PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Poro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T Challa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Poro
vs
Challa

185 cm
24
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

184 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Mundo Green - World Verde

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossi Poro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, T Challa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poro defending well as Challa loads up on a big left hand.
Poro misses with a takedown attempt - Challa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Poro has closed the distance and engaged Challa in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Challa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Challa avoids it.
Poro prevents Challa from breaking the clinch.
Challa is trying to break the clinch but Poro has him pressed against the cage.

Poro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Poro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Poro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Poro wants to sweep but no luck.
Challa slips nicely into half guard.
Poro wants to get back to full guard.
Challa passes to side control.
Poro trying to remain calm as Challa controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poro gets back to half guard.
Poro has a hand on Challa's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Challa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Challa controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Challa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poro tries to reverse the position but Challa maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Challa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Challa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Poro working to try and regain half guard.
Challa content just to control the position here.
Poro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Challa controlling his opponent.

Despite being in the dominant position, T Challa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Poro has closed the distance and engaged Challa in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poro prevents Challa from breaking the clinch.
Poro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Challa blocks it with crossed arms.
Poro looking to throw knees to the head but Challa is blocking nicely.
Challa is trying to break the clinch but Poro has him pressed against the cage.
Challa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Poro is breathing heavily.
Poro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Challa is defending well for now.
Poro missing with knees to the body.
Poro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poro misses with a knee to the head.

Challa manages to break the clinch.
Challa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Challa throws a series of punches but Poro avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Challa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Challa tries to bum rush Poro with a series of wild strikes but Poro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Challa connects with a body shot.
Challa jabs Poro right on the nose. Poro blinks but takes it well.
Challa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Challa.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Challa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Challa.
Challa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Challa duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Challa.
Challa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poro walks into a straight right hand from Challa.
A left and a right from Challa both land. Nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Challa scores with a four punch combination!
Challa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Challa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Challa throws a right and a left that Poro avoids nicely.
Challa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poro misses with a takedown attempt - Challa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Challa cracks Poro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Challa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Challa lands a really nice looking cross but Poro seems unphased.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Challa!
Poro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

T Challa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Challa lands a jab-cross combination.
Challa misses with a looping right.
Challa scores with a jab.
Poro slips a straight right by Challa.
Nice takedown defense from Challa. No joy for Poro on that attempt.
A big left from Challa misses.
Challa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Challa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab by Challa.
Poro dives in and grabs Challa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Challa pushes down on Poro's head and hops out.
Challa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poro tries to close the distance and clinch but Challa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Challa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poro circles away quickly and effectively.

Poro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Challa's half guard.
Challa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Challa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Challa controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Challa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Challa stalling.

Challa stands up and beckons Poro to join him on the feet.
Challa misses with a series of wild punches.
Poro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Challa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Challa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Challa jabs Poro right on the nose. Poro blinks but takes it well.
Poro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Challa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ossi Poro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Challa.
Challa scores with a one two! Poro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Poro is looking to clinch.
Poro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
T Challa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Challa lands a body shot.
Poro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Challa cracks Poro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Challa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A lazy left from Challa finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Challa.
Challa lands a slapping body shot.
Challa misses with a few strikes there.
Poro shoots in for a takedown but Challa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Poro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Decent striking displayed by Challa there.
Challa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Challa jabs at Poro's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poro tries to clinch but Challa is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Challa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poro doesn't seem phased though.
Poro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Challa scores with a hook to the body. Poro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheers as Challa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poro doesn't seem phased though.
Challa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Challa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Challa lands a jab to Poro's midsection.
Challa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Challa throws a series of punches but Poro moves out of range.
Poro doesn't manage to clinch there - Challa circles away.
Challa lands a two punch combo.
Challa throws a shot from downtown. Poro moves away and avoids it.
Challa swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Challa avoids it really well and circles away.
Poro doesn't manage to clinch there - Challa circles away.
Challa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poro on the side of the head.
Challa throws an overhand right that lands on Poro's shoulder, as Poro tries to avoid the shot.
Poro dodges the punch combination from Challa.
Challa scores with the left hand. Poro knows he should have avoided that one.

Poro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Challa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Challa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Challa thuds his right hand into Poro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Challa lands a lovely overhand right.
Challa cracks Poro with an open hand slap.
Challa lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

T Challa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Poro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Poro dodges the punch combination from Challa.
Poro slips under a jab from Challa.
Poro moves in looking to clinch but Challa pushes him off.
Challa lands the left hand.
Poro fails to land the takedown.
Poro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Challa's waist but Challa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Poro off to one side.
Poro fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ossi Poro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Challa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Challa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poro shoots in for a takedown but Challa shows good takedown defense.
Poro walks into a stiff left hand from Challa.
Poro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Challa cracks Poro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Poro takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Challa scores with a four punch combination!
Challa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Challa does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Challa thuds his right hand into Poro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ossi Poro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Challa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Challa lands a lovely overhand right.
Challa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Challa does no damage.
Challa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poro on the side of the head.
Poro takes one to the chin there.
A right-left combo lands from Challa.
Jab by Challa.
Some wild striking there from Challa.
Challa looks to throw the jab but Poro is out of range.
Challa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Challa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Challa swats away the attempt to clinch by Poro.
Challa throws a hook but Poro blocks it.
Poro moves out of range as Challa strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Challa. No joy for Poro on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Challa lands a two punch combo.
Challa connects with the punch.
Poro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Challa connects with a body shot.
Challa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poro at a distance.
A jab from Challa misses.
Poro tries for a takedown but Challa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Poro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Challa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Challa missing with a left hand there. Poro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Challa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poro fails with a takedown attempt.
Poro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
T Challa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poro walks into a left hand.
Poro moves in looking to clinch but Challa pushes him off.
Challa clobbers Poro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Challa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poro on the side of the head.
Poro walks into a jab.
A combination from Challa does no damage.
Poro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Poro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Challa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Challa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A lazy left from Challa finds it's target.
Poro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Poro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Challa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Challa lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poro wants to clinch up but Challa keeps it at a distance.
Challa scores with a jab to the body.
Challa scores with a three punch combo!
Challa scores with the left hand. Poro knows he should have avoided that one.
Ossi Poro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Challa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Challa lands with an overhand left.
Challa stalks Poro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poro's face. Poro staggers backwards, shaken.
Challa stalks Poro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poro's face. Poro staggers backwards, shaken.
Challa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Challa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poro's head backwards.
Challa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Challa misses.
Challa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Challa connects with a jab.
Jab by Challa.

And that's the end of the fight!
T Challa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Challa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... T Challa!