PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mondial Dos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Charyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos
vs
Charyak

195 cm
28
205 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
215 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

-OVERDOSE Factory-

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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mondial Dos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Charyak!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charyak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charyak throws a chopping leg kick but Dos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dos checks a leg kick.
Dos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brad Charyak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charyak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charyak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Charyak there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos swinging wildly here.
Dos tries to clinch there but Charyak circles away.
Charyak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos throws a body punch but Charyak moves out of range.
Dos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charyak counters with a low kick, right behind Dos 's knee.
Charyak throws a leg kick
enabling Dos to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charyak.
Dos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dos throws a body kick that misses.
Dos keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos misses with a body punch
and Charyak counters with an outside leg kick.
Dos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Charyak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos misses with a leg kick.
Charyak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Charyak lands a high kick!
Charyak moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charyak.
Charyak thows a leg kick but Dos checks it
and Dos counters with a left and a right that stings Charyak.
Charyak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Dos misses.
Dos misses with a takedown
and Charyak counters with an outside leg kick.
Dos is breathing heavily.
Charyak scoring well with a low kick there.
Dos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Charyak. That's going to slow Dos down.
Brad Charyak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Charyak clinches up with Dos and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Charyak.
Charyak prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Charyak - that landed with a thud.
Charyak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos avoiding damage as Charyak throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charyak.
Charyak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charyak lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Charyak.
Dos prevents a body shot from Charyak.
Charyak misses with a body punch.
Charyak tries a body shot but Dos blocks it.
Charyak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charyak is working Dos over against the cage.
Charyak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charyak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charyak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos's elbow.
Charyak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charyak tries a body shot but Dos blocks it.
Charyak lands with a short shot to the head.
Charyak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Charyak lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos backwards.
Charyak tries to throw a body punch but Dos avoids it by throwing Charyak back against the cage.
Dos is trying to break the clinch but Charyak has him pressed against the cage.
Charyak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charyak tries to throw a body punch but Dos avoids it by throwing Charyak back against the cage.
Charyak working Dos over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charyak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charyak tries to work over Dos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charyak digs a right hand into Dos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dos's gas tank.
Charyak misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Charyak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos checks a low kick from Charyak.
Dos slips a straight right by Charyak.
Dos thumps Charyak with a low kick.
Charyak connects with a leg kick. Dos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Charyak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Charyak misses with a leg kick
and Dos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charyak lands the left hand.
Charyak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charyak tries to clinch up but Dos circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Dos misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charyak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dos throws a right hand that Charyak ducks under and follows up with a left that Charyak also avoids with ease.
Charyak throws a leg kick which misses Dos's front leg but catches the back leg as Dos tries to avoid it.
Dos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos avoids the head kick by Charyak.
Dos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charyak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Charyak lands with a right hand.
Dos shoots in looking for a takedown but Charyak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charyak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Charyak looks to land a combination. Dos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Charyak misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Charyak, right into the meat.
Charyak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dos's head backwards.
Charyak throws a low kick but Dos avoids it.

Charyak moves into the clinch successfully.
Charyak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charyak misses with a body punch.
Charyak avoids the elbow strike from Dos, against the cage.
Charyak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dos.
Dos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charyak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charyak obliges.
Charyak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charyak misses with a body punch.
Charyak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charyak missing with knees to the body.
Charyak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Charyak.
Charyak tries a knee to the head but Dos blocks it.
Charyak pushes Dos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charyak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dos.
Brad Charyak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Charyak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charyak can't find room to land a body shot as Dos controls the action.
Charyak tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Charyak as the two fighters clinch.
Dos managing to block the knees to the body from Charyak.
Charyak lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Charyak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charyak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos's elbow.
Charyak misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charyak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dos blocks a body shot from Charyak.
A nice left hand lands by Charyak.

Dos is trying to trip Charyak. He has hold of a leg but Charyak is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Charyak looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Charyak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Dos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Charyak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dos has managed to get both his arms back between Charyak's legs - danger averted.
Charyak trying to keep a closed guard but Dos is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Charyak has his feet on Dos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Charyak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Charyak tries to avoid it but Dos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Charyak to the ground. Charyak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Charyak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charyak manages to avoid it.
Dos takes one on the button.
Charyak misses with a low kick.
Charyak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charyak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos.
Charyak is looking to clinch but Dos is avoiding it.
Dos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Charyak is fending him off so far but Dos persists. Nope, Charyak circles away and we're back to standing.

Charyak tries to sprawl but Dos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charyak tries to get to full guard but Dos has control of the leg.

Dos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Charyak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Charyak looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brad Charyak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Charyak looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Charyak looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Charyak!
Charyak taking a breather here.
Mondial Dos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Brad Charyak hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Charyak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dos misses with a combination
and Charyak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charyak was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos.
Dos fails to land with a series of punches.
Charyak throws a sloppy head kick and Dos moves out of range easily.
Dos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charyak circles away quickly and effectively.
Charyak scores with a head kick.

Charyak pushes Dos up against the cage in a clinch.
Charyak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charyak.
Dos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos tries a knee to the head but Charyak blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Charyak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Charyak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Charyak!
During a confident post fight interview, Brad Charyak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.