PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Chesnokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Jach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriah Chesnokov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chesnokov
vs
Jach

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriah Chesnokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Jach!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chesnokov lands with a kick to the ribs.

Chesnokov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jach is trying to maintain the position but Chesnokov is very close to passing his half guard.
Chesnokov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jach's head.
Jach wants to get back to his feet.
Chesnokov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chesnokov 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chesnokov in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chesnokov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Chesnokov lands a body shot.
Jach throws a sloppy head kick

and Chesnokov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jach's guard.
Chesnokov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jach working a defensive guard here.

Chesnokov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jach shoots in for a takedown but Chesnokov shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jach tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chesnokov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jach takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jach looks winded!

Chesnokov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jach sprawls well initially but Chesnokov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chesnokov lands a nice short elbow.

Chesnokov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jach crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chesnokov - the referee stops the clock and Jach gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chesnokov. Jach manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Oooooh!!! Chesnokov has knocked Jach down with a huge combo! Chesnokov steps away and waves a wobbly Jach back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Jach is rocked!

Chesnokov is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Jach is in big trouble! Chesnokov is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Jach. Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Uriah Chesnokov!