PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero comes to the cage accompanied by Hate Me Now - Nas. Chamakh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Robyn - Indestructible kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cero
vs
Chamakh

178 cm
30
160 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

168 cm
30
160 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Chamakh!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cero throws a chopping leg kick but Chamakh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chamakh avoids a kick to the body.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chamakh moves out of range of the leg kick from Cero.
Cero throws a right hand that misses

and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown. Cero fights it but they end up in guard.
Cero wants to stand and escape but Chamakh is having none of it.

Cero has his feet on Chamakh's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Some bone on bone action there as Chamakh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cero throws a sloppy head kick and Chamakh moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh moves away from the strike by Cero.
Cero throws a lazy uppercut

and Chamakh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cero's guard now.
Cero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chamakh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chamakh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cero's head.
Chamakh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chamakh prevents Cero from getting back to his feet.
Chamakh is in close to Cero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chamakh prevents Cero from getting back to his feet.
Chamakh tries to free his leg and advance position but Cero is retaining full guard.
Chamakh throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cero has momentary wrist control but Chamakh slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chamakh wants to control from the top but Cero keeps moving.
Chamakh won't allow Cero to get back to his feet.
Chamakh throws a strike but Cero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cero wants to stand but Chamakh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chamakh trying to control the position.

Chamakh is working an open guard so Cero takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Numero Cero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Cero finds it's target.
Cero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cero throws a solid leg kick but Chamakh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cero.

Chamakh gets tackled into the cage by Cero. Cero maintains the clinch.
A short right from Cero.
Cero misses with the head strike.
Cero misses with a punch to the body.

Chamakh breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero cracks the inside of Chamakh's front leg.
Cero throws a leg kick but Chamakh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cero misses with a low kick.
Cero throws a body kick that misses.
Cero misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cero throws a poor cross that misses

and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chamakh working Cero over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A clash of legs there as Chamakh blocks the low kick.
Cero cracks Chamakh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cero throws out a leg kick but Chamakh moves out of range and Cero only half commits.
Cero misses with a leg kick.
Cero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chamakh.
Chamakh checks a low kick from Cero.
Cero is looking to chop away at Chamakh's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cero tries to clinch but Chamakh moves out of range.
Cero throws a jab but it's blocked by Chamakh.
Cero missing with a left hand there. Chamakh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Cero misses.
A left and a right from Cero both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
Chamakh checks a low kick from Cero.
Cero scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh moves away from the strike by Cero.
Chamakh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cero, right into the meat.
Cero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cero connects with a leg kick. Chamakh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cero throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero misses with a low kick as Chamakh jumps back.
Cero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chamakh was well out of range. Poor timing from Cero.
Cero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chamakh blocks the body kick.
Cero throws the left hand but Chamakh avoids the punch easily.
Cero misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh avoids the head kick by Cero.
A clash of legs there as Chamakh blocks the low kick.
Cero wants to slow Chamakh down by chopping away at his legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Chamakh blocks the leg kick.
Cero explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chamakh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Numero Cero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
That's time! Cero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chamakh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chamakh avoids the head kick by Cero.
Cero wants to land a leg kick but Chamakh is out of range.
Chamakh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cero misses with a body kick.
Chamakh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cero throws a front kick aimed at Chamakh's knee but Chamakh avoids it well.
Cero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cero connects with a leg kick. Chamakh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chamakh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chamakh takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh moves out of range as Cero throws a body kick.
Cero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cero.
Chamakh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cero.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cero.
Cero throws a low kick but Chamakh avoids it.
Chamakh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Chamakh.
Good work by Chamakh as he checks the leg kick.
Cero throws a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cero.
Cero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Numero Cero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh checks a low kick from Cero.
Chamakh avoids a kick to the body.
Chamakh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cero throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Cero misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cero throws a front kick aimed at Chamakh's knee but Chamakh avoids it well.
Chamakh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Numero Cero clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cero throws a leg kick

and Chamakh counters with a takedown into side control.
Chamakh throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cero defending against the ground and pound.
Chamakh in side control, throwing shots but Cero defends.
Cero is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chamakh asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chamakh lands an elbow.
Chamakh wants to control but Cero is keeping him busy.
Cero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh working the ground and pound from side control.
Chamakh trying to control the position but Cero is working away.
Chamakh in side control, throwing shots but Cero defends.
Chamakh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chamakh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cero is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chamakh grinds an elbow into Cero's temple.
Cero is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cero defending against the ground and pound.
Cero avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chamakh.
Sloppy strikes there by Chamakh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chamakh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Karim Chamakh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cero parries the strikes from Chamakh easily there. Chamakh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cero to escape.
Chamakh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cero down.
Cero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cero parries the strikes from Chamakh easily there. Chamakh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cero to escape.
Chamakh scoring with punches and elbows.
Cero takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chamakh in side control, throwing shots but Cero defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chamakh in side control, throwing shots but Cero defends.
Cero takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cero wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chamakh landing a few strikes.
Chamakh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cero keeps working.
Chamakh lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chamakh 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh cracks Cero with a big right hand but Cero just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chamakh throws a strike aimed at the side of Cero's head but Cero avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chamakh working the ground and pound.
Chamakh is chipping away with strikes.
Chamakh is looking to take a break and control but Cero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cero regains half guard, as Chamakh was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamakh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cero is trying to stand back up but Chamakh is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Chamakh dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Chamakh avoids a kick to the body.
Chamakh slips under a jab from Cero.
Chamakh blocks a leg kick.
Cero throws a leg kick but Chamakh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cero throws a solid leg kick but Chamakh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cero.
Numero Cero is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cero misses with a low kick as Chamakh jumps back.
Cero looks to land a right hand but Chamakh moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero scores with a body shot.
Cero tries to land a front kick but Chamakh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cero lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chamakh will feel that in the morning.
Chamakh checks a leg kick.
Chamakh blocks the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Chamakh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero with a jab.
Cero throws a low kick but Chamakh avoids it.
Cero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Cero as he connects with a hook.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero throws a leg kick but Chamakh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cero throws a leg kick but Chamakh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cero misses with a low kick.
Cero misses with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cero - that will leave a mark!
Cero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chamakh was well out of range. Poor timing from Cero.
Cero connects with a solid leg kick.
Chamakh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chamakh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cero lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Cero misses.
Cero throws a leg kick but Chamakh checks it.
Chamakh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Numero Cero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:44
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:44
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Cero!
Numero Cero retains his lightweight title!
Numero Cero made sure to mention his sponsor, Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview.