PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tae Shik Cha (ranked 3167 p4p, 313 weight class) and Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 21651 p4p, 616 weight class). Cha comes to the ring accompanied by Emancipator - When I Go. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Shik Cha
vs
Nu Cuuuuutos

178 cm
23
164 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

188 cm
21
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Great elbows
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tae Shik Cha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cha misses with a straight left.
Nu Cuuuuutos swats away the attempt to clinch by Cha.
Cha keeps the fight on the outside.

Cha moves into the clinch successfully.
Cha misses with the head strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Cha lands a nice uppercut.
Cha working hard to break the clinch.
Cha throws a punch but it's blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nu Cuuuuutos fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nu Cuuuuutos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cha's brow.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Cha lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cha.
We've been informed that Nu Cuuuuutos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Cha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an elbow strike.
Cha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cha pushes Nu Cuuuuutos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Cha.
Still in the clinch, Cha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body punch.
Cha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nu Cuuuuutos backwards.
Cha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Cha.
Cha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Cha scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cha.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocking some punches.

Cha breaks from the clinch.
Cha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nu Cuuuuutos at a distance.
Cha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos wants to counter with a clinch but Cha pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves away from the strike by Cha.
Cha throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nu Cuuuuutos to counter with a crisp jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a poor cross that misses
and Cha counters with a stiff right hand.
Cha throws a jab but it's blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
A swing and a miss from Cha.
Cha throws a series of punches but Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range.
Cha is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nu Cuuuuutos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cha tries to clinch up.
Cha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes one to the chin there.
Cha swings for the body but Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range.
Cha looks to land a left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos moved out of range nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a jab but it's blocked by Cha.
It looked like Cha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a good body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos just misses with a punch to the body.

Cha has closed the distance and engaged Nu Cuuuuutos in a clinch.
Cha tries to work over Nu Cuuuuutos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tae Shik Cha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cha ducks under a wild hook from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Good standup being displayed there by Nu Cuuuuutos as he connects with a hook.
Cha looks to land a left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos moved out of range nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Cha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to score with low kicks.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws the left hand but Cha avoids the punch easily.
Cha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Nu Cuuuuutos misses.
Cha cracks Nu Cuuuuutos with a good jab.
Tae Shik Cha is winning the standup battle so far.
Cha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cha misses with a looping left.
Cha misses with a left hand
letting Nu Cuuuuutos counter with a right hand.
Cha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nice shot by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cha moves out of range of the strikes.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cha sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cha.
Cha tries to clinch up.
Cha misses with a lunging right hand
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Cha pushes Nu Cuuuuutos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cha can't find room to land a body shot as Nu Cuuuuutos controls the action.
Nu Cuuuuutos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a body punch.
A short right from Nu Cuuuuutos on the inside.
Cha struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Cha misses with some punches.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow that stopped Cha in his tracks for a moment.
Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cha blocks the elbow strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries a body shot but Cha blocks it.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
Cha dodges an elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Cha blocks an elbow strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cha backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocking some punches.
Cha lands with a right to the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Cha.

Cha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cha throws a jab when Nu Cuuuuutos was well out of range.
Nu Cuuuuutos connects with an inside leg kick.
Cha tries to clinch but Nu Cuuuuutos is having none of it.
Nu Cuuuuutos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Cha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice shot lands for Nu Cuuuuutos.
Cha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cha.
Cha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Cha.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an uppercut. Cha saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cha throws a looping overhand right but Nu Cuuuuutos ducks down to avoid it.
Nu Cuuuuutos wants to counter the offense by Cha and move into the clinch position.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cha.
Cha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nu Cuuuuutos counters with a nice uppercut.
Cha throws a lazy right hand but Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cha loads up on a big right hand but Nu Cuuuuutos slips the punch.
Cha looks to land a left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos moved out of range nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a jab but it's blocked by Cha.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a jab but it's blocked by Cha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cha doesn't manage to clinch there - Nu Cuuuuutos circles away.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hook but Cha avoids it easily.
Cha slips a jab from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cha tries to clinch up but Nu Cuuuuutos circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cha.
A telegraphed right hand from Nu Cuuuuutos misses the target.
Cha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nu Cuuuuutos.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cha tries to throw a body punch but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it by throwing Cha back against the ropes.
Cha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cha working aggressively here.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nu Cuuuuutos.
A right hook to the body lands for Cha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cha avoids the elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos, against the ropes.
Cha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Cha avoids a wild elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Cha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cha tries to throw a body punch but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it by throwing Cha back against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tae Shik Cha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nu Cuuuuutos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cha's brow.
Cha lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tae Shik Cha.
I think Cha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tae Shik Cha!
Tae Shik Cha bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.