PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seventh Sleeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chev Chelios could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Seventh Sleeper's chin.

Chelios
vs
Sleeper

194 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
223 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chev Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seventh Sleeper!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleeper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chelios.

Sleeper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sleeper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chelios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sleeper's elbow.
Chelios misses with the head strike.
Sleeper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sleeper fails to land.
Chelios struggles to land a body shot inside as Sleeper controls his hands.
Sleeper is leaning against Chelios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sleeper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sleeper misses with a punch on the inside.
Sleeper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Chelios lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Chelios.
Sleeper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chelios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sleeper.
Chelios blocks a body shot from Sleeper.
Sleeper misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sleeper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chelios up against the cage.

Chelios breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeper scores with a hook.
Chelios throws a hook to the side of Sleeper's head but Sleeper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Sleeper.
Good standup being displayed there by Chelios as he connects with a hook.
Sleeper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sleeper sizes up Chelios with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chelios connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sleeper. Sleeper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sleeper throws a jab but it's blocked by Chelios.
Chelios looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chelios lunges at Sleeper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sleeper's hand.
Sleeper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Sleeper clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sleeper is leaning against Chelios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Chelios fails to land.
Sleeper tries to throw a body punch but Chelios avoids it by throwing Sleeper back against the cage.
Sleeper lands a hook that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Chelios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sleeper's elbow.
Sleeper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Sleeper lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper lands a right hand.
Sleeper tries a body shot but Chelios blocks it.
Chelios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sleeper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sleeper.
Sleeper lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Sleeper.
Sleeper throws a punch but it's blocked by Chelios.
Sleeper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chelios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sleeper scores with a shoulder strike.
Chelios blocking some punches.
Sleeper tries to work over Chelios's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sleeper working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Chelios is rocked!
Chelios misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Chelios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Sleeper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sleeper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chelios up against the cage.
Sleeper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Chelios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sleeper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chelios is trying to push Sleeper away but Sleeper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chelios tries a body shot but Sleeper blocks it.
Chelios misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios misses with some punches.
Sleeper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sleeper lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Chelios to his knees! Sleeper keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seventh Sleeper!
Post fight, Seventh Sleeper took to the microphone: 'Sometimes you gotta step up'.