PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iron Chancellor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiki Daikaura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chancellor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amon Tobin / El Cargo. Eiki Daikaura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chancellor
vs
Daikaura

176 cm
22
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
30
139 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $6 - $30)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iron Chancellor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eiki Daikaura!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daikaura rushes Chancellor and presses him up against the cage.
Daikaura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chancellor is keeping busy.
Chancellor taking a breather.
Daikaura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chancellor's efforts to push away.
A short right from Chancellor.
Daikaura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chancellor is trying to break the clinch but Daikaura is controlling him.
Chancellor leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chancellor fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chancellor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daikaura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daikaura working aggressively here.
Chancellor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daikaura blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chancellor is trying to push Daikaura away but Daikaura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daikaura wants to stall.
Chancellor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chancellor blocks an elbow strike.
Chancellor misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Chancellor breaks from the clinch.
Chancellor throws a right hand that misses
and Daikaura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chancellor misses with a hook to the body
and Daikaura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daikaura lands a nice looking body kick.
Daikaura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daikaura connects with a leg kick. Chancellor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Daikaura thumps Chancellor with a low kick.
Chancellor swings widly with a right hand
and Daikaura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chancellor 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.
Daikaura lands a nice shot that snaps Chancellor's head back.
Chancellor throws an off balance right hand
and Daikaura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daikaura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chancellor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daikaura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chancellor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Daikaura under the eye.
Daikaura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chancellor misses with a body shot
and Daikaura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Daikaura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daikaura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chancellor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor throws a low kick but Daikaura avoids it.
Chancellor swings widly with a right hand
and Daikaura counters with a leg kick.
Daikaura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daikaura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chancellor misses with a right hand
and Daikaura counters with a thumping low kick.
Chancellor is breathing heavily.
Daikaura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chancellor.
A shot to the body from Chancellor misses
and Daikaura counters with a good low kick that Chancellor was not able to check.
Daikaura throws a nice head kick!
Chancellor ducks under a wild hook from Daikaura.
Daikaura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chancellor misses with a lunging right hand
and Daikaura counters with an outside leg kick.
Chancellor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chancellor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daikaura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice jab there from Chancellor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chancellor misses with a left hand
and Daikaura counters with a good low kick that Chancellor was not able to check.
Chancellor blocks a head kick by Daikaura.
Daikaura misses with a low kick.
Daikaura throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chancellor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daikaura moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daikaura.
Chancellor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chancellor misses the body punch
and Daikaura counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eiki Daikaura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Daikaura throws a good cross that connects.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daikaura.
Daikaura slips a jab and a cross from Chancellor.
Chancellor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daikaura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eiki Daikaura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chancellor misses with a left hand
and Daikaura counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A clash of legs there as Chancellor blocks the low kick.
Daikaura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daikaura wants to clinch but Chancellor slips to the side
and Chancellor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Chancellor finds it's target.
Chancellor throws a head kick that misses
and Daikaura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chancellor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daikaura can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daikaura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chancellor misses with the head strike.
Chancellor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daikaura throws an elbow that misses.
Daikaura lands an elbow that stopped Chancellor in his tracks for a moment.
Chancellor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chancellor has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
Chancellor wants to get back to striking at distance but Daikaura won't allow it.
Chancellor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chancellor tries a body shot but Daikaura blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Daikaura 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.
Chancellor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Chancellor.
Chancellor managing to block the knees to the body from Daikaura.
Chancellor is trying to break free.
Chancellor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chancellor as Daikaura tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daikaura.

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.
Daikaura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Daikaura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daikaura looking to slow down the pace here.
Daikaura taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Daikaura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chancellor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daikaura.
Chancellor working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Daikaura as the two fighters clinch.
Daikaura tries to land knees in the clinch but Chancellor avoids the damage to the body.
Chancellor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chancellor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daikaura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Daikaura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor cracks Daikaura with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chancellor.

Chancellor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chancellor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daikaura is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daikaura.
A cross from Daikaura lands.
Nice cross by Chancellor.
Daikaura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daikaura connects with a jab.
Daikaura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daikaura throws a chopping leg kick but Chancellor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chancellor throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chancellor lands a jab.
Daikaura misses with a low kick as Chancellor jumps back.
Daikaura swings widly with a right hand
and Chancellor counters with a nice uppercut.
Chancellor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daikaura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chancellor's knee momentarily.
Chancellor misses with a double jab
and Daikaura counters with a straight right hand.
Chancellor slips a straight right by Daikaura.
An inside leg kick from Daikaura misses.
A low kick from Daikaura is predictable there
enabling Chancellor to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eiki Daikaura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Chancellor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chancellor misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chancellor misses with a looping right.
Daikaura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chancellor throws an off balance right hand
and Daikaura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chancellor throws a poor cross that misses
and Daikaura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chancellor throws a body punch but Daikaura moves out of range.
Daikaura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Daikaura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chancellor.
Daikaura throws a leg kick but Chancellor checks it.
Daikaura moves out of range of the body kick.
Chancellor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Chancellor as he checks the leg kick.
Daikaura tries to clinch but Chancellor moves out of range.
Daikaura scores with a jab to the jaw.
Daikaura looks to land a combination but Chancellor avoids it well.
Daikaura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daikaura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chancellor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daikaura lands a leg kick that knocks Chancellor off balance momentarily.
Chancellor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daikaura counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chancellor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daikaura.
Chancellor misses with a hook to the body
and Daikaura counters with a body kick.
Chancellor moves away from the strike by Daikaura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chancellor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daikaura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daikaura with a jab.
Daikaura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daikaura is looking to slow Chancellor down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Chancellor. That snapped Daikaura's head back.
Chancellor misses with a hook
and Daikaura counters with an outside leg kick.
Daikaura throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Daikaura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura slips a jab from Chancellor.
Daikaura lands a high kick!

Chancellor is rocked!
Jab from Daikaura.
Oh Chancellor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chancellor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chancellor throws a lazy uppercut
and Daikaura counters with a big right hand! Oh Chancellor is in trouble here! Daikaura follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eiki Daikaura!