PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnum P I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumor Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

P I
vs
Chance

180 cm
26
179 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Magnum P I!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rumor Chance!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance throws a body kick that misses.
P I uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chance.
Chance throws a front kick aimed at P I's knee but P I avoids it well.
P I takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chance throws a lazy right hand but P I sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chance throws a chopping leg kick but P I manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from P I misses the target.
Chance keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from P I.

That's one minute gone in the round.
P I throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chance misses with a wild body shot.
Chance cracks the inside of P I's front leg.
Chance tries to clinch up but P I circles away and keeps his distance.
P I swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chance counters with a lovely straight right hand!
P I misses with a shot to the body
and Chance counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rumor Chance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chance turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
P I takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chance misses with a low kick.
Chance looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chance misses with a body kick.
Chance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
P I throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance tries to clinch up.
Chance lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
P I tries for a takedown but Chance circles away easily
and Chance counters with a leg kick.
Chance throws a leg kick but P I checks it.
P I scores with a jab to the jaw.
P I moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
P I is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
P I checks a leg kick.
Chance needs to keep his hands up - P I had a free shot at his head there.
Chance fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chance throws a body punch but P I moves out of range.
P I avoids a kick to the body.
Chance tries a low kick but P I avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rumor Chance 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.

P I misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chance tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
P I cracks Chance with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
P I displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chance throws out the jab.
P I blocks the body kick.
Chance lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
P I swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chance throws a leg kick that misses.
Chance ducks under a wild hook from P I.
Chance tries to clinch up but P I circles away and keeps his distance.
Chance wants to clinch.
P I moves away from the strike by Chance.

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.
Chance on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
P I blocks the body kick.
Chance misses with a shot to the body

and P I counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
P I working the ground and pound but Chance is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance is trying to get back to half guard.
P I misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
P I 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.
Chance struggling a bit here.
Chance seems a little lost for a moment, as P I dominates the positioning.
P I tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
P I working the head and body with strikes.
P I misses with the ground and pound.
Chance really doesn't want to stay on the ground with P I. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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.
P I has knee on belly and moves into mount.
P I looking to finish with strikes here!
Chance is trying to escape the mount.
P I avoids the attempt from Chance to control.
P I with the ground and pound from mount.
P I can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chance is looking to escape.
Chance is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnum P I dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A nice inside leg kick there by Chance. That's going to slow P I down.
P I moves out of range of the body kick from Chance.
Chance scores with a spinning back kick!
Chance throws a body punch but P I moves out of range.
P I shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chance but Chance pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
P I chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chance can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance chopping away at his opponent's legs.
P I throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for P I with that takedown attempt.
Chance throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and P I counters with a left to the body.
P I throws a shot from downtown. Chance moves away and avoids it.
Chance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two 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.
P I stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chance.
Chance misses the body punch
and P I counters with a left to the body.
Chance tries to clinch but P I moves away
and P I counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chance thinking.

P I shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. P I showed some decent athleticism there.
P I tries to pass to full mount but Chance defends it.
P I frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
P I punching from mount but Chance doing a good job of avoiding damage.
P I thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chance can do anything to dispel that myth.
P I is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chance bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chance wants to pass the guard but P I is keeping the position.

P I is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

P I escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chance gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chance must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chance is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
P I not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chance tries to free his leg and advance position but P I is retaining full guard.
Chance trying to control but P I is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnum P I clearly takes that round.
That's time! P I's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

P I tries for a takedown but Chance sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rumor Chance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chance throws the kick towards the body but P I avoids it.
Chance motions for P I to come forward. Chance throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
P I stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
P I gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chance.
Rumor Chance seems to be getting the better of the standup.
P I shoots in and drives through. Chance sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chance throws a leg kick
and Chance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chance looks for the body kick but P I saw that one coming.
A jab from P I misses.
Chance does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
P I is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
P I keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance avoids a kick to the body.
Chance throws a push kick but P I slaps the foot to one side.
Chance gets off balance looking for a body kick
and P I connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chance walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. P I checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chance fakes the leg kick and cracks P I in the body.
A clash of legs there as P I blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chance - that will leave a mark!
A good leg kick by Chance.
P I gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chance wants to clinch.
Chance throws a leg kick but P I sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
P I swats away the attempt to clinch by Chance.
Chance throws a leg kick

and P I counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chance!
Chance wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by P I.
Chance is looking to improve his position but P I isn't that keen on the idea.
P I cracks Chance with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnum P I had his way with Rumor Chance in that round.
That's time! P I's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jab from P I.
Chance is looking to clinch.
P I shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chance sprawls well. Chance wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. P I gets slowly back to his feet.
P I moves out of range as Chance strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by P I. Beautiful body shot.
P I steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chance.
Chance misses with the body kick
and P I counters with a right hand to the body.
Chance keeps P I at a distance using the push kick.

P I shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chance napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chance can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
P I looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chance is avoiding damage well.
Chance is trying to control P I's posture but P I avoids it.
P I tries to move to mount but Chance blocks the move with his legs.
P I tries to move to full mount but Chance actually manages to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
P I wants to take a breather but Chance is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
P I thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chance's head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
P I moves out of range of the body kick from Chance.
Chance tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chance misses with a hook. P I ducked under it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from P I.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chance scores with a leg kick.
P I blocks a leg kick.
P I swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chance makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rumor Chance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
P I will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chance is looking to chop away at P I's legs.
Chance goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magnum P I showed his dominance in that final round.
I think P I has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnum P I!
Magnum P I retains his welterweight title!