PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chidi Chika (ranked 81 p4p, 275 weight class) and Jax Chambers (ranked 5 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chika
vs
Chambers

208 cm
29
288
11 - 3 - 0

215 cm
32
265
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chidi Chika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jax Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chika forces Chambers back against the cage and clinches.
Chambers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chika lands a hook that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chika lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chika misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Chika's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chika is looking to control Chambers's arms but Chambers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chika has his back to the cage.
Chika pushes off an throws an elbow but Chambers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chambers lands a hook that snaps the head of Chika backwards.
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Chika controls his hands.
Chambers is trying to maintain a safe position but Chika gets an underhook and turns Chambers into the cage.
Chika misses with some punches.
Chambers dodges an elbow strike from Chika.
Chika takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Chidi Chika has been cut.
Chika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chambers scores with a shot to the side of Chika's head.
Chika wants to stall.
Chika scores with a hook to the body.
Chika throws a punch but it's blocked by Chambers.
Chambers pushes Chika back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chambers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chika is working Chambers over against the cage.
Chambers trying to control the position but instead, Chika has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chambers into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers can't find room to land a body shot as Chika controls the action.
Chika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chambers told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Chika lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jax Chambers has been cut.
Chika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chika swings wildly with an uppercut but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chika has a couple of punches blocked by Chambers.
Chambers lands a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chambers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chambers blocks an uppercut.
Chika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chika can't find room to land a body shot as Chambers controls the action.
Chika pushes off an throws an elbow but Chambers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chika avoiding damage.
Chika lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chambers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chambers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chika.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
Chika tries a body shot but Chambers blocks it.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chambers tries to throw a body punch but Chika avoids it by throwing Chambers back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chika fails to land.
Chambers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chika throws a head punch that misses.
Chambers lands an elbow just above Chika 's eye.
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Chika controls his hands.
Chambers scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chambers.
Chambers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chambers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chikas head.
Chambers misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Chika.
Chambers tries to throw a body punch but Chika avoids it by throwing Chambers back against the cage.
Chambers scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chambers.
Chambers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chika is breathing heavily.
Chambers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Chambers lands with a right to the head.
Chambers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chika blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chambers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chambers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chika prevents a body shot from Chambers.
Chambers blocks an elbow strike from Chika.
Chika lands with a short shot to the head.
Chika misses with a body punch.
Chika misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chika takes an elbow to the forehead.

Chidi Chika's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chika misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chika swings wildly with an uppercut but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chika misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chambers.
Chambers blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chambers.
Chambers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chika lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chika throws a head punch that misses.
Chika swings wildly with an uppercut but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chambers lands an elbow inside that Chika shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Chika.
Chika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chamberss head.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chidi Chika will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Chika's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chika checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Chika counters with a right hand to the body.
Chambers misses with a left hand
enabling Chika to counter with a crisp jab.

Chika lands a big uppercut and Chambers crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chambers looks OK. Chika waves Chambers back to his feet!

Chambers is rocked!
Chambers is looking to score with low kicks.
Chambers is still on wobbly legs! Can Chika finish him?
Chika walks into a straight right hand from Chambers.
Chambers seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chika throws a jab when Chambers was well out of range.
Chambers scores with a shot to the body.
Chika feints and then cracks Chambers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chambers down.

Chika darts in and clinches Chambers up against the cage.
Chika takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Chambers scores with a nice short uppercut.

Chidi Chika's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chambers misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chambers.
Chambers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chambers misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chika tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Chika back against the cage.
Chambers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jax Chambers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chambers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chambers blocks an elbow strike.
Chambers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chambers misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers lands an elbow just above Chika 's eye.
Chambers blocking some punches.
Chika is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chika.
Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chika's elbow.
Chika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chambers blocks an uppercut.
Chika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chika tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Chika back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chika backwards.
Chika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chambers is trying to stall.
Chika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chamberss head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chika.
Chambers has a couple of punches blocked by Chika.
Chambers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Chambers.
Chambers misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Chika.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chika.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Chika scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chika makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chika.
Chika throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chika - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chika throws a punch but it's blocked by Chambers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chika lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Chambers to his knees! Chika keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chidi Chika!
Chidi Chika retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Chidi Chika thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.