PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Man (ranked 2743 p4p, 23746 weight class) and Bruce Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
Chi

188 cm
35
213
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
22
205
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boxing Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Chi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Man misses.
Chi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Chi misses with a lunging right hand
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
We've been told by Man's head coaches at Sprawl & Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chi lands an overhand right.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Chi's shoulder, as Chi tries to avoid the shot.
Chi misses with a combination
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Man takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Chi misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Man tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chi swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chi avoids the body shot from Man.
Chi misses with a hook
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Boxing Man has been cut.
Chi misses with a hook.
Chi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chi clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chi scores with a jab to the head.

Man is rocked!
Chi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Chi does it's job there.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Chi gets a clinch.
Man blocking some punches.
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!
Chi prevents a body shot from Man.
A head punch on the inside from Chi fails to land.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Chi working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chi.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chi misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Chi scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chi misses with some punches.
Chi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chi misses with the head strike.
Chi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Chi.
Man blocking some punches.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Chi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Man uses from the top position.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Chi.
Man is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chi controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi wants to sweep but no luck.
Man postures up.
Chi is controlling Man's posture.
Man is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.

Chi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chi is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chi stops Man from standing up.
Chi trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chi preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Man holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chi wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
A little feinted left hand from Man on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chi throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Chi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boxing Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chi tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Chi throws a lazy uppercut
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Chi.
Chi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Chi does no damage.
Chi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Chi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Man misses with a hook.
Chi swings widly with a right hand
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man thuds a left hand into Chi's body.
Chi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Chi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chi cracks Man with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Man was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chi.
Chi throws a big shot that misses.
Chi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Chi.
Man scores with a hook.
Chi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Chi misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Chi connects with a single shot there.
Chi throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bruce Chi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chi throws an off balance right hand
and Chi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Chi throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chi.
Man scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Chi.
Chi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Chi throws a lazy uppercut
and Chi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chi throws a right hand that misses
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chi. Chi obviously looking to wear him down.
Man misses with a looping left.
Bruce Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chi closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.
Chi misses with a punch on the inside.
Chi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Chi.
Chi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Chi misses with the head strike.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Chi controls his hands.
Chi working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Chi blocking some punches.
Chi misses with a punch on the inside.
Chi swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Man.

It looks like Bruce Chi has been cut.
Chi scores with a hook to the body.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
Chi lands a right hand.
Chi blocking some punches.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Chi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man lands an uppercut.
Chi lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Chi uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Chi scores with a shoulder strike.
Chi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Man.
Chi misses with the head strike.
Chi misses with some punches.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Chi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chi working aggressively here.
Chi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruce Chi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Man cracks Chi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Man throws a hook but Chi blocks it.
Chi misses with a looping left.
Chi moves out of range of the strikes.
Chi throws an off balance right hand
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Chi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Chi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Chi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Man misses with a hook.
Chi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
Chi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chi misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Chi misses the target.
Chi throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Man works the jab nicely.
Chi throws an off balance right hand
and Chi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chi misses with a left hand
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Chi misses with a wild combination.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chi misses with a combination
and Chi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Chi throws a leg kick
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a jab when Chi was well out of range.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
Chi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Chi tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man throws a hook to the side of Chi's head but Chi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Chi.
Man dips to his left and cracks Chi with an uppercut!
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chi.
Chi misses with a right hand
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man works the jab nicely.
Man moves away from the strike by Chi.
A counter left hand to the body from Man misses its target.
Chi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi scores with a body shot.
Man takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chi with a nice cross.
Man takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Chi.
Chi throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Chi looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man is looking to counter punch.
Man cracks Chi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chi misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Chi throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Chi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chi moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Chi.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man takes one on the button.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chi.
Chi missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Man gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Chi gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Man is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Chi!