PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Line (ranked 90 p4p, 374 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 16 p4p, 62 weight class). Line comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Line
vs
Chan

178 cm
34
182
17 - 8 - 1

184 cm
28
180
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Line!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chan checks a leg kick.
Chan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Line comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chan scores with a jab. Line acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Line.
Line lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chan defending well as Line loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Line.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan checks a leg kick.
Chan misses with a looping left.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
We've been told by Line's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Chan misses.
Chan misses with a straight left.
Chan misses the jab.
Line avoids the body shot from Chan.
A jab from Chan misses.
Chan throws a leg kick which misses Line's front leg but catches the back leg as Line tries to avoid it.
Line throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chan on the side of the head.
Line looks to throw the jab but Chan is out of range.
Chan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line slips a jab from Chan.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Line clinches up against the cage.
Line fails to pull guard.
Chan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chan wants to break free but Line has control.

Line breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Line!

Line has Chan up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan is trying to break free.
Line keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chan's efforts to push away.
Line makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chan wants to break free but Line has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Line lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Line has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chan uses from the top position.
Line wants to sweep here but Chan controlling him for the moment.
Line can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chan controls the pace.

Line looking for a guillotine here but Chan defends easily.
Chan wants to control from the top but Line keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Line working for a triangle but Chan defends it easily.
Chan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Line pulls Chan in close to his closed guard and prevents Chan from doing any damage or advancing position.

Line is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chan defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Line had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chan defends it easily.
Line trying to keep a closed guard but Chan is proving a slippery customer.

Chan stands up and waves to Line to follow him.
Line cracks Chan with an open hand slap.
Chan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Line avoids it really well and circles away.
Chan slips a straight right by Line.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Line dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chan dodges the punch combination from Line.
Chan flicks out a counter leg kick but Line steps away.
A big left from Chan misses.
A big left from Chan misses.
Chan throws a series of punches but Line avoids them all with ease.
Line avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line blocks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Line.
Chan blocks the body kick.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Chan works the jab nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Line blocks the leg kick.
Line is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Line scores with a jab to the head.
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chan moves out of range of the strikes.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Line scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan works the jab nicely.
A low kick lands for Chan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a head kick but Line moves out of range.
As Chan looks to move away, Line throws a big counter combo but Chan just gets out of the way.
Chan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Line.
Gustav Line is winning the standup battle so far.
Line pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Line was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Line misses.

Line gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Line lands with a short shot to the head.
Line misses with some punches.
Line misses with some punches.
Line misses with the head strike.
Line misses with a body punch.
Line tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chan smiles and moves away.
Chan misses with a right hand
and Line cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Chan is predictable there
and Line counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chan defending well as Line loads up on a big left hand.
Chan misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan.
Line swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Line fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Line walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Line misses with a hook.
It seemed like Chan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Line staying out of range there.
Line scores with a body shot.
Chan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Line.
Line attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chan jabs Line right on the nose. Line blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Chan misses.
Line scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Line throws a wild body kick that Chan sees coming a mile off.
Line fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chan checks it well.
Chan looks to land a combination but Line avoids it well.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Line keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Line.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Line has closed the distance and engaged Chan in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Line scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chan prevents a body shot from Line.
Line fails to pull guard.
Line lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Line throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Gustav Line has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Line jumps guard but Chan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Line. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Line tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Line lands with a right to the head.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Chan avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chan breaks from the clinch.
Chan misses with a body kick.
Line is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Chan throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Line moves away from the strike by Chan.
Chan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Line closes the distance and pushes Chan back into the cage.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Line's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan lands a jab to Line's midsection.
Chan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Line tries to clinch up but Chan circles away and keeps his distance.
Chan lands a glancing blow to the side of Line's head.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan scores with a one two! Line had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Chan.
Line slips a jab and a cross from Chan.
Chan throws a wild body kick that Line sees coming a mile off.
Line was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Line misses with an uppercut.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chan tries a low kick but Line avoids it.
Chan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Line finds it's way round the side to connect with Chan's head.
Line lands with a kick to the temple. Chan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Line tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Line fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Line swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Chan misses.
A quick step to the side and Line tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan blocks a jab.
Chan misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Line.
Line lands a nice looking body kick.
Chan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Line finds it's way round the side to connect with Chan's head.
Chan looks to throw the jab but Line is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Line tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chan manages to circle out of the way.
Chan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Line moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chan misses the jab.
A jab from Line finds it's way through Chan's defenses.
Line moves out of range as Chan strikes.
Line throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chan misses with a takedown
and Line counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Chan is predictable there
and Line counters with a slapping leg kick.
Line connects with a solid leg kick.
Chan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Line in his tracks.
Line jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Line staying out of range there.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Line moves out of range easily.
Line lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick from Chan misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line lands a body shot.
Line lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chan's sensitive parts.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Line makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chan really felt that one!
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan 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.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but Line shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gustav Line has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chan.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Line was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chan throws a series of punches but Line avoids them all with ease.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Line lands the left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Line looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Line lands with a straight right. Chan didn't see that one coming.
Line thuds his right hand into Chan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chan throws a right and a left that Line avoids nicely.
Line tries to counter by clinching up but Chan breaks away and moves out of range.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Line counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Line throws a good cross that connects.
Line tried to score with a low kick but Chan checks it.
Chan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick from Line, right into the meat of the thigh.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Chan throws a head kick but Line moves out of range.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Line.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chan is defended easily by Line.
Line changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Line.
Chan avoids the body shot from Line.
A big left from Chan misses.
Chan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Line.
Line misses with the combination.
Chan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Line.
Chan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses the jab.
Line misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Line.

