PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artelius Mistric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ma Chao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artelius Mistric has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mistric
vs
Chao

200 cm
24
217 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

180 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Artelius Mistric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ma Chao!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mistric tries to clinch but Chao is having none of it.
Mistric throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mistric.
Mistric shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chao defends it nicely.
Mistric shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chao as he avoids it easily.
Ma Chao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mistric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mistric tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chao swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artelius Mistric. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chao drives through and clinches with Mistric against the cage.
Chao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mistric stalling against the cage.
Mistric trying to stall but Chao improves his position.
Nice elbow from Mistric.
Mistric misses with the head strike.
Chao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chao has a couple of punches blocked by Mistric.
Mistric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mistric blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chao.
Mistric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chao misses with some punches.
Mistric blocks an uppercut.
Mistric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chao's defenses.
Mistric misses with a knee strike.
Chao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mistric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chao blocks a body shot from Mistric.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mistric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mistric darts in trying to clinch
and Chao counters with a two punch combo.
Chao doesn't manage to clinch there - Mistric circles away.
Chao throws a right hand that Mistric ducks under and follows up with a left that Mistric also avoids with ease.
Chao throws a nice looking combination but Mistric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mistric fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chao throws a right hand that Mistric ducks under and follows up with a left that Mistric also avoids with ease.
Ma Chao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mistric doesn't manage to clinch there - Chao circles away.
Chao throws a right and a left that Mistric avoids nicely.

Chao has closed the distance and engaged Mistric in a clinch.
Mistric is looking to control Chao's arms but Chao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mistric has his back to the cage.
Mistric fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chao.
Mistric blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Mistric breaks from the clinch.
Mistric wants to clinch up but Chao keeps it at a distance.
Chao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mistric.
Chao throws a right hand that Mistric ducks under and follows up with a left that Mistric also avoids with ease.
Mistric with a lazy takedown attempt

and Chao counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mistric throws an elbow but it misses.
Chao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Chao.
Mistric is working for takedown but Chao is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mistric is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chao.
Chao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chao.
Mistric with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mistric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chao.
Chao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chao is pressed up against the cage. Mistric has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chao down to the mat. Chao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mistric with a poor takedown

and Chao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chao misses with a punch on the inside.
Chao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mistric.
Chao lands a hook that snaps the head of Mistric backwards.
Mistric trying to control the position but instead, Chao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mistric into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mistric obliges.
Chao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mistric backwards.
Chao pushes Mistric back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mistric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chao lands a nice uppercut.
Chao working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chao.
Chao lands a hook that snaps the head of Mistric backwards.

Mistric is rocked!
Mistric blocks an uppercut.
Oh Mistric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mistric.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chao throws a punch but it's blocked by Mistric.
Mistric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mistric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chao working aggressively here.
Chao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chao has a couple of punches blocked by Mistric.
Chao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chao working aggressively here.
Chao gets underhooks to prevent Mistric's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mistric.
Chao swings wildly with an uppercut but Mistric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chao has a couple of punches blocked by Mistric.
Mistric seems to have got his legs back now.
Chao working aggressively here.
Mistric misses with a knee strike.
Chao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mistric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mistric.
Chao throws a punch but it's blocked by Mistric.
Mistric tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chao.
Mistric tries to pull guard but Chao holds him up against the cage and eventually Mistric drops back down to his feet.
Mistric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chao lands a hook that snaps the head of Mistric backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chao.

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.
Chao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mistric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mistric.
Mistric blocks an uppercut.
Chao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mistric is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chao throws a punch but it's blocked by Mistric.
Chao misses with a punch on the inside.
Mistric is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mistric blocks an uppercut.
Chao lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mistric to his knees! Chao keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ma Chao!