PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernano Laios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chomsky's entrance music is Flex Feat. Mr. Saik - Dime Si Te Vas Con El. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chomsky
vs
Laios

200 cm
24
280 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
238 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Chomsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hernano Laios!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chomsky moves away.
Laios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul Chomsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Laios closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laios trying to land knees to the body.
Laios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chomsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laios throws a head punch that misses.
Chomsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Laios presses Chomsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Come on Chomsky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laios tries to land a knee to the head but Chomsky blocks with his arms.
Chomsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laios misses with a punch on the inside.
Laios lands an uppercut.
Chomsky prevents a body shot from Laios.
Chomsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laios lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chomsky backwards.
Laios pushes off an throws an elbow but Chomsky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chomsky takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Laios misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chomsky.
Laios landing knees to the body.
Laios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laios.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chomsky.
Laios lands a right hand.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chomsky.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chomsky.
Laios trying to land knees to the body.
Laios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laios tries to land a knee to the head but Chomsky blocks with his arms.
Chomsky takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chomsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Laios missing with knees to the body.
Laios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chomsky is defending well for now.
Laios missing with knees to the body.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chomsky.

Chomsky works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Chomsky content to stall in guard here.
Laios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chomsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Laios 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laios pushes Chomsky off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Chomsky takes the fight into the clinch.
Laios wants to stall.
Laios misses with a punch on the inside.
Laios missing with knees to the body.
Laios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chomsky misses with the head strike.
Laios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chomsky has a couple of punches blocked by Laios.
Laios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chomsky avoids the elbow strike from Laios, against the cage.
Chomsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chomsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chomsky misses with some punches.
Laios throws a punch but it's blocked by Chomsky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky lands an uppercut.
Chomsky is looking to control Laios's arms but Laios gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chomsky has his back to the cage.
Chomsky prevents a body shot from Laios.
A head punch on the inside from Chomsky fails to land.
Laios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chomsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chomsky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laios fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chomsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laios swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chomsky looks to land a body kick but Laios moved away.
Chomsky wants to clinch
and Laios counters with a nice body shot.
Laios fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chomsky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chomsky is breathing heavily.
Chomsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laios counters with a straight right hand.
Chomsky tries to clinch but Laios moves away
and Laios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laios throws a looping overhand right but Chomsky ducks down to avoid it.
Laios misses with a double jab
letting Chomsky counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky wants to clinch
and Laios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laios is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chomsky.
Chomsky connects with the punch.
Laios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chomsky looks to clinch

and Laios moves into the clinch.
Laios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laios lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Laios.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laios lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chomsky backwards.
Laios gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laios stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laios is leaning against Chomsky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Laios.
Laios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hernano Laios dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Laios scores with a nice head shot.
Laios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laios lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laios.
Chomsky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laios wants to clinch.
Laios shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Chomsky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chomsky.
Laios looking to throw knees to the head but Chomsky is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chomsky.
Chomsky throws an elbow but it misses.
Chomsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chomsky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laios.
Laios landing knees to the body.
Laios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laios lands a knee to the head.
Laios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chomsky's elbow.
Laios is working Chomsky over against the cage.
Chomsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laios lands an elbow inside.
Laios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chomsky avoids it.
Laios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laios blocks an uppercut.
Laios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laios looking to throw knees to the head but Chomsky is blocking nicely.
Chomsky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Laios.
Laios scores with a shot to the side of Chomsky's head.
A short right from Laios on the inside.
Laios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Laios has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chomsky regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chomsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chomsky keeping moving, preventing Laios from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky looking to control.
Chomsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laios wants to control from the top but Chomsky keeps moving.
Laios in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chomsky keeping moving, preventing Laios from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Laios will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laios misses the body punch
and Chomsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laios thinking.
Chomsky tries to clinch

and Laios holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Laios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laios blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laios.
Laios looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chomsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laios is pressed up against the cage. Chomsky has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laios down to the mat. Laios avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Laios misses with a looping left.
Laios has his takedown stuffed

