PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 19580 p4p, 23231 weight class) and Craig Long Lang (ranked 624 p4p, 585 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Chaelsson
vs
Lang

185 cm
49
270
61 - 26 - 2

183 cm
29
225
13 - 30 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 61 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang tries to clinch up
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang tries to clinch
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craig Long Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang wants to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crunch! Lang slams his shin into Chaelsson's torso.
Lang throws a lazy body kick
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang swings widly with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Lang misses
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang misses with a kick to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang looks to clinch
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chaelsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang throws a sloppy body shot
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang darts in trying to clinch
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lang closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaelsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A low kick from Lang misses
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang misses the body punch
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.

Lang moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaelsson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaelsson.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chaelsson is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson lands a nice knee to the body.

Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang throws a leg kick
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang tries to land a body kick
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang misses with a kick to the body
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Patrick Chaelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lang clinches up against the ropes.
Lang taking a breather.
Lang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lang avoiding damage.
Lang trying to stall but Chaelsson improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaelsson.
Chaelsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lang avoiding damage as Chaelsson throws knees to the body.
Lang trying to control the position but instead, Chaelsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lang into the ropes.
Chaelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Chaelsson avoids it by throwing Lang back against the ropes.
Chaelsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Lang pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaelsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaelsson.
Chaelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaelsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.
Chaelsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Lang.
Lang misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Lang.
Lang misses with a left hand
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
Lang tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patrick Chaelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang misses with a double jab
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang thows a leg kick but Chaelsson checks it
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Lang is predictable there
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang misses with a leg kick
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Lang is predictable there
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang throws a combination that misses
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Chaelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaelsson 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Chaelsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.