PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Thadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jager
vs
Thadani

200 cm
30
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
28
193 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Thadani!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Thadani misses
and Jager counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Thadani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jager looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jager wants to clinch.
Jager moves in looking to clinch but Thadani pushes him off.
Thadani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jager avoids the head kick by Thadani.
Jager ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thadani moves away.
Jager cracks the inside of Thadani's front leg.
Jager tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thadani counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thadani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jager up against the ropes.
Jager avoiding damage as Thadani throws knees to the body.
Thadani trying to control the position but instead, Jager has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thadani into the ropes.
Jager blocks an elbow strike.
Thadani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thadani is trying to break free.
Jager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thadani is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager looking to throw knees to the head but Thadani is blocking nicely.
Jager taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thadani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jager's brow.
Jager avoiding damage as Thadani throws knees to the body.
Thadani throws an elbow but it misses.
Jager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thadani avoids it.
Thadani throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thadani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thadani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thadani throws an elbow but misses.
Thadani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Chuck Jager will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jager throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thadani counters with a body kick that stops Jager in his tracks momentarily.
Jager definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jager tries to clinch but Thadani moves out of range.
Jager tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thadani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jager tries to clinch up
and Thadani counters with a head kick.
Thadani circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jager looks low and kicks high, catching Thadani right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!

It looks like Tom Thadani has been cut.
Jager throws a lazy head kick
and Thadani makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jager really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Thadani pushes Jager up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thadani misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thadani is defending well for now.
Jager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thadani.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thadani as Jager tries to tie him up.
Thadani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thadani gets through Jager's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thadani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jager is trying to stall.
Jager tries to land a knee to the head but Thadani blocks with his arms.
Jager looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Jager - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager missing with knees to the body.
Jager trying to land knees to the body.
Thadani blocks an uppercut.
Thadani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thadani is trying to maintain a safe position but Jager gets an underhook and turns Thadani into the ropes.
Thadani avoids a wild elbow strike from Jager.
Jager on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jager stalling against the ropes.
Jager takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Chuck Jager has been cut.
Chuck Jager has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Jager will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jager takes the fight into the clinch.
Thadani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jager is defending well for now.
Thadani managing to block the knees to the body from Jager.
Jager misses with a knee to the head.
Thadani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thadani lands an elbow that stopped Jager in his tracks for a moment.
Jager connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thadani's face.
A knee to the head by Jager.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jager is stalling here.
Jager tries to land knees in the clinch but Thadani avoids the damage to the body.
Thadani looking to throw knees to the head but Jager is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jager blocks an elbow strike from Thadani.
Thadani looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thadani trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thadani obliges.
Thadani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Jager.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jager throws an elbow but it misses.
Jager lands an elbow inside that Thadani shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Thadani.
Jager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thadani blocks it with crossed arms.
Jager tries to land knees in the clinch but Thadani avoids the damage to the body.
Jager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jager landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager tries to land a knee to the head but Thadani blocks with his arms.
Thadani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jager blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thadani as Jager tries to tie him up.
Jager avoids a wild elbow strike from Thadani.
Jager tries to land a knee to the head but Thadani blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jager tries to land knees in the clinch but Thadani avoids the damage to the body.
Thadani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jager.
Jager blocks an elbow strike.
Thadani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jager avoids the elbow strike from Thadani, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Jager clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jager tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thadani counters with an outside leg kick.
Thadani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Jager clinches up against the ropes.
Jager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thadani throws an elbow but misses.
Jager misses with a knee strike.
Thadani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jager tries to land knees in the clinch but Thadani avoids the damage to the body.
Thadani is struggling to control the position.
Jager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadani works on Jager's body with a couple of short punches.
Jager misses with an elbow over the top.
Jager managing to block the knees to the body from Thadani.
Jager avoids a wild elbow strike from Thadani.
Thadani avoiding damage as Jager throws knees to the body.

Thadani breaks the clinch.
Jager is looking to clinch.
Jager misses the shot to the body.
Thadani lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick lands from Thadani.
Thadani lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jager takes a step back to recover.
Thadani throws a lazy body kick
and Jager counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager is looking to clinch but Thadani is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Thadani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jager misses with a body shot.
Jager is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jager thuds a left hand into Thadani's body.

Jager has Thadani up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jager lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Chuck Jager will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jager tries to clinch there but Thadani circles away.

Jager closes the distance and clinches.
Jager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jager is looking to control Thadani's arms but Thadani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jager has his back to the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jager.
Thadani misses with an elbow over the top.
Jager trying to control the position but instead, Thadani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jager into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thadani scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Thadani on the inside.
Jager missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jager wants to stall.
Jager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thadani avoids it.
Thadani just leaning against Jager, taking a breather.
Jager throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thadani has a couple of punches blocked by Jager.
Jager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thadani blocks it with crossed arms.
Thadani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jager tries to work over Thadani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thadani takes an elbow to the temple.
Thadani pushes off an throws an elbow but Jager leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tom Thadani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thadani stalling in the clinch but Jager improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani being controlled against the ropes.
Jager is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thadani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thadani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jager.
Thadani pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thadani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jager's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jager managing to block the knees to the body from Thadani.
Thadani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chuck Jager is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thadani throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Thadani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jager has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Jager!
After winning the bout, Chuck Jager thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.