PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alpa Chino (ranked 6442 p4p, 6240 weight class) and Mister Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Man told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Chino
vs
Man

185 cm
18
200
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
185
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpa Chino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Man!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chino as he jumps to the side.
Man has his takedown stuffed
and Chino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Chino counters with a left to the body.
Alpa Chino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mister Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Chino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Man misses with a right hand
and Chino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mister Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Chino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man misses with a looping left.
Chino is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Chino counters with a nice body shot.
Man wants to clinch but Chino slips to the side
and Chino counters with a nice body shot.
Man misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chino moves away.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Chino counters with a left to the body.
Man tries for a takedown but Chino circles away easily
and Chino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man looks to throw the jab but Chino is out of range.
Chino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Chino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Chino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino checks a low kick from Man.
It looked like Chino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chino circles away.
A quick step to the side and Chino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Chino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chino counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Chino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alpa Chino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Chino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chino.
Chino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Man misses with a double jab
and Chino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alpa Chino dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chino slips a straight right by Man.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Chino counters with a nice body shot.
Man misses with a combination
and Chino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chino ducks under a wild hook from Man.
A quick step to the side and Chino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chino as he jumps to the side.
Chino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a right hand
and Chino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Chino counters with a left to the body.
Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Chino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alpa Chino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mister Man.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chino counters with a left to the body.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Man misses with the body kick
and Chino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Chino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Chino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alpa Chino is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chino counters with a left to the body.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Chino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man misses with a takedown
and Chino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alpa Chino dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Man misses with a hook to the body
and Chino counters with a nice body shot.
Chino dodges the punch combination from Man.
A counter left hand to the body from Chino misses its target.
Mister Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man lands a nice hook to Chino's body. Chino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Chino misses its target.
A shot to the body from Man misses
and Chino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man tries to bum rush Chino with a series of wild strikes but Chino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Chino misses its target.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Man might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chino has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino blocks a jab.
Chino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Chino counters with a nice body shot.
Mister Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chino is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chino blocks a leg kick.
Man shoots and misses
and Chino counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a low kick.
Chino avoids the body shot from Man.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Chino counters with a left to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Chino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Chino tries to sprawl out of it but Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alpa Chino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mister Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Chino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alpa Chino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpa Chino!