PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ambrose Chisholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Loredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alvin Loredo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Chisholm
vs
Loredo

179 cm
23
154 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

176 cm
24
153 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ambrose Chisholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alvin Loredo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chisholm has closed the distance and engaged Loredo in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chisholm takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chisholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chisholm misses with a body punch.
Loredo is trying to push Chisholm away but Chisholm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chisholm tries a body shot but Loredo blocks it.

Loredo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loredo misses with a low kick.
Loredo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Loredo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chisholm circles away quickly and effectively.
Chisholm tries to move into range but Loredo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Loredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvin Loredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loredo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chisholm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chisholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chisholm looks for the body kick but Loredo saw that one coming.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loredo lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chisholm keeps Loredo at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loredo throws a right and a left that Chisholm avoids nicely.
Loredo misses with the combination.
Loredo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chisholm's hands.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Chisholm moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chisholm.
Loredo scores with a hook to the body.
Chisholm blocks an uppercut.
Loredo prevents a body shot from Chisholm.

Loredo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chisholm misses with a low kick.
Loredo looks to land a left hand but Chisholm moved out of range nicely.
Loredo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chisholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Loredo.
Loredo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chisholm throws a nice head kick!
Loredo throws a lazy right hand but Chisholm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chisholm misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm moves away from the strike by Loredo.
Chisholm drops down looking for a counter takedown but Loredo sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loredo lands a nice hook to Chisholm's body. Chisholm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chisholm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loredo misses with a low kick.
Loredo scores with a shot to the body.
Chisholm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loredo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chisholm connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Loredo misses its intended target.
Chisholm lands a head kick!
Loredo checks a leg kick nicely.
Chisholm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chisholm needs to keep his hands up - Loredo had a free shot at his head there.
Chisholm throws a leg kick which misses Loredo's front leg but catches the back leg as Loredo tries to avoid it.
A big left from Loredo misses.
Loredo throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loredo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loredo throws a hook but Chisholm avoids it easily.
Loredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Loredo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chisholm tries to clinch but Loredo moves out of range.
Chisholm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chisholm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chisholm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loredo.
Chisholm attempts a counter takedown but Loredo avoids it well and moves away.
Loredo misses with a low kick.
Loredo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Chisholm tenderised Loredo's leg. Loredo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loredo misses with a two punch combination.
Chisholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chisholm tries to counter with a takedown but Loredo is quick to defend against it.
Chisholm misses with a head kick.
Chisholm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loredo misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chisholm takes one to the chin there.
Loredo throws a hook to the side of Chisholm's head but Chisholm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loredo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chisholm changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chisholm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chisholm ducks right into an uppercut from Loredo.
Loredo tests Chisholm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chisholm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Loredo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Loredo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chisholm.
Loredo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chisholm feinted with a counter takedown.
Chisholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Chisholm.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chisholm.
Loredo motions for Chisholm to come forward. Loredo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loredo jabs at Chisholm's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Loredo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Loredo cracks Chisholm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Loredo misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Chisholm lands but Loredo takes it in his stride.
Chisholm checks a low kick from Loredo.
Loredo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chisholm on the side of the head.
Loredo misses with a body shot.
Chisholm tries to counter with a takedown but Loredo is quick to defend against it.
Loredo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chisholm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loredo throws out a counter right but Chisholm avoids it with no problem.
Chisholm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Loredo's head.
Loredo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chisholm scores with a push kick.
Alvin Loredo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chisholm misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loredo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chisholm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Loredo lands with an overhand left.
Loredo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loredo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisholm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Loredo lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Loredo misses the target.
Chisholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loredo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chisholm is just out of range.
Loredo wants to land a leg kick but Chisholm is out of range.
Ambrose Chisholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loredo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Loredo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Loredo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chisholm is able to avoid easily.
Loredo scores with the left hand. Chisholm knows he should have avoided that one.
Loredo blocks a head kick by Chisholm.
Loredo takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Chisholm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loredo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chisholm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chisholm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Loredo gets tackled into the cage by Chisholm. Chisholm maintains the clinch.
Chisholm lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loredo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loredo tries to circle away but Chisholm has him pinned against the cage.
Chisholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Loredo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chisholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loredo is trying to push Chisholm away but Chisholm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chisholm scores with a hook to the body.

