PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong comes to the cage accompanied by I SHOT THE SHERIFF. Bob Chong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Retsu Kaioh's chin.

Chong
vs
Kaioh

187 cm
26
229 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

192 cm
29
265 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Chong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Retsu Kaioh!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaioh throws a leg kick

and Chong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kaioh won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Kaioh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaioh sneaks back into half guard.
Chong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaioh manages to get to full guard.
Kaioh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kaioh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chong is one step ahead there.
Kaioh is adopting a defensive guard.
Kaioh looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaioh is retaining full guard.

Kaioh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chong off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Chong lands a jab to Kaioh's midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaioh - that will leave a mark!
Nice takedown defense from Kaioh. No joy for Chong on that attempt.
Chong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chong shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaioh sprawls well. He's pushed Chong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kaioh is looking to slow Chong down with leg kicks.
Chong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaioh.
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!
Chong misses with a wild body shot.
Chong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Retsu Kaioh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaioh lands with a good body shot.
Chong is breathing heavily.
Kaioh slips under a jab from Chong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh scores with a leg kick.
Kaioh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chong looks to land a body kick but Kaioh moved away.
Kaioh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kaioh tries to clinch there but Chong circles away.
A left lands for Kaioh.
Chong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaioh moves away.
Kaioh avoids the head kick by Chong.

Chong shoots in and gets a takedown into Kaioh's guard.
Chong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chong throws a big elbow that misses.
Chong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaioh keeps working.
Kaioh trying to hold on to Chong's head to control him but Chong postures up.
Kaioh won't allow Chong to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaioh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chong content to control rather than advance.
Chong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaioh keeps working.

Bob Chong has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaioh.
Kaioh tries to clinch up.
Chong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaioh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Retsu Kaioh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaioh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chong under the eye.
Chong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chong throws a wild body kick that Kaioh sees coming a mile off.
Kaioh lands a nice hook to Chong's body. Chong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaioh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Bob Chong has been cut.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chong moves away.
Kaioh tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Chong coming out on top.
Kaioh tries to clinch up but Chong circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaioh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chong.
Chong scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Kaioh.

Chong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chong fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kaioh is not content to let Chong control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Retsu Kaioh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Chong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kaioh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaioh is looking to clinch.
Kaioh slips a jab from Chong.
Retsu Kaioh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaioh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chong manages to avoid it.
Kaioh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chong at a distance.
Chong swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaioh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chong.
Chong throws a push kick but Kaioh slaps the foot to one side.
Chong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaioh wants to clinch up but Chong keeps it at a distance.
Kaioh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chong is able to avoid easily.
Chong misses with a wild body shot.
Kaioh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong closes the distance and clinches up with Kaioh, looking for a takedown. Chong pushes Kaioh against the cage but Kaioh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaioh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaioh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kaioh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chong moves away.
Chong moves out of range of the body kick.
Chong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaioh misses with the combination.
Kaioh scores with a sloppy right hand. Chong should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Kaioh misses.
Chong tries for a takedown but Kaioh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaioh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chong throws a body kick that misses.
Kaioh misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaioh swinging wildly here.
Chong clobbers Kaioh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaioh throws a chopping leg kick but Chong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaioh. Kaioh obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaioh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chong.
Kaioh looks to score with a jab to the body but Chong is just out of range.
Kaioh lands with a good body shot.
Chong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaioh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chong is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chong throws a front kick aimed at Kaioh's knee but Kaioh avoids it well.

