PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chan
vs
Rasmussen

180 cm
22
178 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

179 cm
21
175 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warren Rasmussen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen blocks a head kick by Chan.
Rasmussen doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
Chan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rasmussen finds it's way round the side to connect with Chan's head.
Chan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rasmussen tries to score with a low kick but Chan moves his leg out of the way.
Rasmussen wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Chan.
Chan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rasmussen will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick there by Chan.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Rasmussen moves out of range easily.
Rasmussen doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
No joy there for Chan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rasmussen keeps the fight on the outside.
Warren Rasmussen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen misses with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Chan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rasmussen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rasmussen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chan throws a series of punches but Rasmussen avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Rasmussen tries a head kick but it misses.
Rasmussen misses the jab.
Rasmussen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chan. That did some damage!
A jab from Rasmussen misses.
Rasmussen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chan moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rasmussen misses with the combination.
Chan throws a series of punches but Rasmussen moves out of range.
Chan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasmussen connects with an inside leg kick.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Chan moves into the clinch.
Rasmussen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasmussen lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan has had enough of the clinch but Rasmussen keeps him there for the moment.
Chan has had enough of the clinch but Rasmussen keeps him there for the moment.
Chan is trying to push Rasmussen away but Rasmussen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Chan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rasmussen.
Our sources have told us that Chan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rasmussen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Rasmussen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasmussen won't allow it.
Rasmussen avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Chan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rasmussen avoids it.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
Rasmussen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasmussen throws a head punch that misses.
Chan tries to break free but Rasmussen pushes him back against the ropes.
Rasmussen lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Paul Chan has been cut.
Rasmussen misses with some punches.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Rasmussen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rasmussen fails to land.
Rasmussen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rasmussen is defending well for now.
Rasmussen has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Chan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Rasmussen is controlling him.
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!
Rasmussen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chan tries to break the clinch but Rasmussen is controlling the position.
Chan tries to break free but Rasmussen pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paul Chan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Chan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rasmussen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chan is out of range and Rasmussen settles back down.
A slow jab from Rasmussen misses its intended target.
Rasmussen tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Rasmussen drives through and clinches with Chan against the ropes.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Chan can't break the clinch.
Rasmussen connects with a knee to the head.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Rasmussen blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chan obliges.
Rasmussen misses with a knee to the head.
Rasmussen prevents Chan from breaking the clinch.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Rasmussen, against the ropes.
Rasmussen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chan's efforts to push away.
Rasmussen throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chan wants to break free but Rasmussen has control.
Rasmussen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rasmussen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Rasmussen managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Rasmussen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasmussen prevents Chan from breaking the clinch.
Rasmussen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasmussen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen working aggressively here.
Chan landing knees to the head.
Chan takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees to the body from Chan.
Rasmussen misses with an elbow strike.
Chan is looking to break free of the clinch but Rasmussen has double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan wants to break free but Rasmussen has control.
Rasmussen throws an elbow that misses.
Chan tries to circle away but Rasmussen has him pinned against the ropes.
Rasmussen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan wants to break free but Rasmussen has control.
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Rasmussen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chan's face.
Chan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rasmussen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rasmussen prevents Chan from breaking the clinch.
Chan wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasmussen won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chan's efforts to push away.
Chan lands an elbow inside that Rasmussen shrugs off.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen keeps control of Chan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Rasmussen lands with a light punch inside.
Paul Chan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasmussen.
Rasmussen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rasmussen is defending well for now.
Rasmussen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rasmussen is breathing heavily.
Chan wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasmussen won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasmussen misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chan tries to break free but Rasmussen pushes him back against the ropes.
Rasmussen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rasmussen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rasmussen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Chan gets tackled into the ropes by Rasmussen. Rasmussen maintains the clinch.
Chan landing knees to the body.
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rasmussen avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Chan is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Chan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Chan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rasmussen scores with a leg kick.
Chan misses with a body kick.
Paul Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rasmussen throws a leg kick but Chan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chan misses with a combination
and Rasmussen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rasmussen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rasmussen counters with a nice body kick.
Chan lands a body shot.
Rasmussen throws a sloppy head kick
and Chan counters with a nice body kick.
Rasmussen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rasmussen throws a wild body kick that Chan sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen wants to clinch.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rasmussen cracks a nice hook into Chan's ribs.
Rasmussen throws a sloppy head kick
and Chan counters with a three punch combo that has Rasmussen backing up. Rasmussen nods at Chan to acknowledge the strikes.
Rasmussen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chan.
Chan avoids the head kick by Rasmussen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chan wants to clinch up but Rasmussen keeps it at a distance.
Chan is looking to clinch but Rasmussen is avoiding it.
Rasmussen throws a leg kick but Chan sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Rasmussen misses.
Rasmussen misses with a low kick.
Rasmussen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Rasmussen throws a low kick but Chan moves out of range easily.
Rasmussen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rasmussen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen moves out of range as Chan throws a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chan - that will leave a mark!
Paul Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crunch! Chan slams his shin into Rasmussen's torso.
Rasmussen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chan tries to clinch but Rasmussen moves out of range.
Chan avoids the head kick by Rasmussen.
Warren Rasmussen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chan is looking to clinch but Rasmussen is avoiding it.
Rasmussen misses with a combination
and Chan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chan connects with a high kick.
Chan blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rasmussen misses with a body shot.
Rasmussen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rasmussen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chan.
Chan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rasmussen back to the ropes. Chan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Rasmussen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasmussen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chan counters with a nice leg kick.
Rasmussen is still on wobbly legs! Can Chan finish him?
Rasmussen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rasmussen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Chan throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Rasmussen is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul Chan!