PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Papi Chichilla (ranked 2788 p4p, 2508 weight class) and Zion Fury (ranked 334 p4p, 305 weight class). Fury has chosen We Ready as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chichilla
vs
Fury

169 cm
19
163
3 - 1 - 0

153 cm
18
161
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Papi Chichilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zion Fury!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury misses the jab.
Chichilla throws out a powerful jab.
Chichilla looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Fury was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chichilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Chichilla's head but Chichilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chichilla is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fury thuds a left hand into Chichilla's body.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Fury coming out on top.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chichilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chichilla scores with a punch to the head.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Chichilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands a nice hook to Chichilla's body. Chichilla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fury connects with a looping right hand.
Fury throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fury jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chichilla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chichilla swinging wildly here.
Chichilla scores with a leg kick.
Fury throws a body punch but Chichilla moves out of range.
No joy there for Chichilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chichilla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fury throws a leg kick but Chichilla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fury throws a sloppy body shot
letting Chichilla counter with a right hand.
Chichilla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fury slips a jab from Chichilla.
Chichilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chichilla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fury scores with a body shot.
Fury throws a combination that misses
and Chichilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fury misses with a body punch
and Chichilla counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chichilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Chichilla throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fury's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fury's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses the body punch
and Chichilla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chichilla moves away.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chichilla lands a nice shot to the body.
Chichilla is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fury throws a right and a left that Chichilla avoids nicely.
Fury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chichilla rather than just go for the knockout.
Fury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chichilla throws out the jab.
Chichilla on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chichilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fury scores with a nice right hand.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Chichilla is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
Fury throws a right hand that Chichilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Chichilla also avoids with ease.
Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from Chichilla.
Fury swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Chichilla misses its target.
Fury connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chichilla has time to react.
Fury lands a right hook to the body.
Fury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fury cracks Chichilla with an open hand slap.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury misses with a looping left.
Fury staying out of range there.
Fury blocks a leg kick.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Chichilla.
It looked like Chichilla was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chichilla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chichilla lands a nice shot that snaps Fury's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chichilla works over Fury's head and body with a nice combination.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chichilla on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Fury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Fury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chichilla throws a big shot that misses.
Chichilla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chichilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Chichilla. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chichilla.
Nice jab there from Chichilla.
Chichilla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chichilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chichilla swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Fury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Chichilla saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Chichilla - just one landing.
Chichilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury throws a front kick aimed at Chichilla's knee but Chichilla avoids it well.
Chichilla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury is looking to slow Chichilla down with leg kicks.
Chichilla wants to slow Fury down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zion Fury dominated that round.
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.

Chichilla misses with a wild body shot.
Fury is looking for the big counter here.
Chichilla lands a jab to the head.
Fury takes a swing at Chichilla's ribcage but misses.
Fury lands a nice hook to Chichilla's body. Chichilla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chichilla misses with a double jab.
A big right from Fury misses.
Chichilla checks the leg kick.
Chichilla misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Fury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chichilla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fury dips to his left and cracks Chichilla with an uppercut!
Chichilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chichilla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fury's hands.
Fury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chichilla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Chichilla slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chichilla throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chichilla moves away.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury thuds a left hand into Chichilla's body.
Zion Fury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Chichilla avoids the body shot from Fury.
Chichilla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chichilla back to the cage. Fury follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fury works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chichilla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Chichilla ducks down to avoid it.
Fury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chichilla moves away.
Fury misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chichilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chichilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chichilla with a body shot.
Fury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chichilla.
Fury punishes Chichilla's body with a nice straight punch.
Fury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Chichilla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Chichilla moves away and avoids it.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chichilla.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Chichilla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chichilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury throws a chopping leg kick but Chichilla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chichilla takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chichilla looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
Fury throws a body punch but Chichilla moves out of range.
Fury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chichilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chichilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fury.
Chichilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chichilla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fury is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chichilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chichilla. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury wants to land a leg kick but Chichilla is out of range.
Chichilla takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chichilla.
Fury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chichilla was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fury cracks Chichilla with a good jab.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chichilla might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A big left from Fury misses.
Chichilla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chichilla looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chichilla avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fury throws a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
Chichilla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fury swings for the body but Chichilla moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Chichilla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chichilla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chichilla.
A counter left hand to the body from Chichilla misses its target.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Fury.
Fury walks into a stiff left hand from Chichilla.
Nice cross by Fury.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chichilla misses with a few strikes there.
Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Fury lands a leg kick that knocks Chichilla off balance momentarily.
Chichilla lands with a hook. Fury tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zion Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

The crowd cheers as Chichilla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fury doesn't seem phased though.
Fury throws a body shot but no joy.
Chichilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fury lands a nice looking body shot.
Fury fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Fury lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chichilla backs up against the cage.
Chichilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
A big right from Chichilla misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fury.
Fury misses with a hook
and Chichilla counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury connects with a body shot that sends Chichilla's belly button to the back.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chichilla doesn't seem bothered though.
Chichilla misses with a looping left.
Chichilla fails to land with a series of punches.
Fury appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Chichilla.
Chichilla checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Fury backs away, Chichilla returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Chichilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Fury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chichilla.
Chichilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chichilla on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chichilla is looking to counter punch.
Chichilla tests Fury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chichilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chichilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Chichilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Chichilla.
Fury is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chichilla with a body shot.
Fury throws a right and a left that Chichilla avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fury.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chichilla manages to avoid it.
It looked like Chichilla was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fury.
Zion Fury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chichilla misses with a body shot.
Chichilla moves away from the strike by Fury.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fury.
Chichilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury digs a good body shot into Chichilla's ribs.
Fury looks to land a combination. Chichilla sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chichilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Chichilla is looking to counter punch.
Fury connects with a right hand. Chichilla shakes it off.
Fury jabs Chichilla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fury lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chichilla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chichilla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chichilla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fury cracks Chichilla with a good jab.
Chichilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
Fury connects with a right hand. Chichilla shakes it off.
Fury wants to slow Chichilla down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chichilla swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Chichilla.
Fury is looking to chop away at Chichilla's legs.
Chichilla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fury scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chichilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fury.
Fury lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chichilla at a distance.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Papi Chichilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury scores with a nice strike.
Fury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Chichilla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fury thinking.
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good exchange - Chichilla coming out on top.
Chichilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury thuds a left hand into Chichilla's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chichilla throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury slips a jab and a cross from Chichilla.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fury throws a leg kick that misses.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Chichilla.
Fury slips under a jab.
Fury digs a good hook to Chichilla's body.
Chichilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chichilla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chichilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Chichilla. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chichilla avoids the body shot from Fury.
Chichilla throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Chichilla lunges at Fury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fury's hand.
Fury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chichilla.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fury 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zion Fury!
After winning the bout, Zion Fury thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.