PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anike Chukwu (ranked 6459 p4p, 2696 weight class) and Yves Marchant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chukwu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, There Goes The Neighborhood - Bodycount. Marchant has chosen gandagana as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chukwu
vs
Marchant

178 cm
22
160
6 - 9 - 0

171 cm
29
154
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Fast

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anike Chukwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yves Marchant!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marchant tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Chukwu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chukwu working aggressively here.
Chukwu throws a punch but it's blocked by Marchant.
Marchant is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chukwu has a couple of punches blocked by Marchant.
Chukwu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chukwu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chukwu prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chukwu working aggressively here.
Chukwu misses with the head strike.
Chukwu misses with a punch on the inside.
Chukwu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marchant.
Chukwu has a couple of punches blocked by Marchant.
Marchant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chukwu misses with a punch on the inside.
Chukwu working aggressively here.
A short right from Chukwu.
Chukwu throws a head punch that misses.
Marchant goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chukwu prevents it.
Anike Chukwu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yves Marchant.
Marchant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Chukwu.
Chukwu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chukwu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marchant takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchant blocks an uppercut.
Chukwu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marchant backwards.
Chukwu throws a punch but it's blocked by Marchant.
Marchant has a couple of punches blocked by Chukwu.
Chukwu misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chukwu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chukwu has a couple of punches blocked by Marchant.
Chukwu misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwu.
Chukwu lands with a light punch inside.
Chukwu throws a head punch that misses.
Marchant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marchant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Marchant ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Marchant no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chukwu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marchant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marchant is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Chukwu frees his head nicely. Oh but Marchant has switched to an armbar! Chukwu is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Yves Marchant!
After winning the bout, Yves Marchant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.