PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hagel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshimora Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba has chosen Angel of Death as his entrance music. Matt Hagel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hagel
vs
Chiba

186 cm
26
197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
185 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Hagel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshimora Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagel looks to land a left hand but Chiba moved out of range nicely.
Hagel shoots and misses
and Chiba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hagel cracks a nice hook into Chiba's ribs.
Hagel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hagel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chiba counters with a left and a right that stings Hagel.
Hagel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiba manages to avoid it.
Chiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hagel.
Chiba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hagel throws a head kick that misses
and Chiba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hagel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hagel.
Hagel is looking to wear down Chiba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hagel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chiba as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matt Hagel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hagel is breathing heavily.
Hagel swings widly with a right hand
and Chiba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hagel misses with a hook
and Chiba counters with a nice leg kick.
Hagel misses with a shot to the body
and Chiba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chiba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chiba.
Hagel ducks under a wild hook from Chiba.
Chiba looks to land a left hand but Hagel moved out of range nicely.
Hagel doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Chiba counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hagel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chiba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hagel.
Chiba throws a sloppy head kick and Hagel moves out of range easily.
Chiba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hagel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hagel misses with a hook.
Chiba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chiba slips under a jab from Hagel.
A punch combination from Chiba misses.
Hagel walks into a straight right hand from Chiba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagel takes a swing at Chiba's ribcage but misses.
Chiba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hagel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chiba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hagel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chiba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hagel misses with a looping left.
Hagel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chiba.
Chiba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hagel.
Hagel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hagel swings for the body but Chiba moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chiba dodges the punch combination from Hagel.
Chiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hagel.
Hagel throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Chiba counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hagel takes one to the side of the head.
Hagel misses with a shot to the body
and Chiba counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshimora Chiba dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sloppy strikes from Chiba. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Hagel misses the target.
Hagel misses with a wild body shot.
Hagel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiba.
Chiba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hagel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chiba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hagel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chiba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hagel throws a body punch but Chiba moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hagel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chiba pinned against the cage. Chiba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hagel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chiba as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hagel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chiba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hagel thows a leg kick but Chiba checks it
letting Chiba counter with a right hand.
Hagel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hagel dodges the punch combination from Chiba.
Yoshimora Chiba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chiba tests Hagel's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba throws a looping overhand right but Hagel ducks down to avoid it.
Chiba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hagel throws out the jab.
Chiba throws a hook to the side of Hagel's head but Hagel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hagel throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hagel. Chiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hagel throws out a loose jab but Chiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Chiba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hagel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chiba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chiba.
Chiba throws a hook but Hagel blocks it.
Hagel shoots in for a double leg but Chiba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hagel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chiba.
Chiba tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chiba.
Chiba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hagel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hagel takes a swing at Chiba's ribcage but misses.
Chiba loads up on a big right hand but Hagel slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagel throws a head kick that misses
and Chiba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chiba throws a nice looking combination but Hagel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hagel misses with a left hand
and Chiba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chiba misses with the combination.
Hagel throws a nice looking combination but Chiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chiba lands with a nice combination. Hagel backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hagel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chiba finds it's way round the side to connect with Hagel's head.
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!
Chiba throws an overhand right that lands on Hagel's shoulder, as Hagel tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshimora Chiba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hagel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hagel tries to bum rush Chiba with a series of wild strikes but Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hagel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chiba but Chiba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hagel.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hagel. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A swing and a miss from Hagel.
Hagel misses with a takedown attempt - Chiba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chiba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chiba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chiba works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chiba is fending him off so far but Hagel persists. Nope, Chiba circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hagel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hagel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hagel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chiba misses with a few strikes there.
Hagel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chiba lands a body shot.
Chiba scores with a three punch combo!
Chiba misses with a looping right.
Chiba misses with a straight right.
Hagel misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagel misses with a shot to the body
enabling Chiba to counter with a crisp jab.
Chiba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hagel on the side of the head.
Yoshimora Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiba throws a hook but Hagel avoids it easily.
Chiba lands with a nice combination. Hagel backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Chiba finds it's target.
Hagel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chiba counters with a nice leg kick.
Hagel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hagel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Hagel is rocked!
Hagel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chiba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Chiba there.
Oh Hagel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chiba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chiba connects with a nice looking jab.
Hagel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horrible takedown by Hagel or perhaps it was just good defense by Chiba which made him look bad.
Nice shot lands for Chiba.
Chiba is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Hagel like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Hagel from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshimora Chiba!