PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Choake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choake comes to the cage accompanied by Hans Zimmer - The Kraken. Pat Small has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jermaine Choake's chin.

Choake
vs
Small

186 cm
25
183 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

182 cm
22
178 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Choake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Small!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small loads up on a big right hand but Choake slips the punch.

Small gets caught napping as Choake dives in and scores a takedown. Small manages to retain guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Choake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Small trying to control the position.
Choake engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Small utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Small tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Choake sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Small scores with a four punch combination!
Choake slips a straight right by Small.
A good leg kick by Small.
Small takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Choake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Small.
Pat Small is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Choake checks a low kick from Small.
Choake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Small counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake moves out of range as Small strikes.
Small throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choake.
Small throws a jab when Choake was well out of range.
Pat Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small cracks Choake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Small is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choake.

Small has managed to clinch.
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!
Small lands with a left to the head.
Small throws a head punch that misses.

Choake has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Small is trying to keep an underhook but Choake manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Choake throwing shots but Small is blocking nicely.
Choake wants to take a breather but Small is having none of it.
Small really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small is looking for a sweep. Choake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Choake is pressing down on Small's thigh, looking to free his foot. Small is holding on for now.
Small is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Choake not doing much here.
Choake is thwarting Small's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Choake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Small misses with a body kick.

Small gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Small struggles to land a body shot inside as Choake controls his hands.
Small lands with a right to the head.
Small tries to break the clinch but Choake is controlling the position.
Choake is looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Choake has clasped his hands together around Small's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Choake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Small keeps working.
Small tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pat Small will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Small scores with a nice head shot.
Small scores with a nice strike.
Choake staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Small misses its intended target.
A jab from Small misses.
Small bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Choake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Small misses the shot to the body.

Choake tries to keep at a distance but Small has taken the fight into the clinch.
Small wants to break the clinch but can't.
Choake has Small pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Small manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Choake as Small tries to tie him up.
Small lands an uppercut.
Small on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Small on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Small is fighting off a takedown attempt but Choake is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Small to the mat. Small regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Choake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Choake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Choake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Small working for a triangle but Choake defends it easily.
Choake trying to control but Small is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choake lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake trying to control the position from guard on top but Small is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choake throws a strike but Small rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Choake keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
Small being controlled here momentarily.
Small trying to control but Choake is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Choake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Small defends it easily.
Choake is trying to control the position but Small postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Small gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Small lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jermaine Choake will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Small thows a left - swing and a miss!
Small misses with a looping right.
Choake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.
Small throws a leg kick but Choake checks it.
Small looks to throw the jab but Choake is out of range.

Small forces Choake back against the cage and clinches.
Choake will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Small up against the cage.
Choake blocks a body shot from Small.
Small is leaning against Choake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Choake trying to land knees to the body.
Choake misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake goes for a takedown attempt but Small pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Small attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Choake takes one to the chin there.
Small looks to throw the jab but Choake is out of range.

Small clinches with his opponent.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Choake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small misses with a hook to the ribs.
Choake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Choake controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Choake tries to score a body lock takedown but Small shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Choake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Small with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Small looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Small lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Small - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Choake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Small lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Choake turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Choake manages to end up in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake tries to advance to mount but can't.
Small tries to improve position but can't.
Choake working the head and body with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Choake has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake punishing his opponent with strikes.
Choake wants to control the pace but Small is squirming around nicely.
Choake lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Small tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choake lands a nice shot to the head.
Choake punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jermaine Choake did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Choake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Small.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Choake.
Small throws a looping overhand right but Choake ducks down to avoid it.
Choake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Small.
Choake checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small with a hook.
Small cracks a nice hook into Choake's ribs.
Choake blocks a leg kick.
Small lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Choake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Small's corner calls for a 1-2. Small obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Small feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Choakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Small slips a straight right by Choake.
Small scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Choake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Small fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choake, pushing him back against the cage.

Choake has picked Small up - he's going for a ride! Choake dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choake works his way into full mount!
Choake 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Choake looking to finish Small with some ground and pound. This is bad for Small!
Choake lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Small hang on?
Choake with a couple of short strikes.
Choake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Choake lands a heavy elbow.
Small is desperately trying to improve his position but Choake has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake tries to control but Small wriggling away.
Choake is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Small can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Choake is landing with some decent strikes but Small is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Choake unloading with bombs!
Choake cracks Small with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Choake in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choake trying to control but Small is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake with a couple of short strikes.
Choake dominating with strikes here.
Choake working the ground and pound effectively.
Choake cracks Small with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Small is squirming around, avoiding Choake's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Choake had his way with Pat Small in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Small misses with an uppercut.

Small fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choake, pushing him back against the cage.
Choake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Small's efforts to push away.
Small misses with the head strike.
Small misses with a body punch.

Small breaks from the clinch.
Pat Small seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Small fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Choake, pushing him back against the cage.
Choake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Small gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Choake is looking to take this one to the mat.
A frustrated look appears on Small's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake has Small pressed against the cage.
Small on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Small.
Choake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Small blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Small misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Choake is trying to drag Small to the mat but Small just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Choake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Small is trying to break free.
Choake blocking some punches.
Small working aggressively here.
Small tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Choake has hold of one of Small's legs. Small is fighting the takedown attempt but Choake gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake trying to control but Small is working from the bottom.
Small wants to sweep here but Choake controlling him for the moment.
Choake lands a couple of digs.
Small looking for a sweep. Not yet Small, not yet.
Choake controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choake stands up over Small, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Small works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Choake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Choake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Small tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Small has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake misses with a body punch.
Small misses with some punches.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small misses with a hook to the ribs.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Choake controls the action.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choake prevents Small from breaking the clinch.

Choake gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Choake trying to pass the guard but Small defending well.
Pat Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Small looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jermaine Choake.
I think Choake 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Choake!
Jermaine Choake retains his welterweight title!
Jermaine Choake really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Balls Recovery (160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.