and Chomsky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chomsky.
Paul Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hernano Laios.
Laios keeping moving, preventing Chomsky from controlling successfully.
Chomsky won't allow Laios to sweep him here.
Laios is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chomsky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chomsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chomsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chomsky throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chomsky throwing strikes from guard but Laios blocks nicely.
Chomsky trying to control but Laios is working from the bottom.
Chomsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Laios looking to control.
Laios might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chomsky kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chomsky throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chomsky slips a jab and a cross from Laios.
Chomsky clinches but Laios breaks the clinch
and Laios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hernano Laios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chomsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chomsky clobbers Laios with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Chomsky.
Laios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chomsky staying out of range there.
Chomsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Laios circles away.
Chomsky clinches but Laios breaks the clinch

and Laios counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laios.
Laios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chomsky takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Paul Chomsky has been cut.
Laios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chomsky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laios is keeping busy.
Laios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chomsky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laios struggles to land a body shot inside as Chomsky controls his hands.
Laios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Laios.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laios misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Laios.
Laios creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chomsky's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Laios fails to land.
Knees to the body from Laios.
Chomsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laios digs a right hand underneath Chomsky's ribcage. Chomsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chomsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laios cracks Chomsky with a nice body shot.
Chomsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Laios.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laios.
Laios scores with a shot to the side of Chomsky's head.
Chomsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laios lands a left hand.
A short right from Laios on the inside.
Chomsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Laios.
Laios comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laios lands a nice elbow.
Hernano Laios seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chomsky is trying to maintain a safe position but Laios gets an underhook and turns Chomsky into the cage.
Laios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chomsky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laios.
Laios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laios tries a body shot but Chomsky blocks it.
Laios tries a body shot but Chomsky blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laios throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chomsky.
Laios blocking some punches.
Laios presses Chomsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laios is trying to stall.
Chomsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chomsky dodges an elbow strike from Laios.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laios.
Chomsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Laios.
Chomsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laios working aggressively here.
Laios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laios digs a right hand into Chomsky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chomsky's gas tank.
Chomsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Laios on the inside.
Laios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laios trying to stall but Chomsky improves his position.
A short right from Chomsky on the inside.
Chomsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chomsky blocks a body shot from Laios.
Chomsky working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laios tries to throw a body punch but Chomsky avoids it by throwing Laios back against the cage.
Chomsky content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laios is working Chomsky over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laios.
Chomsky working aggressively here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Laios. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Laios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chomsky backwards.
Laios lands a shoulder strike.
Chomsky lands with a left to the head.
Laios misses with a punch on the inside.
Chomsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chomsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laios misses with an elbow over the top.
Chomsky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right handed body shot lands from Laios.
Laios pushes Chomsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laios trying to stall but Chomsky improves his position.
Chomsky tries to stall but Laios uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chomsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chomsky blocking some punches.
Chomsky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laios prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laios throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laios.
Laios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laios lands a damaging elbow.
Chomsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Laios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chomsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chomsky.
Chomsky tries for a takedown but Laios manages to get underhooks.
Chomsky throws a head punch that misses.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chomsky.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chomsky.
Chomsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laios takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chomsky avoids it.
Laios scores with a shoulder strike.
Chomsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Laios taking a breather.
Chomsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laios as Chomsky tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hernano Laios really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Chomsky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chomsky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laios gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chomsky.

