PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Estaban Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Squanchy Squanch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squanchy Squanch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Estaban Chavez's chin.

Chavez
vs
Squanch

170 cm
21
154 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
157 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estaban Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Squanchy Squanch!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Squanch counters with a stiff right hand.
Estaban Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squanch manages to avoid it.
Squanch follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Squanch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chavez.
Squanch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Squanch staying out of range there.
Squanch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Squanch.
Squanch throws out a counter right but Chavez avoids it with no problem.
Chavez misses with a low kick as Squanch jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Squanch counters with a solid body kick.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Squanch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Squanch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Squanch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chavez.
An inside leg kick lands from Chavez.
Chavez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Squanch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Squanch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chavez with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squanch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Squanch moves out of range of the strikes.
Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez lands a jab.
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Squanch's leg but Squanch calmly moves out of range.
Squanch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chavez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez throws a leg kick
and Squanch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Squanch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Squanch off balance momentarily.
Squanch moves out of range of the strikes.
Chavez throws a jab when Squanch was well out of range.
As Chavez backs off Squanch throws a huge counter combo but Chavez manages to avoid it all.
Chavez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Squanch. That did some damage!
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Squanch is looking for the big counter here.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
Squanch looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Squanch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Squanch moves away and avoids it.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Squanch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Squanch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and Squanch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
and Squanch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Estaban Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice uppercut there from Chavez.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Squanch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chavez has got the better of the exchanges.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Squanch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Squanch saw that one coming.
Estaban Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Squanch.
Squanch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chavez with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chavez. That's going to slow Squanch down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squanch moves away.
Chavez backing away here, and Squanch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Squanch off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Squanch throws a counter combo.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Squanch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chavez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Chavez misses.
Nice defenses there by Squanch.
Squanch throws a counter combo.
Chavez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Squanch can do to turn this around?
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Squanch checks a leg kick.
Squanch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and Squanch counters with a nice body shot.
Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Squanch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chavez wants to land a leg kick but Squanch is out of range.
Squanch is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chavez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Squanch's head backwards.
Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Squanch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squanch avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Squanch tries to counter with a clinch but Chavez shakes him off and moves away.
Chavez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Squanch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Squanch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and Squanch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Squanch moves out of range of the body kick from Chavez.
A countering left hand to the body from Squanch misses.
Squanch takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries a low kick but Squanch avoids it.
Squanch wants to counter with a clinch but Chavez pushes him away.
Chavez lunges at Squanch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Squanch's hand.
Squanch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A cross from Chavez lands.
Chavez cracks a nice hook into Squanch's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez throws a low kick but Squanch avoids it.
Squanch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Squanch backs up against the cage.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Squanch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chavez with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Estaban Chavez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Squanch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Squanch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Squanch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chavez feints and then cracks Squanch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Squanch down.
Jab from Chavez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squanch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Squanch is rocked!
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Chavez.
Squanch is still on wobbly legs! Can Chavez finish him?
Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Squanch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Squanch seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Squanch does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Squanch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Squanch walks into a straight right hand from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Chavez sets himself, and Squanch steps forward looking for the clinch! Chavez avoids it this time.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Squanch saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
letting Squanch counter with a right hand.
Chavez takes a swing at Squanch's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Chavez.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squanch manages to avoid it.
Squanch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Squanch off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Chavez scores with a sloppy right hand. Squanch should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
And Squanch responds with a good body kick, but Chavez manages to step out the way in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Chavez there.
Chavez misses with a lunging right hand

and Squanch counters by moving into the clinch.
Squanch pushes Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Squanch.

Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Squanch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Squanch slips a straight right by Chavez.
Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Squanch.
Squanch slips under a jab from Chavez.
Squanch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Squanch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chavez tries to score with a low kick but Squanch moves his leg out of the way.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Squanch's shoulder, as Squanch tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez misses with a low kick as Squanch jumps back.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Squanch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez lands a nice looking body shot.
Squanchy Squanch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Estaban Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chavez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Estaban Chavez!