PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Chua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Elento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chua
vs
Elento

182 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Chua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JP Elento!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Elento sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chua somewhat.
Chua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Elento sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chua somewhat.
Elento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elento will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elento lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Elento throws a nice looking combination but Chua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chua is defended easily by Elento.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Chua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elento dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chua shoots in but Elento avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chua fails to land the takedown.
Chua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Elento.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elento throws a right and a left that Chua avoids nicely.
Chua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Elento swivels and escapes.
Chua is breathing heavily.
Elento looks to land a combination but Chua avoids it well.
Chua fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Elento misses.
Chua looks for a takedown but Elento sprawls well.
Elento tries to clinch up.
Chua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Elento avoids it really well and circles away.
Elento wants to clinch.
Elento throws a right hand that Chua ducks under and follows up with a left that Chua also avoids with ease.
Martin Chua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Elento throws a combination. Chua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Elento scores with a one two! Chua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Elento instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Elento looking to throw knees to the head but Chua is blocking nicely.

Elento jumps guard.
Elento wants to stand up but Chua is controlling him.
Chua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elento avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elento preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Elento swinging wildly here.
Chua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elento sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elento throws a nice looking combination but Chua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chua shoots in for a takedown but Elento shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elento lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chua backs up against the cage.

Chua moves into the clinch successfully.
Chua lands a left hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Chua. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Elento is trying to break free.
Chua fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Chua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Elento does no damage.
Elento swings for the body but Chua moves out of range.
JP Elento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elento doesn't seem bothered though.
Chua misses with a straight right.
Chua dives in and grabs Elento's left leg, looking for a takedown. Elento pushes down on Chua's head and hops out.
Elento tries to clinch up but Chua circles away and keeps his distance.
Elento tries to close the distance and clinch but Chua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Elento swivels and escapes.
Chua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elento stalks Chua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chua's face. Chua staggers backwards, shaken.
Elento stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Elento wants it to stay on the feet.
Elento moves in looking to clinch but Chua pushes him off.
Chua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elento.
Chua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Elento dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Elento throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elento.
Elento throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elento closes the distance but Chua moves to the side

and Chua counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Elento's head.
Elento really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chua is looking to work some ground and pound but Elento has wrist control.
Chua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Elento avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elento wants to stand and escape but Chua is having none of it.
Chua scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chua throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chua prevents Elento from getting back to his feet.
Chua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Chua moves into the clinch successfully.
Chua tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chua digs a right hand into Elento's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Elento's gas tank.
Chua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Elento's efforts to push away.
Chua digs a right hand into Elento's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Elento's gas tank.

Chua manages to pull guard.
Elento throws and elbow that misses. Chua uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Elento's guard. Nice move by Chua!
Chua postures up in Elento's guard and throws a big left but Elento blocks it.
Chua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chua scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Elento can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chua stops Elento from standing up.
Elento is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Chua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elento sprawls well. Elento wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chua gets slowly back to his feet.
Elento stuffs the takedown attempt from Chua. Chua gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Chua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elento is looking to clinch but Chua is avoiding it.
Chua shoots in for a takedown but Elento shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Elento.
Elento misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Chua with that takedown attempt.
Elento fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Elento as Chua shoots in.
Elento misses with a double jab.
Chua looks for a takedown but Elento sprawls well.
Chua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Elento counters with a nice body shot.
Chua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elento tries to clinch there but Chua circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Elento takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Elento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chua moves away.
Chua misses with a takedown attempt
and Elento counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chua thinking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chua is defended easily by Elento.
Elento lands an overhand right.
Chua shoots in for a takedown but Elento shows good takedown defense.
JP Elento seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elento scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chua misses with a takedown attempt

and Elento counters by clinching up.
Chua keeps control of Elento as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Elento has had enough of the clinch but Chua keeps him there for the moment.

Chua breaks from the clinch.
Elento looks to land a combination but Chua avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Chua dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Elento.
Elento looks to clinch
and Chua counters with a series of strikes. Elento will be more careful next time no doubt.
Elento throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chua.

Chua drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Elento on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chua grinds an elbow into Elento's temple.
Elento wants to get back to his feet but Chua drags him back down.
Chua cracks Elento with a big elbow.
Chua has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elento is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Elento bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Elento fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chua fails with the takedown
and Elento counters with a one-two to the body.
Elento is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chua rather than just go for the knockout.
Chua shoots in but no luck this time.
Chua misses with a takedown attempt
and Elento counters with a three punch combo that has Chua backing up. Chua nods at Elento to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Chua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chua with a poor takedown
and Elento counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Elento.
Chua with a lazy takedown attempt
and Elento counters with a two punch combo.
Elento throws a series of punches but Chua moves out of range.
Martin Chua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chua keeps the fight on the outside.

Chua moves into the clinch.

Chua manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elento thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Elento gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Elento is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chua manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chua punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chua lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chua thowing shots but they're missing.
Chua putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chua throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chua landing strikes, looking to finish!
Elento is in a horrible position here. Chua smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chua lands a nice shot to the head.
Chua throwing strikes here but Elento is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Elento wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chua.
Elento is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chua looking to finish with strikes here!
Elento is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chua is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Elento is in a horrible position here. Chua smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Elento avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chua.
A nice elbow there by Chua.
Elento is bucking up trying to escape but Chua cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chua is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Elento can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chua lands a big shot there that rocks Elento but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chua looking to ground and pound but Elento is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Chua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Chua!