PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Padeiro Chucro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wan Iaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chucro comes to the cage accompanied by Nikolay Emelin - Rus. Wan Iaton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chucro
vs
Iaton

175 cm
23
160 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

173 cm
26
162 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Padeiro Chucro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wan Iaton!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iaton throws a body kick that misses.
Chucro misses with a straight right.
Chucro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Iaton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iaton misses the shot to the body.
Iaton with a nice cross.
Chucro misses with a lunging right hand
and Iaton counters with a straight right hand.
Chucro lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chucro throws a body punch but Iaton moves out of range.

Iaton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chucro is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Iaton is looking for a kimura but Chucro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Iaton to get the leverage.
Iaton controlling the action here.
Iaton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chucro!
Iaton with a couple of short strikes.
Iaton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chucro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chucro tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iaton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Iaton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chucro tries to hold on but Iaton pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iaton landing strikes from the mount.
Iaton throws some wild stikes that Chucro manages to avoid easily.
Iaton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Iaton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Iaton has control of Chucro's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chucro regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton with the ground and pound from mount.
Chucro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Iaton trying to control but Chucro is having none of it.
Iaton throwing strikes here but Chucro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee warns Chucro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Iaton throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Iaton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Iaton with shots to the head and body - Chucro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chucro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Iaton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Iaton throwing strikes here but Chucro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Iaton dominating with strikes here.
Iaton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iaton punishing his opponent with strikes.

Chucro is rocked!
Iaton with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wan Iaton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chucro misses the jab.
Padeiro Chucro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iaton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chucro throws out the jab.
Chucro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Iaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iaton misses with a jab to the body
letting Chucro counter with a right hand.
Iaton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chucro was well out of range. Poor timing from Iaton.
Chucro cracks the inside of Iaton's front leg.
Chucro digs a good hook to Iaton's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Iaton.
Chucro misses with a hook to the body
letting Iaton counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iaton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chucro as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Iaton or perhaps it was just good defense by Chucro which made him look bad.
Iaton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chucro is fending him off so far but Iaton persists. Nope, Chucro circles away and we're back to standing.
Padeiro Chucro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wan Iaton.
Chucro throws an off balance right hand

and Iaton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wan Iaton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chucro controlling the position for now.
Iaton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Iaton winds up and cracks Chucro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chucro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Iaton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chucro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Iaton controlling from the top position.
Iaton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Iaton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Iaton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Iaton trying to control but Chucro is working from the bottom.
Iaton tries to free his leg and advance position but Chucro is retaining full guard.
Iaton thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Iaton forces his way into half guard.
Iaton is looking to take a break and control but Chucro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chucro wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Iaton.
Iaton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chucro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Iaton on the ground.
Iaton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chucro is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chucro wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Iaton.
Iaton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Iaton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Iaton dominating with strikes here.
Iaton misses with a head shot.
Chucro working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wan Iaton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Iaton just misses with a punch to the body.
Chucro misses with a body shot.
Iaton fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Chucro.
Iaton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iaton moves out of range of the strikes.

Iaton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chucro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iaton landing strikes from the mount.
Iaton trying to control but Chucro is having none of it.
Iaton dominating with strikes here.
Iaton with a couple of short strikes.
Chucro tries to buck Iaton off but he can't manage it.
Iaton controlling from mount.
Chucro tries to hold on but Iaton postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iaton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Iaton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Iaton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chucro wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Iaton.
Chucro tries to hold on but Iaton pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iaton prevents Chucro from getting the reversal.
Padeiro Chucro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton controlling his opponent.
Wan Iaton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Iaton landing strikes from the mount and Chucro is in trouble!
Chucro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Iaton controlling from the full mount.
Chucro taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iaton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Iaton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Iaton working Chucro over with strikes here.
Iaton controlling the pace for now.
Iaton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wan Iaton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Iaton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wan Iaton!