PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chidi Chika (ranked 33 p4p, 661 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 2 p4p, 43 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Saul Goodman enters the cage!

Chika
vs
Goodman

208 cm
31
288
16 - 3 - 0

182 cm
36
272
27 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chidi Chika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chika cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
Goodman shoots and misses
and Chika counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chika connects with a leg kick.
Chika lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chika has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chika.
Goodman is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Goodman.

Goodman takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Chika.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Chika controls the action.
Chika lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chika lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chika lands a nice uppercut.
Chika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Chika.
Goodman told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Goodman looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chika lands a vicious elbow to the side of Goodman's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Chika tries to finish him with strikes but Goodman still seems able to defend himself so Chika steps back and lets Goodman get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Goodman is rocked!
Nice body punch from Chika.
Goodman is still on wobbly legs! Can Chika finish him?
Goodman is holding his hands too far apart here. Chika throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Goodman is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chidi Chika!
Chidi Chika retains his super heavyweight title!
Chidi Chika decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.