Line gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan is trying to force a seperation but Line has the dominant position.

Line manages to break the clinch.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Line.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chan.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Chan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Line misses with a hook. Chan ducked under it nicely.
Chan works the jab nicely.
Line misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chan! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Line clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Line getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Chan misses with a body shot.
Chan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chan lands a jab.
A leg kick checked by Chan.
Chan throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Chan connects with a right hand. Line shakes it off.
Danga de danga de dang - Chan scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Line does it's job there.
Chan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Line connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Line moves out of range easily.
Line throws a leg kick but Chan checks it.
Chan throws out a counter right but Line avoids it with no problem.
Chan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Line cracks Chan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Line moves out of range as Chan strikes.
Chan lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Line.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line connects with a looping right hand.
Line connects with a crisp jab.
Chan's corner calls for a 1-2. Chan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Line.
Line throws a front kick that sends Chan stumbling back into the cage.
Line throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Chan lands a jab to the head.
Line throws a hook to the side of Chan's head but Chan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Line blocks the leg kick.
Chan lands a jab to Line's midsection.
Chan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Line circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Line on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line misses with a jab, cross combination.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Chan keeps the fight on the outside.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan avoids the body shot from Line.

Line takes the fight into the clinch.
Line pushes Chan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Line tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Line prevents Chan from breaking the clinch.
Line fails to pull guard.

Line breaks the clinch.
Line avoids the head kick by Chan.
As Chan backs away, Line returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chan throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Chan ducks down to avoid it.
Chan throws out a counter right but Line avoids it with no problem.
Chan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Line.
Line is looking for a counter combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Chan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Line jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Line lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line's corner calls for a 1-2. Line obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Chan. Beautiful body shot.

Line drives through and clinches with Chan against the cage.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Chan avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
Line works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan can't break the clinch.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Line has him pressed against the cage.
Chan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Line lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Line is trying to pull guard but Chan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Line. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Line misses with some punches.
Line lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
Line tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chan smiles and moves away.
Line misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.
Line moves out of range as Chan throws a body kick.
A cross from Chan lands.
Chan fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line wants to clinch up but Chan keeps it at a distance.
Line displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chan throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Chan.
Chan throws a nice looking combination but Line bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chan staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Line.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chan moves away from the strike by Line.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gustav Line will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Line feints and then cracks Chan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chan down.
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Line darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Chan misses with a two punch combination.
Chan with the inside leg kick.
Line stuns Chan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Line lands a glancing blow to the side of Chan's head.
Line misses with a leg kick.
Line misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Line coming out on top.
Line looks to land a left hand but Chan moved out of range nicely.
Chan 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.
Line throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Line blocks it well.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Line does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Line misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan slips a jab from Line.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan tries to land a leg kick but Line saw it coming and moves away.
Line pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chan fails to land with a series of punches.
Chan misses with a combination
and Line counters with a nice body kick.
Line tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chan is looking to score with low kicks.
Chan lands a nice hook to Line's body. Line takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Line connects with a jab.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Line on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Line.

Line pushes Chan up against the cage in a clinch.
Line fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Line scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Line lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Line is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Line pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Line. Beautiful body shot.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Line takes a swing at Chan's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Chan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chan throws a solid leg kick but Line takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chan.
Good shot there by Chan.
Chan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Donk. Chan catches Line right on the button with a cross.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chan.
Line lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Line misses the target.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Chan misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Line's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Line scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Line misses.
Nice body kick there by Line.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Chan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Line steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Line lands a nice hook to Chan's body. Chan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Line closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Chan.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
A big left from Line misses.
Line misses with a series of wild punches.
Chan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Line swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Line is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line is looking to clinch.
Chan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Line. That's going to slow Chan down.
A jab from Chan misses.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charlie Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Line lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Line moves forwards but Chan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Line is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Line takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chan looks to throw the jab but Line is out of range.
Line dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Line thows a body kick. Chan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Line throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Chan misses.
Chan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Line counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Line moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Line lands with a shot to the body.

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 Gustav Line.
Well Line 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Line!
Gustav Line retains his welterweight title!
Gustav Line decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.