PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chiwawa Chagaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiwawa Chagaev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Chagaev
vs
White

200 cm
22
254 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

188 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chiwawa Chagaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chagaev lands a right hook to the body.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chagaev throws a hook but White blocks it.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chagaev.
Chagaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chagaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Chagaev. Those never looked like landing.
Chagaev misses with a leg kick.
Chagaev misses with a jab to the body
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chagaev takes one on the button.
Chagaev wants to clinch
and Chagaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by White.
Chagaev jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White works Chagaev's body with a nice hook.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chagaev. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chagaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chiwawa Chagaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chagaev.
Some wild striking there from White.
Chagaev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.

It looks like Paul White has been cut.
Chagaev throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev moves out of range as White strikes.
Chagaev wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White moves out of range as Chagaev throws a body kick.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
Chagaev stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chagaev wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.

Chagaev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

White pulls guard.

Chagaev stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chagaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Chagaev.
White lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by White.
Chagaev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Chagaev clinches with his opponent.
Chagaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.

Chagaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiwawa Chagaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chagaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chagaev tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Chagaev scores with a head kick. White tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chagaev falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chagaev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White loads up on a big right hand but Chagaev slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Chagaev is just out of range.
Chagaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Chagaev digs a good hook to White's body.
Chagaev throws a head kick that misses.
Chagaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Chagaev is looking to clinch.

Chagaev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chagaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White tries to circle away but Chagaev has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chagaev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from White.
Chagaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiwawa Chagaev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul White's cut.
That's time! Chagaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chagaev moves into range and clinches up with White.
Chagaev misses with a body punch.
Chagaev looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Chagaev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chagaev lands a left hand.
White avoiding damage as Chagaev throws knees to the body.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White being controlled against the cage.
White tries to pull guard but Chagaev holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Chagaev scores with a nice hook to the head.

White pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chagaev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chagaev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chagaev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chagaev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chagaev wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chagaev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of White is proving hard to escape from.

White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chagaev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chagaev gets to his feet - White follows without any prompting.
Chagaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chagaev throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Chagaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White dodges the punch combination from Chagaev.
Chagaev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chagaev misses with a double jab.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Chagaev should have avoided that one.
Chagaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Chagaev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
A punch combination from Chagaev misses.
Chagaev misses with a two punch combination.
Chiwawa Chagaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Chagaev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chagaev tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chagaev tries a head kick but it misses.
White digs a good hook to Chagaev's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiwawa Chagaev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

White misses with an uppercut.
A cross from White lands.
Chagaev is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chagaev tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White loads up on a big right hand but Chagaev slips the punch.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chagaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White throws the kick towards the body but Chagaev avoids it.
Chagaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from White.
Chagaev misses with a body shot.
Chagaev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chagaev misses with a body shot.

Chagaev moves into the clinch.
Chagaev tries a body shot but White blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chagaev slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Chagaev.
Chagaev misses with a body punch.

Chagaev breaks the clinch.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chagaev throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chagaev.
Chagaev misses with a combination
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Chagaev has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev lands a hook to the side of the head.

Chagaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chagaev counters with a straight right hand.
Chagaev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White avoids the head kick by Chagaev.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

White closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chagaev did well to prevent White getting side control.

White is looking for a kimura here.
White not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chagaev!
White controlling from the full mount.
Chagaev wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by White.
Paul White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chagaev working to try and regain half guard.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chagaev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
Chagaev avoids a series of strikes thrown by White.
White misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

White swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chagaev is now in White's guard. A big mistake from White there, giving up the dominant position!
Chiwawa Chagaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chagaev stands up and waves to White to follow him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul White.
I think Chagaev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiwawa Chagaev!