PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Until Forever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Chaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Forever might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sacrifice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Forever
vs
Chaves

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Until Forever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Chaves!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaves defending well as Forever loads up on a big left hand.
Chaves looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Until Forever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forever misses with the combination.
Chaves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Forever lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaves circles away quickly and effectively.
Forever misses with the combination.
Forever throws a chopping leg kick but Chaves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Forever misses with a looping left.
Chaves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Forever counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forever throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Forever misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chaves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chaves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Forever counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forever fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chaves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Forever wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chaves looks gassed!
Forever swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaves counters with a left and a right that stings Forever.
A cross from Forever lands.
Chaves doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Forever counter with a right hand.
Until Forever has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Chaves.
Forever misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forever loads up on a big right hand but Chaves slips the punch.
Chaves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forever tries to bum rush Chaves with a series of wild strikes but Chaves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chaves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chaves lands with an overhand left.
Forever scores with a nice strike.
Forever misses with a two punch combination.
Chaves dodges the punch combination from Forever.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forever throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaves counters with a one-two to the body.
Forever just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaves tries to clinch up.
Chaves fails with the takedown
letting Forever counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forever misses with a wild combination.
Forever misses with a few strikes there.
Forever throws a nice looking combination but Chaves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Forever dips to his left and cracks Chaves with an uppercut!
Chaves shoots and misses
and Forever counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Forever thows a left - swing and a miss!
Until Forever is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaves slips a straight right by Forever.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chaves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Forever - the referee stops the clock and Chaves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Forever. Chaves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Forever throws a hook but Chaves avoids it easily.
Chaves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forever throws a lazy right hand but Chaves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Forever lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chaves slips a jab and a cross from Forever.
Forever throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Forever fails to land with a series of punches.
Chaves has his takedown stuffed
and Forever counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chaves thinking.
Chaves shoots in for a takedown but Forever shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Forever misses with a hook. Chaves ducked under it nicely.
Chaves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaves is trying desperately to land a takedown but Forever is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chaves.
Chaves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Forever paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Forever will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Forever misses.
Chaves closes the distance and clinches up with Forever, looking for a takedown. Chaves pushes Forever against the cage but Forever circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chaves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Forever misses with a body shot
enabling Chaves to counter with a crisp jab.
Forever misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaves.
Chaves fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Until Forever dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Forever misses with an uppercut.
Forever throws a right and a left that Chaves avoids nicely.
Until Forever is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaves slips a jab and a cross from Forever.
Chaves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Forever's waist but Forever gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chaves off to one side.
Forever misses with an uppercut.
Chaves shoots for a takedown but Forever saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chaves blocks a head kick by Forever.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chaves takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forever tries to work over Chaves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Forever misses with a hook to the ribs.
Forever is trying to break the clinch but Chaves has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Forever.
Chaves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Forever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forever taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Forever misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forever can't find room to land a body shot as Chaves controls the action.
Chaves jumps guard but Forever stands there with Chaves around his waist. Chaves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Until Forever has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Chaves.
Forever digs a right hand underneath Chaves's ribcage. Chaves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Forever lands a shot to the body.
Chaves prevents Forever from breaking the clinch.
Chaves wants a takedown.

Forever breaks from the clinch.

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.
Forever connects with the punch.
Chaves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chaves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Forever circles away.
Until Forever is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forever.
Forever lands an overhand right.
Chaves wants to clinch.
Chaves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Forever catches Chaves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Until Forever dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Forever misses with a double jab
and Chaves counters with a one-two to the body.
Forever misses with the combination.
Forever misses with a two punch combination.
Chaves has a takedown stuffed.
Forever throws a leg kick but Chaves moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chaves.
Forever throws a looping overhand right but Chaves ducks down to avoid it.
Chaves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Forever but Forever pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Forever throws a right and a left that Chaves avoids nicely.
Forever missing with a left hand there. Chaves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forever misses with a double jab
and Chaves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Forever lands with a shot to the body.
Forever misses with the combination.
Chaves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forever to score with a decent uppercut.
Forever misses with a body shot.
Chaves with a poor takedown
and Forever counters with a one-two to the body.
Until Forever has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Chaves.
Forever connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Forever takes a swing at Chaves's ribcage but misses.
Chaves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Forever counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Forever throws a right hand that Chaves ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaves also avoids with ease.
Carlos Chaves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaves doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Forever counters with an inside leg kick.
Forever digs a good body shot into Chaves's ribs.
A big left from Forever misses.
Chaves slips a jab and a cross from Forever.
Chaves misses with a takedown attempt
and Forever counters with a good low kick that Chaves was not able to check.
Chaves fails with the takedown
and Forever counters with a nice uppercut.
Chaves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaves moves away.
Chaves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chaves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forever.
Until Forever is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forever loads up on a big right hand but Chaves slips the punch.
Forever throws a jab but it's blocked by Chaves.
Forever swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forever misses the jab.
Chaves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Forever.
Chaves tries for a takedown but Forever circles away easily
and Forever counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Forever thows a body shot but no joy.
Chaves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forever moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Forever lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Forever misses its intended target.
Chaves wants to clinch.

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.
Chaves avoids the head kick by Forever.
Chaves misses with a takedown
and Forever counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Forever connects with the punch.
Chaves shoots and misses
and Forever counters with a left to the body.
Chaves tries to move into range but Forever moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chaves has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Forever misses with a body shot.
Forever misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Forever.
Forever swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Until Forever showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Forever 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Until Forever!