PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zydrunas Savickas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zydrunas Savickas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akio Chan's chin.

Savickas
vs
Chan

191 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
276 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zydrunas Savickas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akio Chan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan with a nice cross.
Savickas darts in trying to clinch
letting Chan counter with a right hand.
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan looks to land a left hand but Savickas moved out of range nicely.
Savickas moves to clinch but Chan breaks away
and Chan counters with a straight right hand.
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savickas tries to clinch but Chan moves away
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan punishes Savickas's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savickas swinging wildly here.
Savickas slips a jab from Chan.
A punch combination from Chan misses.
Chan throws a series of punches but Savickas moves out of range.
Savickas wants to clinch
and Chan counters with a nice uppercut.
Savickas throws a combination that misses
and Chan counters with a nice uppercut.
Chan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savickas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Savickas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Akio Chan has been cut.
Savickas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chan counters with a head kick. That will keep Savickas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Savickas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Savickas misses.
Savickas checks a low kick from Chan.
Chan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Savickas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savickas tries to clinch up
and Chan counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Savickas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savickas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chan circles away quickly and effectively.
Savickas is breathing heavily.
Savickas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chan throws a jab when Savickas was well out of range.
Savickas darts in trying to clinch
and Chan counters with a stiff right hand.
Savickas wants to clinch but Chan slips to the side
and Savickas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Savickas.
Savickas tries to clinch up
and Chan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savickas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan.
No joy there for Savickas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zydrunas Savickas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savickas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savickas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Savickas ducks down to avoid it.
Chan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savickas tries to clinch but Chan moves away
and Chan counters with a straight right hand.
Chan tries to bum rush Savickas with a series of wild strikes but Savickas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savickas.
Chan is looking to chop away at Savickas's legs.
Savickas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Chan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akio Chan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Savickas tries to clinch
and Chan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savickas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Savickas looks to land a right hand but Chan moved out of range.
Chan lands a leg kick that knocks Savickas off balance momentarily.
Savickas checks a low kick from Chan.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savickas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chan counters with a good low kick that Savickas was not able to check.
Savickas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chan misses.
Savickas throws a poor cross that misses
and Chan counters with a leg kick.
Akio Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan throws a hook but Savickas avoids it easily.
Savickas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Chan misses with a low kick.
Savickas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chan counters with a stiff right hand.
Savickas tries to clinch up
and Chan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savickas thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savickas misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.
Savickas wants to clinch
letting Chan counter with a right hand.
Chan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Savickas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savickas tries to clinch
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Chan.
Savickas wants to clinch but Chan slips to the side
and Chan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savickas wants to clinch
and Chan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Savickas checks a leg kick.
Savickas tries to clinch
and Chan counters with a straight right hand.
Savickas tries to clinch
and Chan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savickas wants to clinch but Chan slips to the side
and Chan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savickas blocks a leg kick.
Chan swings for the body but Savickas moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Savickas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Savickas checks a leg kick.
Savickas tries to clinch but Chan moves away
and Chan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savickas connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Chan finds it's way through Savickas's defenses.
Savickas tries to clinch but Chan moves away
and Savickas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chan throws a leg kick that misses.
Chan misses with a hook. Savickas ducked under it nicely.
Savickas ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Chan takes a swing at Savickas's ribcage but misses.
Savickas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savickas darts in trying to clinch
and Chan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akio Chan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Savickas ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Savickas defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Savickas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savickas wants to clinch
and Chan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Savickas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Savickas.
Savickas looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan misses the jab.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savickas looks to clinch
and Chan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savickas wants to clinch but Chan slips to the side
and Chan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chan wants to land a leg kick but Savickas is out of range.
Savickas looks to clinch
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savickas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Savickas closes the distance but Chan moves to the side
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
Savickas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chan throws a low kick but Savickas avoids it.
Savickas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savickas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Savickas. Those never looked like landing.
Chan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savickas misses with a wild body shot.
Savickas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan lands a jab.
Zydrunas Savickas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Savickas counters with a three punch combo that has Chan backing up. Chan nods at Savickas to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savickas catches Chan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Savickas.
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chan counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Savickas slips the punch.
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savickas slips under a jab.
Savickas moves to clinch but Chan breaks away
and Chan counters with a two punch combo.
Savickas tries to clinch but Chan moves away
and Chan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chan tried to score with a low kick but Savickas checks it.
Zydrunas Savickas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savickas moves to clinch but Chan breaks away
and Chan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Savickas.
Savickas fails to land with a series of punches.
Savickas moves away from the strike by Chan.
Savickas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Chan counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Chan.
Savickas throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Chan to counter with a crisp jab.
Chan throws a hook but Savickas avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Chan!