PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ching Chang (ranked 4036 p4p, 5252 weight class) and Denzel Stokes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chang
vs
Stokes

175 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
135
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ching Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Stokes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokes lands a really nice looking cross but Chang seems unphased.
Stokes loads up on a big right hand but Chang slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Chang misses its target.
Stokes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stokes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chang.
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Chang takes one to the chin there.
Stokes throws a one two combo.
Denzel Stokes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stokes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stokes throws a series of punches but Chang moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Chang misses its target.
Chang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters circling - Stokes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stokes scores with a sloppy right hand. Chang should have avoided that one.
Chang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stokes.
Stokes misses with a hook. Chang ducked under it nicely.
Chang is looking to counter punch.
Stokes cracks Chang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes throws a shot from downtown. Chang moves away and avoids it.
Chang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stokes.
Chang staying out of range there.
Chang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stokes misses with a hook
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stokes looks to land a right hand but Chang moved out of range.
Stokes throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Chang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stokes throws out the jab.
Stokes looks winded!
Stokes misses with a left hand
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Stokes throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stokes misses with a right hand
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stokes to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Stokes misses.
Chang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stokes throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stokes throws a combination that misses
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stokes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stokes misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Chang misses its target.
Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Stokes misses with a straight right.
Chang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stokes misses with a left hand
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stokes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stokes misses with a hook.
Stokes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Stokes misses.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stokes thinking.
Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Stokes throws a right hand that misses
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
letting Chang counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stokes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Stokes misses the jab.
Chang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stokes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Stokes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stokes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ching Chang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stokes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stokes misses with a right hand
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Stokes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stokes misses with a straight right.
Stokes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Stokes misses with a hook
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Stokes lands with a straight right. Chang didn't see that one coming.
Chang slips a jab and a cross from Stokes.
A counter left hand to the body from Chang misses its target.
Stokes is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stokes misses with a left hand
and Chang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stokes misses with a left hand
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes misses with a hook
and Chang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stokes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Chang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes misses with a looping right.
Stokes misses with an uppercut. Chang saw that one coming.
Chang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stokes throws a combination that misses
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stokes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chang. Chang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stokes throws a lazy right hand but Chang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stokes misses with an uppercut
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stokes misses with a left hand
and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stokes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Stokes fails to land with a series of punches.
Chang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Chang slips a jab and a cross from Stokes.
Stokes misses with a two punch combination.
Chang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stokes throws a combination that misses
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
Stokes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stokes throws a right hand that misses
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stokes misses with a left hand
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Stokes misses with a hook
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stokes misses with a left hand
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stokes misses with a right hand
and Chang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stokes thinking.
Stokes misses with a combination
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Chang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stokes thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stokes.
A counter left hand to the body from Chang misses its target.
Stokes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ching Chang is winning the standup battle so far.
Stokes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stokes can do to turn this around?
Stokes misses with a right hand
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stokes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang 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.

Ching Chang dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stokes throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stokes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stokes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Stokes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Stokes misses with a straight left.
Chang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chang slips under a jab.
Chang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stokes misses with a right hand
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stokes thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stokes misses with a double jab
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stokes misses with a right hand
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Stokes looks to throw the jab but Chang is out of range.
Chang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stokes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes misses with a hook
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stokes thinking.
Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Chang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stokes misses with a double jab.
Stokes misses with a double jab
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stokes throws a jab when Chang was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Stokes. Those never looked like landing.
Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stokes throws a right hand that Chang ducks under and follows up with a left that Chang also avoids with ease.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Stokes swings widly with a right hand
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stokes throws a right hand that misses
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Stokes misses with a double jab
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Stokes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes misses with an uppercut
and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stokes misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stokes misses with a left hand
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Stokes misses with a right hand
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Stokes misses with a left hand
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.
Chang slips under a jab.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a left to the body.
Stokes throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stokes throws a nice looking combination but Chang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Stokes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes throws a combination that misses
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stokes thinking.
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stokes throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Chang slips a jab and a cross from Stokes.
Chang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stokes throws a right hand that misses
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stokes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stokes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stokes throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stokes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Denzel Stokes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ching Chang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stokes throws an off balance right hand
and Chang counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ching Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chang 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ching Chang!