PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evelio Uray (ranked 4254 p4p, 4172 weight class) and Mamed Chalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 504 weight class). Mamed Chalidov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Uray
vs
Chalidov

183 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
167
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evelio Uray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Chalidov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uray presses Chalidov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Uray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chalidov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uray as he jumps to the side.
Evelio Uray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chalidov misses with an uppercut.

Uray rushes Chalidov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chalidov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Uray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chalidov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Uray walks away with a smile on his face. Chalidov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Evelio Uray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Chalidov.
Uray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chalidov circles away quickly and effectively.
Chalidov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Uray defends well and Chalidov ends up having to push Uray into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chalidov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uray dodges the punch combination from Chalidov.

Uray pushes Chalidov up against the cage in a clinch.
Uray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidov jumps guard but Uray stands there with Chalidov around his waist. Chalidov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chalidov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Uray to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Uray.
Chalidov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Uray lands a nice shot to the body.
Uray is looking to break free of the clinch but Chalidov has double underhooks.
Chalidov jumps guard but Uray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Uray jumps guard and drags Chalidov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chalidov wants to control from the top but Uray keeps moving.
Chalidov looking to sit in guard and control but Uray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Chalidov is trying to keep Uray in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uray wants to stand but Chalidov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Uray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Uray preventing the sweep.
Uray wants to stand and escape but instead Chalidov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Uray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chalidov trying to control but Uray is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalidov prevents Uray from getting back to his feet.
Uray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Uray tries to get out of the position.
Uray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chalidov on the ground.
Chalidov trying to control the position from guard on top but Uray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chalidov won't allow Uray to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Chalidov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chalidov working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chalidov throwing strikes but missing.
Chalidov throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chalidov tries to clinch but Uray moves out of range.
Uray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Uray moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uray.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chalidov is trying to pull guard but Uray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Uray scores with a hook to the body.
Uray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chalidov.
Uray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Evelio Uray dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Uray clinches with his opponent.
Uray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chalidov fails to pull guard.
Chalidov trying to stall but Uray improves his position.
Uray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chalidov blocks a body shot from Uray.
Chalidov tries to pull guard but Uray holds him up against the cage and eventually Chalidov drops back down to his feet.
Chalidov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uray blocks it with crossed arms.
Chalidov keeps control of Uray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Uray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalidov looking to slow down the pace here.

Uray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Chalidov looking to score a takedown here. Uray is defending well but Chalidov drives through and ends up in Uray's guard.
Uray wants to get back to his feet but Chalidov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Uray wants to stand but Chalidov is controlling the position.
Uray keeping moving, preventing Chalidov from controlling successfully.
Uray is wriggling around but Chalidov manages to pass to half guard.
Chalidov stops Uray from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chalidov is looking to take a break and control but Uray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chalidov sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Uray looks to land a combination. Chalidov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chalidov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chalidov swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Uray forces Chalidov back against the cage and clinches.
Chalidov blocks an uppercut.
Uray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chalidov has Uray pressed against the cage, preventing Uray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uray throws a punch but it's blocked by Chalidov.
Chalidov is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uray.
Uray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chalidov can do to turn this around?
Uray scores with a shoulder strike.
Uray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uray stops a takedown attempt from Chalidov.
Evelio Uray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Chalidov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chalidov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Uray lands with a right to the head.
Uray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uray throws a punch but it's blocked by Chalidov.
Evelio Uray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chalidov working hard to break the clinch.
Uray fails to pull guard.

Chalidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Uray darts in and clinches Chalidov up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalidov tries to pull guard but Uray won't allow it.
Uray misses with a body punch.
Uray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chalidov tries to throw a body punch but Uray avoids it by throwing Chalidov back against the cage.

Chalidov pulls guard successfully.
Chalidov controls Uray momentarily but Uray frees himself.

Chalidov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Uray defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uray has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chalidov is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uray trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Uray wants to stand and escape but instead Chalidov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Evelio Uray will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Uray. No joy for Chalidov on that attempt.

Uray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chalidov jumps guard but Uray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Chalidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uray scores with a shoulder strike.
Uray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chalidov backwards.
Uray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chalidovs head.
Uray tries to break free but Chalidov pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uray is trying to push Chalidov away but Chalidov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uray.
Uray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chalidov or not.
Uray tries to pull guard but Chalidov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Uray scores with a shot to the side of Chalidov's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chalidov is trying to force a seperation but Uray has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chalidov jumps guard but Uray stands there with Chalidov around his waist. Chalidov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Evelio Uray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Chalidov.

Chalidov jumps into guard, dragging Uray to the mat.
Uray tries to stand but Chalidov is controlling from the bottom.
Chalidov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uray's guard.

Chalidov pushes down on Uray's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Uray is trying to stand up here but Chalidov is controlling him well.
Chalidov trying to control from half guard but Uray is working away.

Chalidov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalidov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uray keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chalidov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Chalidov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Uray defend it? Chalidov steps over the head and cranks it - Uray is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Chalidov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mamed Chalidov!