PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peekah Chou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Chou
vs
McCarty

225 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peekah Chou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarty checks the leg kick nicely there.

Chou closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McCarty quickly recovers to half guard.
Chou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCarty's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McCarty looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McCarty is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Chou there.
Ground and pound from Chou.
McCarty taking some punishment here, with Chou in his half guard.
Chou is taking a breather. McCarty says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chou wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCarty keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chou winds up and cracks McCarty with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chou knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCarty on the ground.
McCarty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chou.
Chou is nestled in close to McCarty, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McCarty looks gassed!
McCarty on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chou lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chou connects with a nice short shot to McCarty's temple.
McCarty taking some punishment here, with Chou in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chou lands a nice short elbow.
Chou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McCarty is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chou scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chou working over McCarty with some ground and pound. McCarty looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarty has hold of Chou's hands but Chou slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McCarty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chou working McCarty over with strikes.
Chou slips a nice elbow through McCarty's hands, connecting with McCarty's forehead.

McCarty is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chou connects with a nice short shot to McCarty's temple.
McCarty is still in real trouble! Can Chou finish him?
Chou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McCarty seems to have recovered his senses.
Chou seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chou lands a nice short elbow.
Chou is nestled in close to McCarty, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McCarty is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chou scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chou working over McCarty with some ground and pound. McCarty looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chou seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McCarty on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chou is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, McCarty is hurt! He's hurt bad - Chou fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save McCarty from any more punishment! Congratulations to Chou! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peekah Chou!