PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Chelios (ranked 213 p4p, 317 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 32 p4p, 48 weight class). Chelios comes into the arena with Shabba blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chelios
vs
Navarro

179 cm
31
177
12 - 4 - 1

181 cm
36
173
38 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Carnage Clothing
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Carnage Clothing
Mile High

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 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Navarro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chelios misses with a body punch
and Navarro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chelios takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
Chelios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navarro throws out a counter right but Chelios avoids it with no problem.
Navarro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chelios lands the left hand.
Chelios wants to clinch up but Navarro keeps it at a distance.
Navarro checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios tries to work over Navarro's front leg with a kick but Navarro checks it.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chelios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Navarro.
Chelios is looking to slow Navarro down with leg kicks.
Chelios wants to slow Navarro down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios defending well as Navarro loads up on a big left hand.
Chelios jabs Navarro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chelios scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Navarro has Chelios pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chelios manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Navarro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chelios lands with a left to the head.
Chelios lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chelios fails to land.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Chelios forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jensen Chelios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Navarro.
A short right from Chelios.
Chelios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Chelios has him pressed against the cage.
Chelios misses with a knee to the head.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Chelios won't allow it.
Chelios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Navarro's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios is working Navarro over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chelios.
Navarro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chelios has him pressed against the cage.
Chelios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Navarro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Navarro has clasped his hands together around Chelios's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Chelios is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Navarro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chelios has escaped the position, nice work there.

Navarro is trying to get an arm triangle but Chelios is defending well.

Navarro goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chelios rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Navarro's guard! Nice work there by Chelios!
We've been hearing good reports from Chelios's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios wants to control from the top but Navarro keeps moving.
Chelios slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Navarro working a defensive guard here.

Navarro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chelios gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Navarro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chelios throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Navarro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Navarro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chelios defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chelios in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Navarro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chelios defends well.
Chelios stopping the sweep attempt from Navarro.
Chelios stands and throws Navarro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Navarro's face as Chelios controls the position.
Navarro can't do much from the bottom here.
Chelios is looking to take a break and control but Navarro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Navarro tries to buck Chelios off but Chelios is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jensen Chelios dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chelios misses with a body kick.
Navarro throws a fast counter high kick but Chelios manages to duck under it in time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chelios. Navarro shrugs it off though.
Chelios lands a jab to the head.
Donk. Chelios catches Navarro right on the button with a cross.
Chelios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navarro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chelios clobbers Navarro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab lands there for Navarro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Chelios as he connects with a hook.
Chelios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Navarro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jensen Chelios is winning the standup battle so far.
Chelios goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chelios!
Chelios moves in looking to clinch but Navarro pushes him off.
Navarro throws out a counter right but Chelios avoids it with no problem.
Navarro avoids the body shot from Chelios.
Chelios feints and then cracks Navarro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Navarro down.
Chelios misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Navarro counters with a straight right hand.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Chelios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chelios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navarro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.
Jensen Chelios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chelios moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Chelios gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Navarro.
A short right from Chelios on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro wants a takedown but no success here.
Navarro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Navarro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Navarro jumps guard but Chelios stands there with Navarro around his waist. Navarro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jensen Chelios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Navarro.
Navarro blocking some punches.
Chelios lands a hook that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chelios.
Chelios lands a nice uppercut.
Navarro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chelios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navarro avoids it.
Navarro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chelios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Navarro can do to turn this around?
Chelios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chelios to keep the fight standing.

Navarro gets control of Chelios's arms and successfully pulls guard. Navarro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chelios wants to control from the top but Navarro keeps moving.
Navarro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Navarro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Chelios from controlling successfully.
Chelios throwing strikes from guard but Navarro blocks nicely.
Chelios with a flurry of punches that miss.

Navarro is looking for a triangle but Chelios pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Navarro is trying to control the position but Chelios postures up.
Chelios tries to free his leg and advance position but Navarro is retaining full guard.
Navarro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chelios has passed into side control.
Navarro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Navarro looks to move to half guard but instead Chelios has passed into mount! Damn!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Navarro because Chelios loaded up on that one.
Navarro is bucking up trying to escape but Chelios cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Navarro wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chelios.
Chelios trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Navarro bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Navarro postures up.

Navarro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chelios is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chelios has escaped and now he's on top!

This has been an exciting period of action!
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Chelios from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jensen Chelios dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chelios keeps Navarro at a distance using the push kick.
Navarro throws a series of punches but Chelios moves out of range.
Chelios clobbers Navarro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Navarro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chelios lands a jab to Navarro's midsection.
Navarro tries to move into range but Chelios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Navarro takes one to the side of the head.

Navarro is rocked!
Crunch! Chelios slams his shin into Navarro's torso.
A telegraphed right hand from Chelios misses the target.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro slips a jab from Chelios.
Navarro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chelios is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chelios lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chelios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chelios moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Navarro avoids the body shot from Chelios.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chelios tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Navarro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chelios moves in looking to clinch but Navarro pushes him off.
Navarro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chelios misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chelios misses with a right hand
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Navarro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Navarro throws a shot to the body.
Chelios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chelios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
Chelios throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chelios tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Chelios.
Chelios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chelios throws a body shot but no joy.
Navarro shapes to counter with a head kick.
Navarro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chelios.
Chelios throws the left hand but Navarro avoids the punch easily.
Navarro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jensen Chelios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Navarro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chelios.
Chelios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chelios jabs Navarro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chelios throws a front kick aimed at Navarro's knee but Navarro avoids it well.
Chelios misses with a jab to the body
and Navarro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gideon Navarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws a hook to the side of Navarro's head but Navarro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Navarro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chelios can pounce on him.
Chelios is looking to clinch but Navarro is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Navarro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chelios misses with a body shot
and Navarro counters with a head kick.
Navarro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Chelios darts in and clinches Navarro up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro jumps guard but Chelios turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jensen Chelios has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chelios gets through Navarro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chelios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Navarro's elbow.
Navarro blocks a body shot from Chelios.
Chelios looking to throw knees to the head but Navarro is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Chelios.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike.
Navarro pushes Chelios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jensen Chelios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chelios has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jensen Chelios!
Jensen Chelios decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.