PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny ChibaChiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nabil Yanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

ChibaChiba
vs
Yanar

195 cm
24
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
141 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonny ChibaChiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nabil Yanar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanar misses with a wild combination.
ChibaChiba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nabil Yanar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yanar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yanar tries to clinch up.
ChibaChiba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yanar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yanar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ChibaChiba circles away quickly and effectively.
ChibaChiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

ChibaChiba takes the fight into the clinch.
ChibaChiba is working for takedown but Yanar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yanar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
ChibaChiba can't get the takedown.
A short left from ChibaChiba.
A head punch on the inside from ChibaChiba fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ChibaChiba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yanar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny ChibaChiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yanar breaks the clinch.
Yanar throws a looping overhand right but ChibaChiba ducks down to avoid it.
ChibaChiba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yanar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yanar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ChibaChiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Yanar.
ChibaChiba moves out of range of the leg kick from Yanar.
Yanar thuds a left hand into ChibaChiba's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ChibaChiba misses with a wild combination.
Yanar misses with a body shot.
Yanar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ChibaChiba.
Yanar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and ChibaChiba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
ChibaChiba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
ChibaChiba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yanar throws a predictable looking body shot
and ChibaChiba counters with a stiff right hand.
Yanar misses with a hook.
Yanar wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yanar. ChibaChiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yanar throws a hook to the side of ChibaChiba's head but ChibaChiba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ChibaChiba moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
ChibaChiba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yanar circles away quickly and effectively.
ChibaChiba throws a push kick but Yanar slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from ChibaChiba misses.
ChibaChiba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
ChibaChiba misses with a series of wild punches.

ChibaChiba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
ChibaChiba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yanar wants to control but ChibaChiba is keeping busy.
Yanar is staying active underneath ChibaChiba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

ChibaChiba is looking for a kimura but Yanar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for ChibaChiba to get the leverage.
ChibaChiba 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yanar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
ChibaChiba throwing strikes from guard but Yanar blocks nicely.
Yanar 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.
Yanar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in ChibaChiba's guard.
ChibaChiba looking to control.
ChibaChiba wants to sweep here but Yanar controlling him for the moment.
ChibaChiba trying to control the position.
Yanar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yanar trying to control but ChibaChiba is working from the bottom.

ChibaChiba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yanar is aware though and is defending well.
Yanar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of ChibaChiba's head.
Yanar chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ChibaChiba controls Yanar momentarily but Yanar frees himself.
Yanar looking to pass the guard.

ChibaChiba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
ChibaChiba is breathing heavily.
Yanar postures up in ChibaChiba's guard and throws a big left but ChibaChiba blocks it.
Yanar wants to stand and escape but instead ChibaChiba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny ChibaChiba dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from ChibaChiba.
Yanar throws a sloppy body shot
and ChibaChiba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ChibaChiba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
ChibaChiba throws a series of punches but Yanar avoids them all with ease.
ChibaChiba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yanar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down ChibaChiba rather than just go for the knockout.
Yanar keeps the fight on the outside.
Yanar misses with a hook to the body
and ChibaChiba counters with a stiff right hand.
Yanar throws a sloppy head kick and ChibaChiba moves out of range easily.
Yanar misses with a body shot

and ChibaChiba counters with a takedown into side control.
ChibaChiba landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yanar is trying to control ChibaChiba's posture but ChibaChiba avoids it.
Yanar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ChibaChiba scoring with punches from side control.
Yanar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but ChibaChiba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yanar can't do much from the bottom here.
ChibaChiba throws a strike aimed at the side of Yanar's head but Yanar avoids it well.
ChibaChiba in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yanar wants to control but ChibaChiba postures up.
Yanar regains half guard, as ChibaChiba was trying to land strikes.
ChibaChiba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yanar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ChibaChiba.
Yanar is trying to maintain the position but ChibaChiba is very close to passing his half guard.
ChibaChiba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yanar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yanar blocking the ground and pound attempt from ChibaChiba.
Yanar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ChibaChiba.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
ChibaChiba scores with a one two! Yanar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yanar tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Yanar.
ChibaChiba throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ChibaChiba misses with a head kick.
Yanar throws a shot from downtown. ChibaChiba moves away and avoids it.
Yanar throws a shot from downtown. ChibaChiba moves away and avoids it.
Yanar misses with a combination
and ChibaChiba counters with a series of strikes. Yanar will be more careful next time no doubt.
ChibaChiba misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from ChibaChiba is predictable there
and Yanar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps ChibaChiba thinking.
Yanar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yanar takes a swing at ChibaChiba's ribcage but misses.
Yanar blocks a head kick by ChibaChiba.
Sonny ChibaChiba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ChibaChiba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yanar circles away quickly and effectively.
Yanar misses with a combination

and ChibaChiba moves into the clinch.
ChibaChiba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yanar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yanar is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ChibaChiba has a couple of punches blocked by Yanar.
Nice body punch from Yanar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