Chomsky clinches with his opponent.
Chomsky tries to score a body lock takedown but Laios shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chomsky is trying to maintain a safe position but Laios gets an underhook and turns Chomsky into the cage.
Laios wants a takedown but no success here.
Laios misses with some punches.
Chomsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laios creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laios tries a body shot but Chomsky blocks it.
Chomsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chomsky.
Chomsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laios letting Chomsky take a breather here.
Laios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chomsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chomsky tries to stall but Laios uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chomsky gets through Laios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chomsky or not.
Laios scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Laios - that landed with a thud.
Laios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chomsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laios scores a nice knee to the body.
Laios digs a right hand underneath Chomsky's ribcage. Chomsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laios lands a hook that snaps the head of Chomsky backwards.
A short left from Laios.
A right hand to the body from Laios.
Chomsky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laios.
Chomsky misses with the head strike.
Laios lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chomsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laios lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laios has a couple of punches blocked by Chomsky.
Laios is working for takedown but Chomsky is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paul Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hernano Laios.
A short body shot lands from Laios as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Laios.
Chomsky throws a head punch that misses.
Laios takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chomsky throws an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Laios.
A head punch on the inside from Chomsky fails to land.
Laios creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chomsky's defenses.
Laios is working Chomsky over against the cage.
Laios leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chomsky blocking some punches.
Chomsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chomsky is defending well for now.
Chomsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Chomsky blocks a body shot from Laios.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laios missing with knees to the body.
Chomsky avoids the elbow strike from Laios, against the cage.
Chomsky wants a takedown.
Laios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laios is working Chomsky over against the cage.
Chomsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laios tries for a takedown but Chomsky manages to get underhooks.
Chomsky has Laios pressed against the cage.
Chomsky lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chomsky.
A hook to the body from Laios.
Still in the clinch, Laios scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laios lands a damaging elbow.
Laios connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chomsky's face.
Chomsky takes a shot to the head.
Chomsky has a couple of punches blocked by Laios.
Chomsky avoiding damage as Laios throws knees to the body.
Laios misses with some punches.
Chomsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chomsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laios lands with a left to the head.
Chomsky lands a shoulder strike.
Chomsky working aggressively here.
Laios misses with a punch to the body.
Chomsky can't get the takedown.
Laios lands a shot to the body.
Laios is stalling here.
Laios throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chomskys head.
Chomsky blocking some punches.
Chomsky blocks an elbow strike from Laios.
Laios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laios misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chomsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chomsky stops a takedown attempt from Laios.
Chomsky is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laios misses with a body punch.
Chomsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chomsky prevents a body shot from Laios.
Laios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chomsky avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laios.
Knees to the body from Laios.
Laios trying to land knees to the body.
Laios misses with a punch to the body.
Laios blocks an elbow strike.
Chomsky managing to block the knees to the body from Laios.
Chomsky misses with some punches.
Chomsky gets through Laios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chomsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Chomsky.
Laios lands a nice shot to the body.
Chomsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chomsky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laios gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chomsky takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hernano Laios dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Paul Chomsky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Laios swings away with a body shot that misses

and Chomsky counters by moving into the clinch.
Laios's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chomsky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laios is keeping busy.

Laios lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Laios tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chomsky knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laios trying to control from half guard but Chomsky is working away.
Chomsky is controlling Laios's trapped leg to prevent Laios from advancing to side control.
Laios is looking to take a break and control but Chomsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laios not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laios throwing shots but Chomsky is blocking nicely.
Laios is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chomsky makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chomsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laios distracts Chomsky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Laios missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chomsky is trying to keep Laios in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chomsky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chomsky looks to clinch
and Laios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chomsky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laios finds it's way round the side to connect with Chomsky's head.

Chomsky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Laios is trying to defend but Chomsky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Laios is controlling Chomsky's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laios makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chomsky tries to clinch
letting Laios counter with a right hand.
Laios uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chomsky has time to react.
Chomsky tries to clinch but Laios moves away
and Laios counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chomsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Laios circles away.
Laios throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chomsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laios thinking.

Chomsky clinches.
Knees to the body from Laios.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laios lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Laios.
Laios pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chomsky takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paul Chomsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laios avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Laios.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Laios.
A body shot lands from Laios.
Chomsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chomsky.
Good body shot from Laios.
Laios scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Laios.
Laios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laios lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laios trying to land knees to the body.
Laios gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chomsky managing to block the knees to the body from Laios.
Chomsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Laios swings wildly with an uppercut but Chomsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laios lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chomsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Chomsky fails to land.
Laios has a couple of punches blocked by Chomsky.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chomsky throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laios.
Laios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laios misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laios misses with a punch on the inside.
Chomsky managing to block the knees to the body from Laios.
Chomsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laios trying to land knees to the body.
Chomsky looking for a takedown.
Chomsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chomsky lands a hook to the side of the head.

Chomsky tightens his grip and picks Laios up, before dumping him to the ground. Laios manages to land in guard.
Laios manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chomsky manages to get himself to full guard.
Laios wants to control from the top but Chomsky keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chomsky controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laios with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Chomsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laios can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hernano Laios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laios 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hernano Laios!
Hernano Laios is the new heavyweight champion!