PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Musa Vitalik (ranked 1935 p4p, 1105 weight class) and Chaikka Chai (ranked 288 p4p, 170 weight class). Vitalik comes to the cage accompanied by Planet Purge - Midnight Tyrannosaurus & Ehide. Chai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dead Man Walking. This should be a great matchup!

Vitalik
vs
Chai

190 cm
23
209
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
205
9 - 5 - 1

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Musa Vitalik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Chaikka Chai!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vitalik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Vitalik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Musa Vitalik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitalik throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai throws a big counter head kick but Vitalik avoids it with no problem.
Vitalik has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vitalik just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitalik misses with a combination
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vitalik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vitalik misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitalik misses with a double jab
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vitalik misses with a body shot.
Vitalik misses with a double jab
and Chai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalik throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai slips under a jab from Vitalik.
Vitalik misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vitalik thinking.
Vitalik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Vitalik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chai at a distance.
Vitalik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.

Vitalik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vitalik trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik prevents Chai from escaping the position.
Vitalik tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chai's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Who's going to make the next move?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai taking a bit of punishment here - Vitalik scoring with strikes.
Vitalik wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
Chai felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chai defending against the ground and pound.
Vitalik scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik working the strikes but Chai uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Chai wants to improve his position but Vitalik is controlling well.
Vitalik working the head and body with strikes.
Vitalik is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vitalik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vitalik keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vitalik.
Chai pulls Vitalik in close to prevent any damage.
Vitalik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vitalik passes Chai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vitalik is looking to stall here but Chai recovers full guard.
Vitalik looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Musa Vitalik dominated that round.
That's time! Vitalik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vitalik ducks under a wild hook from Chai.

Vitalik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vitalik throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vitalik trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Vitalik tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chai's legs.
Vitalik misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai tries to improve position but can't.
Vitalik is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalik working the body and head with strikes.
Vitalik wants to take a breather but Chai manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vitalik.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vitalik.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vitalik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vitalik wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
Vitalik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Vitalik throws a strike but Chai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vitalik is on top in guard.

Vitalik looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vitalik throws an elbow that misses. Chai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vitalik's guard. Nice move by Chai!

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vitalik is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Vitalik postures up.
Vitalik throws an elbow that misses. Chai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vitalik's guard. Nice move by Chai!

Vitalik looking to control.
Chai is fighting to break Vitalik's control of his arms but Vitalik is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vitalik is looking to sweep but instead, Chai has passed into half guard.
Vitalik tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chai's back!
Chai has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Vitalik.
Vitalik struggling to keep hold of the position.
Vitalik punches the canvas rather than the man.
Vitalik somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Chai holding both Vitalik 's hands and preventing any damage.
Vitalik lands strikes to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vitalik missing with strikes from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Musa Vitalik dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vitalik throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vitalik with a body shot.
Vitalik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vitalik throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai 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.
Vitalik cracks Chai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vitalik thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Vitalik misses
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaikka Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vitalik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitalik lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Chai cracks Vitalik with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Chai has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Vitalik to stand back up!

Vitalik is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalik throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Chai throws a fast counter high kick but Vitalik manages to duck under it in time.
Oh Vitalik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Vitalik seems to have got his legs back now.
Vitalik stuns Chai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vitalik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vitalik lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vitalik shoots for a double leg takedown but Chai sprawls well. He's pushed Vitalik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vitalik misses with a wild body shot.
Vitalik throws a right hand that Chai ducks under and follows up with a left that Chai also avoids with ease.

Vitalik fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chai sprawls well initially but Vitalik persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalik is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Vitalik throwing shots but Chai is blocking nicely.
Vitalik wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai wants to improve his position but Vitalik is controlling well.
Chai is staying active underneath Vitalik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Vitalik.
Vitalik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chai is staying active underneath Vitalik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to improve his position but Vitalik is controlling well.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vitalik.
Vitalik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chai is looking for a sweep. Vitalik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vitalik wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vitalik content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vitalik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Vitalik looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vitalik loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Vitalik takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a hook.
Vitalik misses the jab.
Vitalik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vitalik throws a combination. Chai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chaikka Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitalik throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai counters with a body kick.
Chai throws a body punch but Vitalik moves out of range.
Vitalik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vitalik somewhat.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Musa Vitalik.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vitalik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musa Vitalik!