PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cid Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strife's entrance music is Tool - Ticks and Leeches. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Strife
vs
Chavez

183 cm
25
167 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Australian Xtreme - 159 Video Proof.

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cid Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife lands a leg kick that knocks Chavez off balance momentarily.
Strife keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chavez looks for the body kick but Strife saw that one coming.
Strife misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Strife.
Chavez motions for Strife to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Strife lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez closes the distance but Strife moves to the side
and Strife counters with a leg kick.
Strife connects with a crisp jab.
Chavez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strife's sensitive parts.
Chavez walks into a straight right hand from Strife.
Strife throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strife wants to land a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
Chavez feints and then cracks Strife's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strife down.
Strife blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Strife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strife misses with a looping right.
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strife connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strife throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strife dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strife clobbers Chavez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chavez.
Strife feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chavezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
Strife wants to slow Chavez down by chopping away at his legs.
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Strife's leg but Strife calmly moves out of range.
Strife thuds his right hand into Chavez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strife.
Chavez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strife sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chavez somewhat.
Strife misses with a hook.
Strife paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strife throws a nice head kick!
Strife throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Strife blocks a head kick by Chavez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife misses with a low kick.
Strife lands with a right hand.
Strife throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with an outside leg kick.
Strife blocks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chavez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
Chavez throws a lazy head kick
and Strife counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Strife thumps Chavez with a low kick.
Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strife misses with a head kick.
Strife works the jab nicely.
Strife throws a front kick aimed at Chavez's knee but Chavez avoids it well.
Cid Strife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strife throws a body kick that misses.
Strife lands a jab to Chavez's midsection.
Chavez thows a body kick. Strife tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez tries to work over Strife's front leg with a kick but Strife checks it.
Chavez moves away from the strike by Strife.
Nice cross by Strife.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Chavez misses
and Strife counters with a stiff right hand.
Strife feints and then cracks Chavez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chavez down.
Strife throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chavez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chavez throws a leg kick
letting Strife counter with a right hand.
Chavez darts in trying to clinch
and Strife counters with an outside leg kick.
Strife tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strife.
Strife throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strife stuns Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strife scores with a leg kick.
Strife fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chavez checks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chavez, right into the meat.
Strife fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chavez.
Strife lands a really nice looking cross but Chavez seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Strife blocks the leg kick.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses
and Strife counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
Strife scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Chavez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strife.
Strife wants to land a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
Strife swings widly with a right hand
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strife misses with a straight left.
Strife takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Strife.
An inside leg kick lands from Chavez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Strife.
Strife misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a thumping low kick.
Chavez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strife counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cid Strife dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chavez - that will leave a mark!
Strife misses with a low kick.
Chavez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strife to score with a decent uppercut.
Strife misses with a low kick as Chavez jumps back.
Strife blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Strife lands a glancing blow to the side of Chavez's head.
Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strife.
Chavez is looking to chop away at Strife's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strife.
Chavez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheers as Strife lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chavez moves out of range as Strife strikes.
Strife tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chavez tries to bum rush Strife with a series of wild strikes but Strife uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chavez walks into a left hand.
Chavez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Strife's head.
Chavez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strife is out of range.
Strife sizes up Chavez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Strife is predictable there
and Chavez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Strife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Strife.
Strife keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Strife connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Strife misses.
Chavez motions for Strife to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Chavez.
The fighters circling - Strife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strife lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chavez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife connects with a looping right hand.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Chavez is predictable there
and Strife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Strife finds it's way through Chavez's defenses.
Strife moves out of range as Chavez throws a body kick.
Chavez moves to clinch but Strife breaks away
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Chavez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cid Strife is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez has a takedown stuffed.
Strife showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
Strife pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Strife lands.
Nice straight punches there by Strife. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strife.
Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chavez throws a head kick but Strife moves out of range.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Chavez throws a chopping leg kick but Strife manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chavez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strife buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chavez throws a chopping leg kick but Strife manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands the left hand.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Strife connects with a right hand. Chavez shakes it off.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body
and Strife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strife throws a leg kick but Chavez checks it.
Strife throws a good cross that connects.
Strife scoring well with a low kick there.
Strife lands with an uppercut that bounces Chavez off the cage and back into rage.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strife lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chavez throws a solid leg kick but Strife takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chavez.
Hugo Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses
and Strife counters with a nice uppercut.
Strife 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.
Strife lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strife pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Strife misses.
Strife throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez counters with a good, hard body kick but Strife shrugs it off.
Chavez misses the jab.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Strife.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Strife misses
and Chavez counters with a nice body kick.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick
and Strife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strife connects with a high kick.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez wants to clinch
and Strife counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strife throws a sloppy head kick
and Chavez counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. Strife looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strife uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chavez staying out of range there.
Strife throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Strife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez misses with the body kick
and Strife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Strife smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Strife connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hugo Chavez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Chavez fails with a takedown attempt.
Chavez scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chavez lands a jab-cross combination.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez keeps Strife at a distance using the push kick.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Strife checks a leg kick.
Strife connects with the punch.
Strife tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Strife counter with a right hand.
Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strife.
Strife misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Strife - just one landing.
Strife lands a head kick. Chavez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Strife throws a chopping leg kick but Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Strife steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chavez. That one must have hurt.
A slow jab from Strife misses its intended target.
Strife throws a leg kick
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chavez tries to clinch
and Strife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez misses with a leg kick
and Strife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strife goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez connects with a high kick.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. Strife looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Strife checks a leg kick.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick
and Strife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strife will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strife throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a nice leg kick.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chavez tries to land a leg kick but Strife saw it coming and moves away.
Chavez throws a lazy head kick
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strife throws a nice head kick!
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strife misses with a straight left.
Strife misses with a hook.
A big right from Strife misses.
Chavez lands a nice shot that snaps Strife's head back.
Strife throws a lazy right hand but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Strife misses.
Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strife. Strife obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez darts in trying to clinch
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Strife throws a jab when Chavez was well out of range.
Strife lands with a cross.
Strife looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavez throws a head kick that half lands.
Chavez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses
and Strife counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Strife scores with a leg kick.
Chavez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strife misses with a hook.
Chavez throws a head kick but Strife moves out of range.
Chavez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Strife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strife connects with a leg kick. Chavez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Chavez misses.
Strife scores with a leg kick.
Chavez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Strife throws a right hand that misses
and Chavez counters with a slapping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chavez checks a leg kick.
A big right from Strife misses.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body
and Strife counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strife connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Strife misses the target.
Strife lands a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Strife lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez misses with a leg kick
and Strife counters with a stiff right hand.
Chavez misses with a leg kick
and Strife counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Strife misses.
Strife connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot by Strife.
Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

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 Cid Strife.
Well Strife has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!