PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rozafa Arben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arben has chosen P.O.D. - The Messenjah as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chaney
vs
Arben

190 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

198 cm
27
205 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Chaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rozafa Arben!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaney throws out a loose jab but Arben uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaney tries to bum rush Arben with a series of wild strikes but Arben uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chaney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chaney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Arben misses the target.
Chaney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arben misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Arben throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chaney slips under a jab from Arben.
Arben scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Ivan Chaney has been cut.
Chaney throws a lazy right hand but Arben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chaney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arben.
Jab from Chaney.

It looks like Rozafa Arben has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaney misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chaney.
Arben throws the left hand but Chaney avoids the punch easily.
Arben slaps away a takedown attempt from Chaney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chaney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arben.
Chaney has a takedown stuffed.
Arben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rozafa Arben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaney cracks Arben with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arben throws a hook but Chaney avoids it easily.
Chaney uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arben has time to react.
Good standup being displayed there by Arben as he connects with a hook.
Chaney slips under a jab.
Arben might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Arben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arben throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chaney throws a wild body kick that Arben sees coming a mile off.
Arben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Chaney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chaney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Arben gets back to half guard.
Arben is not content to let Chaney control the position.
Chaney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arben's head.
Chaney trying to control the action but Arben is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney winds up and cracks Arben with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arben manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chaney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chaney preventing the sweep.
Chaney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chaney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Arben is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chaney defends well.
Chaney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Arben avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chaney throws a big right hand that misses.

Arben looking for a guillotine here but Chaney defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaney showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chaney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Arben's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaney postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Chaney will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Arben thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chaney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chaney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arben circles away.
Chaney throws a low kick but Arben avoids it.
Ivan Chaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chaney loads up on a big right hand but Arben slips the punch.
Chaney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Arben counters with a crisp one two that drops Chaney! Arben thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chaney to his feet! Chaney is in big trouble!

Chaney is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arben throws an overhand right that has Chaney reeling! Arben follows up with more punches and Chaney is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rozafa Arben!
Rozafa Arben decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.