PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chev Chelios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Andersson
vs
Chelios

186 cm
21
212 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Andersson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chev Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chelios.
Chelios lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andersson circles away quickly and effectively.
Chelios has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Andersson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Andersson throws an overhand right that lands on Chelios's shoulder, as Chelios tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andersson moves out of range as Chelios strikes.
Chelios swings for the body but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chelios looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andersson moves out of range as Chelios strikes.
Andersson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chelios.
Nice jab there from Andersson.
Chelios throws an off balance right hand
and Andersson counters with a nice uppercut.
Andersson slips a straight right by Chelios.
Andersson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chelios uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andersson has time to react.
Andersson misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chelios slips a jab from Andersson.
A slow jab from Andersson misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios misses with a hook to the body
enabling Andersson to counter with a crisp jab.
Andersson throws a right hand that misses
and Chelios makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chelios throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Chelios coming out on top.
Andersson looks to throw the jab but Chelios is out of range.
Chelios goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Chelios misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Andersson misses the target.
Andersson throws the left hand but Chelios avoids the punch easily.
Chelios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chelios dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andersson misses the jab.
Chelios throws a lazy right hand but Andersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chelios throws a right hand that misses
and Andersson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson scores with a decent looking hook.
Chelios throws a hook but Andersson avoids it easily.
Andersson looks to land a body kick but Chelios moved away.
Chelios thuds a left hand into Andersson's body.
Chelios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andersson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chev Chelios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chelios looks to throw the jab but Andersson is out of range.
Andersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Chelios misses.
Andersson throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Chelios counter with a right hand.
Chelios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chelios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chelios.
A quick step to the side and Andersson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chelios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andersson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chelios's knee momentarily.
Andersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chelios throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Andersson misses.
Chelios lands a body shot.
Andersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chelios swings widly with a right hand
and Andersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Chelios misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chelios.
Chelios works Andersson's body with a nice hook.
Andersson ducks right into an uppercut from Chelios.
A left lands for Andersson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson misses with a looping left.
A cross from Chelios lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andersson ducks right into an uppercut from Chelios.
Chelios tries to clinch but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Chelios to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Chelios looks to clinch but Andersson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Chelios taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Benny Andersson!
Benny Andersson retains his light heavyweight title!