PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Chyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chyn comes into the arena with Seven Devils blaring out of the sound system. Palahnuik has chosen Machine Civilization as his entrance music. Ryu Chyn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chyn
vs
Palahnuik

188 cm
37
182 lbs
35 - 19 - 0

184 cm
34
181 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

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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 35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Chyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Palahnuik!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chyn misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Palahnuik misses the target.
Palahnuik throws a lazy uppercut
and Chyn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palahnuik looks to score with a jab to the body but Chyn is just out of range.
Palahnuik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut. Chyn saw that one coming.
Chyn shoots in for a double leg but Palahnuik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Palahnuik misses with a hook. Chyn ducked under it nicely.
Chyn blocks a jab.
Chyn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Palahnuik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Palahnuik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palahnuik swings for the body but Chyn moves out of range.
Chyn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Palahnuik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chyn somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Chyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palahnuik lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chyn fails with the takedown.
Chyn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik cracks Chyn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palahnuik just misses with a punch to the body.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick
and Chyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chyn connects with a single shot there.
Chyn misses with a right hand
letting Palahnuik counter with a right hand.
Chyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Chyn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Palahnuik quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chyn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Palahnuik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik is looking to improve his position.
Chyn throwing shots but Palahnuik is blocking nicely.
Palahnuik is trying to get back to full guard.
Palahnuik keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chyn is trying to control. Palahnuik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

We're going to have a standup here because Ryu Chyn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Palahnuik throws a jab but it's blocked by Chyn.
Palahnuik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Chyn misses.
Chyn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palahnuik.
Chyn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chyn throws the left hand but Palahnuik avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Chyn misses.
Chyn misses with a wild combination.
Palahnuik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Chyn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chyn showed some decent athleticism there.
Palahnuik is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chyn is keen to just control but Palahnuik is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palahnuik is doing well to control the position and prevent Chyn from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryu Chyn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chyn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Palahnuik tries to score with a low kick but Chyn moves his leg out of the way.
Chyn lands with a right hand.
Ryu Chyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chyn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chyn!
Pete Palahnuik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chyn blocks a head kick by Palahnuik.
Chyn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Palahnuik defends well and Chyn ends up having to push Palahnuik into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Palahnuik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chyn up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Palahnuik fails to land.
Palahnuik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chyn has him pressed against the cage.
Palahnuik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chyn backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik has had enough of the clinch but Chyn keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chyn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Palahnuik prevents it.
Palahnuik has Chyn pressed against the cage.

Palahnuik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Palahnuik.

It looks like Ryu Chyn has been cut.
Chyn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palahnuik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Palahnuik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chyn.
Palahnuik explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palahnuik misses the shot to the body.
Chyn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Palahnuik stuffs the takedown attempt from Chyn. Chyn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Chyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palahnuik's corner calls for a 1-2. Palahnuik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Palahnuik misses the shot to the body.
Pete Palahnuik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chyn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Palahnuik but Palahnuik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick which misses Chyn's front leg but catches the back leg as Chyn tries to avoid it.
Palahnuik looks to score with a jab to the body but Chyn is just out of range.
Palahnuik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chyn.
Nice uppercut there from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chyn throws a series of punches but Palahnuik avoids them all with ease.
Palahnuik throws an overhand right that lands on Chyn's shoulder, as Chyn tries to avoid the shot.
Chyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palahnuik.
Palahnuik connects with the punch.
A leg kick checked by Chyn.
Palahnuik thuds his right hand into Chyn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chyn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chyn misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palahnuik, right into the meat.
Chyn scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Chyn.
Chyn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Palahnuik scores with a head kick. Chyn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palahnuik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palahnuik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chyn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palahnuik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palahnuik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chyn scores with a jab to the body.

Chyn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Palahnuik's guard.
Chyn throwing strikes from guard but Palahnuik blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chyn postures up in Palahnuik's guard and throws a big left but Palahnuik blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Palahnuik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryu Chyn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Palahnuik looks to land a right hand but Chyn moved out of range.
Palahnuik missing with a left hand there. Chyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chyn slips under a jab.
Chyn darts in looking for a takedown but Palahnuik gets double underhooks and turns Chyn into the cage.
Chyn jumps guard but Palahnuik stands there with Chyn around his waist. Chyn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Palahnuik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chyn has him pressed against the cage.
Palahnuik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Palahnuik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palahnuik scores with a head kick.
Palahnuik misses the jab.
Chyn loads up on a big right hand but Palahnuik slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chyn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palahnuik throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Chyn counters with a single leg into guard. Palahnuik didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chyn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palahnuik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palahnuik looking to control.
Palahnuik wants to sweep here but Chyn controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chyn controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryu Chyn just wasn't active enough.
Chyn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Chyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palahnuik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palahnuik just misses with a punch to the body.
Chyn misses with a looping left.
Palahnuik connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chyn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Palahnuik as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chyn shoots in for a takedown but Palahnuik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chyn misses the jab.
Chyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Palahnuik.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palahnuik.
Chyn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chyn slips under a jab.
Palahnuik scores with a jab to the head.
Palahnuik throws a looping overhand right but Chyn ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Chyn blocks the leg kick.
Chyn misses with a body shot.
Palahnuik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chyn on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palahnuik throws a body kick that misses.
Palahnuik throws an off balance right hand

and Chyn counters with a shoot takedown. Palahnuik fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palahnuik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chyn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chyn throws a jab when Palahnuik was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palahnuik feints and then cracks Chyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chyn down.
Chyn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chyn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pete Palahnuik.
I think Palahnuik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Palahnuik!
Pete Palahnuik looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Though we do violence, it is our choice. We must not forget, WE ARE ALL ONE!'.
In defeat, Ryu Chyn stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was robbed!'.