PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Chow
vs
Cuervo

162 cm
22
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuervo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cuervo misses with the combination.
Chow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuervo.
Cuervo moves away from the strike by Chow.

Cuervo moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Cuervo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cuervo moves in looking to clinch but Chow pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuervo moves in looking to clinch but Chow pushes him off.
Chow blocks a low kick nicely.
Chow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cuervo misses with a kick to the body.
Chow slips under a jab from Cuervo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cuervo!
Chow misses with a head shot.
Cuervo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chow tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chow looking to finish with strikes here!
Chow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cuervo's face.
Cuervo is trying to escape the mount.
Chow throwing strikes here but Cuervo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chow lands a heavy elbow.
Chow with good strikes from the mount here!

Chow looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chow unloads with some shots from mount but Cuervo bucks and avoids them well.
Chow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cuervo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow prevents Cuervo from getting the reversal.
Chow dominating with strikes here.
Cuervo is desperately trying to improve his position but Chow has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuervo wants to hold on but Chow pushes him away.
Cuervo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Chow working for a submission but Cuervo is keeping him at bay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chow with the ground and pound from mount.

Chow looking for a guillotine from mount but Cuervo is having none of it.
Chow throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cuervo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cuervo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cuervo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo wants to control but Chow is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chow is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chow lands a big elbow.
Chow unloads with some shots from mount but Cuervo bucks and avoids them well.
Cuervo blocking the ground and pound.
Cuervo is looking to improve his position but Chow isn't that keen on the idea.
Chow lands a nice shot to the head.
Chow looking to finish Cuervo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cuervo!
Chow working the ground and pound effectively.
Cuervo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Cuervo is rocked!
Cuervo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chow 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cuervo is still in real trouble! Can Chow finish him?
Chow throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cuervo seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Chow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chow lands a heavy elbow.
Chow cracks Cuervo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cuervo is looking to improve his position but Chow isn't that keen on the idea.
Chow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chow prevents Cuervo from getting the reversal.
Cuervo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cuervo looks gassed!
Chow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cuervo looks a forlorn figure.
Cuervo is looking to improve his position but Chow isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Chow looking for a guillotine from mount but Cuervo is having none of it.
Chow lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cuervo blocks a jab.
Chow takes a swing at Cuervo's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Cuervo.
Chow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jose Cuervo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cuervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuervo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chow dodges the punch combination from Cuervo.
Cuervo throws a shot from downtown. Chow moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuervo lands with a nice combination. Chow backs away looking to recover.
Chow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuervo.
The fighters circling - Chow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cuervo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chow swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow dodges the punch combination from Cuervo.
Cuervo is looking to clinch but Chow is avoiding it.
Cuervo doesn't manage to clinch there - Chow circles away.
Jose Cuervo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuervo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuervo manages to avoid it.
Chow slips a jab and a cross from Cuervo.
Cuervo misses with a series of wild punches.
Chow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Cuervo clinches.

Cuervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cuervo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chow.

That's two 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.
Cuervo misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Cuervo does no damage.
Chow misses with a body shot.
Chow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cuervo throws a chopping leg kick but Chow manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cuervo swings for the body but Chow moves out of range.
Cuervo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chow swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cuervo moves into the clinch.
Cuervo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Cuervo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cuervo tries to clinch up.
Cuervo misses with a two punch combination.
Cuervo throws a hook but Chow avoids it easily.
Cuervo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cuervo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cuervo misses with a looping right.
Chow takes a swing at Cuervo's ribcage but misses.
Chow ducks right into an uppercut from Cuervo.
Cuervo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cuervo throws a series of punches but Chow avoids them all with ease.
Cuervo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cuervo tries to clinch there but Chow circles away.
Chow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuervo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chow slips a jab from Cuervo.
Chow looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuervo is just out of range.
Cuervo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chow fails with a takedown attempt.
Chow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cuervo lands a slapping body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cuervo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cuervo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Cuervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cuervo tries to bum rush Chow with a series of wild strikes but Chow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cuervo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cuervo looks to land a right hand but Chow moved out of range.
Cuervo tries to clinch but Chow moves out of range.
Cuervo moves out of range of the strikes.
Cuervo tries to clinch up but Chow circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuervo swinging wildly here.
Chow lands a with a good body shot.
Chow is looking to wear down Cuervo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuervo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Chow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chow. Cuervo does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cuervo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo throws a body kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Cuervo.
Chow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cuervo.
A combination from Cuervo does no damage.
Chow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuervo throws a big shot that misses.
Cuervo throws a right hand that Chow ducks under and follows up with a left that Chow also avoids with ease.
Cuervo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cuervo loads up on a big right hand but Chow slips the punch.
Cuervo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chow.

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.

Cuervo moves into the clinch.
Chow keeps control of Cuervo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chow is stalling here.
Chow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cuervo trying to land knees to the body.
Chow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cuervo walks away with a smile on his face. Chow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cuervo swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chow. Cuervo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jose Cuervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chow swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuervo.
Cuervo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo swinging wildly here.
Cuervo tries to clinch but Chow moves out of range.
Cuervo is looking to clinch but Chow is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chow misses the target.
Cuervo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cuervo throws a series of punches but Chow avoids them all with ease.
Cuervo is looking to clinch.
Cuervo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cuervo wants to clinch up but Chow keeps it at a distance.
Cuervo doesn't manage to clinch there - Chow circles away.
Chow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cuervo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chow somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Chow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chow throws a body punch but Cuervo moves out of range.
Cuervo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chow misses with a hook to the body
and Cuervo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cuervo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chow.
Cuervo tries to close the distance and clinch but Chow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cuervo moves in looking to clinch but Chow pushes him off.
Cuervo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuervo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chow misses the jab.
Cuervo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chow is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Cuervo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cuervo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!