PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dilbert Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavez comes to the cage accompanied by When Worlds Colide by Powerman 5000. Eric Correa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chavez
vs
Correa

175 cm
23
153 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

175 cm
28
156 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilbert Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Correa!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa misses with an uppercut. Chavez saw that one coming.
Correa throws a big shot that misses.
Correa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbert Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Correa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Correa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Correa swinging wildly here.
Correa throws a series of punches but Chavez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Correa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correa manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Correa throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and Correa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Correa slips a straight right by Chavez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Correa saw that one coming.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Correa.
Correa throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correa. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez lands a jab to the head.
Chavez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Correa counters with a stiff right hand.
Correa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Correa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chavez's hands.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correa moves away.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Correa is just out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a shot to the body
and Correa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Correa ducks down to avoid it.
Correa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Correa lands an overhand right.
Correa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chavez rather than just go for the knockout.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Correa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dilbert Chavez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correa moves away.
Chavez lands a jab to the head.
Correa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Correa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Chavez cracks Correa with an open hand slap.
Correa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Correa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chavez takes a swing at Correa's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Correa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Correa misses.
Eric Correa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Correa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Correa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eric Correa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Correa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Correa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.
Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Correa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Correa.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Correa.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Correa doesn't seem bothered though.
Chavez thows a body shot but no joy.
Chavez misses the jab.
Correa misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Chavez misses with a straight right.

Chavez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chavez preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to work some ground and pound but Correa has wrist control.
Chavez preventing the sweep.
Chavez looking to pass the guard.
Chavez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chavez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Correa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dilbert Chavez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Correa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chavez is defended easily by Correa.
Correa throws a lazy right hand but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Correa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correa moves away.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Correa throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.

Correa gets caught flat footed, as Chavez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chavez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Correa taking a bit of punishment here - Chavez scoring with strikes.
Chavez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Correa keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez controls the position from side control.
Chavez tries to score with some ground and pound. Correa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chavez throws an elbow but Correa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chavez 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.
Chavez has control of an arm but Correa manages to advance to Chavez's back!
Chavez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I really don't envy Chavez right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is keeping busy.
Chavez is trying to break free.
Chavez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Correa's guard. Nice work there by Chavez.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Correa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chavez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chavez is stalling in the full guard.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Correa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dilbert Chavez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Correa swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dilbert Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dilbert Chavez!