PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl van der Rohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Chee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

van der Rohen
vs
Chee

225 cm
24
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

150 cm
24
299 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl van der Rohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Chee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but van der Rohen circles away quickly and effectively.
Chee throws a body punch but van der Rohen moves out of range.
Chee throws a big shot that misses.
Chee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
van der Rohen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chee.
Kim Chee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van der Rohen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Chee misses.

Chee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chee misses with the ground and pound.
van der Rohen is trying to control Chee's posture but Chee avoids it.
van der Rohen tries to buck Chee off but Chee is having none of it.
van der Rohen prevents Chee from improving position.
Chee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but van der Rohen is avoiding damage well.
Chee working the ground and pound from side control.
Chee lands a nice forearm strike.
Chee throws an elbow but van der Rohen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but van der Rohen is avoiding damage well.
Chee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but van der Rohen is avoiding damage well.
Chee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chee in side control, throwing shots but van der Rohen defends.
van der Rohen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but van der Rohen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chee has a takedown stuffed.
van der Rohen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
van der Rohen defending well as Chee loads up on a big left hand.
Chee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from van der Rohen finds it's way round the side to connect with Chee's head.
Chee misses the shot to the body.
Chee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chee looks gassed!
Chee shoots in but no luck this time.
Karl van der Rohen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Chee.
Chee misses with a jab, cross combination.
van der Rohen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chee's calf.
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!
van der Rohen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Kim Chee has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van der Rohen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
van der Rohen thuds a left hand into Chee's body.
van der Rohen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
van der Rohen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for van der Rohen.
A good leg kick by van der Rohen.
An inside leg kick lands from van der Rohen.
van der Rohen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chee backs up against the cage.
van der Rohen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice takedown defense from van der Rohen. No joy for Chee on that attempt.
van der Rohen throws a leg kick which misses Chee's front leg but catches the back leg as Chee tries to avoid it.
Chee throws a predictable looking body shot
and van der Rohen counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Rohen cracks the inside of Chee's front leg.
van der Rohen lands a nice shot to the body.
Chee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and van der Rohen counters with a one-two to the body.
van der Rohen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
van der Rohen thumps Chee with a low kick.
Chee misses with a shot to the body
and van der Rohen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
van der Rohen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chee. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chee throws a left and a right that both miss
and van der Rohen counters with a leg kick.
Chee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and van der Rohen counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl van der Rohen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Chee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

van der Rohen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chee.
Chee throws a shot from downtown. van der Rohen moves away and avoids it.
Chee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chee misses with a body punch
and van der Rohen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chee misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chee has his takedown stuffed
and van der Rohen counters with an outside leg kick.
Chee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - van der Rohen scores with a four punch combination!
van der Rohen digs a good body shot into Chee's ribs.
Chee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
van der Rohen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chee misses with a body punch
and van der Rohen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
van der Rohen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A chopping leg kick lands by van der Rohen.
Karl van der Rohen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by van der Rohen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from van der Rohen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by van der Rohen.
Chee swings away with a body shot that misses
and van der Rohen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
van der Rohen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chee misses with a shot to the body
and van der Rohen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chee's knee momentarily.
van der Rohen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chee can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
van der Rohen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chee throws a predictable looking body shot
and van der Rohen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chee thinking.
No luck for Chee with that takedown attempt.
Karl van der Rohen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Chee.
Chee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and van der Rohen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chee looks to throw the jab but van der Rohen is out of range.
van der Rohen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chee misses with a body punch
and van der Rohen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chee's knee momentarily.
Chee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and van der Rohen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
van der Rohen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chee tries for a takedown but van der Rohen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chee misses with a jab to the body
and van der Rohen counters with a leg kick.
van der Rohen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by van der Rohen.
van der Rohen slips a straight right by Chee.
Chee misses the body punch
and van der Rohen counters with a nice uppercut.
Chee throws a jab but it's blocked by van der Rohen.
van der Rohen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
van der Rohen throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and van der Rohen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chee swings for the body but van der Rohen moves out of range.
Chee throws a combination that misses
and van der Rohen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
van der Rohen throws a series of punches but Chee moves out of range.
Chee loads up on a big right hand but van der Rohen slips the punch.
Chee throws a lazy body kick
and van der Rohen counters with a low kick, right behind Chee 's knee.
Chee misses with a hook to the body
and van der Rohen counters with an inside leg kick.
van der Rohen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chee shoots in and drives through. van der Rohen sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chee.
Chee is trying hard to land a takedown here. van der Rohen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Rohen is looking to slow Chee down with leg kicks.
Chee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? van der Rohen is fending him off so far but Chee persists. Nope, van der Rohen circles away and we're back to standing.
van der Rohen throws a nice inside leg kick.
van der Rohen connects with a body shot.
van der Rohen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chee misses with a combination
and van der Rohen counters with a stiff right hand.
Chee throws a sloppy body shot
and van der Rohen counters with a nice uppercut.
Karl van der Rohen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chee misses with a double jab
and van der Rohen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl van der Rohen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kim Chee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chee throws a jab but it's blocked by van der Rohen.
Chee misses with an uppercut. van der Rohen saw that one coming.
Chee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and van der Rohen counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by van der Rohen. That's going to slow Chee down.
Chee moves forwards but van der Rohen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from van der Rohen.
van der Rohen feints and then cracks Chee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chee down.
Chee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
van der Rohen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chee misses with a shot to the body
enabling van der Rohen to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
van der Rohen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
van der Rohen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chee looks to throw a body kick
and van der Rohen counters with a leg kick.
van der Rohen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
van der Rohen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chee misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
van der Rohen stalks Chee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chee's face. Chee staggers backwards, shaken.
van der Rohen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chee.
Chee swings away with a body shot that misses
and van der Rohen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
van der Rohen avoids the body shot from Chee.
Chee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chee looks to throw a body kick
and van der Rohen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chee closes this distance looking for a takedown but van der Rohen circles away.
Karl van der Rohen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chee shoots for a takedown but van der Rohen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
van der Rohen stalks Chee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chee's face. Chee staggers backwards, shaken.
Chee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
van der Rohen blocks a jab.
van der Rohen digs a good body shot into Chee's ribs.
Chee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting van der Rohen counter with a right hand.
Chee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has van der Rohen pinned against the cage. van der Rohen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karl van der Rohen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Chee.
van der Rohen digs a good body shot into Chee's ribs.
Chee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts van der Rohen as he jumps to the side.
Chee throws a sloppy body shot
and van der Rohen counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van der Rohen cracks Chee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
van der Rohen throws a one two combo.
Chee misses with a body shot
and van der Rohen counters with an outside leg kick.
van der Rohen throws a leg kick which misses Chee's front leg but catches the back leg as Chee tries to avoid it.
Chee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and van der Rohen counters with a leg kick.
van der Rohen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chee misses with a takedown attempt - van der Rohen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by van der Rohen. That's going to slow Chee down.
van der Rohen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by van der Rohen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for van der Rohen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Rohen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chee.
Chee throws a sloppy body shot
and van der Rohen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chee thinking.
Chee shoots in for a takedown but van der Rohen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from van der Rohen.
van der Rohen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for van der Rohen.
van der Rohen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chee looks to throw a body kick
and van der Rohen counters with a leg kick.
Kim Chee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chee misses with a shot to the body
and van der Rohen counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van der Rohen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
van der Rohen feints and then cracks Chee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chee down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by van der Rohen. That's going to slow Chee down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl van der Rohen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for van der Rohen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl van der Rohen!