PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andersen Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfredo Chavez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andersen Koscheck's chin.

Koscheck
vs
Chavez

192 cm
21
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andersen Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfredo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Chavez as Koscheck shoots in.
Koscheck sizes up Chavez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Koscheck closes the distance and pushes Chavez back into the cage.
Chavez misses with a knee to the head.
Koscheck tries for a takedown but Chavez manages to get underhooks.
Chavez misses with an elbow over the top.
Koscheck tries to score a body lock takedown but Chavez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andersen Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koscheck goes for a takedown attempt but Chavez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chavez looks for a takedown but Koscheck sprawls well.
Koscheck wants to clinch.
Koscheck is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chavez.
Chavez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koscheck with a poor takedown
and Chavez counters with a good low kick that Koscheck was not able to check.
Koscheck throws a combination. Chavez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koscheck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koscheck throws a combination that misses
and Chavez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Koscheck is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Koscheck misses with a two punch combination.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koscheck throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chavez counters by clinching up.
Koscheck goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chavez prevents it.
Chavez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koscheck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck tries to bum rush Chavez with a series of wild strikes but Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Koscheck has managed to clinch.
Koscheck managing to block the knees to the body from Chavez.
Koscheck is working for takedown but Chavez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Koscheck is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chavez is keeping busy.
Chavez is pushing Koscheck up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Koscheck leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chavez prevents it.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chavez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Chavez successfully pulls guard.
Chavez wants to stand up but Koscheck is controlling him.
Chavez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koscheck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chavez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chavez tries to stand and escape but Koscheck is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is looking to get back to is feet but Chavez passes into side control.
Koscheck misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Koscheck tries to buck Chavez off but Chavez is having none of it.
Koscheck regains half guard.
Koscheck regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chavez stopping the sweep attempt from Koscheck.
Chavez trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
Koscheck throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chavez postures up.
Koscheck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Koscheck thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chavez looking to pass the guard.
Koscheck wants to improve his position but instead Chavez has moved into half guard.
Chavez prevents Koscheck from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Koscheck has Chavez up against the cage in a clinch.
Chavez prevents the takedown attempt.
Koscheck is trying to drag Chavez to the mat but Chavez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Koscheck can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andersen Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koscheck changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chavez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Koscheck. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck wants to clinch.
Chavez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Andersen Koscheck has been cut.
Koscheck tries to clinch but Chavez is having none of it.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Koscheck looks to clinch

and Chavez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Koscheck's guard now.
Chavez stops Koscheck from standing up.
Koscheck trying to strike off his back.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Koscheck keeps moving.
Koscheck throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Koscheck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez is looking to stand up but Koscheck won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Koscheck looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chavez sprawls well. Chavez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koscheck gets slowly back to his feet.
Koscheck really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Koscheck.
Koscheck closes the distance looking to clinch

and Chavez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koscheck's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koscheck keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Chavez wants to control from the top but Koscheck keeps moving.
Koscheck lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Chavez won't allow Koscheck to get back to his feet.
Koscheck trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chavez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Chavez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chavez.
Chavez gets underhooks to prevent Koscheck's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chavez decides to pull guard.
Koscheck stopping the sweep attempt from Chavez.
Koscheck postures up in Chavez's guard and throws a big left but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez looking to control.
Chavez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Koscheck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Koscheck landing with the ground and pound.
Koscheck stops Chavez from standing up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andersen Koscheck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Koscheck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chavez as he avoids it easily.
Koscheck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chavez's waist but Chavez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koscheck off to one side.
Koscheck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koscheck throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Koscheck or perhaps it was just good defense by Chavez which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andersen Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koscheck lands with a kick to the temple. Chavez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice sprawl there from Chavez as Koscheck shoots in.
Chavez leaves Koscheck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andersen Koscheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Koscheck lands a slapping body shot.
Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Koscheck.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but Koscheck shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koscheck looks to clinch

and Chavez moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koscheck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Koscheck just stands there and leans against the cage.
Koscheck avoiding damage as Chavez throws knees to the body.
Chavez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chavez gets underhooks to prevent Koscheck's takedown attempt.
Koscheck tries for a takedown but Chavez manages to get underhooks.

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.
Koscheck wants a takedown but no success here.
Chavez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koscheck blocks it with crossed arms.
Koscheck is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chavez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chavez prevents the takedown attempt.
Koscheck wants a takedown but no success here.
Koscheck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chavez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Koscheck stops a takedown attempt from Chavez.
Chavez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koscheck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Koscheck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chavez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andersen Koscheck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is trying to drag Koscheck to the mat but Koscheck just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Koscheck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koscheck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chavez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chavez tries for a takedown but Koscheck manages to get underhooks.
Koscheck blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez blocks a body shot from Koscheck.

Chavez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four 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.
Koscheck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koscheck throws a head kick that misses.

Koscheck takes the fight into the clinch.

Chavez successfully pulls guard.
Chavez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koscheck thows a big elbow that misses.
Koscheck thows a big elbow that misses.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet but Koscheck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koscheck stopping the sweep attempt from Chavez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfredo Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chavez 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Chavez!