PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dirk Van Beest (ranked 2954 p4p, 3827 weight class) and Pinero Chai (ranked 364 p4p, 451 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chai's choice of entrance music: Styles P - Off The Ghost. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Beest
vs
Chai

186 cm
29
152
4 - 5 - 0

176 cm
29
158
11 - 7 - 2

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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Van Beest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pinero Chai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Chai.
We've been informed that Chai 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.
Chai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Beest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Beest wants to slow Chai down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Beest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai throws a solid leg kick but Van Beest takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chai.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Beest manages to avoid it.
Van Beest has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Van Beest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai tries to work over Van Beest's front leg with a kick but Van Beest checks it.
Nice jab there from Van Beest.
Chai throws a solid leg kick but Van Beest takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chai.
Van Beest misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
That kick from Van Beest tenderised Chai's leg. Chai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Beest throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Van Beest throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chai on the side of the head.
Van Beest connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Beest misses with a body kick.
Chai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Beest. That did some damage!
Chai tries to land a leg kick but Van Beest saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beest misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Van Beest backing away here, and Chai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Beest cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chai checks a leg kick.
Van Beest throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Van Beest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Van Beest throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Beest connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chai momentarily.
Chai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chai walks into a left hand.
Chai tries to score with a low kick but Van Beest moves his leg out of the way.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Beest counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Beest really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Beest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Van Beest.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Chai misses.
Van Beest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Van Beest misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Chai misses the body punch
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Beest throws a series of punches but Chai moves out of range.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Beest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai misses with a low kick as Van Beest jumps back.
Chai throws a hook but Van Beest avoids it easily.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Van Beest.
Chai throws a shot to the body.
Van Beest pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chai avoids a kick to the body.
Van Beest moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Beest looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Beest moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Van Beest ducks under a wild hook from Chai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Van Beest slips the punch.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Beest.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Van Beest off balance momentarily.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
Chai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Beest is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Beest's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
Van Beest looks for the body kick but Chai saw that one coming.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Van Beest moved out of range.
Chai throws a chopping leg kick but Van Beest manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Beest misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai blocks the body kick.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Beest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Beest avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Van Beest throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Chai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Van Beest's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Beest tries to avoid it.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Beest loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Beest is just out of range.
It looked like Van Beest was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Van Beest is out of range.
Van Beest ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
A swing and a miss from Van Beest.
Chai checks a leg kick.
Jab by Van Beest.
Van Beest lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chai will feel that in the morning.
Van Beest throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Beest.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Beest misses with a body punch
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai throws a leg kick but Van Beest sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Van Beest on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dirk Van Beest will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Van Beest shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chai swings for the body but Van Beest moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Van Beest blocks the low kick.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Van Beest moved out of range.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Beest is just out of range.
Chai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Beest takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Van Beest.
Van Beest tries a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Chai checks a low kick from Van Beest.
Van Beest feints and then cracks Chai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chai down.
Van Beest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Van Beest.
Van Beest tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Beest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai throws a shot to the body.
Van Beest swinging wildly here.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Dirk Van Beest is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Van Beest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Beest throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Beest can pounce on him.
Van Beest is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Beest misses with a leg kick
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Beest tries to work over Chai's front leg with a kick but Chai checks it.
Chai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Beest.
A leg kick checked by Van Beest.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Beest checks a leg kick.
Van Beest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Beest.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Beest.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Beest should have avoided that one.
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!
Van Beest misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a good low kick that Van Beest was not able to check.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Van Beest.
Chai misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Van Beest on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Beest with a nice calf kick.
Van Beest defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Van Beest moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai throws a good cross that connects.
A leg kick checked by Chai.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Van Beest.
Van Beest misses with a leg kick
and Chai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Beest doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Beest misses with a left hand
and Chai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai jabs Van Beest to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chai.
Chai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Beest seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Van Beest drives through and clinches with Chai against the ropes.
Van Beest blocks a body shot from Chai.
Van Beest swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Beest lands an elbow just above Chai 's eye.

It looks like Pinero Chai has been cut.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Beest gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Beest lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Beest tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Van Beest creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chai's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chai avoids it.
Van Beest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Beest stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Van Beest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Beest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Beest backwards.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Van Beest tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Beest's elbow.
Van Beest misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Beest prevents a body shot from Chai.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Beest tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pinero Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pinero Chai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Van Beest moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Beest looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Beest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Beest.
Van Beest checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chai takes one to the chin there.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Beest.
Chai lands a really nice looking cross but Van Beest seems unphased.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chai thumps Van Beest with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Beest moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Beest.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Beest looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Beest throws out a leg kick but Chai moves out of range and Van Beest only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beest misses with a leg kick.
Van Beest connects with a single shot there.
Van Beest throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Beest.
Van Beest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Beest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Beest half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Beest darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Beest.
Chai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Beest throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Beest fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Beest throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chai cracks Van Beest with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Van Beest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Van Beest was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Beest.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Van Beest.
Chai throws a front kick aimed at Van Beest's knee but Van Beest avoids it well.
Chai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Beest delivers a nice body kick.
Van Beest fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chai throws a front kick aimed at Van Beest's knee but Van Beest avoids it well.
Chai connects with a single shot there.
Van Beest tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Beest.
Chai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Beest fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai throws a leg kick but Van Beest sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Beest checks a leg kick.
A big right from Chai misses.
Chai works Van Beest's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest with a nice cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Beest.
Van Beest misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Beest throws a head kick that misses.
Van Beest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Van Beest was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai slips under a jab from Van Beest.
Van Beest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Donk. Chai catches Van Beest right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
Van Beest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Van Beest's shoulder, as Van Beest tries to avoid the shot.
Chai has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Beest.
Chai drops his hands momentarily and Van Beest takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Beest on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Beest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
A good leg kick by Van Beest.
Van Beest staying out of range there.
Van Beest throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
Van Beest smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Beest tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Beest throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Beest takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Beest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chai wants to land a leg kick but Van Beest is out of range.
Van Beest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Beest tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Beest checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from Van Beest misses.
Chai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Beest is able to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pinero Chai.
I think Chai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!