PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chikatchawan's entrance music is Animal. A fine choice. Wesson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Your Honor - Foo Fighters kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chikatchawan
vs
Wesson

192 cm
20
209 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
206 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Versus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan connects with an inside leg kick.
Chikatchawan throws a lazy head kick
enabling Wesson to counter with a crisp jab.
Chikatchawan blocks a jab.
Wesson misses the jab.
Chikatchawan is looking to counter punch.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut. Wesson saw that one coming.
Wesson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chikatchawan throws a head kick that half lands.
Wesson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wesson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chikatchawan was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesson.
Chikatchawan throws a jab but it's blocked by Wesson.
Wesson lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wesson misses with a body kick.
It looked like Chikatchawan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wesson.
Chikatchawan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wesson.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesson misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wesson moves forwards but Chikatchawan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chikatchawan lands a right hook to the body.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut.
Wesson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chikatchawan blocks it well.
Chikatchawan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chikatchawan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wesson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chikatchawan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wesson fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chikatchawan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wesson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chikatchawan counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesson misses with a wild body shot.
Chikatchawan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wesson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chikatchawan throws out the jab.
Wesson lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws a wild body kick that Wesson sees coming a mile off.
Chikatchawan lands a jab to the nose.
Wesson looks to land a left hand but Chikatchawan moved out of range nicely.
Wesson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chikatchawan lands a right hook to the body.
Wesson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chikatchawan's head backwards.
Chikatchawan throws a lazy right hand but Wesson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chikatchawan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wesson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wesson jabs Chikatchawan right on the nose. Chikatchawan blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Chikatchawan. That snapped Wesson's head back.
Wesson moves away from the strike by Chikatchawan.
Wesson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wesson tries to bum rush Chikatchawan with a series of wild strikes but Chikatchawan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Chikatchawan misses.
Chikatchawan looks to throw a body kick
and Wesson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wesson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan misses with a straight right.
Chikatchawan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chikatchawan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wesson avoids the body shot from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wesson moves away.
Chikatchawan throws a shot to the body.
Chikatchawan cracks Wesson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wesson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chikatchawan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chikatchawan misses with a right hand
letting Wesson counter with a right hand.
Wesson throws a hook but Chikatchawan avoids it easily.
Crunch! Chikatchawan slams his shin into Wesson's torso.
Chikatchawan fakes the leg kick and cracks Wesson in the body.
Wesson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chikatchawan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws a front kick that sends Wesson stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Wesson ducks under a wild hook from Chikatchawan.
A little jabbing left from Wesson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wesson throws a lazy right hand but Chikatchawan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chikatchawan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wesson's sensitive parts.
Wesson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chikatchawan throws a wild body kick that Wesson sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Wesson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chikatchawan throws out a powerful jab.
Chikatchawan with a hook.
Wesson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wesson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chikatchawan.
Wesson cracks Chikatchawan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wesson just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chikatchawan throws a sloppy body shot
and Wesson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chikatchawan. Wesson shrugs it off though.
Wesson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chikatchawan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wesson avoids a kick to the body.
Wesson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wesson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chikatchawan.
Wesson blocks a low kick nicely.
Chikatchawan cracks Wesson with an open hand slap.
Chikatchawan scores with a punch to the head.
Wesson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wesson misses with a looping left.
Chikatchawan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Chikatchawan feints and then cracks Wesson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wesson down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson 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.
Wesson throws a right hand that misses
and Chikatchawan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chikatchawan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Wesson.
Chikatchawan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan moves out of range as Wesson strikes.
Chikatchawan throws a leg kick which misses Wesson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wesson tries to avoid it.
Chikatchawan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesson.
Wesson ducks under a wild hook from Chikatchawan.
Wesson lands a slapping body shot.
Tsoko Chikatchawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Wesson scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Chikatchawan misses its intended target.
Chikatchawan lands with a straight right. Wesson didn't see that one coming.
Wesson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chikatchawan.
Wesson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wesson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wesson misses with a hook
and Chikatchawan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wesson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chikatchawan was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesson.
Wesson misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chikatchawan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chikatchawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chikatchawan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Chikatchawan throws a good cross that connects.
Chikatchawan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chikatchawan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wesson scores with a spinning back kick!
Wesson lands a nice shot that snaps Chikatchawan's head back.
Chikatchawan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chikatchawan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wesson can do to turn this around?
A jab from Wesson misses.
Chikatchawan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wesson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wesson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan misses the shot to the body.
Chikatchawan slips a straight right by Wesson.
Chikatchawan catches Wesson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chikatchawan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wesson.
Chikatchawan connects with a body shot.
Chikatchawan throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
A left lands for Chikatchawan.

Wesson is rocked!
Chikatchawan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chikatchawan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wesson is still on wobbly legs! Can Chikatchawan finish him?
Chikatchawan throws a looping overhand right but Wesson ducks down to avoid it.
Wesson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wesson avoids the body shot from Chikatchawan.
Wesson jabs Chikatchawan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wesson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wesson scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chikatchawan misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan misses the shot to the body.
Chikatchawan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wesson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chikatchawan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wesson.
Wesson scores with a jab to the body.
Wesson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wesson throws a shot from downtown. Chikatchawan moves away and avoids it.
Chikatchawan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wesson defending well as Chikatchawan loads up on a big left hand.
Wesson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wesson misses the target.
Wesson lands a two punch combo.
Chikatchawan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wesson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chikatchawan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wesson throws a nice looking combination but Chikatchawan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chikatchawan lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Chikatchawan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wesson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chikatchawan.
Wesson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wesson jabs Chikatchawan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chikatchawan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chikatchawan lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws the kick towards the body but Wesson avoids it.
Chikatchawan lands with an overhand left.
Wesson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chikatchawan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wesson will feel that in the morning.
Chikatchawan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wesson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wesson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chikatchawan.
Wesson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wesson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chikatchawan swings for the body but Wesson moves out of range.
Wesson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Chikatchawan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chikatchawan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chikatchawan thumps Wesson with a low kick.
Chikatchawan drops his hands momentarily and Wesson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chikatchawan connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan misses with a body shot.
Wesson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chikatchawan defending well as Wesson loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Chikatchawan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chikatchawan throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
Chikatchawan ducks under a wild hook from Wesson.
Chikatchawan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chikatchawan manages to avoid it.
Dean Wesson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan scores with a shot to the body.
Chikatchawan throws a jab when Wesson was well out of range.
Wesson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chikatchawan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wesson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chikatchawan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chikatchawan thows a leg kick but Wesson checks it
and Wesson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wesson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chikatchawan has got the better of the exchanges.
Chikatchawan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wesson on the side of the head.
Wesson misses with a looping left.
Chikatchawan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chikatchawan thumps Wesson with a low kick.
Wesson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chikatchawan throws a jab when Wesson was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Wesson misses.
Wesson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wesson throws a right hand that Chikatchawan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chikatchawan also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wesson misses with a two punch combination.
Chikatchawan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wesson in his tracks.
Wesson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wesson misses with a body shot.
Chikatchawan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chikatchawan thuds his shin into the meat of Wesson's side.
Chikatchawan throws a combination. Wesson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice uppercut there from Chikatchawan.
Wesson dodges the punch combination from Chikatchawan.
Wesson is looking for the big counter here.
Chikatchawan looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Chikatchawan backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Wesson's temple! It sends Wesson violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Chikatchawan celebrates and the doctors try to help Wesson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
A very excited looking Tsoko Chikatchawan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Dean Wesson had this to say: 'The better fighter won tonight. Congrats to my opponent. Got to get back to the gym and work my way to avenge this loss.'.