PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Milk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Chavarria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavarria has chosen tom sawyer as his entrance music. Marco Chavarria will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Milk
vs
Chavarria

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harvey Milk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Chavarria!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavarria fails with the takedown

and Milk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chavarria looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Milk controlling the action here.
Chavarria is looking to escape.
Milk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milk's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Milk.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marco Chavarria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavarria misses with a jab, cross combination.

Chavarria gets a clinch.
Chavarria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chavarria drops down looking for an ankle pick but Milk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chavarria shoots in but no luck this time.
Harvey Milk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Chavarria.
Milk dodges the punch combination from Chavarria.
Chavarria throws a head kick but Milk moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavarria tries to land a leg kick but Milk saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Chavarria.
Chavarria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chavarria has a takedown stuffed.
Chavarria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milk slips a jab and a cross from Chavarria.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavarria misses with a few strikes there.
Chavarria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chavarria shoots in and drives through. Milk sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Chavarria.
Chavarria misses with a few strikes there.
Milk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chavarria throws a right and a left that Milk avoids nicely.
Chavarria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milk circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavarria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavarria looks to land a body kick but Milk moved away.

Chavarria moves into the clinch.

Milk lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Milk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Chavarria will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chavarria misses with a body kick.
Chavarria fails to land the takedown.
We've been informed that Chavarria has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chavarria throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavarria throws a head kick but Milk moves out of range.
Milk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavarria.
Chavarria is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavarria throws a low kick, looking for Milk's leg but Milk calmly moves out of range.
Chavarria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavarria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavarria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavarria swinging wildly here.
Chavarria tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chavarria.

Chavarria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Milk has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chavarria is trying to keep an underhook but Milk manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Milk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Milk lands strikes from half guard.
Milk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Harvey Milk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chavarria tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavarria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Chavarria has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Milk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chavarria pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Milk has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chavarria is trying to keep an underhook but Milk manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Milk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harvey Milk will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Milk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavarria misses with a head kick.
Chavarria misses with a wild combination.
Marco Chavarria seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Chavarria closes the distance and pushes Milk back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milk tries for a takedown but Chavarria manages to get underhooks.
Chavarria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chavarria is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chavarria is fighting off a takedown attempt but Milk is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chavarria to the mat. Chavarria regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Milk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milk seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chavarria for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Milk.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chavarria throws a right and a left that Milk avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chavarria closes the distance and clinches.

Milk tightens his grip and picks Chavarria up, before dumping him to the ground. Chavarria manages to land in guard.
Chavarria can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Milk controls the pace.
Milk continues to hold on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milk continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Milk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Milk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Milk!