PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Isamu San Chai (ranked 5363 p4p, 5480 weight class) and James Dalton (ranked 499 p4p, 507 weight class). Dalton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Time of my Life by Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes. Isamu San Chai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Dalton's chin.

Chai
vs
Dalton

183 cm
20
215
7 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
210
5 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isamu San Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dalton takes one on the button.
Dalton lands a really nice looking cross but Chai seems unphased.
Chai lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Chai.
A left and a right from Chai both land. Nice combination.
Chai lands a jab to the nose.

Chai moves into range and clinches up with Dalton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Chai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chai avoids the elbow strike from Dalton, against the ropes.
Chai lands a shot to the body.
Chai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Chai.
Dalton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.
I was talking to Chai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dalton blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai misses with some punches.
Dalton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dalton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Dalton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Dalton is trying to break the clinch but Chai has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Chai.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is trying to break the clinch but Chai has him pressed against the ropes.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dalton.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
Chai tries to work over Dalton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.

Dalton is rocked!
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalton lands with an uppercut that bounces Chai off the ropes and back into range.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalton manages to avoid it.
Dalton dips to his left and cracks Chai with an uppercut!
Dalton throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dalton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dalton scores with a jab.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dalton's sensitive parts.

Chai drives through and clinches with Dalton against the ropes.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Dalton avoids it by throwing Chai back against the ropes.
Dalton has had enough of the clinch but Chai keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai working aggressively here.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Dalton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalton blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai tries to work over Dalton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai has Dalton pressed against the ropes, preventing Dalton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Dalton is trying to force a seperation but Chai has the dominant position.
Chai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dalton is breathing heavily.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Dalton controls his hands.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dalton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dalton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Isamu San Chai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dalton lands an elbow inside.
James Dalton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like Isamu San Chai has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chai tries to work over Dalton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dalton has had enough of the clinch but Chai keeps him there for the moment.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dalton tries to break free but Chai pushes him back against the ropes.
Chai cracks Dalton with a nice body shot.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dalton prevents a body shot from Chai.
Dalton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Isamu San Chai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isamu San Chai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed right hand from Dalton misses the target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dalton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalton's elbow.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai misses with some punches.
Dalton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dalton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton blocking some punches.
Chai pushes Dalton back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dalton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Chai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Chai lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Chai.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dalton.
Chai presses Dalton against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chai misses with some punches.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
A short uppercut from Chai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dalton is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Chai.
Chai creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Dalton crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Dalton face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Chai takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Isamu San Chai!
Isamu San Chai is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Isamu San Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.