PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 2883 p4p, 70 weight class) and Lars Von Ricther (ranked 4763 p4p, 160 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Chamba
vs
Von Ricther

194 cm
20
245 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

195 cm
30
265 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Very strong

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Von Ricther!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba misses with a body kick.
Von Ricther misses with a looping right.
Chamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Ricther lands a glancing blow to the side of Chamba's head.

It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Von Ricther scores with a hook to the body. Chamba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chamba throws a head kick but Von Ricther moves out of range.
Von Ricther needs to keep his hands up - Chamba had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Von Ricther.
Von Ricther closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Von Ricther keeps Chamba at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chamba tries to move into range but Von Ricther moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Von Ricther throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chamba tried to score with a low kick but Von Ricther checks it.
Von Ricther ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Ricther rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chamba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Von Ricther swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Chamba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Von Ricther looks to throw the jab but Chamba is out of range.
Chamba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chamba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Von Ricther looks low and kicks high, catching Chamba 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!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ricther smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Chamba is rocked!

Gilberto Chamba's cut is getting worse.
Chamba fails to land with a series of punches.
Chamba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Von Ricther cracks Chamba with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Chamba get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Chamba looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Oh Chamba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Von Ricther misses.
Chamba seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Ricther connects with a leg kick. Chamba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Von Ricther throws a jab when Chamba was well out of range.
Lars Von Ricther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chamba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Ricther looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Von Ricther clips Chamba with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Chamba a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

Gilberto Chamba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Von Ricther throws an overhand right that has Chamba reeling! Von Ricther follows up with more punches and Chamba is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lars Von Ricther!
After winning the bout, Lars Von Ricther thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.