PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Naison (ranked 24982 p4p, 4400 weight class) and Vini Chowkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Naison
vs
Chowkin

165 cm
25
140
1 - 3 - 0

165 cm
25
140
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Naison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vini Chowkin!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chowkin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Naison under the eye.
Chowkin throws a big shot that misses.
Chowkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Naison walks into a jab.
Naison connects with a crisp jab.
Chowkin lands a nice hook to Naison's body. Naison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chowkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naison misses with an uppercut
and Chowkin counters with a right hand to the body.
Chowkin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chowkin misses with a looping left.
Naison takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naison misses with a body shot.
Naison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chowkin. Chowkin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chowkin swings for the body but Naison moves out of range.
Naison is looking to counter punch.
Naison scores with a jab. Chowkin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Naison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Naison throws the left hand but Chowkin avoids the punch easily.
Chowkin throws out a powerful jab.
Naison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chowkin misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chowkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chowkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Naison is just out of range.
Chowkin missing with a left hand there. Naison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chowkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chowkin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Naison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chowkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Chowkin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Naison throws a body shot but no joy.
Naison thuds a left hand into Chowkin's body.
A shot to the body from Chowkin misses
and Naison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chowkin closes the distance but Naison moves to the side
letting Naison counter with a right hand.
Chowkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Naison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Naison misses its target.
Naison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chowkin throws a body punch but Naison moves out of range.
Naison lands a jab to the head.
Naison lands with an overhand left.
Naison scores with a sloppy right hand. Chowkin should have avoided that one.
Chowkin misses with a left hand
and Naison counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chowkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Naison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chowkin smiles and moves away.
Naison lands a nice shot to the body.
Naison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chowkin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chowkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chowkin misses the body punch
and Naison counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Chowkin misses the target.
Chowkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Naison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Naison dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Naison throws a sloppy body shot
and Chowkin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Naison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chowkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naison connects with a nice looking jab.
Naison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chowkin.
Naison misses with a left hand
and Chowkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chowkin connects with the punch.
Chowkin slips under a jab from Naison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naison misses with a left hand
enabling Chowkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Chowkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Naison throws a body punch but Chowkin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naison throws a body shot but no joy.
Chowkin scores with a shot to the body.
Naison looks to land a left hand but Chowkin moved out of range nicely.
Chowkin lands a jab to the nose.
Naison misses with a body shot.
Chowkin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Naison with a body shot.
Naison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Naison throws a looping overhand right but Chowkin ducks down to avoid it.
Naison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chowkin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chowkin. Naison does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chowkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Naison misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Chowkin counter with a right hand.
Naison takes a swing at Chowkin's ribcage but misses.

Chowkin has Naison up against the cage in a clinch.
Naison is trying to drag Chowkin to the mat but Chowkin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naison tries to score a body lock takedown but Chowkin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chowkin digs a right hand underneath Naison's ribcage. Naison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Naison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naison fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Naison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chowkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chowkin is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Naison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chowkin misses with a straight left.
Naison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naison. Chowkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chowkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chowkin is looking to clinch but Naison is avoiding it.
Luke Naison is winning the standup battle so far.
Chowkin throws a sloppy body shot
and Naison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Chowkin darts in and clinches Naison up against the cage.
Chowkin misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chowkin after a bit of a struggle.
Naison tries to pull guard but Chowkin won't allow it.
Naison blocks an uppercut.
Naison can't get the takedown.
Chowkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naison jumps guard but Chowkin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chowkin misses with the head strike.
Chowkin lands a nice uppercut.

Naison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chowkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chowkin throws an off balance right hand
and Naison counters with a straight right hand.
Chowkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Naison on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vini Chowkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Naison just misses with a punch to the body.
Naison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chowkin moves away from the strike by Naison.
Naison misses with a body shot
enabling Chowkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Chowkin misses the jab.
Chowkin looks to land a right hand but Naison moved out of range.
Chowkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Naison.
Chowkin 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.
Naison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Naison throws an overhand right that lands on Chowkin's shoulder, as Chowkin tries to avoid the shot.
Chowkin slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naison throws a body punch but Chowkin moves out of range.
Chowkin cracks Naison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Naison scores with a hook to the body. Chowkin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chowkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Naison throws a looping overhand right but Chowkin ducks down to avoid it.
Naison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chowkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chowkin digs a good body shot into Naison's ribs.
Naison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naison connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Chowkin.
Chowkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chowkin misses with a wild body shot.
Naison throws an off balance right hand
and Chowkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chowkin walks into a left hand.
Chowkin scores with a jab to the head.

Chowkin drives through and clinches with Naison against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chowkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Naison blocks an uppercut.
Naison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chowkin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chowkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chowkin tries to throw a body punch but Naison avoids it by throwing Chowkin back against the cage.
Chowkin has a couple of punches blocked by Naison.
Chowkin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Naison goes for a takedown attempt but Chowkin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Naison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naison throws a jab when Chowkin was well out of range.
Naison misses with a body punch
and Chowkin counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chowkin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chowkin tries to clinch but Naison is having none of it.
Chowkin closes the distance but Naison moves to the side
and Naison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Naison misses the shot to the body.

Chowkin clinches with his opponent.
Chowkin stops a takedown attempt from Naison.
Chowkin can't find room to land a body shot as Naison controls the action.
Chowkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chowkin lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vini Chowkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chowkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vini Chowkin!