PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Hataki (ranked 2139 p4p, 1348 weight class) and Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 188 p4p, 120 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hataki
vs
Chai

173 cm
30
157
10 - 9 - 0

175 cm
23
145
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kakashi Hataki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hataki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chai.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.
Hataki misses with a body shot.
Kakashi Hataki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai tests Hataki's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Kakashi Hataki has been cut.
Hataki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hataki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Hataki.
Hataki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hataki with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hataki throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Hataki does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hataki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Chai blocks the low kick.
Hataki misses with a series of wild punches.
Chai throws a right hand that Hataki ducks under and follows up with a left that Hataki also avoids with ease.
Hataki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hataki slips under a jab.
Hataki throws a big counter combination but Chai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Hataki.
Hataki misses with a combination
and Chai counters with a nice body kick.
Hataki throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hataki misses with a left hand
and Hataki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hataki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hataki struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.
A short right from Chai.
A nice left hand lands by Chai.
Hataki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chai up against the cage.
Hataki throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Chai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hataki presses Chai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Hataki tries to pull guard but Chai holds him up against the cage and eventually Hataki drops back down to his feet.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hataki backwards.
Hataki struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Hataki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hataki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.
Hataki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hataki backwards.
Hataki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hataki backwards.
Hataki is trying to stall.
Hataki tries to pull guard but Chai won't allow it.
Hataki tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Hataki back against the cage.
Hataki tries to stall but Chai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hataki tries to pull guard but Chai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakashi Hataki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hataki backwards.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
Hataki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai blocks a body shot from Hataki.

Chai breaks the clinch.
Hataki throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Hataki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hataki - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Chai.
Hataki takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hataki counters with a left and a right that stings Chai.
Hataki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hataki manages to avoid it.
Hataki misses with a wild body shot.
Hataki lands with an overhand left.
Chai lands a head kick. Hataki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hataki.
Chai throws out a counter right but Hataki avoids it with no problem.
Hataki throws a nice looking combination but Chai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chai ducks under a wild hook from Hataki.
Hataki defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Hataki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Hataki moves forwards but Chai connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Hataki is rocked!
Hataki punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.
Chai throws a hook but Hataki avoids it easily.
Hataki fails to land with a series of punches.
Hataki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chai has time to react.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hataki was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai slips under a jab from Hataki.
Chai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hataki throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki lands with an uppercut that bounces Chai off the cage and back into range.
Chai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chai misses the shot to the body.

Hataki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chai keeping control of the position.
Chai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hataki.
Chai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chai.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hataki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hataki trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai being controlled here, momentarily.
Hataki postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Hataki stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position.
Hataki is looking to work some ground and pound but Chai has wrist control.
Hataki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a double jab
and Hataki counters with a good low kick that Chai was not able to check.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Hataki.
Hataki scores with a leg kick.
Hataki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Hataki misses with a looping left.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Hataki with an uppercut!
Hataki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chai backs up against the cage.
Chai blocks a leg kick.
Hataki misses the jab.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hataki throws a combination that misses
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Hataki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Hataki.
Hataki seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hataki ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Hataki throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Hataki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hataki misses with a body shot
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hataki misses the body punch
and Chai counters with a good low kick that Hataki was not able to check.
Hataki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hataki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chai on the side of the head.
Hataki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hataki throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hataki.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Hataki misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kakashi Hataki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A big right from Chai misses.

Hataki moves into range and clinches up with Chai.
Jeong Hoon Chai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Hataki backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Hataki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chai smiles and moves away.
Hataki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Hataki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with an inside leg kick.
Hataki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai lands with a good body shot.

Hataki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hataki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hataki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kakashi Hataki is winning the standup battle so far.
Hataki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hataki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chai is able to avoid easily.
Chai misses with a hook. Hataki ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hataki misses with a straight right.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Hataki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hataki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hataki tries to bum rush Chai with a series of wild strikes but Chai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hataki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hataki gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Hataki tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Chai is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Hataki buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Hataki!! Hataki is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Chai throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeong Hoon Chai!
Jeong Hoon Chai made sure to mention his sponsor, Critical Mass Q159.9 $74.95 in his post fight interview.