PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 5382 p4p, 23828 weight class) and Pharoah The First Chai (ranked 285 p4p, 306 weight class). Pharoah The First Chai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Little Dove
vs
Chai

175 cm
26
140
19 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
159
7 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pharoah The First Chai!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai misses with a combination
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai slips under a jab from Little Dove.
Chai is looking for the big counter here.
Little Dove has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Chai misses.
Little Dove moves forwards but Chai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chai keeps Little Dove at a distance using the push kick.
Little Dove looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Little Dove lands a nice shot to the body.
Little Dove swats away the attempt to clinch by Chai.

Chai has Little Dove up against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Little Dove.
Chai avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Little Dove avoiding damage as Chai throws knees to the body.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Little Dove lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Little Dove on the inside.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Chai working aggressively here.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Little Dove lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
Little Dove pushes Chai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai is working Little Dove over against the ropes.
Chai blocks an elbow strike.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai throws an elbow but it misses.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside that Chai shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Little Dove.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little Dove.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai tries to land knees in the clinch but Little Dove avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Little Dove creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little Dove.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Chai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little Dove lands a hook to the side of the head.
Little Dove stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little Dove blocks an elbow strike.
Chai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove lands a right hand.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Little Dove tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pharoah The First Chai 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.

Little Dove punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.

Little Dove moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Little Dove fails to land.
Pharoah The First Chai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Little Dove avoids it by throwing Chai back against the ropes.
Chai blocks an elbow strike.
Little Dove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chai.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the ropes.
Little Dove looking to stall.
Chai lands a damaging elbow.
Little Dove creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chai's defenses.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it misses.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai blocks a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Little Dove lands a hook that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Good body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.
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 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai with a knee to the head.

Little Dove is rocked!
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
Oh Little Dove is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove seems to have got his legs back now.
Little Dove gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the ropes.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little Dove throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Little Dove.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Little Dove lands a body punch.

Chai drops Little Dove on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Little Dove bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little Dove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little Dove was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Little Dove takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Chai instigates a clinch.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
Little Dove's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chai lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Chai.
A body shot lands from Little Dove.
Chai working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little Dove's brow.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Little Dove is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chai prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Little Dove lands a shot to the body.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
A short right from Little Dove on the inside.
Little Dove lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Little Dove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai working aggressively here.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Little Dove controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pharoah The First Chai takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Little Dove moves into the clinch.
Little Dove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chais head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.
Chai tries to land knees in the clinch but Little Dove avoids the damage to the body.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Chai avoids the elbow strike from Little Dove, against the ropes.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Little Dove fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai blocks an elbow strike.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove lands a nice shot to the body.
Little Dove creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chai's defenses.
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little Dove lands a right hand.
Chai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Little Dove lands a nice uppercut.
Chai tries to land knees in the clinch but Little Dove avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.
Little Dove lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Little Dove lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Little Dove stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Little Dove avoids a wild elbow strike from Chai.
Little Dove blocks the elbow strike.
Little Dove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little Dove throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Little Dove lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little Dove lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Little Dove to work.
Little Dove lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove is trying to maintain a safe position but Chai gets an underhook and turns Little Dove into the ropes.
Chai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Little Dove cracks Chai with a nice body shot.
Little Dove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hook to the body lands for Little Dove.
Nice body punch from Little Dove.
Little Dove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little Dove.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Chai is rocked!
A hook to the body from Little Dove.
Chai is still on wobbly legs! Can Little Dove finish him?
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little Dove.
Little Dove is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Little Dove.
Chai seems to have recovered his senses.
Little Dove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove pushes Chai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cheyenne Little Dove clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Little Dove just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai connects with a high kick.
Little Dove scores with a one two! Chai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Little Dove loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Little Dove scores with a punch to the head.
Little Dove lands a jab.

Little Dove has closed the distance and engaged Chai in a clinch.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Still in the clinch, Little Dove scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little Dove blocks the elbow strike.
Little Dove tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little Dove throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little Dove's brow.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Little Dove.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Dove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chais head.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little Dove.
Little Dove can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove creates a bit of distance and cracks Chai with a big uppercut! Chai goes down! The referee pushes Little Dove away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Chai make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Little Dove takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cheyenne Little Dove!
Cheyenne Little Dove retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Cheyenne Little Dove thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.