PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 12858 p4p, 435 weight class) and Maya Chigg (ranked 4242 p4p, 337 weight class). Ippo comes to the ring accompanied by Indestructible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ippo
vs
Chigg

173 cm
42
153 lbs
37 - 16 - 0

178 cm
40
142 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chigg.
Ippo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ippo is looking to clinch.
Chigg lands a nice hook to Ippo's body. Ippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ippo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ippo lands with a cross.
Chigg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo is looking for a counter combo.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Ippo connects with the punch.
Ippo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ippo lands with an uppercut that bounces Chigg off the ropes and back into range.
Ippo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Ippo.
Ippo is looking to clinch but Chigg is avoiding it.
Chigg throws a fast counter high kick but Ippo manages to duck under it in time.
Ippo scores with a nice head shot.
Chigg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ippo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chigg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chigg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chigg throws a hook but Ippo avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg scores with a head kick. Ippo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ippo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chigg throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Chigg wants to slow Ippo down by chopping away at his legs.
Chigg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ippo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chigg will feel that in the morning.
Chigg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ippo, right into the meat.
Ippo misses with an uppercut.

Ippo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chigg swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ippo has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chigg tries a body shot but Ippo blocks it.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Chigg manages to break the clinch.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ippo lands a nice looking body shot.
Ippo blocks a head kick by Chigg.
Ippo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ippo.
Ippo misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo tests Chigg's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Ippo clinches with his opponent.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makunouchi Ippo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ippo misses the jab.
Chigg avoids the body shot from Ippo.
As Ippo backs off Chigg throws a huge counter combo but Ippo manages to avoid it all.
Ippo doesn't manage to clinch there - Chigg circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ippo.
Chigg slips under a jab from Ippo.
Chigg only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ippo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chigg counters with a nice leg kick.
Ippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chigg can do to turn this around?
Ippo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chigg. That did some damage!
Chigg throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ippo misses its target.
Ippo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chigg.
Chigg tries to land a front kick but Ippo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chigg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg connects with a single shot there.
Ippo scores with a decent looking hook.
Chigg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ippo throwing a counter right hand but Chigg manages to avoid it.
Ippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chigg.
A counter left hand to the body from Ippo misses its target.
A good leg kick by Ippo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ippo finds it's way round the side to connect with Chigg's head.
Ippo works the jab nicely.
Ippo lands a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Ippo.
Ippo throws a wild body kick that Chigg sees coming a mile off.
Chigg misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ippo misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Ippo.
Chigg wants to counter the offense by Ippo and move into the clinch position.
Ippo scores with a push kick.
Ippo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chigg defending well as Ippo loads up on a big left hand.
Ippo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chigg.
Chigg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ippo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ippo throws an overhand right that lands on Chigg's shoulder, as Chigg tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg throws a leg kick
and Ippo counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Chigg tries to keep at a distance but Ippo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo scores with a knee to the head.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Chigg blocks with his arms.
Ippo trying to land knees to the body.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ippo lands a nice knee to the body.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Chigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Chigg lands a right hand.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makunouchi Ippo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Ippo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maya Chigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makunouchi Ippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Ippo as he connects with a hook.
Chigg is looking to land body kicks.
Ippo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chigg thumps Ippo with a low kick.
Chigg throws a head kick but Ippo moves out of range.
Chigg is looking to chop away at Ippo's legs.
Ippo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chiggs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ippo throws the left hand but Chigg avoids the punch easily.
Ippo throws a leg kick

and Chigg counters by moving into the clinch.
Chigg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ippo lands a shoulder strike.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Chigg avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ippo missing with knees to the body.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Chigg is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg gets through Ippo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but Chigg blocks it.
Chigg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ippo blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but Chigg blocks with his arms.
Chigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo gets through Chigg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ippo.
Ippo working Chigg over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ippo fails to land.
Chigg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chigg has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Chigg misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chigg avoiding damage as Ippo throws knees to the body.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chigg avoids it.
Ippo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ippo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Ippo avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the ropes.
Chigg scores with a shoulder strike.
Makunouchi Ippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chigg misses with some punches.
Chigg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ippo controls his hands.
Ippo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Ippo.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ippo's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Chigg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ippo.

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 Makunouchi Ippo.
Well Ippo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makunouchi Ippo!