PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Donghae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bacca might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 3rd world!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bacca
vs
Donghae

189 cm
29
176 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

183 cm
34
178 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chew Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Donghae!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donghae rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bacca to counter with a crisp jab.
Bacca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bacca.
Bacca lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Bacca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bacca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donghae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bacca.
Bacca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donghae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Bacca shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bacca postures up in Donghae's guard and throws a big left but Donghae blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donghae is trying to keep Bacca in close.
Donghae keeping full guard, as Bacca tries to pass.
Bacca won't allow Donghae to sweep him here.
Bacca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bacca passes into half guard.
Bacca working over Donghae with some ground and pound. Donghae looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Donghae is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bacca seems to be looking for submissions.

Bacca decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Donghae takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donghae on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bacca. Bacca obviously looking to wear him down.
Bacca throws an off balance right hand
and Donghae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donghae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bacca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bacca throws an off balance right hand
and Donghae counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donghae misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Donghae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bacca.
Donghae lands a nice hook to Bacca's body. Bacca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bacca looks to land a right hand but Donghae moved out of range.
Bacca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bacca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donghae on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Donghae misses with a hook. Bacca ducked under it nicely.

Bacca closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Donghae quickly recovers to half guard.
Bacca thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca looks to land a strike but Donghae avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bacca with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donghae swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bacca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donghae works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bacca drops back, looking for a kneebar! Donghae looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Donghae looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Donghae!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacca tries to bench press Donghae off him but Donghae keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chew Bacca dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bacca throws a wild body kick that Donghae sees coming a mile off.
Bacca throws a push kick but Donghae slaps the foot to one side.
Bacca misses with a head kick.

Bacca shoots in and gets a takedown into Donghae's guard.
Bacca pushing down on Donghae's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Bacca is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Donghae is trying to stand.
Bacca seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donghae does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donghae wants to get back to his feet.
Bacca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donghae's head.
Bacca misses with a head shot. Donghae uses the momentum to regain guard.

Donghae wriggles free and stands up.
Donghae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bacca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donghae.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bacca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donghae manages to avoid it.
Donghae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Bacca.
Bacca digs a good body shot into Donghae's ribs.
A jab from Donghae misses.
Chew Bacca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacca throws a nice head kick!
Donghae throws a looping overhand right but Bacca ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bacca cracks Donghae with a good jab.
Bacca misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacca throws a hook to the side of Donghae's head but Donghae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bacca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bacca scores with a jab. Donghae acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bacca darts in trying to clinch
and Donghae counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Donghae.
Chew Bacca is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Bacca lands.
Bacca ducks under a wild hook from Donghae.
A shot to the body from Bacca misses
and Donghae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca thuds his shin into the meat of Donghae's side.
Bacca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bacca tries to clinch
and Donghae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacca throws a shot from downtown. Donghae moves away and avoids it.
Donghae avoids the head kick by Bacca.
Bacca throws a looping overhand right but Donghae ducks down to avoid it.
Donghae misses with a hook. Bacca ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donghae. Donghae circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bacca scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Bacca gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chew Bacca dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A shot to the body from Bacca misses
and Donghae counters with a left to the body.
Bacca throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Donghae. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donghae.
Bacca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bacca misses the shot to the body.
Bacca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bacca swings for the body but Donghae moves out of range.
Bacca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donghae.
Bacca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donghae on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donghae blocks the body kick.
Bacca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Bacca looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bacca with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bacca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Donghae looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chew Bacca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bacca is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bacca throwing strikes from guard but Donghae blocks nicely.
Donghae wants to stand and escape but Bacca is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donghae working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bacca.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bacca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donghae works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bacca won't allow Donghae to get back to his feet.
Donghae managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bacca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacca passes Donghae's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Donghae manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A slow jab from Donghae misses its intended target.
Bacca tries a head kick but it misses.
Bacca wants to clinch up but Donghae keeps it at a distance.
Bacca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donghae.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bacca. That's going to slow Donghae down.
Bacca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bacca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee Donghae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donghae is out of range.
Bacca lands a head kick!
Donghae slips under a jab.
Chew Bacca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donghae shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bacca sprawls well. Bacca wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Donghae gets slowly back to his feet.
Bacca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donghae might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacca is looking to slow Donghae down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chew Bacca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bacca 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chew Bacca!
A relieved looking Chew Bacca thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.