PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 26 p4p, 4 weight class) and Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 127 p4p, 19 weight class). Chikatchawan comes to the cage accompanied by Animal. Skovgaard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Second Reality. Valentin Skovgaard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Chikatchawan
vs
Skovgaard

192 cm
26
209 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

187 cm
27
210 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 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 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chikatchawan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skovgaard misses with a hook.
Chikatchawan swings for the body but Skovgaard moves out of range.
Chikatchawan slips a straight right by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard swings for the body but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Chikatchawan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chikatchawan scores with a spinning back kick!
Chikatchawan scores with a body shot.
Skovgaard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chikatchawan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skovgaard. Skovgaard obviously looking to wear him down.
Skovgaard misses the body punch
enabling Chikatchawan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skovgaard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chikatchawan.
Skovgaard misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard misses the jab.
Skovgaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chikatchawan.
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.
Chikatchawan checks a leg kick nicely.
Chikatchawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chikatchawan cracks Skovgaard with a good jab.

Chikatchawan drives through and clinches with Skovgaard against the cage.
Chikatchawan tries to throw a body punch but Skovgaard avoids it by throwing Chikatchawan back against the cage.
A short left from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skovgaard is keeping busy.
Chikatchawan digs a right hand underneath Skovgaard's ribcage. Skovgaard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skovgaard pushes Chikatchawan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chikatchawan.
Skovgaard looks winded!
Chikatchawan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skovgaard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chikatchawan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Chikatchawan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chikatchawan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentin Skovgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatchawan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Skovgaard misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skovgaard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skovgaard swings for the body but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Skovgaard throws a wild body kick that Chikatchawan sees coming a mile off.
Chikatchawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skovgaard throws a sloppy body shot

and Chikatchawan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Skovgaard! Chikatchawan lets Skovgaard back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Skovgaard is rocked!
Chikatchawan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Skovgaard is still on wobbly legs! Can Chikatchawan finish him?
Skovgaard scores with a sloppy right hand. Chikatchawan should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skovgaard.
It looked like Chikatchawan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skovgaard seems to have recovered his senses.
Skovgaard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skovgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chikatchawan moves away.
Chikatchawan is looking to counter punch.
Chikatchawan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skovgaard's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard misses with a lunging right hand
and Skovgaard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Chikatchawan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chikatchawan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skovgaard misses with a punch to the body.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan prevents Skovgaard from breaking the clinch.
Chikatchawan digs a right hand underneath Skovgaard's ribcage. Skovgaard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skovgaard prevents a body shot from Chikatchawan.
Skovgaard throws a head punch that misses.
Chikatchawan blocks an uppercut.
Skovgaard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chikatchawan tries to throw a body punch but Skovgaard avoids it by throwing Chikatchawan back against the cage.
Skovgaard tries a body shot but Chikatchawan blocks it.
Skovgaard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chikatchawan misses with a punch to the body.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skovgaard misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Chikatchawan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chikatchawan presses Skovgaard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chikatchawan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chikatchawan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Skovgaard fails to land.
Chikatchawan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skovgaard backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Skovgaard.
Chikatchawan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chikatchawan lands a big right hand! Skovgaard is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
Tsoko Chikatchawan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.