PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 80 p4p, 7 weight class) and Samuel Douglas (ranked 283 p4p, 36 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chikatchawan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Animal. Douglas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Chikatchawan
vs
Douglas

192 cm
29
236 lbs
23 - 6 - 0

199 cm
28
262 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Urban Fighter

Urban Fighter
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas avoids a kick to the body.
Douglas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Chikatchawan.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Chikatchawan.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Chikatchawan throwing a counter right hand but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Chikatchawan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Chikatchawan connects with the punch.
Douglas takes one on the button.
Chikatchawan throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikatchawan throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chikatchawan lands with a hook. Douglas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatchawan swings widly with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a nice leg kick.
Douglas 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas wants to land a leg kick but Chikatchawan is out of range.
Chikatchawan throws a leg kick
and Douglas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chikatchawan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chikatchawan misses with a kick to the body
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chikatchawan misses the body punch
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
And Douglas tries to counter it with a takedown but Chikatchawan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Chikatchawan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Douglas checks it well.
Douglas throws a big counter head kick but Chikatchawan avoids it with no problem.
Tsoko Chikatchawan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chikatchawan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan lands with a straight right. Douglas didn't see that one coming.
Chikatchawan scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chikatchawan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chikatchawan.
Douglas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Chikatchawan misses
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chikatchawan looks to land a body kick but Douglas moved away.
Douglas with the counter takedown but Chikatchawan avoids it easily.
Chikatchawan throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
Douglas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chikatchawan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas throws a right hand that misses
and Chikatchawan counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws a body shot but no joy.
Douglas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chikatchawan throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Chikatchawan staying out of range there.
Chikatchawan throws a leg kick but Douglas checks it.
Douglas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chikatchawan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chikatchawan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chikatchawan throws a lazy body kick
and Chikatchawan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chikatchawan misses with a jab to the body
and Douglas counters with a nice body shot.
Douglas swings for the body but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Chikatchawan tried to counter with a leg kick but Douglas avoided it.
Chikatchawan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chikatchawan. Douglas shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Douglas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chikatchawan throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A clash of legs there as Douglas blocks the low kick.
Douglas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chikatchawan. That's going to slow Douglas down.
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick.
Chikatchawan jabs Douglas right on the nose. Douglas blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chikatchawan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Douglas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chikatchawan thinking.
Chikatchawan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Douglas with the counter takedown but Chikatchawan avoids it easily.
Chikatchawan misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chikatchawan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Douglas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Chikatchawan.
Douglas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chikatchawan with a body shot.
Douglas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chikatchawan. That one must have hurt.
Chikatchawan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chikatchawan scores with a leg kick.
Chikatchawan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Douglas needs to keep his hands up - Chikatchawan had a free shot at his head there.
Chikatchawan connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikatchawan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chikatchawan misses with a low kick.
Douglas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chikatchawan defends it well.
Douglas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chikatchawan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan jabs at Douglas's body.
Douglas checks a low kick from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chikatchawan cracks a nice hook into Douglas's ribs.
Douglas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chikatchawan lands the left hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Douglas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chikatchawan has got the better of the exchanges.
Chikatchawan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Douglas's calf.
Douglas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chikatchawan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chikatchawan lands a lovely overhand right.
Douglas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Douglas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Chikatchawan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chikatchawan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Douglas on the side of the head.
Tsoko Chikatchawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Chikatchawan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Douglas on the side of the head.
Chikatchawan misses with a leg kick.
Douglas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chikatchawan cracks Douglas with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Samuel Douglas has been cut.
Chikatchawan thuds a left hand into Douglas's body.
Chikatchawan lands with a right hand.
Chikatchawan lands a nice looking body shot.
Chikatchawan jabs at Douglas's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Douglas falls backwards - clearly groggy! Chikatchawan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
A very excited looking Tsoko Chikatchawan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Samuel Douglas stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shout out to my Dad, Dustin Douglas. I'm sorry I let you down tonight, but I'll be back.'.