PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Isamu San Chai (ranked 4553 p4p, 4513 weight class) and James Dalton (ranked 528 p4p, 524 weight class). Dalton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Time of my Life by Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Chai
vs
Dalton

183 cm
19
215
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
210
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isamu San Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Dalton!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dalton drives through and clinches with Chai against the ropes.
Dalton can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Dalton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai letting Dalton take a breather here.
Chai tries to work over Dalton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Dalton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chai has him pressed against the ropes.
Chai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Dalton is trying to break the clinch but Chai has him pressed against the ropes.
Dalton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dalton can't break the clinch.
Chai misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton misses with a punch to the body.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Dalton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dalton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Dalton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Dalton lands a body punch.
Chai presses Dalton against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dalton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai prevents a body shot from Dalton.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Chai is working Dalton over against the ropes.
Chai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dalton tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dalton looks winded!
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.
Dalton lands a body shot.
Chai pushes Dalton back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Chai gets through Dalton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Chai works on Dalton's body with a couple of short punches.
Chai lands a nice uppercut.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daltons head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai digs a right hand underneath Dalton's ribcage. Dalton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Chai.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Chai.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.

Dalton is rocked!
Dalton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chai breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Dalton with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Dalton looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Dalton get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Isamu San Chai!
Isamu San Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support.