The Island Season 5, 170 lbs, Round 5 PBP Commentary

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Love the Cocaine. This should be a great matchup!

Julio Cesar Chavez
vs
James

189 cm
26
176 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
184 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Cesar Chavez swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Cesar Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James scores with a jab to the body.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cesar Chavez throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Cesar Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
Cesar Chavez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cesar Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
Cesar Chavez scores with a jab to the body.
Cesar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Cesar Chavez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cesar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cesar Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
Cesar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cesar Chavez throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Cesar Chavez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cesar Chavez scores with a nice right hand.
James connects with a right hand. Cesar Chavez shakes it off.
James throws a jab when Cesar Chavez was well out of range.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cesar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cesar Chavez throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Cesar Chavez misses with a straight right.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy left from Cesar Chavez finds it's target.
Cesar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cesar Chavez misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cesar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cesar Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cesar Chavez misses with a wild combination.
Cesar Chavez throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James misses with a hook. Cesar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Cesar Chavez .
James takes a swing at Cesar Chavez 's ribcage but misses.
Cesar Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
Cesar Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Cesar Chavez 's shoulder, as Cesar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
As James looks to move away, Cesar Chavez throws a big counter combo but James just gets out of the way.
Cesar Chavez misses with an uppercut
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cesar Chavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cesar Chavez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cesar Chavez blocks a jab.
Cesar Chavez slips under a jab from James.
James scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cesar Chavez misses with a hook
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cesar Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James momentarily.
James lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cesar Chavez lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cesar Chavez misses with a double jab.
Cesar Chavez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
James misses the shot to the body.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cesar Chavez .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with an uppercut
and Cesar Chavez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cesar Chavez lands a two punch combo.
James misses the shot to the body.
Cesar Chavez misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Cesar Chavez misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Cesar Chavez misses.
Cesar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Cesar Chavez .
James let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
James ducks under a wild hook from Cesar Chavez .
James misses the jab.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cesar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Cesar Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Cesar Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Julio Cesar Chavez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cesar Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
James takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cesar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Cesar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from James.
It looked like Cesar Chavez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cesar Chavez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cesar Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Cesar Chavez . Beautiful body shot.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cesar Chavez digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesar Chavez darts in trying to clinch
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from James.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses the shot to the body.
Cesar Chavez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cesar Chavez lands an overhand right.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cesar Chavez misses with a body shot.
James appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from James.
Cesar Chavez lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cesar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cesar Chavez throws a combination that misses
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James throws a series of punches but Cesar Chavez moves out of range.
Cesar Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cesar Chavez lands a jab.

James is rocked!
Jab by Cesar Chavez .
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Cesar Chavez finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Cesar Chavez misses with a wild combination.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Cesar Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Cesar Chavez wants to clinch.
Cesar Chavez misses with a right hand
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cesar Chavez throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A punch combination from Cesar Chavez misses.
Cesar Chavez throws a jab when James was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez tries to clinch up.
Cesar Chavez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cesar Chavez lands a body shot.
Cesar Chavez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
Cesar Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Cesar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cesar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James throws a jab when Cesar Chavez was well out of range.
Cesar Chavez is looking to counter punch.
Cesar Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Cesar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Cesar Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cesar Chavez manages to avoid it.
James misses with a looping right.
Cesar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Cesar Chavez is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cesar Chavez misses.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cesar Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cesar Chavez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cesar Chavez .
James misses with a body shot.
Cesar Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cesar Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Cesar Chavez is rocked!
Cesar Chavez connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
Oh Cesar Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cesar Chavez swinging wildly here.
Cesar Chavez seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James misses with a body punch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Cesar Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James throws a body punch but Cesar Chavez moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cesar Chavez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cesar Chavez throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James throws out a counter right but Cesar Chavez avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Julio Cesar Chavez dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Cesar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Cesar Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cesar Chavez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cesar Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Cesar Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
James misses with an uppercut.
Cesar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesar Chavez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A lazy left from Cesar Chavez finds it's target.
James digs a good body shot into Cesar Chavez 's ribs.
Cesar Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cesar Chavez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cesar Chavez .

James feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cesar Chavez sprawling to the canvas! Cesar Chavez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can James finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Cesar Chavez takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - James sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Cesar Chavez bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick James!
During a confident post fight interview, Rick James thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.