PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Chase (ranked 3483 p4p, 3764 weight class) and Stefano Del Monte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Chase has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Chase seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Chase
vs
Del Monte

200 cm
25
163
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
160
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefano Del Monte!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Monte throws a hook but Chase avoids it easily.
Chase with a jab.
Chase misses with a straight left.
Chase fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Monte dips to his left and cracks Chase with an uppercut!

It looks like John Chase has been cut.
Chase scores with a crisp jab that stopped Del Monte in his tracks.
Del Monte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chase.
Del Monte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Del Monte slips a straight right by Chase.
Del Monte throws a good cross that connects.
Del Monte throws the left hand but Chase avoids the punch easily.
Del Monte swings for the body but Chase moves out of range.
Chase is looking to counter punch.
Del Monte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chase throws a series of punches but Del Monte moves out of range.
Chase with a hook.
John Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Monte avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chase looks to throw the jab but Del Monte is out of range.
Del Monte misses with a looping right.
Del Monte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chase scores with a decent looking hook.
Del Monte scores with a decent looking hook.
Chase throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Del Monte to counter with a crisp jab.
Chase swings widly with a right hand
and Del Monte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Monte misses with a wild body shot.
Del Monte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Monte cracks Chase with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chase looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Del Monte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chase ducks under a wild hook from Del Monte.
Del Monte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chase scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Chase.
Del Monte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chase really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Del Monte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Del Monte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chase throws a right hand that Del Monte ducks under and follows up with a left that Del Monte also avoids with ease.
Chase is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chase lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chase uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Monte.
Chase misses with a left hand
and Del Monte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Del Monte throws a looping overhand right but Chase ducks down to avoid it.
Chase is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Del Monte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Del Monte throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
Chase is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chase throws an overhand right that lands on Del Monte's shoulder, as Del Monte tries to avoid the shot.
Del Monte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chase defending well as Del Monte loads up on a big left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chase.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase walks into a straight right hand from Del Monte.
Chase throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Chase rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Del Monte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Del Monte scores with a hook.
Del Monte throws a jab when Chase was well out of range.
Del Monte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Del Monte with a jab.
Del Monte throws a good cross that connects.
Del Monte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Del Monte works Chase's body with a nice hook.
Del Monte just misses with a punch to the body.
Chase misses with a right hand
and Del Monte counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Del Monte.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chase.
We've been informed that Del Monte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Monte scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Chase misses.
The fighters circling - Del Monte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chase takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chase cracks Del Monte with a good jab.
Del Monte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chase in his tracks.
Chase misses with a lunging right hand
and Del Monte counters with a straight right hand.
Del Monte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chase.
A big right from Del Monte misses.
Del Monte scores with a sloppy right hand. Chase should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chase throws a hook but Del Monte avoids it easily.
Chase swings widly with a right hand
enabling Del Monte to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Del Monte misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stefano Del Monte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Chase's cut.
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.

Del Monte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chase.
Chase misses with a lunging right hand
and Del Monte counters with a straight right hand.
Del Monte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Chase.
Stefano Del Monte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Monte throws out a loose jab but Chase uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chase misses with a looping right.
Chase goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chase misses with a right hand
and Del Monte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from Chase both land. Nice combination.
Chase will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Del Monte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chase on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chase with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Del Monte to score with a decent uppercut.
Del Monte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chase manages to avoid it.
Del Monte scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase misses with a wild combination.
Del Monte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John Chase is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chase on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chase misses with a hook
and Del Monte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Del Monte lands with a nice body punch.
Del Monte lands with a good body shot.
Del Monte throws a hook to the side of Chase's head but Chase sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Chase misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Del Monte. Beautiful body shot.
Del Monte scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Del Monte misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Del Monte. That snapped Chase's head back.
Chase throws a left and a right that both miss
and Del Monte counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chase takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Monte lands with a nice body punch.
Del Monte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Chase is rocked!
Chase has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Del Monte finds it's way round the side to connect with Chase's head.
Oh Chase is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Del Monte scores with a hook to the body. Chase takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Del Monte lands a right hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Del Monte.
Del Monte digs a good hook to Chase's body.
Del Monte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Del Monte there.
Chase seems to have got his legs back now.
Chase takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Del Monte scores with a punch to the head.
Del Monte swings for the body but Chase moves out of range.
Chase misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Del Monte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Del Monte.
Del Monte lands with a nice body punch.
Chase takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Del Monte ducks under a wild hook from Chase.
Jab by Del Monte.
Del Monte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chase steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Monte.
Chase lands a head shot.
Del Monte misses with a right hand
and Chase connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Del Monte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chase throws a left and a right that both miss
and Del Monte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Del Monte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chase moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Monte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Del Monte throws a jab but it's blocked by Chase.
Chase throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chase throws a series of strikes that have Del Monte backpedaling.
Del Monte slips under a jab.
Del Monte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Del Monte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Del Monte, as that shot connected.
Chase looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Del Monte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Del Monte digs a good hook to Chase's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chase avoids the body shot from Del Monte.
Del Monte dips to his left and cracks Chase with an uppercut!
Del Monte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stefano Del Monte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Chase's cut.
That's time! Chase's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Del Monte.
Del Monte lands with a nice body punch.
Chase throws an off balance right hand
letting Del Monte counter with a right hand.
Del Monte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Del Monte.
Chase throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Del Monte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chase takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Del Monte takes a swing at Chase's ribcage but misses.
Chase takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chase swings widly with a right hand
letting Del Monte counter with a right hand.
Chase throws a right and a left that Del Monte avoids nicely.
Chase throws a lazy uppercut
and Del Monte counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chase takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chase on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Monte moves away from the strike by Chase.
Chase misses with an uppercut
and Del Monte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chase throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chase swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Del Monte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Monte connects with a right hand. Chase shakes it off.
Chase misses with an uppercut. Del Monte saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Del Monte. That snapped Chase's head back.
Del Monte misses with a wild body shot.
Del Monte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chase throws a combination that misses

and Chase is countered with a crisp right hand from Del Monte that sends him to the canvas! Del Monte follows him to the mat into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Monte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chase keeps working.

Del Monte has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Chase is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Del Monte yanks on the arm and Chase is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Del Monte.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stefano Del Monte!