PBP Commentary

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

Chavo
vs
Komodo

193 cm
35
275 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

195 cm
27
265 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Komodo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Chavo as he connects with a hook.
Chavo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Komodo moves away.
Komodo ducks under a wild hook from Chavo.
Chavo misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Chavo finds it's target.
Chavo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavo misses with a straight right.
Komodo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chavo misses with a wild body shot.
Chavo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Komodo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavo.
Komodo tries to clinch but Chavo moves away

and Chavo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Komodo's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Komodo has momentary wrist control but Chavo slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komodo is trying to keep Chavo in close.
Chavo postures up in Komodo's guard and throws a big left but Komodo blocks it.
Chavo trying to control but Komodo is working from the bottom.
Chavo lands a couple of digs.
Chavo advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Chavo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Komodo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chavo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo controlling the position.
Chavo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Chavo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Komodo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Komodo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chavo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Komodo is trying to control. Chavo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chavo is trying to get back to full guard.
Chavo controlling the position well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chavo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Komodo is fighting to break Chavo's control of his arms but Chavo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo keeping moving, preventing Komodo from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Komodo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Komodo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Komodo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Komodo lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavo misses with a hook.
Komodo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Komodo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chavo takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like El Chavo has been cut.
Chavo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Chavo.
Komodo slips under a jab from Chavo.

Chavo shoots in and gets a takedown into Komodo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavo cracks Komodo with a solid left hand.
Chavo lands a couple of elbows.
Chavo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chavo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chavo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Komodo's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Komodo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Komodo's guard.
Komodo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chavo.
Chavo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chavo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Komodo!
Chavo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chavo cracks Komodo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Komodo is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Komodo scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Chavo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Chavo stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Chavo!
During a confident post fight interview, El Chavo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.