PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy has chosen Coma Black - Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Heero Yuy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Domingo Chavez's chin.

Chavez
vs
Yuy

150 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

165 cm
30
132 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Domingo Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yuy throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Chavez dodges the punch combination from Yuy.
Chavez tries for a takedown but Yuy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yuy misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a head kick. That will keep Yuy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yuy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chavez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chavez shoots in and drives through. Yuy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domingo Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chavez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yuy gets back to full guard.
Yuy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chavez is controlling him.
Yuy looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez trying to control but Yuy is working from the bottom.

Yuy pushes Chavez off and gets back to his feet.
Chavez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yuy.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Chavez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yuy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chavez.
Yuy throws a combination that misses
and Chavez counters with a left to the body.
Yuy misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chavez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yuy is fending him off so far but Chavez persists. Nope, Yuy circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries for a takedown but Yuy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yuy scores with a one two! Chavez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuy throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.

Yuy closes the distance and clinches.
Chavez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Yuy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuy falls off balance throwing a combination

so Chavez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chavez postures up.
Yuy looking for a sweep. Not yet Yuy, not yet.
Yuy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuy trying to keep a closed guard but Chavez is proving a slippery customer.
Chavez wants to pass the guard but Yuy is keeping the position.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chavez wants to control but Yuy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yuy wants to control but Chavez is keeping him busy.
Chavez tries to get to full guard but Yuy has control of the leg.
Yuy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chavez wants to improve his position but Yuy is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez trying to control but Yuy postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yuy misses with a double jab
and Chavez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yuy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yuy throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Yuy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chavez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yuy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chavez somewhat.
Chavez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yuy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chavez somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Heero Yuy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yuy stuffs the takedown.
Yuy throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Yuy misses with a wild combination.
Yuy tries to bum rush Chavez with a series of wild strikes but Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chavez is looking to clinch but Yuy is avoiding it.
Yuy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yuy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Yuy. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Yuy throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yuy throws a combination. Chavez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domingo Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuy tries to clinch
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yuy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yuy looks to land a combination but Chavez avoids it well.
Yuy misses with a wild combination.
Yuy is breathing heavily.

Chavez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yuy to the ground. Chavez is now in Yuy's guard.
Yuy wants to stand but Chavez is controlling the position.
Chavez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez slips nicely into half guard.

Chavez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yuy is defending against the submission attempts here by Chavez.

Yuy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Yuy misses.
Chavez lands with a kick to the temple. Yuy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yuy dips to his left and cracks Chavez with an uppercut!
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Yuy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yuy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chavez somewhat.
Yuy throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yuy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chavez.
Chavez shoots in looking for a takedown but Yuy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chavez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yuy lands a jab-cross combination.
Yuy swinging wildly here.
Yuy fails to land with a series of punches.
Heero Yuy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yuy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chavez shoots in but Yuy avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy lands with a good body shot.
Yuy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yuy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chavez.

Yuy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chavez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yuy is in Chavez's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yuy stands and steps away. Chavez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chavez slips a jab from Yuy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Yuy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chavez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heero Yuy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yuy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heero Yuy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chavez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Chavez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chavez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yuy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Yuy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Chavez to get to his feet.

Yuy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chavez's half guard.
Chavez is looking to control Yuy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chavez avoid being mounted?

Yuy 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez trying to hold on to Yuy's head to control him but Yuy postures up.
Chavez is looking to improve his position.
Yuy slips a nice elbow through Chavez's hands, connecting with Chavez's forehead.
Yuy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yuy is trying to control the action in half guard but Chavez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuy.
Chavez taking some punishment here, with Yuy in his half guard.
Yuy lands strikes from half guard.
Yuy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chavez.
Heero Yuy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yuy is trying to control the action in half guard but Chavez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chavez is looking to improve his position.
Chavez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Yuy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Yuy there.
Chavez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yuy scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chavez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yuy prevents Chavez from improving his position.
Chavez is staying active underneath Yuy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chavez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chavez is looking for a sweep. Yuy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yuy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chavez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Heero Yuy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yuy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yuy fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Yuy, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes Yuy against the cage but Yuy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Heero Yuy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez dodges the punch combination from Yuy.
Domingo Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez defending well as Yuy loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Yuy.
Yuy tries to clinch but Chavez is having none of it.
Yuy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuy throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Yuy swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Yuy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavez dives in and grabs Yuy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yuy pushes down on Chavez's head and hops out.
Domingo Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domingo Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuy throws a series of punches but Chavez moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heero Yuy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yuy 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heero Yuy!
After the fight, Heero Yuy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.