahard tries a body shot but Chiarmanda blocks it.
Zahard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chiarmanda taking a breather.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow just above Zahard 's eye.

Ash Zahard's cut is getting worse.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow just above Zahard 's eye.
Chiarmanda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chiarmanda missing with knees to the body.
Chiarmanda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zahard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chiarmanda cracks Zahard with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Zahard drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Zahard isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Chiarmanda struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Chiarmanda!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Ossilus Chiarmanda!
Ossilus Chiarmanda took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Merciless Gladiators for their support in the buildup to the fight.