PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junkyard Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chikatchawan has chosen Animal as his entrance music. 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!

Dog
vs
Chikatchawan

182 cm
22
210 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

192 cm
23
209 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Urban Fighter

Urban Fighter

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junkyard Dog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog throws a hook to the side of Chikatchawan's head but Chikatchawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chikatchawan! But no joy.
Chikatchawan tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Dog misses its target.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog tests Chikatchawan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatchawan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dog at a distance.
Dog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dog takes a swing at Chikatchawan's ribcage but misses.
Chikatchawan blocks a jab.
Dog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chikatchawan counters with a thumping low kick.
Chikatchawan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dog.
Dog takes a swing at Chikatchawan's ribcage but misses.
Chikatchawan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dog with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Dog misses.
Chikatchawan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dog will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Dog misses.
Dog takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chikatchawan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chikatchawan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chikatchawan connects with a nice looking jab.
Dog throws a big shot that misses.
Chikatchawan cracks Dog with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chikatchawan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
Chikatchawan punishes Dog's body with a nice straight punch.
Chikatchawan scores with a hook.
Dog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chikatchawan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chikatchawan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dog throws an overhand right that lands on Chikatchawan's shoulder, as Chikatchawan tries to avoid the shot.
Chikatchawan scores with a hook.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chikatchawan moves away.
Jab from Chikatchawan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chikatchawan takes a swing at Dog's ribcage but misses.
Dog sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dog misses with a right hand
and Chikatchawan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chikatchawan throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dog works the jab nicely.
Chikatchawan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dog lands a slapping body shot.
Chikatchawan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Dog misses
and Chikatchawan counters with a leg kick.
Chikatchawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
A good leg kick by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A good leg kick by Chikatchawan.
Dog fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Chikatchawan misses.
Chikatchawan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chikatchawan manages to avoid it.
Chikatchawan moves out of range of the strikes.
Chikatchawan punishes Dog's body with a nice straight punch.
Dog missing with a left hand there. Chikatchawan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a hook but Chikatchawan avoids it easily.
Dog throws a front kick aimed at Chikatchawan's knee but Chikatchawan avoids it well.
Chikatchawan looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Chikatchawan rushes Dog and presses him up against the cage.
Dog lands an uppercut.
Chikatchawan lands a shoulder strike.
Chikatchawan cracks Dog with a nice body shot.
Dog cracks Chikatchawan with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Dog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chikatchawan tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Chikatchawan back against the cage.
Chikatchawan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Chikatchawan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chikatchawan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chikatchawan has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dog is breathing heavily.

Chikatchawan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Chikatchawan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a body punch but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Chikatchawan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dog.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chikatchawan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Chikatchawan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chikatchawan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dog. That did some damage!
Dog throws a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chikatchawan!
Chikatchawan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dog fails to land with a series of punches.
As Dog backs off Chikatchawan throws a huge counter combo but Dog manages to avoid it all.
Dog is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chikatchawan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chikatchawan scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan cracks a nice hook into Dog's ribs.
Chikatchawan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dog 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chikatchawan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chikatchawan pushes Dog away with a front kick.
Dog takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dog moves away from the strike by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dog throws out the jab.
And Chikatchawan responds with a good body kick, but Dog manages to step out the way in time.
Nice defenses there by Dog.
Dog misses with a straight left.
Dog ducks right into an uppercut from Chikatchawan.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chikatchawan moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Chikatchawan finds it's target.
Dog throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Chikatchawan counter with a right hand.
Chikatchawan missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chikatchawan scores with a hook to the body. Dog takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Chikatchawan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dog misses with a double jab
and Chikatchawan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chikatchawan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dog's sensitive parts.
Chikatchawan misses with a straight left.
Chikatchawan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dog's head backwards.
Dog misses with a hook
and Chikatchawan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chikatchawan. That's going to slow Dog down.
Dog moves out of range as Chikatchawan throws a body kick.
Dog tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chikatchawan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Dog was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan connects with a looping right hand.
Chikatchawan connects with a leg kick. Dog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut. Dog saw that one coming.
Chikatchawan checks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Chikatchawan.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Chikatchawan is just out of range.
Chikatchawan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from Chikatchawan finds it's target.
Chikatchawan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chikatchawan connects with an inside leg kick.
Chikatchawan slips a jab from Dog.
Dog walks into a jab.
Dog walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chikatchawan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dog.
Dog misses with a hook. Chikatchawan ducked under it nicely.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dog throws a body punch but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Chikatchawan is just out of range.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Chikatchawan moved out of range nicely.
Chikatchawan avoids the body shot from Dog.
Chikatchawan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Chikatchawan is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Chikatchawan as he connects with a hook.
Dog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dog misses with a straight right.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chikatchawan lands with a shot to the body.
Chikatchawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan with a jab.
Dog takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chikatchawan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chikatchawan lands a nice shot that snaps Dog's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chikatchawan scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chikatchawan jabs Dog right on the nose. Dog blinks but takes it well.
Dog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog scores with a decent looking hook.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chikatchawan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chikatchawan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dog under the eye.
Chikatchawan scores with a punch to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Chikatchawan.
Dog will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chikatchawan - that will leave a mark!
Chikatchawan scores with a leg kick.
Chikatchawan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dog under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsoko Chikatchawan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chikatchawan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dog is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dog loads up on a big right hand but Chikatchawan slips the punch.
Chikatchawan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

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

Dog is rocked!
Chikatchawan jabs Dog right on the nose. Dog blinks but takes it well.
Oh Dog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dog takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chikatchawan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dog falls backwards - clearly groggy! Chikatchawan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
Tsoko Chikatchawan is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Tsoko Chikatchawan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.