PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chimpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimpo has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Chaos
vs
Chimpo

188 cm
23
197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
19
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Chimpo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos avoids the head kick by Chimpo.
Chimpo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Chimpo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chaos is looking to control Chimpo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chaos avoid being mounted?

Chimpo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chaos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chimpo.
Chaos wants to control but Chimpo is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Chimpo is trying to work for a kimura but Chaos is defending well.
Chimpo looks to land a strike but Chaos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Chaos keeping moving, preventing Chimpo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chimpo throws a series of strikes that have Chaos backpedaling.
Johnny Chimpo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Chaos avoids them all with ease.
Chaos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chimpo keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaos throws a leg kick which misses Chimpo's front leg but catches the back leg as Chimpo tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chaos.
Chimpo looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chimpo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chaos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chimpo swivels and escapes.
Chimpo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chaos throws a combination. Chimpo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Johnny Chimpo has been cut.
Chimpo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chimpo misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Chaos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chimpo throws a head kick but Chaos moves out of range.
Chimpo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chaos checks it well.
Chimpo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaos counters with a straight right hand.
Chaos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Chaos moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chaos.
Chimpo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chaos has him pressed against the cage.
Chaos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chimpo up against the cage.
Chaos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Chaos would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Chaos tries to throw a body punch but Chimpo avoids it by throwing Chaos back against the cage.
Chaos is trying to maintain a safe position but Chimpo gets an underhook and turns Chaos into the cage.
Chaos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Chaos.
Chimpo blocks a head kick by Chaos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chaos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chimpo has time to react.
Chaos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chimpo to score with a decent uppercut.
Chaos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chimpo throws a right hand that Chaos ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaos also avoids with ease.
Chimpo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Chaos avoids them all with ease.
Chaos tries to clinch up.
Chimpo throws out a powerful jab.
Chimpo moves out of range of the body kick.
Chimpo cracks Chaos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chimpo throws a nice looking combination but Chaos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chimpo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Chimpo both land. Nice combination.
Chaos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Chaos is rocked!
Chaos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chaos motions for Chimpo to come forward. Chaos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chaos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chimpo looks to land a right hand but Chaos moved out of range.
Chimpo throws a combination. Chaos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chimpo throws a right and a left that Chaos avoids nicely.
Chimpo scores with a one two! Chaos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chaos looks to throw a body kick
and Chimpo counters with a head kick. That will keep Chaos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chimpo misses with a wild combination.
Chimpo stalks Chaos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chaos's face. Chaos staggers backwards, shaken.
Chimpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chaos lands with a kick to the temple. Chimpo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A right-left combo lands from Chimpo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Chimpo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chimpo.
Chaos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chimpo misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Chimpo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chimpo misses with a two punch combination.
Chimpo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chaos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chimpo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chaos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chimpo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chaos tries to clinch there but Chimpo circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chaos connects with the punch.
Kyle Chaos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaos closes the distance and clinches up with Chimpo, looking for a takedown. Chaos pushes Chimpo against the cage but Chimpo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Chaos moves out of range.
Chimpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chaos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chimpo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chimpo misses with a head kick.
Chaos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chimpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chaos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chimpo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chaos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Chimpo does no damage.
Chaos feints and then cracks Chimpo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chimpo down.
Some wild striking there from Chimpo.
Chimpo throws a head kick that misses.
Chaos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chimpo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaos.
Chimpo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chimpo connects with a single shot there.
Chimpo avoids the head kick by Chaos.
Chimpo throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaos counters with a thumping low kick.
Chimpo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chaos.
Chimpo stalks Chaos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chaos's face. Chaos staggers backwards, shaken.
Chimpo fails to land with a series of punches.
Chaos doesn't manage to clinch there - Chimpo circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo throws a head kick that misses.
Chimpo misses with a series of wild punches.
Chimpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chaos. That's going to slow Chimpo down.
Chaos avoids the head kick by Chimpo.
Chaos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chaos lands a high kick!
Chaos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chimpo.
Chaos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chimpo's waist but Chimpo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chaos off to one side.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Chaos moves out of range.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chaos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chimpo's sensitive parts.
Chimpo lands a jab-cross combination.
Chimpo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chaos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chimpo looks to land a combination but Chaos avoids it well.
Chaos tries to bum rush Chimpo with a series of wild strikes but Chimpo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chimpo misses with the combination.
Chimpo throws a hook to the side of Chaos's head but Chaos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnny Chimpo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Chimpo misses
and Chaos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chimpo scores with a leg kick.
A head kick by Chimpo misses
and Chaos counters with a head kick.
Chimpo throws a right hand that Chaos ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaos also avoids with ease.
Chimpo throws a lazy head kick
and Chaos counters with a two punch combo.
Chimpo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chimpo misses with a double jab
and Chaos counters with a head kick. That will keep Chimpo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chimpo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chimpo.
A punch combination from Chimpo misses.
Chimpo misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Chaos moves into the clinch.
Chaos throws an elbow but it misses.
Chaos tries to pull guard but Chimpo holds him up against the cage and eventually Chaos drops back down to his feet.
Chimpo prevents a body shot from Chaos.
Chaos scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chaos throws an elbow but misses.
Chaos keeps control of Chimpo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chaos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chimpo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chaos keeps control of Chimpo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chaos trying to stall but Chimpo improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Chaos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Chimpo misses with a low kick as Chaos jumps back.
Chimpo throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Chaos to counter with a crisp jab.
Chimpo misses with a double jab
and Chaos counters with a body kick.
Chimpo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chimpo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chimpo misses with a combination
and Chaos counters with a big head kick but Chimpo shrugs it off.
Chimpo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chaos.
Chimpo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chimpo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaos counters with a head kick.

