PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Herbert Kreischer (ranked 76 p4p, 705 weight class) and Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 12 p4p, 89 weight class). Kreischer comes to the cage accompanied by Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone. Chai has chosen Dirt as his entrance music. 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?

Kreischer
vs
Chai

186 cm
32
245
34 - 13 - 0

187 cm
28
265
20 - 9 - 0

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Insanely flexible

World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreischer.
Kreischer missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai throws out a counter right but Kreischer avoids it with no problem.
Chai throws a hook but Kreischer blocks it.
Kreischer wants to clinch
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Chai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kreischer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kreischer backs up against the cage.

It looks like Herbert Kreischer has been cut.
A cross from Kreischer lands.
Kreischer lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Kreischer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kreischer swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kreischer clinches with his opponent.
Kreischer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Kreischer controls the action.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kreischer missing with knees to the body.
Kreischer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but Chai blocks with his arms.
Chai managing to block the knees to the body from Kreischer.

Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kreischer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Kreischer.
Kreischer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Kreischer tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer tries to clinch up.
Chai throws out a counter right but Kreischer avoids it with no problem.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kreischer scores with a nice head shot.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Chai.

Kreischer moves into the clinch successfully.
Kreischer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai looking to throw knees to the head but Kreischer is blocking nicely.
Chai lands a nice knee to the body.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Kreischer.
I was talking to Kreischer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kreischer landing knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bigi Boi Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Herbert Kreischer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Kreischer closes the distance and clinches.
Kreischer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kreischer tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Kreischer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Kreischer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
Kreischer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chais head.
Kreischer tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Kreischer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bigi Boi Chai has been cut.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chai avoids it.
Chai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kreischer trying to land knees to the body.
Kreischer misses with a punch to the body.
Chai has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kreischer managing to block the knees to the body from Chai.
Chai lands a shot to the body.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kreischer swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kreischer.
Chai looking to throw knees to the head but Kreischer is blocking nicely.
Kreischer lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kreischer.
Kreischer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kreischer misses with some punches.
Chai blocking some punches.
Kreischer misses with a body punch.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kreischer has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Kreischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chai blocks a body shot from Kreischer.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kreischer misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreischer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kreischer tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kreischer looking to throw knees to the head but Chai is blocking nicely.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kreischer avoiding damage as Chai throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Chai.
Kreischer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chai lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herbert Kreischer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kreischer's sensitive parts.
Chai misses with a hook. Kreischer ducked under it nicely.
As Chai tries to get set, Kreischer tries to push him back and clinch up but Chai manages to avoid the attempt.
Chai misses with a straight right.
A big right from Kreischer misses.
Kreischer misses with a body shot.
Kreischer throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Kreischer.
Kreischer sets himself, and Chai steps forward looking for the clinch! Kreischer avoids it this time.
Kreischer misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreischer misses with a left hand
and Kreischer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kreischer throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kreischer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kreischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreischer.
Chai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Kreischer misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Kreischer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kreischer.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kreischer misses with a few strikes there.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Kreischer's head but Kreischer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kreischer wants to clinch but Chai slips to the side
and Chai counters with a left to the body.
Chai misses with a looping left.
Bigi Boi Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai avoids the body shot from Kreischer.
Kreischer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kreischer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chai thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chai connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreischer throws a big shot that misses.
Kreischer throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a nice leg kick.
Kreischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kreischer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Chai misses.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kreischer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herbert Kreischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Herbert Kreischer's cut is getting worse.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Kreischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bigi Boi Chai really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kreischer moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kreischer.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kreischer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chai in his tracks.
Kreischer cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Kreischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kreischer misses with a wild body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kreischer lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai tries to land knees in the clinch but Kreischer avoids the damage to the body.
Kreischer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kreischer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kreischer.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kreischer backwards.
Kreischer scores with a hook to the body.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but Chai blocks with his arms.
Kreischer throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Kreischer scores with a hook to the body.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kreischer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kreischer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kreischer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai working aggressively here.
Herbert Kreischer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kreischer avoids it.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Kreischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kreischer working aggressively here.
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!
Kreischer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Kreischer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chai.
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kreischer can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai lands a knee to the head.
Kreischer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kreischer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kreischer backwards.
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 Herbert Kreischer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kreischer misses with a body punch
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kreischer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Kreischer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kreischer misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Kreischer's shoulder, as Kreischer tries to avoid the shot.
Chai cracks Kreischer with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Kreischer misses the target.
Chai wants to counter the offense by Kreischer and move into the clinch position.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.

Kreischer rushes Chai and presses him up against the cage.
Chai misses with a knee strike.
Kreischer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer looking to throw knees to the head but Chai is blocking nicely.
Kreischer lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kreischer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chai scores a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kreischer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Kreischer misses with a knee to the head.
Kreischer misses with a knee strike.
Kreischer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kreischer prevents a body shot from Chai.
Kreischer throws a head punch that misses.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai missing with knees to the body.
Kreischer can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kreischer.
Kreischer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kreischer misses with a knee strike.
Kreischer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
A knee to the head by Chai.
Kreischer missing with knees to the body.
Kreischer struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kreischer takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bigi Boi Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 48:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Herbert Kreischer retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!