PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Radovic (ranked 4900 p4p, 4753 weight class) and Eoin Chai (ranked 525 p4p, 522 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Radovic
vs
Chai

183 cm
19
175
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
170
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Radovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eoin Chai!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws a leg kick but Radovic moved away.
Eoin Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Radovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Eoin Chai has been cut.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Radovic.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Chai.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Radovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai throws a low kick, looking for Radovic's leg but Radovic calmly moves out of range.
Chai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Radovic lands with a right hand.
Chai misses with a shot to the body
and Radovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Radovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai misses with a right hand
and Radovic counters with a good low kick that Chai was not able to check.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Radovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai connects with a leg kick.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Radovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chai misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
Radovic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chai throws a hook but Radovic avoids it easily.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Radovic ducks down to avoid it.
And Radovic counters with a quick kick to the body but Chai blocks it.
Radovic throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
Chai throws a head kick but Radovic moves out of range.
A low kick from Chai is predictable there
and Radovic counters with a solid body kick.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radovic scores with a head kick. Chai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Radovic slips the punch.
Radovic throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Radovic tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Radovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Radovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Radovic's head but Radovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Radovic 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.
Radovic misses with a kick to the body
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai throws a leg kick
and Radovic counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from Radovic.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radovic manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Radovic off the cage and back into range.
Chai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Radovic is able to avoid easily.
Chai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Radovic.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chai checks a leg kick.
Radovic takes one to the chin there.
Chai misses the jab.
Chai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Radovic checks it well.
Chai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Radovic checks it well.
Radovic is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Chai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Radovic. That did some damage!
Radovic 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.
Chai throws a body punch but Radovic moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Chai
letting Radovic counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands with a straight right. Radovic didn't see that one coming.
Chai takes a swing at Radovic's ribcage but misses.
Chai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Radovic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radovic moves forwards but Chai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Radovic moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Chai clobbers Radovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Radovic.
Radovic lands a head shot.

That has opened up Eoin Chai's cut even more.
Radovic throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
A low kick from Chai is predictable there
and Radovic counters with a solid body kick.
Radovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai scores with the left hand. Radovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Radovic misses with a straight left.
Radovic walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Radovic counter with a right hand.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai cracks Radovic with a good jab.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Radovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Radovic.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai avoids the body shot from Radovic.
Radovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eoin Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Radovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chai's head.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Radovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Chai backs away, Radovic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Radovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
A quick step to the side and Radovic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Radovic is able to avoid easily.
Radovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Radovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Chai off the cage and back into range.
Radovic dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Chai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Radovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai swinging wildly here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chai in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chai blocks a leg kick.
Chai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chai scores with the left hand. Radovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Radovic misses with a hook.
Radovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chai misses with a hook
and Radovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Chai misses with a jab to the body
enabling Radovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Radovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Chai lunges at Radovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Radovic's hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radovic slips under a jab from Chai.
Radovic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Radovic defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Radovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Radovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chai's knee momentarily.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Radovic counters with a leg kick.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai swinging wildly here.

Radovic closes the distance and clinches.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Radovic.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
Radovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radovic pushes Chai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Radovic.
Radovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai tries to work over Radovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Radovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.

The cut above Eoin Chai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Radovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Radovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Radovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Radovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Radovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Radovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eoin Chai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chai looks to land a right hand but Radovic moved out of range.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Radovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Radovic tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Radovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chai misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Radovic.
Radovic defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai throws a body punch but Radovic moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radovic misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick lands for Radovic.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Radovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Chai misses with a hook. Radovic ducked under it nicely.
Radovic is looking to counter punch.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Radovic is just out of range.
Chai throws a low kick but Radovic moves out of range easily.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Radovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Radovic moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Radovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Radovic moves away and avoids it.
Radovic is looking to counter punch.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a nice head kick!
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Radovic has closed the distance and engaged Chai in a clinch.
Radovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Chai misses with some punches.
Radovic misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Radovic.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Chai working aggressively here.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai prevents a body shot from Radovic.
Niko Radovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Radovic misses with some punches.
Radovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Radovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Radovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chai tries a body shot but Radovic blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Chai breaks the clinch.
Chai lands the left hand.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Radovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Radovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Radovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chai throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Radovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Radovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai misses with a low kick.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Radovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Chai avoided it.
Chai throws a hook but Radovic blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Radovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Radovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai throws a hook but Radovic avoids it easily.
Chai cracks a nice hook into Radovic's ribs.
Radovic avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Radovic counters with a straight right hand.

Eoin Chai's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Chai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Chai is predictable there
and Radovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai thows a leg kick but Radovic checks it
and Radovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Chai is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eoin Chai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Niko Radovic!
A relieved looking Niko Radovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.