Chaos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaos.
Chaos looking to slow down the pace here.

Chimpo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chaos throws a right and a left that Chimpo avoids nicely.
Chimpo swinging wilding here.
Chaos misses with a looping left.
Chaos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chimpo.
Chimpo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chimpo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaos circles away quickly and effectively.
Chaos is looking to score with low kicks.
Chimpo throws a nice head kick!
Chaos looks to score with a jab to the body but Chimpo is just out of range.
Chimpo misses with a two punch combination.
Chimpo is looking to score with low kicks.
Chaos avoids a kick to the body.
Chaos misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick by Chimpo misses
and Chaos counters with a big head kick but Chimpo shrugs it off.
Chimpo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaos.
Chaos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chimpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chimpo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chimpo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chimpo blocks a head kick by Chaos.
Chimpo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chimpo misses with the combination.
Chaos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chimpo throws a combination. Chaos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chimpo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chimpo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chaos.
Chimpo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chaos on the side of the head.
Chaos throws a right hand that Chimpo ducks under and follows up with a left that Chimpo also avoids with ease.
Chaos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chimpo.
Chaos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chimpo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo misses with a double jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chimpo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chaos - the referee stops the clock and Chimpo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chaos. Chimpo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chaos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Chimpo misses.
A lazy body kick from Chimpo
and Chaos counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Chimpo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chimpo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chimpo misses with a two punch combination.
Chaos throws a head kick that half lands.
Chimpo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chaos tries to bum rush Chimpo with a series of wild strikes but Chimpo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chimpo throws a head kick that misses.
Chimpo throws a head kick that misses
and Chaos counters with a nice body shot.
Chimpo throws a hook to the side of Chaos's head but Chaos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chimpo throws a right and a left that Chaos avoids nicely.
Chimpo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chimpo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo moves forwards but Chaos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chaos digs a good body shot into Chimpo's ribs.
Chimpo misses with a series of wild punches.
Chaos cracks Chimpo with an open hand slap.
Chimpo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chimpo thuds his shin into the meat of Chaos's side.
Chimpo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick from Chaos lands but Chimpo takes it in his stride.
Chimpo misses with a takedown

and Chaos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaos.

Chimpo is looking for a triangle but Chaos pushes his legs off easily.

Chimpo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chimpo has his foot on Chaos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chaos works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Chaos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Chaos!