PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 2977 p4p, 56 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 2338 p4p, 48 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chigg
vs
Yau

178 cm
42
142 lbs
30 - 14 - 2

184 cm
33
182 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
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 30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigg swinging wildly here.
Yau tries to clinch but Chigg moves out of range.
Yau cracks the inside of Chigg's front leg.
Yau wants to clinch up but Chigg keeps it at a distance.
Yau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chigg.
Yau throws a body shot but no joy.
Chigg lands a jab.

Yau moves into range and clinches up with Chigg.
Yau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chiggs head.
Chigg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yau blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yau's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau prevents a body shot from Chigg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yau.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg tries to work over Yau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yau backwards.
Yau misses with a knee strike.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chigg.
Yau tries to throw a body punch but Chigg avoids it by throwing Yau back against the ropes.
Yau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chigg blocks it with crossed arms.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yau blocks an uppercut.
Chigg managing to block the knees to the body from Yau.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chigg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yau tries to land a knee to the head but Chigg blocks with his arms.
Yau lands a nice shot to the body.
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
Yau misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yau working aggressively here.
Yau blocks an uppercut.
Yau connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chigg's face.

Chigg manages to break the clinch.
Chigg throws a body punch but Yau moves out of range.
Chigg misses with a shot to the body
and Yau counters with a thumping low kick.
Chigg throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maya Chigg will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yau misses with a body shot.
Yau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Chigg.
Chigg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chigg looks to throw the jab but Yau is out of range.
Yau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yau takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yau tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chigg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chigg is looking to counter the offense by Yau and move into the clinch.
Chigg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yau misses with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Chigg.
Yau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Yau drives through and clinches with Chigg against the ropes.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chigg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chigg.
Chigg throws a head punch that misses.
Chigg scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yau misses with a knee strike.
Yau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yau misses with a body punch.
Yau looking to throw knees to the head but Chigg is blocking nicely.
Yau blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Yau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Chigg lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Yau fails to land.
Chigg misses with the head strike.
A short right from Chigg on the inside.
Chigg lands a shot to the body.
Yau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Chigg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calabi Yau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chigg.
Chigg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yau lands a nice uppercut.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Chigg working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chigg.
Chigg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yau scores with a hook to the body.
Yau blocks a body shot from Chigg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
A left hand lands to the body for Yau.
Yau scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Maya Chigg will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A jab lands there for Yau.
Calabi Yau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yau moves out of range as Chigg strikes.
Yau tests Chigg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Yau.
Chigg slips a jab from Yau.
Yau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chigg.
Yau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yau misses with a body shot.
Chigg is looking to counter the offense by Yau and move into the clinch.

Chigg moves into the clinch.
Yau misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Chigg breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Yau.
Chigg feints and then cracks Yau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yau down.
Yau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chigg connects with the punch.
Maya Chigg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yau's calf.
Yau misses with an uppercut
and Chigg counters with a nice uppercut.
Chigg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yau thows a leg kick but Chigg checks it
and Chigg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chigg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chigg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chigg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chigg throws out a loose jab but Yau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chigg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yau. Yau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yau tries to clinch there but Chigg circles away.
Yau throws a low kick but Chigg moves out of range easily.
Chigg moves away from the strike by Yau.
Chigg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chigg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chigg's corner calls for a 1-2. Chigg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chigg swings for the body but Yau moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Yau misses.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yau blocks a head kick by Chigg.
Yau tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chigg lands a jab to the head.
Yau throws a hook to the side of Chigg's head but Chigg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chigg half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yau tries a low kick but Chigg avoids it.
Yau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yau lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yau takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big right from Yau misses.
Chigg lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maya Chigg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chigg, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maya Chigg!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Maya Chigg waved his t-shirt featuring HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps's logo in front of the cameras.