PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyler Crain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitkhun Chakraborti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crain's entrance music is The Roots - Kool On. A fine choice. Chakraborti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Marilyn manson - The fight song. Tyler Crain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crain
vs
Chakraborti

192 cm
24
242 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

200 cm
29
260 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Crain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitkhun Chakraborti!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chakraborti walks into a stiff left hand from Crain.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crain. That's going to slow Chakraborti down.
Chakraborti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chakraborti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chakraborti throws a series of punches but Crain avoids them all with ease.
Chakraborti misses with a body shot.
Crain lands with a shot to the body.
Crain misses with a low kick as Chakraborti jumps back.
Chakraborti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick
and Crain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crain throws a sloppy head kick and Chakraborti moves out of range easily.
Chakraborti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crain throws a head kick that misses
enabling Chakraborti to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyler Crain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crain.
Crain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crain.
Chakraborti slips under a jab from Crain.
Crain scores with a punch to the head.
Crain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chakraborti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crain looks for the body kick but Chakraborti saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Chakraborti blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Crain misses.
Crain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chakrabortis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chakraborti scores with a jab. Crain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Chakraborti with a nice cross.
Crain blocks a head kick by Chakraborti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chakraborti takes a swing at Crain's ribcage but misses.
Crain connects with a leg kick. Chakraborti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chakraborti misses with a wild body shot.

Crain pushes Chakraborti up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chakraborti is defending well for now.
Chakraborti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti trying to land knees to the body.
Chakraborti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chakraborti is trying to break the clinch but Crain has him pressed against the ropes.

Chakraborti breaks from the clinch.
Chakraborti tests Crain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crain moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Crain misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mitkhun Chakraborti will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Crain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chakraborti lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick by Crain misses
and Chakraborti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chakraborti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crain fails to land with a series of punches.
Crain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chakraborti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chakraborti misses with a two punch combination.
Chakraborti misses with a low kick.
Crain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chakraborti momentarily.
Chakraborti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chakraborti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakraborti misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Crain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chakraborti doesn't seem phased though.
Chakraborti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crain connects with a jab.
Mitkhun Chakraborti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crain scores with a head kick. Chakraborti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick
and Crain counters with an outside leg kick.
Crain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chakraborti works Crain's body with a nice hook.
Chakraborti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chakraborti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chakraborti checks a low kick from Crain.
A combination from Chakraborti does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crain misses with a low kick as Chakraborti jumps back.

Crain rushes Chakraborti and presses him up against the ropes.
Chakraborti taking a breather.
Chakraborti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chakraborti tries to work over Crain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chakraborti is trying to force a seperation but Crain has the dominant position.
Chakraborti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Crain throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Crain.
Crain lands an elbow just above Chakraborti 's eye.

It looks like Mitkhun Chakraborti has been cut.
Crain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chakraborti's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chakraborti is trying to force a seperation but Crain has the dominant position.
Crain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chakraborti takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mitkhun Chakraborti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mitkhun Chakraborti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Chakraborti walks into a stiff left hand from Crain.
Crain throws a sloppy head kick and Chakraborti moves out of range easily.
Crain throws a body punch but Chakraborti moves out of range.
Crain misses with a low kick.
Chakraborti jabs Crain right on the nose. Crain blinks but takes it well.
Chakraborti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chakraborti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chakraborti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chakraborti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chakraborti pushes Crain away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti throws the kick towards the body but Crain avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chakraborti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chakraborti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakraborti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Crain misses.
Chakraborti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crain on the side of the head.
Chakraborti wants to slow Crain down by chopping away at his legs.
Crain is looking to slow Chakraborti down with leg kicks.
Chakraborti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chakraborti's sensitive parts.
Chakraborti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chakraborti blocks a head kick by Crain.
A head kick misses from Crain.
Crain misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crain.
Crain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chakraborti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crain tries to land a leg kick but Chakraborti saw it coming and moves away.
Chakraborti dips to his left and cracks Crain with an uppercut!
Crain blocks a head kick by Chakraborti.
Chakraborti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crain.
Crain lands a nice shot that snaps Chakraborti's head back.
Crain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crain throws a low kick but Chakraborti avoids it.
Crain throws a body punch but Chakraborti moves out of range.
Chakraborti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crain. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitkhun Chakraborti really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitkhun Chakraborti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chakraborti looks to land a combination but Crain avoids it well.
Crain misses with a kick to the body.
Crain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chakraborti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chakraborti lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Crain both land. Nice combination.
Chakraborti tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Chakraborti. That snapped Crain's head back.
Crain throws a body kick that misses.
Crain throws a leg kick which misses Chakraborti's front leg but catches the back leg as Chakraborti tries to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain throws a head kick that misses.
Chakraborti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that misses
and Crain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crain tries a head kick but it misses.
Crain motions for Chakraborti to come forward. Crain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chakraborti - that will leave a mark!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chakraborti throws a lazy right hand but Crain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chakraborti lands a head kick. Crain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crain avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jab from Crain.
Chakraborti moves away from the strike by Crain.
Chakraborti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crain's corner calls for a 1-2. Crain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chakraborti.
Crain with a jab.
A lazy left from Crain finds it's target.
Chakraborti blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chakraborti throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Crain lands.
Chakraborti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tyler Crain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitkhun Chakraborti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crain connects with a solid leg kick.
Crain lands a head shot.
Crain feints and then cracks Chakraborti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chakraborti down.
Crain throws a poor cross that misses
and Crain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Crain.
Chakraborti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crain's head backwards.
Crain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chakraborti manages to avoid it.
Chakraborti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crain throws a hook but Chakraborti blocks it.
Crain connects with a right hand. Chakraborti shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chakraborti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chakraborti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Chakraborti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crain. That's going to slow Chakraborti down.

Crain closes the distance and pushes Chakraborti back into the ropes.
Crain lands a nice shot to the body.
Crain lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Crain.
Crain lands an elbow inside.
Tyler Crain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chakraborti is trying to break the clinch but Crain is controlling him.
Chakraborti misses with a knee strike.
Chakraborti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Crain lands a right hand.
Crain missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Chakraborti.
Crain misses with a knee strike.
Chakraborti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crain lands a hook that snaps the head of Chakraborti backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crain effectively controlling the action here.
Chakraborti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chakraborti lands with a light punch inside.
Tyler Crain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chakraborti wants to stall.
Crain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chakraborti backwards.
A shot in the inside from Crain.
Mitkhun Chakraborti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crain tries a knee to the head but Chakraborti blocks it.
Crain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crain missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chakraborti's elbow.
Crain lands a nice uppercut.
Chakraborti prevents a body shot from Crain.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Crain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chakraborti 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mitkhun Chakraborti!
Mitkhun Chakraborti made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.