PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kid Chocolate (ranked 5186 p4p, 2817 weight class) and Kingsley Igwe (ranked 490 p4p, 317 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chocolate
vs
Igwe

185 cm
25
200
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
195
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kid Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingsley Igwe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chocolate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Kingsley Igwe has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Igwe misses the target.
Igwe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chocolate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Kid Chocolate has been cut.
Igwe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kingsley Igwe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Chocolate.
Chocolate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Chocolate misses its intended target.
Chocolate ducks under a wild hook from Igwe.
Chocolate misses with a looping right.
Igwe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igwe connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Chocolate.
Igwe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Igwe misses with a wild body shot.
Chocolate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chocolate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Igwe throws out the jab.
Chocolate dips to his left and cracks Igwe with an uppercut!
Chocolate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Chocolate was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Igwe.
Igwe throws a shot from downtown. Chocolate moves away and avoids it.
Chocolate lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe throws a lazy right hand but Chocolate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Igwe drives through and clinches with Chocolate against the cage.
Chocolate working aggressively here.
Igwe just leaning against Chocolate, taking a breather.
Igwe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Igwe blocks an uppercut.
Igwe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Igwe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chocolate working hard to break the clinch.
Chocolate is trying to force a seperation but Igwe has the dominant position.
Chocolate misses with the head strike.
Chocolate letting Igwe take a breather here.
Chocolate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Igwe lands a body shot.
Igwe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Igwe.
Igwe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chocolate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chocolate is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igwe is working Chocolate over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Igwe.
Igwe presses Chocolate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Igwe.
A left hand lands to the body for Igwe.
Igwe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Igwe.
Igwe is leaning against Chocolate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Igwe stalling against the cage.
Igwe digs a right hand into Chocolate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chocolate's gas tank.
Igwe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Igwe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Igwe.
Chocolate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Igwe'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.
Igwe lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igwe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chocolate.
A bit of stalling here from Igwe.
A body shot lands from Igwe.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Igwe.
Chocolate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Igwe lands with a right to the head.
Igwe lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Igwe.
Igwe works on Chocolate's body with a couple of short punches.
Igwe avoiding damage.
Chocolate wants to get back to striking at distance but Igwe won't allow it.
Igwe is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Igwe.
Igwe presses Chocolate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igwe pushes Chocolate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Igwe lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igwe avoiding damage.
Igwe lands with a right to the head.
Igwe is struggling to control the position.
Igwe taking a breather.
Igwe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Igwe slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kingsley Igwe.

Igwe clinches.
A short right from Igwe.
Igwe is working Chocolate over against the cage.
Chocolate being controlled against the cage.
Igwe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Igwe.
Igwe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Igwe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
Igwe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Kid Chocolate's cut is getting worse.
Igwe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Igwe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Igwe can't find room to land a body shot as Chocolate controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Igwe.
Igwe lands with a light punch inside.

Chocolate is rocked!
Chocolate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Chocolate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Igwe.
Chocolate seems to have got his legs back now.
Igwe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Igwe is stalling here.
Igwe is stalling here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Igwe.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kingsley Igwe.
Igwe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Igwe throws a hook to the side of Chocolate's head but Chocolate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igwe misses with a straight left.
Igwe moves out of range as Chocolate strikes.
Igwe throws a shot to the body.
Igwe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Igwe scores with a shot to the body.
Chocolate switches off momentarily and Igwe cracks him with a monster right hand! Chocolate topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Igwe dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Igwe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kingsley Igwe!