ChibaChiba breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as ChibaChiba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yanar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nabil Yanar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ChibaChiba misses with a few strikes there.
Yanar throws a nice looking combination but ChibaChiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yanar throws a series of punches but ChibaChiba moves out of range.
ChibaChiba misses with a low kick.
Yanar misses with a jab to the body
and ChibaChiba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yanar misses with a looping left.
ChibaChiba lands a jab-cross combination.
Yanar fails to land with a series of punches.
Yanar throws a right and a left that both miss.
ChibaChiba is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yanar misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny ChibaChiba dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Yanar tries to bum rush ChibaChiba with a series of wild strikes but ChibaChiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yanar looks to land a left hand but ChibaChiba moved out of range nicely.
ChibaChiba misses with a low kick.
Yanar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yanar throws a head kick that misses
and ChibaChiba counters with a left and a right that stings Yanar.
ChibaChiba checks a low kick from Yanar.
Yanar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ChibaChiba.
ChibaChiba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
ChibaChiba throws a sloppy head kick and Yanar moves out of range easily.
ChibaChiba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yanar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
ChibaChiba throws a series of strikes that have Yanar backpedaling.
Yanar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
ChibaChiba on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ChibaChiba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yanar pinned against the cage. Yanar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yanar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
ChibaChiba blocks a head kick by Yanar.
ChibaChiba throws a right and a left that Yanar avoids nicely.
ChibaChiba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yanar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yanar takes one to the chin there.
Sonny ChibaChiba is winning the standup battle so far.
Yanar misses with a body punch
and ChibaChiba counters with a head kick. That will keep Yanar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yanar throws a left and a right that both miss
and ChibaChiba counters with a series of strikes. Yanar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ChibaChiba lands with a cross.
ChibaChiba throws a quick inside leg kick.
ChibaChiba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yanar's head backwards.
Yanar lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ChibaChiba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yanar is out of range and ChibaChiba settles back down.
Yanar misses the body punch
and ChibaChiba counters with a left and a right that stings Yanar.
Nice uppercut lands for ChibaChiba. That snapped Yanar's head back.
Yanar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yanar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Yanar moves into the clinch.
Yanar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down ChibaChiba.
ChibaChiba lands with a left to the head.
ChibaChiba tries to work over Yanar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ChibaChiba has Yanar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yanar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny ChibaChiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ChibaChiba wants a takedown but no success here.

Yanar breaks the clinch.
Yanar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yanar misses with a double jab
and ChibaChiba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
ChibaChiba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yanar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten ChibaChiba somewhat.
ChibaChiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yanar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yanar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yanar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yanar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yanar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ChibaChiba staying out of range there.
A punch combination from ChibaChiba misses.
Yanar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting ChibaChiba counter with a right hand.
ChibaChiba moves out of range as Yanar strikes.
Yanar stuffs the takedown attempt from ChibaChiba. ChibaChiba gets slowly back to his feet.
Yanar falls off balance throwing a combination
and ChibaChiba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yanar thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
ChibaChiba misses with the combination.
ChibaChiba misses with a few strikes there.
Yanar throws a series of punches but ChibaChiba moves out of range.
Yanar throws a one two combo.
ChibaChiba defending well as Yanar loads up on a big left hand.
ChibaChiba just misses with a punch to the body.
Yanar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and ChibaChiba counters with a left and a right that stings Yanar.
ChibaChiba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yanar misses with a double jab.
Yanar misses with a series of wild punches.
ChibaChiba takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny ChibaChiba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ChibaChiba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Sonny ChibaChiba!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Sonny ChibaChiba!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Sonny ChibaChiba!

Sonny ChibaChiba wins by unanimous decision!