PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Chaos (ranked 4037 p4p, 3853 weight class) and Xi Li (ranked 496 p4p, 486 weight class). Li has chosen HYFR by Drake featuring Lil Wayne as his entrance music. 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 Xi Li was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Chaos
vs
Li

180 cm
21
210
4 - 5 - 0

197 cm
28
190
9 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Chaos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xi Li!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Li enables Chaos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Li manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Li manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Li tries to work over Chaos 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chaos can't get the takedown.
Li lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chaos 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Li.
Chaos is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Chaos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li working aggressively here.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Chaos .
Chaos is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Chaos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos tries to pull guard but Li holds him up against the cage and eventually Chaos drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chaos or not.
Chaos blocks an uppercut.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chaos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Li pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chaos prevents a body shot from Li.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Li lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chaos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Li.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Chaos avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Chaos prevents a body shot from Li.
Chaos managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaos avoids the damage to the body.
Li cracks Chaos with a nice body shot.
A short right from Li.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chaos or not.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaos 's elbow.
Chaos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li cracks Chaos with a nice body shot.
Chaos managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
A knee to the head by Li.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaos tries to pull guard but Li won't allow it.
Chaos blocks a body shot from Li.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
Li digs a right hand underneath Chaos 's ribcage. Chaos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Li.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li prevents the takedown attempt.
Li digs a right hand into Chaos 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chaos 's gas tank.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Chaos blocks with his arms.
Li presses Chaos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li lands a right hand.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaos controls his hands.
Chaos wants to take the fight to the mat but Li manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaos 's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xi Li dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chaos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Li sprawls well. Li wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chaos gets slowly back to his feet.
Xi Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaos shoots in looking for a takedown. Li tries to sprawl out of it but Chaos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Li manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Chaos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chaos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Li throws Chaos to one side and escapes!
Li lands with a hook. Chaos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Li tries to clinch but Chaos is having none of it.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Chaos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li tries to clinch but Chaos is having none of it.

Chaos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Li looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Li tries to roll over but Chaos keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li trying to control from the bottom.

Li has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Chaos is on him like a limpet, forcing Li back against the cage.
Chaos takes a shot to the head.
Chaos jumps guard but Li stands there with Chaos around his waist. Chaos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li tries to work over Chaos 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chaos .
Li tries to throw a body punch but Chaos avoids it by throwing Li back against the cage.
Li lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Li.
A short uppercut from Li.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands an elbow inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Li. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaos 's elbow.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Chaos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaos blocks a body shot from Li.
A short right from Li on the inside.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Li digs a right hand underneath Chaos 's ribcage. Chaos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Li misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaos controls his hands.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chaos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li lands an elbow inside that Chaos shrugs off.
Chaos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Chaos controls the action.
Li gets through Chaos 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chaos tries to pull guard but Li won't allow it.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaos avoids it.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos blocks an uppercut.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Chaos tries to pull guard but Li forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Chaos jumps guard.
Li wanted to stand there but Chaos had control of the position.

Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Li can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Chaos is looking for a triangle but Li pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xi Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chaos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chaos keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaos closes the distance and clinches up with Li, looking for a takedown. Chaos pushes Li against the cage but Li circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Li sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Chaos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Li manages to get to full guard.

Li is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chaos looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chaos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chaos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Chaos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos stops Li from standing up.

Li is looking for a triangle but Chaos pushes his legs off easily.
Chaos is pushing down on Li's leg trying to pass to half guard. Li is fighting to maintain full guard but Chaos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Li tries to get to full guard but Chaos has control of the leg.
Li is not content to let Chaos control the position.
Chaos controlling the pace.

Li is defending against the submission attempts here by Chaos .
Chaos sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Li is trying to maintain the position but Chaos is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chaos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Li is just riding it out for now. Chaos eventually gives up the hold.

Chaos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chaos seems to be working for a kimura but Li defends the submission attempt.

Li looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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

Chaos is trying to work for a kimura but Li is defending well.

Li pushes Chaos off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to clinch.

Chaos dives in and scores a takedown into Li's guard.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.

Chaos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Li had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chaos defends it easily.
Xi Li has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Li had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chaos defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Chaos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xi Li!
Xi Li made sure to mention his sponsor, The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry in his post fight interview.