PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Man Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chun Ka Tet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Man
vs
Ka Tet

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Man Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chun Ka Tet!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a looping overhand right but Ka Tet ducks down to avoid it.
Man Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ka Tet staying out of range there.
Ka Tet throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man needs to keep his hands up - Ka Tet had a free shot at his head there.

Man lands a left and a right that send Ka Tet crashing to the mat, dazed. Man thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Chun Ka Tet has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ka Tet looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ka Tet controlling from the top position.
Man working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is wriggling around but Ka Tet manages to pass to half guard.
Still in half guard, Ka Tet seems content to control.

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.
Man pushes Ka Tet off but Ka Tet dives into side control.
Ka Tet is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man trying to remain calm as Ka Tet controls from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Ka Tet might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Man is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ka Tet in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Man wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Man Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chun Ka Tet's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice defenses there by Ka Tet.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Ka Tet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Ka Tet.
A swing and a miss from Ka Tet.
Ka Tet misses with a straight right.
Ka Tet scores with a sloppy right hand. Man should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man throws a jab when Ka Tet was well out of range.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ka Tet.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Ka Tet shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Man pushes Ka Tet off looking to stand but Ka Tet dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ka Tet passes to full mount!
Ka Tet controlling from mount.

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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.
Man is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chun Ka Tet wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ka Tet fails to land with a series of punches.
Ka Tet misses the jab.
Man defending well as Ka Tet loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Man.
Ka Tet misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chun Ka Tet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chun Ka Tet's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Man takes a swing at Ka Tet's ribcage but misses.

Ka Tet closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ka Tet lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ka Tet not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ka Tet looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ka Tet trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Ka Tet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ka Tet tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Ka Tet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Chun Ka Tet has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ka Tet fails to land the takedown.
Ka Tet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Man misses.
Ka Tet throws a good cross that connects.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ka Tet circles away quickly and effectively.
Man throws the left hand but Ka Tet avoids the punch easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ka Tet.
Man throws a hook but Ka Tet blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ka Tet connects with a crisp jab.
Ka Tet avoids the body shot from Man.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ka Tet.
Ka Tet scores with a hook.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Ka Tet's shoulder, as Ka Tet tries to avoid the shot.
Ka Tet looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ka Tet shoots in for a double leg but Man sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Man Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chun Ka Tet.
Man lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Ka Tet misses.
Ka Tet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
Ka Tet jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well.

Ka Tet looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man can't keep his opponent in guard - Ka Tet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ka Tet in particular looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chun Ka Tet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ka Tet 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chun Ka Tet!