PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cali Yaptangco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicente Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Yaptangco
vs
Chavez

170 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 - $77

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cali Yaptangco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vicente Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez closes the distance but Yaptangco moves to the side

so Yaptangco counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yaptangco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yaptangco is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaptangco working some strikes from top position.
Chavez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yaptangco controls the pace.
Chavez working a defensive guard but Yaptangco manages to pass into side control anyway.
Chavez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yaptangco.
Yaptangco scoring with punches and elbows.
Yaptangco wants to control but Chavez is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaptangco creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chavez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Yaptangco passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Chavez!
Yaptangco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaptangco thowing shots but they're missing.
Chavez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Yaptangco landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chavez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Chavez looks gassed!

Yaptangco is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chavez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yaptangco landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaptangco unloads with some shots from mount but Chavez bucks and avoids them well.
Yaptangco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yaptangco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yaptangco looking to control but Chavez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chavez tries to hold on but Yaptangco postures up.
Yaptangco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaptangco wants to control the pace but Chavez is squirming around nicely.
Yaptangco cracks Chavez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yaptangco is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yaptangco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chavez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Yaptangco.
Yaptangco controlling the pace for now.
Yaptangco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chavez tries to hold on but Yaptangco postures up.
Yaptangco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chavez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaptangco landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Yaptangco there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yaptangco pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yaptangco tries to control but Chavez wriggling away.
Yaptangco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yaptangco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chavez's face.
Chavez is working to get back to half guard.

Yaptangco has hold of Chavez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chavez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaptangco looking to control but Chavez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cali Yaptangco dominated that round.
That's time! Yaptangco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chavez lands with a nice combination. Yaptangco backs away looking to recover.
Cali Yaptangco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yaptangco blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Chavez throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.
Vicente Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yaptangco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Yaptangco counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chavez's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yaptangco is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaptangco works over Chavez with some ground and pound from guard.
Yaptangco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yaptangco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yaptangco preventing the sweep.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Yaptangco from controlling successfully.
Yaptangco scoring with punches to the head and body.

Yaptangco stands and steps away. Chavez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yaptangco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chavez misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yaptangco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yaptangco throws a push kick but Chavez slaps the foot to one side.
Yaptangco blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Chavez lands a head kick!
Chavez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaptangco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cali Yaptangco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez wants to slow Yaptangco down by chopping away at his legs.
Chavez tries to bum rush Yaptangco with a series of wild strikes but Yaptangco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chavez throws a head kick but Yaptangco moves out of range.
Chavez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vicente Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yaptangco circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yaptangco fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chavez scores with a spinning back kick!
Chavez throws a head kick that Yaptangco semi-blocks.
Chavez thumps Yaptangco with a low kick.
Yaptangco avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Chavez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yaptangco back to the cage. Chavez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Yaptangco counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chavez's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cali Yaptangco dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Yaptangco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Yaptangco circles away.
Chavez misses with a double jab.
Yaptangco blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Yaptangco counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yaptangco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Yaptangco stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yaptangco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yaptangco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yaptangco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaptangco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Chavez throws a push kick but Yaptangco slaps the foot to one side.
Chavez misses with a leg kick.
Yaptangco shoots for a double leg takedown but Chavez sprawls well. He's pushed Yaptangco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A right-left combo lands from Chavez.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Yaptangco moves out of range.
Chavez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chavez scores with a three punch combo!
Chavez lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a head kick but Yaptangco moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Chavez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chavez!
Chavez throws a head kick that misses

and Yaptangco counters with a single leg into guard. Chavez didn't expect that.
Yaptangco tries to free his leg and advance position but Chavez is retaining full guard.
Chavez is looking to stand up but Yaptangco isn't so interested in that idea.

Yaptangco gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yaptangco doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.
Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yaptangco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chavez throws a lazy head kick

and Yaptangco counters by clinching up.
Chavez stops a takedown attempt from Yaptangco.
Chavez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yaptangco has him pressed against the cage.

Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Chavez lands but Yaptangco takes it in his stride.
Chavez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chavez lands a jab-cross combination.
Chavez looks to land a combination but Yaptangco avoids it well.
Chavez delivers a nice body kick.
Chavez throws a right and a left that Yaptangco avoids nicely.
Chavez throws a series of strikes that have Yaptangco backpedaling.
Cali Yaptangco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yaptangco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cali Yaptangco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vicente Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Chavez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cali Yaptangco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yaptangco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cali Yaptangco!