PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph T O Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chase might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Forever. O Callahan has chosen More human than human - White Zombie as his entrance music. Joseph T O Callahan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Chase
vs
T O Callahan

191 cm
22
205 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

198 cm
25
218 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph T O Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Callahan has managed to clinch.
O Callahan throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Chase escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Callahan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chase paws at him with a jab and circles away.

O Callahan has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by O Callahan.
Chase blocks an elbow strike from O Callahan.
With the fighters up against the ropes, O Callahan throws an elbow but misses.
Chase is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chase dodges an elbow strike from O Callahan.
O Callahan throws an elbow but it misses.
Chase blocks the elbow strike.
O Callahan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

O Callahan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chase connects with a body shot.
Joseph T O Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Callahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

O Callahan clinches up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from O Callahan.
Chase is trying to push O Callahan away but O Callahan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
O Callahan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Callahan lands an elbow just above Chase 's eye.
O Callahan misses with an elbow strike.
O Callahan can't get the takedown.
O Callahan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Denny Chase has been cut.
O Callahan lands an elbow just above Chase 's eye.
O Callahan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Chase dodges an elbow strike from O Callahan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase takes a shot to the head.
O Callahan misses with an elbow over the top.
Chase is trying to force a seperation but O Callahan has the dominant position.

O Callahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chase avoids the head kick by O Callahan.
Chase ducks under a wild hook from O Callahan.
O Callahan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chase swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Callahan counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Callahan throws a head kick but Chase moves out of range.
O Callahan wants to clinch.
Chase missing with a left hand there. O Callahan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase throws an overhand right that lands on O Callahan's shoulder, as O Callahan tries to avoid the shot.
O Callahan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Callahan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Callahan avoids the body shot from Chase.
O Callahan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chase.
Chase misses with a wild body shot.
O Callahan blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase lands with a shot to the body.

O Callahan moves into the clinch.
O Callahan has Chase pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Chase manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
O Callahan tries to land knees in the clinch but Chase avoids the damage to the body.

O Callahan breaks from the clinch.
Chase fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Callahan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Callahan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase looks to land a right hand but O Callahan moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chase blocks a head kick by O Callahan.
O Callahan throws a nice head kick!
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!
O Callahan misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph T O Callahan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denny Chase's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chase checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from O Callahan.
O Callahan scores with a leg kick.

O Callahan closes the distance and clinches.
Chase takes an elbow to the temple.
O Callahan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chase blocks an elbow strike from O Callahan.
Chase gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Callahan.

O Callahan manages to break the clinch.
Chase lands a jab.
Chase is looking to wear down O Callahan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Callahan fakes the leg kick and cracks Chase in the body.
O Callahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Callahan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
O Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
O Callahan scores with a nice body kick.
O Callahan moves in looking to clinch but Chase pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan throws a looping overhand right but Chase ducks down to avoid it.
O Callahan avoids the body shot from Chase.
Joseph T O Callahan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chase misses with an uppercut. O Callahan saw that one coming.
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!
O Callahan misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from O Callahan.
Chase lands a nice shot to the body.
O Callahan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Chase manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

O Callahan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chase has O Callahan pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. O Callahan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Callahan manages to break the clinch.

O Callahan rushes Chase and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
O Callahan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
O Callahan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chase prevents a body shot from O Callahan.
Chase is really struggling to find his range with his punches. O Callahan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chase wants to get back to striking at distance but O Callahan won't allow it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from O Callahan 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.

O Callahan breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Chase misses.
O Callahan throws a head kick that misses.
Chase avoids the head kick by O Callahan.
Chase swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Callahan scores with a push kick.
O Callahan tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
O Callahan tries to clinch there but Chase circles away.
Chase lands with a cross.
O Callahan throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Callahan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Callahan fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Callahan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph T O Callahan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Denny Chase's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

O Callahan is looking to clinch.
O Callahan tries to clinch but Chase is having none of it.
Chase avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Callahan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Chase manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Callahan connects with a high kick.
O Callahan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Callahan tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
Chase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chase throws a hook to the side of O Callahan's head but O Callahan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chase swats away the attempt to clinch by O Callahan.
Chase blocks a head kick by O Callahan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Callahan misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Callahan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chase.
O Callahan wants to clinch.

O Callahan drives through and clinches with Chase against the ropes.
O Callahan throws a punch but it's blocked by Chase.
Chase is trying to break the clinch but O Callahan is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan throws an elbow but it misses.
O Callahan pushes off an throws an elbow but Chase leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
O Callahan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Callahan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chase's efforts to push away.

O Callahan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Callahan tries to clinch there but Chase circles away.
O Callahan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chase.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chase. O Callahan does a little dance to reset his feet.

O Callahan has closed the distance and engaged Chase in a clinch.
Chase wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Callahan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan throws an elbow but it misses.
O Callahan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chase can't break the clinch.
Chase blocks an elbow strike from O Callahan.
O Callahan stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Callahan.
O Callahan lands an elbow that stopped Chase in his tracks for a moment.
Joseph T O Callahan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chase will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chase wants to get back to striking at distance but O Callahan won't allow it.
O Callahan lands an elbow just above Chase 's eye.

O Callahan breaks from the clinch.
Denny Chase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chase looks to score with a jab to the body but O Callahan is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
O Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Callahan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chase swings for the body but O Callahan moves out of range.
O Callahan tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.

O Callahan clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Callahan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
O Callahan pushes off an throws an elbow but Chase leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Callahan prevents a body shot from Chase.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph T O Callahan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Callahan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph T O Callahan!