PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimora Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chiba
vs
Valentine

175 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
193 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshimora Chiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Chiba.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Valentine.
Chiba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentine in his tracks.
Chiba misses the shot to the body.
Valentine works Chiba's body with a nice hook.
Valentine jabs Chiba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chiba stuffs the takedown.
Valentine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chiba scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Valentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt - Chiba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valentine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba misses the jab.
Chiba throws out a leg kick but Valentine moves out of range and Chiba only half commits.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
Chiba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valentine.
Valentine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valentine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chiba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentine. Valentine obviously looking to wear him down.
Chiba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentine.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentine digs a good hook to Chiba's body.
A solid body kick from Valentine.
Chiba throws a right hand that Valentine ducks under and follows up with a left that Valentine also avoids with ease.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chiba tries a low kick but Valentine avoids it.

Valentine scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine works to advance to full mount. Chiba defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Valentine looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Valentine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chiba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valentine on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chiba tries to reverse the position but Valentine maintains control.

Valentine has isolated one of Chiba's arms. Chiba looking to fight him off but Valentine twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Valentine!