PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Chaize (ranked 1474 p4p, 1081 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 183 p4p, 140 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Chaize
vs
Mercenary

170 cm
36
160
22 - 15 - 1

185 cm
31
165
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary thuds his right hand into Chaize's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Chaize has Mercenary up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercenary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.

Chaize breaks from the clinch.
Chaize throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercenary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercenary was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaize.
Mercenary throws a hook but Chaize blocks it.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chaize ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercenary scores with a jab. Chaize acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mercenary throws a push kick but Chaize slaps the foot to one side.
Mercenary misses with a looping right.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
Mercenary swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaize.
A head kick misses from Mercenary.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaize bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercenary.
Sloppy strikes from Mercenary. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaize moves away.
Chaize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercenary manages to avoid it.
A big right from Chaize misses.
Mercenary connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chaize. Chaize circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mercenary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Mercenary misses.
Mercenary throws a hook but Chaize blocks it.
Mercenary lands a jab.
Mercenary lands with a cross.
Chaize walks into a jab.
Chaize will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaize swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Mercenary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaize with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaize wants to clinch but Mercenary slips to the side
and Chaize takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Chaize moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mercenary.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chaize blocks an uppercut.
Chaize lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercenary.
Chaize is trying to stall.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaize blocks it with crossed arms.
Chaize is trying to stall.
Mercenary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Chaize.
Chaize blocking some punches.
Chaize managing to block the knees to the body from Mercenary.
Chaize slows down the pace here.
Chaize slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Mercenary.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaize.
Chaize blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercenary pushes Chaize back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chaize blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chaize has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Our sources have told us that Chaize has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Chaize blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaize using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mercenary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mercenary missing with knees to the body.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mercenary.
Chaize connects with a knee to the head.
Mercenary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaize blocks it with crossed arms.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary looking to throw knees to the head but Chaize is blocking nicely.
Chaize unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaize with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chaize stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Chaize.
A nice left hand lands by Mercenary.
Mercenary tries a body shot but Chaize blocks it.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Chaize breaks from the clinch.
Mercenary connects with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chaize connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercenary's hands.
Mercenary fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaize is looking to clinch but Mercenary is avoiding it.
Chaize slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Chaize.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chaize misses the shot to the body.
Mercenary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Chaize's shoulder, as Chaize tries to avoid the shot.
As Mercenary looks to move away, Chaize throws a big counter combo but Mercenary just gets out of the way.
Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercenary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercenary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercenary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chaize throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercenary unleashes a big counter combination but Chaize bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Chaize closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercenary avoids it.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaize avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaize.
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Chaize is leaning against Mercenary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chaize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Chaize blocks it.
Chaize misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mercenary.
Chaize blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize tries a knee to the head but Mercenary blocks it.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Chaize blocks with his arms.
Chaize utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mercenary is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaize.
Mercenary misses with a body punch.
Chaize scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaize with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chaize is looking to control Mercenary's arms but Mercenary gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chaize has his back to the cage.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
A right hand to the body from Chaize.
Chaize pushes Mercenary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Chaize slowing the pace effectively.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaize's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mercenary obliges.
Chaize lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mercenary landing knees to the head.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaize blocks it with crossed arms.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mercenary missing with knees to the body.
Chaize landing knees to the body.
Chaize lands a body punch.
Chaize gets through Mercenary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Chaize.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaize obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Chaize.
A short right from Chaize.
Chaize lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Chaize lands a nice uppercut.
Mercenary takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chaize utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Chaize breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chaize scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercenary manages to avoid it.
Mercenary misses with a low kick.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercenary explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chaize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercenary with a nice cross.
Chaize is looking to wear down Mercenary with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mercenary takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mercenary misses with a hook. Chaize ducked under it nicely.
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
Chaize swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mercenary throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercenary. Chaize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercenary is looking to score with low kicks.
Mercenary is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mercenary misses with a looping left.
Chaize digs a good hook to Mercenary's body.
Chaize misses with a wild combination.
Chaize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.

Chaize has Mercenary up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Chaize landing knees to the body.
Mercenary scores with a shot to the side of Chaize's head.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaize.
Mercenary prevents a body shot from Chaize.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaize.
Chaize putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mercenary in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaize lands a nice knee to the body.
Mercenary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Chaize.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaize blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Chaize.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Chaize dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Chaize dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Chaize tried to score with a low kick but Mercenary checks it.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Chaize slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Chaize.
Chaize lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chaize stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chaize scores with a punch to the head.
Chaize lands a slapping body shot.
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercenary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercenary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Chaize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaize looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercenary is just out of range.
Chaize comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mercenary lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mercenary.
Mercenary takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chaize has Mercenary up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Chaize.
Chaize can't find room to land a body shot as Mercenary controls the action.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Chaize trying to control the position but instead, Mercenary has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chaize into the cage.
Mercenary scores with a hook to the body.
Chaize blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mercenary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chaize lands a right hand.
A short left from Mercenary.
Mercenary looking to throw knees to the head but Chaize is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Chaize.
Chaize presses Mercenary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mercenary lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaize scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Chaize.
Chaize with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chaize landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chaize misses with a knee to the head.
Chaize unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaize leaning against his opponent.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chaize slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercenary creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chaize working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Chaize escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaize is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Chaize.
Chaize throws a front kick aimed at Mercenary's knee but Mercenary avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary tries to land a body kick

and Chaize counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chaize scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head.
Mercenary being controlled against the cage.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary with a knee to the head.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Chaize blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaize working Mercenary over with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chaize landing knees to the head.

It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercenary creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaize obliges.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary avoiding damage as Chaize throws knees to the body.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaize avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary lands a left hand.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaize tries a knee to the head but Mercenary blocks it.
Chaize blocks an uppercut.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Chaize is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercenary is defending well for now.
Mercenary takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.

Chaize pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Chaize showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chaize has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Chaize!