PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Choake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hepatitis See (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choake comes to the cage accompanied by Hans Zimmer - The Kraken. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Choake
vs
See

186 cm
26
183 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

175 cm
24
175 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Choake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hepatitis See!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choake drops his hands momentarily and See takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Choake ducks under a wild hook from See.
See misses with a looping right.
See thows a body shot but no joy.
See throws a looping overhand right but Choake ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Choake misses its intended target.
A left and a right from See both land. Nice combination.
See lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by See.
See rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Choake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Choake staying out of range there.
See lunges at Choake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Choake's hand.
See misses with a left hand
and Choake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Hepatitis See has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from See.
See misses with a straight right.
See fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
See throws a one two combo.
See tries to bum rush Choake with a series of wild strikes but Choake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
See throws a series of punches but Choake moves out of range.
See misses the shot to the body.
See misses with a few strikes there.
See throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
See moves out of range of the strikes.
See thows a body shot but no joy.
Choake dodges the punch combination from See.
See looks to land a combination but Choake avoids it well.
A punch combination from See misses.
Sloppy strikes from See. Those never looked like landing.
See misses with an uppercut
and Choake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from See misses.
Choake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
See rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Choake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
See rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Choake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Choake.
See working hard to break the clinch.
Choake keeps control of See as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
See prevents a body shot from Choake.
Choake keeps control of See as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Choake missing with knees to the body.
Choake working See over with knees to the body.
Choake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. See is defending well for now.
See wants to break the clinch but can't.

Choake has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but See regains guard immediately.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
See avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake throws an elbow that misses. See uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Choake's guard. Nice move by See!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choake looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Choake looking to control.
Choake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from See.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
See loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
See makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Choake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choake looking to control.
See stands up over Choake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Choake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
See working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hepatitis See dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hepatitis See's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

See throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Choake throws a jab when See was well out of range.
Hepatitis See seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
See throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
See jabs Choake right on the nose. Choake blinks but takes it well.
See lands a right hook to the body.
See fails to land with a series of punches.

Choake closes the distance and clinches.
Choake lands an elbow that stopped See in his tracks for a moment.

See pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
See swinging wildly here.
See rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Choake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
See darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
See misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choake.
See will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Choake moves out of range of the strikes.
See steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choake.
Hepatitis See is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
See swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from See. Those never looked like landing.
See ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choake moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake throws a jab when See was well out of range.
Choake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from See.
Choake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from See.
Good standup being displayed there by See as he connects with a hook.
Hepatitis See seems to be getting the better of the standup.
See falls off balance throwing a combination
and Choake counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from See misses.
See works the jab nicely.
See lands a jab to the head.
Hepatitis See is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choake dodges the punch combination from See.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
See misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from See.
See swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Choake closes the distance and pushes See back into the cage.
See gets underhooks to prevent Choake's takedown attempt.
Choake has See pushed against the cage.
See is trying to break free.
See has had enough of the clinch but Choake keeps him there for the moment.
See can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
See tries to break free but Choake pushes him back against the cage.
See is trying to break the clinch but Choake has him pressed against the cage.
Choake trying to land knees to the body.
Choake lands an elbow inside.
Choake lands a nice elbow.
Choake holding his opponent close, against the cage.
See is trying to break free.
Choake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Hepatitis See's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
See is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Choake prevents See from breaking the clinch.
See wants to get back to striking at distance but Choake won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hepatitis See showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hepatitis See'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.

Choake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
See works Choake's body with a nice hook.

Choake clinches up with See and pushes him back against the cage.
See is looking to break free of the clinch but Choake has double underhooks.
See is trying to push Choake away but Choake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Choake tries to land knees in the clinch but See avoids the damage to the body.
See looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
See is trying to push Choake away but Choake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Choake stalling the fight.
See working hard to break the clinch.
See wants to get back to striking at distance but Choake won't allow it.
Choake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite See's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
See wants to get back to striking at distance but Choake won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
See has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Choake.
See is trying to break the clinch but Choake has him pressed against the cage.
Choake pushes off an throws an elbow but See leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
See wants to break the clinch but can't.
See looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Choake is working for takedown but See is calmly controlling the position for now.

Choake has clasped his hands together around See's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Choake goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, See has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Choake but great work by See.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
See misses with a head shot. Choake uses the momentum to regain guard.
Choake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
See must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
See throws a big elbow that misses.
See in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Choake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Choake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
See is refusing to be controlled, as Choake sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

See is defending against the submission attempts here by Choake.
Choake works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake looking to finish with strikes here!
See really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Choake scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish See?
See is bucking up trying to escape but Choake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
See is squirming around, avoiding Choake's attempts to control the action.
Choake has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of See's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Choake clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hepatitis See's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

See throws a jab when Choake was well out of range.
Good exchange - See coming out on top.
Choake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
See scores with a shot to the body.
See misses with a wild combination.
See scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
See scores with a three punch combo!
Choake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from See.
Choake slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from See.
See throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
See throws out a loose jab but Choake uses good head movement to avoid it.

Choake rushes See and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Choake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sees head.
Choake tries to land a knee to the head but See blocks with his arms.
Choake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from See.
Choake trying to land knees to the body.
See looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
See can't break the clinch.
Jermaine Choake has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

See is fighting off a takedown attempt but Choake is just too persistent for him and manages to trip See to the mat. See regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Choake throws a strike but See rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Choake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
See throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Choake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jermaine Choake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
See throws a big right hand that misses.
See postures up in Choake's guard and throws a big left but Choake blocks it.
Choake throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
See won't allow Choake to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Choake is on top in guard.
Choake with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake throwing strikes but missing.
Choake wants to control from the top but See keeps moving.
Choake throws a strike but See rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Choake trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
See throws a strike but Choake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Choake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. See is keeping the position for now.
Choake throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choake throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Hepatitis See will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hepatitis See'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!

See throws a looping overhand right but Choake ducks down to avoid it.
See scores with a nice strike.
Choake shoots for a double leg takedown but See sprawls well. He's pushed Choake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Choake looks to score with a jab to the body but See is just out of range.
See shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Choake eats them both and turns towards See to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Choake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by See.
See misses with a double jab

and Choake moves into the clinch.
See is trying to push Choake away but Choake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
See wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake is working for takedown but See is calmly controlling the position for now.
Choake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite See's efforts to push away.
Choake stalls.

Choake lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Choake wants to lay and pray for a moment but See keeps working.
See avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Choake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
See is refusing to be controlled, as Choake sits in half guard.
Choake prevents See from standing back up.

Choake wants to work for an arm triangle but See is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
See is refusing to be controlled, as Choake sits in half guard.

Choake is working for a kimura but See is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
See blocking the ground and pound attempt from Choake.
See pushes Choake off looking to stand but Choake dives back in and keeps control.
Choake trying to control from half guard but See is working away.
Choake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Choake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake wants to lay and pray for a moment but See keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Choake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think See has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 48:48
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hepatitis See!
Hepatitis See is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Hepatitis See thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.