PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Chzov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Abdallah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdallah has chosen Walk Like An Egyptian as his entrance music. Raymond Abdallah has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Boris Chzov's chin.

Chzov
vs
Abdallah

194 cm
24
223 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Chzov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Abdallah!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdallah moves in looking to clinch but Chzov pushes him off.

Chzov moves into the clinch.
Chzov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abdallah wants a takedown.
Abdallah tries for a takedown but Chzov manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Chzov with a knee to the head.

It looks like Raymond Abdallah has been cut.
Abdallah takes a knee to the side of the body.

Chzov drops Abdallah with a big knee straight up the middle! Abdallah is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Chzov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chzov scores with a knee to the head.
Chzov with a knee to the head.

Abdallah is rocked!
Abdallah looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Chzov drops Abdallah with a big knee straight up the middle! Abdallah is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Abdallah is still on wobbly legs! Can Chzov finish him?
Abdallah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boris Chzov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Abdallah.

Chzov moves into range and clinches up with Abdallah.
Abdallah seems to have recovered his senses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chzov obliges.
Chzov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chzov lands a knee to the head.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abdallah's face.
Chzov lands a good knee to the midsection. Abdallah won't want to take too many of those.
Abdallah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chzov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abdallah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chzov lands a good knee to the midsection. Abdallah won't want to take too many of those.
Abdallah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chzov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chzov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chzov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Chzov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abdallah's face.
Chzov is pressed up against the cage. Abdallah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chzov down to the mat. Chzov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chzov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdallah moves away.
Abdallah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abdallah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chzov circles away.
Chzov throws a head kick that half lands.
Chzov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abdallah if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chzov rushes Abdallah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abdallah takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Abdallah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chzov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chzov lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Chzov.
Chzov lands a knee to the head.
Abdallah is trying to drag Chzov to the mat but Chzov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chzov lands a knee to the head.
Abdallah tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chzov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abdallah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chzov lands a knee to the head.
Chzov is pressed up against the cage. Abdallah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chzov down to the mat. Chzov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abdallah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chzov swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chzov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chzov scores with a knee to the head.
Chzov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abdallah.
Chzov connects with a knee to the head.
Chzov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abdallah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chzov landing knees to the head.
Chzov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abdallah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abdallah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chzov pulls his leg out and moves away.

Abdallah shoots in and bounces Chzov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Abdallah stands up and waves to Chzov to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah closes the distance and clinches up with Chzov, looking for a takedown. Abdallah pushes Chzov against the cage but Chzov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chzov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boris Chzov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abdallah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chzov - the referee stops the clock and Abdallah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chzov. Abdallah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chzov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chzov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abdallah.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chzov thuds his shin into the meat of Abdallah's side.

Chzov has closed the distance and engaged Abdallah in a clinch.
Chzov with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Chzov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Abdallah's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Chzov closes the distance and pushes Abdallah back into the cage.
Chzov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chzov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chzov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chzov landing knees to the head.
Chzov with a knee to the head.
Chzov prevents the takedown attempt.
Chzov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abdallah.
Chzov landing knees to the head.
Chzov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdallah looking for a takedown.
Boris Chzov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Abdallah.
Abdallah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chzov lands a knee to the body.
Chzov tries a knee to the head but Abdallah blocks it.
Chzov stops a takedown attempt from Abdallah.
Boris Chzov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Chzov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chzov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chzov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abdallah.
Chzov prevents the takedown attempt.
Chzov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chzov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abdallah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chzov prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chzov obliges.
Chzov scores with a knee to the head.
Chzov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chzov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abdallah wants a takedown.
Chzov lands a good knee to the midsection. Abdallah won't want to take too many of those.
Abdallah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abdallah's face.
Chzov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abdallah has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chzov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chzov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abdallah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two 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.
Chzov lands a knee to the body.
Abdallah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chzov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Abdallah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abdallah is working for takedown but Chzov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chzov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chzov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chzov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abdallah has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chzov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Chzov.
Abdallah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chzov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abdallah's face.
Chzov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abdallah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chzov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abdallah wants a takedown but no success here.
Abdallah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abdallah tries to score a body lock takedown but Chzov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chzov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boris Chzov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Chzov has Abdallah up against the cage in a clinch.
Abdallah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chzov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chzov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdallah can do to turn this around?
A head kick from Chzov lands but Abdallah takes it in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chzov. Abdallah shrugs it off though.
Abdallah takes one on the button.

Chzov moves into the clinch successfully.
Chzov is pressed up against the cage. Abdallah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chzov down to the mat. Chzov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chzov.
Chzov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Chzov lands but Abdallah takes it in his stride.

Chzov takes the fight into the clinch.
Chzov connects with a knee to the head.
Chzov lands a knee to the body.
Chzov landing knees to the head.
Chzov landing knees to the head.
Abdallah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdallah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chzov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abdallah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Chzov drives through and clinches with Abdallah against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Chzov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Abdallah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Abdallah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chzov is fending him off so far but Abdallah persists. Nope, Chzov circles away and we're back to standing.
Chzov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abdallah's head.

Abdallah scores a takedown into full mount!
Chzov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chzov tries to get out of the position.
Abdallah tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chzov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chzov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Abdallah looking to control but Chzov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abdallah throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chzov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Chzov has left one of his arms exposed and Abdallah doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Chzov screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raymond Abdallah!