Chisholm breaks the clinch.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loredo misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Loredo finds it's target.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses.

Chisholm closes the distance and pushes Loredo back into the cage.
Loredo is trying to break the clinch but Chisholm is controlling him.
Loredo misses with some punches.
Chisholm is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chisholm misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loredo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.

Chisholm breaks from the clinch.
Chisholm tries a low kick but Loredo avoids it.
Chisholm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chisholm's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Loredo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chisholm.
Loredo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Alvin Loredo has been cut.
Loredo lands a jab to Chisholm's midsection.
Chisholm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Loredo throws a body punch but Chisholm moves out of range.
Loredo throws a body kick that misses.
Chisholm drops down looking for a counter takedown but Loredo sprawls and moves away.
Loredo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chisholm tries to counter with a takedown but Loredo is quick to defend against it.
Loredo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Loredo misses with a body shot.
Loredo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chisholm's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Chisholm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chisholm tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loredo lands a leg kick that knocks Chisholm off balance momentarily.
Loredo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chisholm.
Loredo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chisholm tries to land a leg kick but Loredo saw it coming and moves away.
Chisholm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chisholm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loredo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chisholm momentarily.
Loredo blocks a low kick nicely.
Loredo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Loredo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chisholm slips under a jab from Loredo.
Loredo misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chisholm lands a leg kick that knocks Loredo off balance momentarily.
Loredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alvin Loredo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alvin Loredo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chisholm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Loredo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Loredo throws a leg kick but Chisholm moved away.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses.
Loredo scores with a jab to the body.
Chisholm is looking to clinch but Loredo is avoiding it.
Chisholm throws a sloppy head kick and Loredo moves out of range easily.
Loredo throws a body shot but no joy.
Loredo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loredo.
Chisholm throws a sloppy head kick and Loredo moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loredo throws a hook to the side of Chisholm's head but Chisholm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chisholm is looking to slow Loredo down with leg kicks.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loredo throws out a counter right but Chisholm avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisholm throws a push kick but Loredo slaps the foot to one side.
Chisholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loredo throws a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Loredo!
Loredo moves out of range of the leg kick from Chisholm.
Loredo misses with a wild body shot.
Loredo cracks Chisholm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chisholm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loredo avoids the head kick by Chisholm.
Loredo feints a counter leg kick.
Loredo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loredo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chisholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Loredo as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Loredo. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Loredo misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chisholm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loredo.
Chisholm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loredo throws out a loose jab but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loredo missing with a left hand there. Chisholm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chisholm attempts a counter takedown but Loredo avoids it well and moves away.
Chisholm throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Loredo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chisholm appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chisholm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Loredo looks to land a right hand but Chisholm moved out of range.
Loredo throws a looping overhand right but Chisholm ducks down to avoid it.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chisholm attempts a counter takedown but Loredo avoids it well and moves away.
Loredo cracks Chisholm with a good jab.
Loredo throws a body shot but no joy.
Chisholm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loredo's calf.
Chisholm throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Loredo checks a leg kick nicely.
Loredo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chisholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Loredo.
Chisholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chisholm moves out of range of the strikes.
Chisholm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loredo.
Loredo missing with a left hand there. Chisholm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chisholm half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chisholm.
Loredo misses with a looping left.
Loredo connects with a body shot that sends Chisholm's belly button to the back.
Loredo checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Loredo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chisholm throws a sloppy head kick and Loredo moves out of range easily.
Chisholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chisholm moves away from the strike by Loredo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loredo throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loredo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by Loredo. Beautiful body shot.
Chisholm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Loredo jabs Chisholm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chisholm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Loredo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loredo throws a leg kick but Chisholm checks it.
Loredo lands a jab to Chisholm's midsection.
Chisholm slips a jab from Loredo.
Chisholm changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chisholm tries a head kick but it misses.
Loredo blocks a low kick nicely.
Loredo lands the left hand.
Loredo throws a front kick aimed at Chisholm's knee but Chisholm avoids it well.
Ambrose Chisholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvin Loredo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Loredo lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Loredo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Loredo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Loredo!