PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Requina could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Chaney's chin.

Requina
vs
Chaney

185 cm
21
219 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Requina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Chaney!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Requina takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Requina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chaney throws a poor cross that misses
and Requina counters with an outside leg kick.
Chaney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Requina makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chaney really felt that one!
Chaney misses with a lunging right hand
and Requina counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Requina connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Requina lands with a nice body kick.
Chaney looks gassed!
Requina throws a head kick that misses.
Chaney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chaney misses with a body shot
and Requina counters with a nice body kick.
Requina throws a leg kick which misses Chaney's front leg but catches the back leg as Chaney tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Chaney misses
and Requina counters with a solid body kick.
Requina lands a head kick. Chaney smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Ivan Chaney has been cut.
Requina throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Requina.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Requina darts in and clinches Chaney up against the cage.
Requina gets through Chaney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Requina.
Chaney is trying to break the clinch but Requina is controlling him.
Chaney has had enough of the clinch but Requina keeps him there for the moment.
Chaney can't break the clinch.
Requina has Chaney pushed against the cage.
Requina lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Requina will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chaney up against the cage.
Requina lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Requina.
Nice body punch from Requina - that landed with a thud.
Chaney dodges an elbow strike from Requina.
Chaney is trying to break the clinch but Requina is controlling him.
Requina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chaney tries to break the clinch but Requina is controlling the position.
Requina prevents Chaney from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Requina.
Chaney letting Requina take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Requina effectively controlling the action here.
Requina scores with a nice hook to the head.
Requina has Chaney pressed against the cage.
Chaney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Requina lands a body punch.
Chaney can't break the clinch.
Chaney tries to circle away but Requina has him pinned against the cage.
Chaney is trying to break the clinch but Requina has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Requina - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Requina.
Requina lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Requina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chaney's efforts to push away.
Requina avoiding damage.
Chaney has a couple of punches blocked by Requina.
Requina lands a nice uppercut.
Chaney lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Requina.
Requina cracks Chaney with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina prevents a body shot from Chaney.
Requina is stalling here.
Chaney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chaney is trying to push Requina away but Requina has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Requina scores with a shoulder strike.
Requina lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Chaney is rocked!
Requina with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chaney is still on wobbly legs! Can Requina finish him?
Nice body punch from Requina - that landed with a thud.
Requina stalls.
Good body shot from Requina.
Requina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Requina pressing his opponent against the cage.
Requina lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chaney backwards.
Requina creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Chaney with a big uppercut! Chaney tries to clinch up but Requina pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Chaney to the mat! Chaney covers up and Requina unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Requina!