PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dock Ellis (ranked 734 p4p, 89 weight class) and Gilberto Chamba (ranked 3677 p4p, 322 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ellis
vs
Chamba

190 cm
32
241 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

194 cm
29
245 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dock Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba looks to throw the jab but Ellis is out of range.
Chamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ellis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ellis sizes up Chamba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Ellis tried to score with a low kick but Chamba checks it.

Ellis instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Chamba.
Ellis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis can't find room to land a body shot as Chamba controls the action.

Ellis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chamba wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellis blocks a head kick by Chamba.
Ellis misses with a low kick.
Ellis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Chamba staggers Ellis with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ellis looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

It looks like Dock Ellis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Ellis there.

Ellis has Chamba up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba blocks a body shot from Ellis.
Chamba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Ellis lands with a right to the head.
Ellis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chamba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Chamba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ellis pushes Chamba back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ellis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Ellis.
Chamba tries to break the clinch but Ellis is controlling the position.
We've been informed that Chamba has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Chamba controls his hands.
I was talking to Ellis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ellis throws a head punch that misses.
Chamba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chamba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ellis lands an uppercut.
Chamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Ellis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chamba is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Ellis scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ellis.
Chamba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chamba throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellis counters with a good, hard body kick but Chamba shrugs it off.
Chamba misses with an uppercut. Ellis saw that one coming.
Ellis scores with a sloppy right hand. Chamba should have avoided that one.
Chamba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellis throws out the jab.
Chamba tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chamba dips to his left and cracks Ellis with an uppercut!
Chamba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ellis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Ellis is rocked!
Chamba tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Ellis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ellis throws a lazy head kick
and Chamba counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gilberto Chamba!