PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CS Lish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Chzov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lish comes to the cage accompanied by Underdog - Kasabian. CS Lish looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Lish
vs
Chzov

186 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
223 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, CS Lish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Chzov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lish throws a front kick aimed at Chzov's knee but Chzov avoids it well.
Lish misses with a low kick.
Chzov tries to clinch but Lish is having none of it.
Chzov wants to clinch up but Lish keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Lish misses.

Chzov rushes Lish and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Chzov.
Chzov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chzov obliges.
Lish is breathing heavily.
Chzov lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Chzov.

It looks like CS Lish has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lish's face.
Chzov lands a knee to the head.

Lish is rocked!

Chzov drops Lish with a big knee straight up the middle! Lish is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Lish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Chzov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lish throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chzov obliges.
Lish seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chzov lands a knee to the body.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chzov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chzov connects with a knee to the head.
Chzov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chzov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Lish wants to stall.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lish's face.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chzov landing knees to the body.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lish's face.
Lish is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lish has Chzov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chzov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lish takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chzov with a knee to the head.
Lish missing with knees to the body.
Lish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lish's face.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lish's face.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chzov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chzov landing knees to the head.
Chzov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chzov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chzov misses with a knee strike.
Chzov tries to land a knee to the head but Lish blocks with his arms.
Chzov crunches a lovely knee into Lish's ribcage.
Chzov misses with a knee to the head.
Lish stalling in the clinch but Chzov improves position.
Chzov misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lish's face.
Chzov connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Lish misses with an elbow over the top.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Lish throws an elbow but misses.
Chzov blocks an elbow strike.
Chzov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lish tries to land a knee to the head but Chzov blocks with his arms.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Chzov.
Chzov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chzov avoids a wild elbow strike from Lish.
Chzov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chzov scores with a knee to the head.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lish's face.
Chzov throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chzov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lish tries to stall but Chzov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chzov landing knees to the body.
Lish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chzov is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Chzov lands a knee to the head.
Lish tries a knee to the head but Chzov blocks it.
Chzov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chzov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chzov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chzov looking to throw knees to the head but Lish is blocking nicely.
Chzov lands a knee to the head.
Chzov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lish blocks it with crossed arms.
Lish looking to throw knees to the head but Chzov is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Chzov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CS Lish's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chzov moves into the clinch successfully.
Chzov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chzov scores a nice knee to the body.
Chzov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chzov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chzov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lish blocks it with crossed arms.
Chzov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chzov with a knee to the head.
Lish wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chzov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chzov lands a knee to the body.
Lish tries to break free but Chzov pushes him back against the cage.
Boris Chzov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chzov tries a knee to the head but Lish blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chzov obliges.
Chzov misses with a knee strike.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lish misses with an elbow strike.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lish's face.
Chzov tries a knee to the head but Lish blocks it.
Chzov looking to throw knees to the head but Lish is blocking nicely.
Chzov scores with a knee to the head.
Lish has Chzov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chzov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chzov landing knees to the head.
Chzov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lish.
Chzov with a knee to the head.
Chzov crunches a lovely knee into Lish's ribcage.
Lish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lish's face.
Lish tries to work over Chzov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Chzov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chzov tries to land a knee to the head but Lish blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Lish with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chzov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lish pushes off an throws an elbow but Chzov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chzov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lish misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lish just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chzov's brow.
Chzov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chzov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lish blocks it with crossed arms.
Chzov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chzov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chzov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lish can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CS Lish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chzov lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chzov obliges.
Chzov tries to land a knee to the head but Lish blocks with his arms.
Lish using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chzov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Lish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chzov connects with a knee to the head.
Chzov misses with a knee strike.
Chzov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chzov tries to land a knee to the head but Lish blocks with his arms.
Chzov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chzov misses with a knee to the head.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chzov with a knee to the head.
Chzov tries a knee to the head but Lish blocks it.
Chzov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lish.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chzov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chzov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lish holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lish has Chzov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chzov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chzov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chzov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chzov landing knees to the head.
Chzov crunches a lovely knee into Lish's ribcage.
Chzov is pressed up against the cage. Lish has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chzov down to the mat. Chzov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chzov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boris Chzov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Chzov closes the distance and pushes Lish back into the cage.
Chzov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lish blocks it with crossed arms.
Chzov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lish avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Chzov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on CS Lish's cut.
That's time! Lish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chzov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lish throws a right hand that Chzov ducks under and follows up with a left that Chzov also avoids with ease.
Lish keeps the fight on the outside.
Lish circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Lish misses.
Chzov tries to clinch but Lish is having none of it.
Chzov is looking to clinch but Lish is avoiding it.
Chzov tries to clinch but Lish is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chzov throws an overhand right that lands on Lish's shoulder, as Lish tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chzov.

Chzov clinches up with Lish and pushes him back against the cage.
Chzov scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chzov misses with a knee strike.
Lish misses with a knee strike.
Chzov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lish.
Chzov scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Lish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chzov crunches a lovely knee into Lish's ribcage.
Lish tries a knee to the head but Chzov blocks it.
Chzov with a knee to the head.
Chzov landing knees to the body.
Lish tries to land knees in the clinch but Chzov avoids the damage to the body.
Chzov scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chzov landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lish is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chzov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lish creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chzov lands a knee to the head.
Lish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chzov landing knees to the head.
Lish tries to break free but Chzov pushes him back against the cage.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lish's face.
Chzov misses with a knee strike.
Chzov lands a knee to the head.
Chzov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chzov misses with a knee to the head.
Lish wants to stall.
Lish can't break the clinch.
Chzov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chzov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chzov misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chzov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Chzov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chzov with a knee to the head.
Chzov scores with a knee to the head.
Lish looking to throw knees to the head but Chzov is blocking nicely.
Lish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lish tries to land knees in the clinch but Chzov avoids the damage to the body.
Boris Chzov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chzov misses with a knee to the head.
Lish lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chzov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chzov with a knee to the head.
Chzov connects with a knee to the head.
CS Lish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Chzov landing knees to the head.
Chzov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chzov lands a knee to the head.
Chzov connects with a knee to the head.
Chzov scores with a knee to the head.
Chzov working Lish over with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chzov with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lish.
Chzov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chzov landing knees to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Chzov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chzov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Chzov!