PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Wylde Rhoads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuo Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chop Suey kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jake Wylde Rhoads has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wylde Rhoads
vs
Chiba

193 cm
30
213 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

180 cm
30
205 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Wylde Rhoads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tetsuo Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba blocks a jab.
Chiba throws out a loose jab but Wylde Rhoads uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chiba avoids the body shot from Wylde Rhoads.
Chiba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wylde Rhoads blocks a low kick nicely.
Wylde Rhoads lands with a cross.

Wylde Rhoads clinches up against the cage.
Wylde Rhoads slowing the pace effectively.
Chiba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chiba avoiding damage as Wylde Rhoads throws knees to the body.
Chiba managing to block the knees to the body from Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a body punch.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde Rhoads tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba prevents a body shot from Wylde Rhoads.

Chiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wylde Rhoads throws a hook but Chiba blocks it.
Wylde Rhoads swings away with a body shot that misses

and Chiba counters with a crisp one two that drops Wylde Rhoads! Chiba thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wylde Rhoads to his feet! Wylde Rhoads is in big trouble!
Tetsuo Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a body shot.
Chiba misses with a left hand
and Wylde Rhoads counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chiba thinking.

Chiba drops Wylde Rhoads with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wylde Rhoads looks back up at him and smiles so Chiba waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Wylde Rhoads is rocked!

It looks like Jake Wylde Rhoads has been cut.
Wylde Rhoads looks to throw the jab but Chiba is out of range.
Chiba moves away from the strike by Wylde Rhoads.
Wylde Rhoads takes one to the chin there.
Wylde Rhoads swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chiba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chiba loads up on a big right hand but Wylde Rhoads slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chiba gets caught napping as Wylde Rhoads dives in and scores a takedown. Chiba manages to retain guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Wylde Rhoads thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Wylde Rhoads thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wylde Rhoads forces his way into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wylde Rhoads in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wylde Rhoads is working for a kimura but Chiba is defending it quite comfortably.

Wylde Rhoads is working for a kimura but Chiba is defending it quite comfortably.
Chiba is not content to let Wylde Rhoads control the position.
Chiba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wylde Rhoads. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads is looking to advance position but Chiba won't allow it.
Wylde Rhoads seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Chiba is defending against the submission attempts here by Wylde Rhoads.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wylde Rhoads content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuo Chiba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Wylde Rhoads's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab, jab by Wylde Rhoads - just one landing.
Chiba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wylde Rhoads lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chiba circles away quickly and effectively.
Wylde Rhoads moves in looking to clinch but Chiba pushes him off.
Wylde Rhoads lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wylde Rhoads throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a double jab
and Chiba counters with a right hand to the body.
Wylde Rhoads moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chiba lands a left and a right that send Wylde Rhoads crashing to the mat, dazed. Chiba thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba misses with an uppercut. Wylde Rhoads saw that one coming.
Chiba looks to throw the jab but Wylde Rhoads is out of range.
Wylde Rhoads looks to score with a jab to the body but Chiba is just out of range.
Chiba throws a body punch but Wylde Rhoads moves out of range.
Wylde Rhoads takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wylde Rhoads swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Wylde Rhoads. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wylde Rhoads.
A big right from Chiba misses.
Wylde Rhoads misses with a body shot
and Chiba counters with a nice uppercut.
Chiba throws an overhand right that lands on Wylde Rhoads's shoulder, as Wylde Rhoads tries to avoid the shot.
Wylde Rhoads shoots in looking for a takedown but Chiba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wylde Rhoads's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde Rhoads lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde Rhoads swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chiba throws the left hand but Wylde Rhoads avoids the punch easily.

Chiba gets caught napping as Wylde Rhoads dives in and scores a takedown. Chiba manages to retain guard.
Chiba wants to stand up but Wylde Rhoads is controlling him.
Wylde Rhoads passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wylde Rhoads thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wylde Rhoads has hold of Chiba's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Chiba seems comfortable defending it but Wylde Rhoads has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Chiba is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Chiba is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Wylde Rhoads couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Wylde Rhoads!