Kaioh gets a clinch.
Kaioh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kaioh slowing the pace effectively.
Kaioh pushes off an throws an elbow but Chong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kaioh misses with a knee to the head.
Kaioh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chong backwards.
Kaioh prevents Chong from breaking the clinch.
Kaioh avoiding damage as Chong throws knees to the body.
Kaioh blocks a body shot from Chong.
A short left from Kaioh.
Kaioh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kaioh throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaioh obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Kaioh.
Kaioh tries a knee to the head but Chong blocks it.
Chong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaioh tries a knee to the head but Chong blocks it.
Chong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaioh is defending well.
Kaioh stalls.
Kaioh struggles to land a body shot inside as Chong controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh lands an uppercut.
Kaioh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chong blocks the elbow strike.
Kaioh blocks an elbow strike from Chong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Retsu Kaioh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Chong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kaioh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chong.
Chong throws a push kick but Kaioh slaps the foot to one side.
Kaioh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kaioh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chong.
Chong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaioh as he jumps to the side.
Kaioh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chong rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chong.
Kaioh slaps away a takedown attempt from Chong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Kaioh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaioh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chong's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaioh tries to clinch up.
Kaioh throws a looping overhand right but Chong ducks down to avoid it.
Chong moves out of range of the leg kick from Kaioh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong throws a leg kick
and Kaioh counters with a low kick, right behind Chong 's knee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaioh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaioh. That's going to slow Chong down.
Kaioh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kaioh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chong 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.
Chong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaioh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chong has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaioh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Kaioh.
Kaioh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaioh throws a body punch but Chong moves out of range.
Kaioh throws a head kick that Chong semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaioh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kaioh lands a big head kick that sends Chong tumbling to the mat! Kaioh takes a step backwards and waves Chong back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Chong is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong takes a swing at Kaioh's ribcage but misses.
Oh Chong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaioh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chong seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaioh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaioh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chong takes a swing at Kaioh's ribcage but misses.
Kaioh throws a lazy head kick
and Chong counters with a head kick. That will keep Kaioh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kaioh moves out of range as Chong strikes.
Kaioh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaioh gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chong takes a step back to recover.
Kaioh cracks the inside of Chong's front leg.
The crowd cheers as Kaioh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chong doesn't seem phased though.
Kaioh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaioh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaioh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaioh cracks Chong with an open hand slap.
Kaioh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaioh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaioh wants to clinch.
Kaioh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chong. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh connects with a body shot that sends Chong's belly button to the back.
Kaioh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chong throws out a leg kick but Kaioh moves out of range and Chong only half commits.
A big left from Chong misses.
Kaioh throws a front kick that sends Chong stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaioh.
Kaioh throws a leg kick but Chong moved away.
Kaioh is looking to clinch but Chong is avoiding it.
Kaioh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chong swings for the body but Kaioh moves out of range.
Chong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaioh throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kaioh. Chong shrugs it off though.
Kaioh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Kaioh misses.
Chong throws a head kick but Kaioh moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Retsu Kaioh really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Chong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaioh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kaioh throws a front kick aimed at Chong's knee but Chong avoids it well.
Kaioh avoids a kick to the body.
Kaioh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chong if he has to take too many more of those.
Chong delivers a nice body kick.
Chong throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaioh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaioh.
Kaioh misses with a leg kick.
That kick from Kaioh tenderised Chong's leg. Chong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Chong.
Kaioh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Chong does no damage.
Kaioh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh throws a body punch but Chong moves out of range.
Chong misses with a jab, cross combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That kick from Kaioh tenderised Chong's leg. Chong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaioh just misses with a punch to the body.
Chong slips under a jab from Kaioh.
Kaioh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaioh misses with a double jab.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Chong misses with a few strikes there.
Kaioh throws a leg kick
and Chong counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kaioh closes the distance but Chong moves to the side
and Chong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong throws a body kick that misses.
Chong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Chong.
Kaioh moves out of range of the body kick from Chong.
Kaioh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chong to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaioh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chong.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chong.
Kaioh loads up on a big right hand but Chong slips the punch.
Chong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kaioh circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chong moves away.
Kaioh is looking to chop away at Chong's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaioh doesn't manage to clinch there - Chong circles away.
Kaioh blocks the body kick.
Chong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaioh slips under a jab.
Kaioh takes one to the side of the head.
Kaioh throws a leg kick which misses Chong's front leg but catches the back leg as Chong tries to avoid it.
Kaioh tries a head kick but it misses.
Chong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaioh.
Chong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaioh was well out of range. Poor timing from Chong.
Kaioh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kaioh motions for Chong to come forward. Kaioh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chong moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh tries to clinch up but Chong circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot lands for Chong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaioh throws a shot from downtown. Chong moves away and avoids it.
Crunch! Chong slams his shin into Kaioh's torso.
Kaioh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaioh moves out of range of the body kick from Chong.

Chong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kaioh's half guard.
Kaioh is trying is best to control the position here.
Chong passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Retsu Kaioh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Chong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kaioh misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaioh blocks the leg kick.
Kaioh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chong checks a low kick from Kaioh.
Chong thuds a left hand into Kaioh's body.
Kaioh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chong lands a front kick.
Kaioh throws a shot from downtown. Chong moves away and avoids it.
Kaioh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chong.
Chong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaioh in his tracks.
Chong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kaioh is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaioh tries to score with a low kick but Chong moves his leg out of the way.
Kaioh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chong moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaioh swivels and escapes.
Chong lands a nice shot to the body.
Chong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaioh is just out of range.
Chong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaioh.
Chong dives in and grabs Kaioh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaioh pushes down on Chong's head and hops out.
Kaioh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chong's head.
Chong lands a nice looking body kick.

Chong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kaioh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kaioh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chong's best efforts.
Chong prevents Kaioh from improving his position.
Chong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chong in particular looking to stall.
Bob Chong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong wants to control but Kaioh is keeping him busy.
Chong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaioh defending well though.
Kaioh wants to get back to full guard.
Chong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaioh's head.
Kaioh is staying active underneath Chong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kaioh tries to get to full guard but Chong has control of the leg.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Kaioh is defending against the submission attempts here by Chong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong thows a huge punch but Kaioh dodges it nicely.

Chong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kaioh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chong is working Kaioh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chong looking to pass the guard.
Chong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chong throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaioh is retaining full guard.
Chong throwing strikes but missing.
Chong postures up in Kaioh's guard and throws a big left but Kaioh blocks it.
Chong pushing down on Kaioh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kaioh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chong.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kaioh defends it well.
Kaioh manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chong working some strikes from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Chong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kaioh 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Retsu Kaioh!
Retsu Kaioh is the new heavyweight champion!
Retsu Kaioh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.