PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Matt Sabre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Matt Sabre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sabre
vs
Chan

189 cm
26
191 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

178 cm
29
182 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Chan!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabre moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sabre misses with a takedown attempt - Chan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sabre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Sabre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnny Chan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

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.

Sabre closes the distance and clinches.
Chan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Sabre misses with an elbow strike.
Sabre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sabre lands an elbow that stopped Chan in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Chan.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabre.
Chan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sabre backwards.
Chan scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Chan.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Sabre avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Sabre lands an uppercut.
Chan lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Chan.
Chan tries a body shot but Sabre blocks it.
Sabre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Chan misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Chan.
Chan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sabre moves into the clinch successfully.
Sabre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabre.
Chan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sabre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan lands a body punch.
Chan lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
Sabre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Chan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Sabre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Sabre.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sabre counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Chan coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre takes a swing at Chan's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Chan blocks the low kick.
Chan looks to land a right hand but Sabre moved out of range.
Chan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

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.
Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Sabre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chan walks into a jab.
Sabre slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Chan misses.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Sabre slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Chan.
Sabre moves out of range of the body kick from Chan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chan is looking to clinch but Sabre is avoiding it.
Sabre throws a leg kick
and Chan counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sabre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Sabre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Sabre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sabre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan.
Sabre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sabre.
Sabre throws a low kick but Chan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sabre.
Sabre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A swing and a miss from Chan.

That's two 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Chan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sabre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chan tries to clinch up but Sabre circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre staying out of range there.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Sabre counters with a leg kick.
Chan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Chan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sabre, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sabre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chan up against the cage.
Chan misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sabre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabre controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chan.
Sabre blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Chan.
Good body shot from Sabre.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan tries a body shot but Sabre blocks it.
Chan cracks Sabre with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chan as Sabre tries to tie him up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Johnny Chan!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Johnny Chan!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Johnny Chan!

Johnny Chan wins by unanimous decision!