PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tomahawk Chai (ranked 1337 p4p, 21724 weight class) and Beta Tua (ranked 170 p4p, 574 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Chai
vs
Tua

190 cm
26
205
12 - 7 - 0

188 cm
36
208
17 - 3 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

UNDEFEATED

Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomahawk Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta Tua!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua.
Chai throws a head kick that Tua semi-blocks.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tua throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tua misses with a looping right.
Chai is looking for a counter combo.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Chai misses.
Chai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chai lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai digs a good hook to Tua's body.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua with the inside leg kick.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Tua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai digs a good body shot into Tua's ribs.
Tua wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
Tua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chai is able to avoid easily.
Tua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chai lands a nice hook to Tua's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tua throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Tua is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai with a body shot.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Tua.
Tua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Tua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Tua.
Chai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chai throws a chopping leg kick but Tua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chai duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
Tua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tua tries to score with a low kick but Chai moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomahawk Chai dominated that round.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chai. Chai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomahawk Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chai checks it well.
Tua tries to land a leg kick but Chai saw it coming and moves away.
Tua throws a big shot that misses.
Chai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chai misses with a double jab
and Tua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tua. Tua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws a shot to the body.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
Tua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chai is able to avoid easily.
Tua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Tua misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Tua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Tua's belly button to the back.
Tua misses with a leg kick.
Chai misses with a kick to the body.
Tua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Tua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tua throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Tua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Tua is out of range.
Tua misses with a leg kick.
Tua misses with a low kick as Chai jumps back.
A counter left hand to the body from Chai misses its target.
Chai throws a right and a left that Tua avoids nicely.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tua on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai scores with a nice strike.
Chai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tua misses with a body shot.
Chai thumps Tua with a low kick.
Tua throws a sloppy body shot
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Tua.
Tua with the inside leg kick.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Chai throws a series of punches but Tua moves out of range.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Chai there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai avoids the body shot from Tua.
Chai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tua throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tua.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomahawk Chai dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tua slips under a jab.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tua throws a leg kick but Chai moved away.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Tua's front leg but catches the back leg as Tua tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tua.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Tua wants to slow Chai down by chopping away at his legs.
Tua throws a low kick but Chai moves out of range easily.
Chai's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Tua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tua.
Chai tries to land a front kick but Tua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Tua finds it's target.
Tua throws a big shot that misses.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tua walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
Chai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tua.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Tua's shoulder, as Tua tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Chai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua throws a push kick but Chai slaps the foot to one side.
Chai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
Chai checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
Tua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chai misses with a hook. Tua ducked under it nicely.
Tua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tua - the referee stops the clock and Chai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tua. Chai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tua cracks Chai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tua misses with a leg kick.
Chai checks a low kick from Tua.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Tua - just one landing.

Chai is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Tua.
Chai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chai is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Tomahawk Chai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai thuds his shin into the meat of Tua's side.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tua defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai misses with the combination.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Tua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Chai - just one landing.
Chai throws a body kick that misses.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick lands for Tua.
Tua throws a low kick but Chai moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Tua coming out on top.
Chai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tua is out of range.
Tua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tua dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Chai misses with a hook.
Tua staying out of range there.
Chai cracks Tua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai lands a really nice looking cross but Tua seems unphased.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua.
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Tua is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai feints and then cracks Tua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tua down.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Tua moves out of range as Chai strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tua.
Tua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tua's corner calls for a 1-2. Tua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
Chai misses with a shot to the body
and Tua counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Chai off his feet! Chai crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Chai isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Tua screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Beta Tua!
Beta Tua is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Beta Tua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.