PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fancy Nancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nancy
vs
Chavo

192 cm
31
259 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

193 cm
29
275 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Performance Enhancing Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fancy Nancy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nancy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chavo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chavo walks into a stiff left hand from Nancy.
Chavo ducks under a wild hook from Nancy.
A leg kick checked by Chavo.
Nancy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chavo on the side of the head.
Chavo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavo dodges the punch combination from Nancy.
Chavo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fancy Nancy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nancy connects with a single shot there.
Nancy misses with a straight right.
Nancy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chavo.
Nancy lands a leg kick that knocks Chavo off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Nancy misses.
Chavo jabs at Nancy's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Nancy misses.

Chavo scores with a takedown into Nancy's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nancy trying to control the position here.
Chavo controlling from the top position.
Chavo is fighting to break Nancy's control of his arms but Nancy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Fancy Nancy just wasn't active enough.
Chavo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nancy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nancy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavo shoots for a takedown but Nancy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nancy lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Chavo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nancy doesn't seem phased though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chavo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chavo staying out of range there.
Nancy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chavo's hands.
Chavo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nancy.
Nancy stuffs the takedown attempt from Chavo. Chavo gets slowly back to his feet.
Chavo avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chavo.
Fancy Nancy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Chavo.
Nancy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chavo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nancy wants to slow Chavo down by chopping away at his legs.
Fancy Nancy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nancy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavo.
Nancy misses with a hook
letting Chavo counter with a right hand.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown but Nancy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nancy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nancy misses with an uppercut.

Chavo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nancy on his heels. He'll look to pass Nancy's guard now, I'm sure.
Chavo throws a big elbow that misses.
Chavo is looking to work some ground and pound but Nancy has wrist control.
Chavo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavo passes Nancy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chavo throwing shots but Nancy is blocking nicely.
Chavo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nancy's head.
Chavo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chavo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nancy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chavo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nancy!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but El Chavo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice cross by Chavo.
Nice uppercut lands for Nancy. That snapped Chavo's head back.
Nancy misses with a wild combination.
Nancy misses with a double jab

and Chavo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nancy's guard.
Chavo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavo throws an elbow that misses. Nancy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chavo's guard. Nice move by Nancy!
Chavo keeping full guard, as Nancy tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nancy is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nancy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Fancy Nancy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chavo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nancy circles away.
Chavo with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Nancy counter with a right hand.
Nancy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nancy misses with a straight left.
Chavo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Chavo misses.
Nancy takes a swing at Chavo's ribcage but misses.
Nancy lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Nancy.
Chavo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nancy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chavo somewhat.
Fancy Nancy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Chavo.
A telegraphed right hand from Nancy misses the target.
Nancy lands with a straight right. Chavo didn't see that one coming.

Chavo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nancy on his heels. He'll look to pass Nancy's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nancy keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
Chavo throws an elbow that misses. Nancy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chavo's guard. Nice move by Nancy!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nancy content to stall in guard here.
Chavo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nancy manages to get himself to full guard.
Chavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Nancy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nancy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chavo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chavo tries to free his leg and advance position but Nancy is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nancy looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but El Chavo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chavo throws a jab but it's blocked by Nancy.
Chavo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nancy manages to avoid it.
Nancy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Nancy as Chavo shoots in.
Chavo connects with a crisp jab.
Fancy Nancy is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nancy defends it nicely.

Chavo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
El Chavo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nancy tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nancy keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chavo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nancy down.
Chavo taking a breather here.
Nancy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chavo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo takes a little break here. Nancy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chavo is looking to take a break and control but Nancy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nancy defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nancy being controlled for a moment.
Fancy Nancy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Chavo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloppy strikes there by Chavo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nancy is not content to let Chavo control the position.

El Chavo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A big right from Nancy misses.
Chavo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nancy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Nancy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chavo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chavo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavo is looking to work some ground and pound but Nancy has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Chavo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chavo 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Chavo!
After winning the bout, El Chavo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.