PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gothic Line (ranked 244 p4p, 34 weight class) and Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 33 p4p, 7 weight class). Tinashe Chukwuma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Line
vs
Chukwuma

194 cm
35
243
28 - 14 - 0

190 cm
33
254
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Conviction
© Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tinashe Chukwuma!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Chukwuma misses.
Chukwuma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Chukwuma is just out of range.
Line misses with an uppercut
and Chukwuma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chukwuma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Line on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chukwuma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chukwuma can pounce on him.

Line gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Chukwuma avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
I was talking to Line's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chukwuma has a couple of punches blocked by Line.
Chukwuma blocks a body shot from Line.
Line misses with a punch to the body.
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chukwuma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line blocks a body shot from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chukwuma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Line blocks a body shot from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma blocking some punches.
Chukwuma gets through Line's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chukwuma misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma prevents a body shot from Line.
A nice right hand lands inside from Line.
Line lands a hook that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chukwuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line misses with the head strike.
Chukwuma tries to throw a body punch but Line avoids it by throwing Chukwuma back against the cage.
Line throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chukwumas head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chukwuma.
Line blocks an uppercut.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Line.
Chukwuma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chukwuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
Line tries to work over Chukwuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line prevents a body shot from Chukwuma.
Line lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chukwuma.
A right handed body shot lands from Line.
Chukwuma looks winded!
Line lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chukwuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line tries a body shot but Chukwuma blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Line.
Line gets through Chukwuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Line scores with a nice short uppercut.
Line digs a right hand into Chukwuma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chukwuma's gas tank.
A short right from Line on the inside.
Line makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Line working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Line lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Line lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Line gets through Chukwuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Line.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chukwuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Line lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chukwuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Line lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Line scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Line lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chukwuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Line presses Chukwuma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Line lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Line - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Line scores with a nice short uppercut.

Chukwuma is rocked!
Line pushes Chukwuma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chukwuma is still on wobbly legs! Can Line finish him?
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line scores with a shoulder strike.
Line pushes Chukwuma against the cage. Line is working some dirty boxing. Line pushes off with a quick right hook! Chukwuma goes down! Chukwuma tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Line moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gothic Line!
Our winner, Gothic Line, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.