PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 765 p4p, 945 weight class) and Ri Zaadha (ranked 114 p4p, 148 weight class). Zaadha has chosen Here I Am as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Choo
vs
Zaadha

180 cm
38
183
25 - 14 - 0

189 cm
31
177
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ri Zaadha!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaadha looks to throw the jab but Choo is out of range.
Choo lands with a hook. Zaadha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Choo.
Choo digs a good hook to Zaadha's body.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Zaadha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Zaadha.

It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
A big right from Choo misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zaadha!
Choo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaadha.
Choo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Choo throws a jab when Zaadha was well out of range.
Zaadha is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Choo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zaadha's head.
Choo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zaadha counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo misses with a left hand
and Zaadha counters with a stiff right hand.
Zaadha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Choo.
Zaadha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaadha wants to counter the offense by Choo and move into the clinch position.
Zaadha takes one on the button.
Choo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Choo swings widly with a right hand
and Zaadha counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Zaadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaadha raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Choo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zaadha finds it's way round the side to connect with Choo's head.
Zaadha stuns Choo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Choo throws an overhand right that lands on Zaadha's shoulder, as Zaadha tries to avoid the shot.
Zaadha throws out a counter right but Choo avoids it with no problem.
Zaadha misses with a hook. Choo ducked under it nicely.
Choo misses with a hook. Zaadha ducked under it nicely.
Zaadha looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha throws a right hand that Choo ducks under and follows up with a left that Choo also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choo 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.
Zaadha throws a poor cross that misses
and Choo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaadha ducks under a wild hook from Choo.
Choo cracks Zaadha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Zaadha looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Choo misses with a straight left.
Choo throws an overhand right that lands on Zaadha's shoulder, as Zaadha tries to avoid the shot.
Zaadha throws out a counter right but Choo avoids it with no problem.
Choo swings widly with a right hand
and Zaadha counters with a two punch combo.
Zaadha defending well as Choo loads up on a big left hand.
Choo staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo connects with a crisp jab.
Choo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
Choo stuns Zaadha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Choo.
Mew Choo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.

Choo rushes Zaadha and presses him up against the cage.
Choo working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Choo fails to land.
Choo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Choo stalling in the clinch but Zaadha improves position.
Choo tries to pull guard but Zaadha forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Choo throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Choo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaadha smiles and moves away.
Zaadha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo blocks a jab.
Choo lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Zaadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Zaadha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaadha might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Choo dips to his left and cracks Zaadha with an uppercut!
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!
Choo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Choo.
Zaadha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Choo misses with a shot to the body
and Zaadha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choo fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mew Choo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo'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.

Choo works the jab nicely.
Zaadha staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Choo.
Zaadha looks to land a right hand but Choo moved out of range.
Zaadha connects with a right hand. Choo shakes it off.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaadha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaadha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Zaadha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaadha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Choo misses with a wild body shot.
Zaadha throws a fast counter high kick but Choo manages to duck under it in time.
Zaadha connects with a nice looking jab.
Choo tries to clinch up but Zaadha circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Zaadha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaadha is just out of range.
Choo wants to clinch.
Choo misses with a body punch
and Choo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaadha lunges at Choo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Choo's hand.
Choo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Choo breaks from the clinch.
Choo is looking to clinch.
Choo throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaadha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo looks to throw the jab but Zaadha is out of range.
Zaadha is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Zaadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Choo misses

and Zaadha counters with a crisp one two that drops Choo! Zaadha thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Choo to his feet! Choo is in big trouble!

Choo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zaadha counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Choo to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Zaadha!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ri Zaadha!
An out of breath Ri Zaadha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.