PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Cliche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Superfly -- Curtis Mayfield and Ice T kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cliche
vs
Snuka

187 cm
23
212 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

192 cm
29
218 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Cliche!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka lands an overhand right.
Cliche takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snuka stuffs the takedown.
Snuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cliche was well out of range. Poor timing from Snuka.
Snuka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cliche shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snuka sprawls well. Snuka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cliche gets slowly back to his feet.
Cliche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cliche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka throws a leg kick which misses Cliche's front leg but catches the back leg as Cliche tries to avoid it.
Snuka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Snuka leaves Cliche with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cliche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka tries to clinch but Cliche is having none of it.
Jimmy Snuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snuka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snuka swings for the body but Cliche moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Snuka.
Cliche doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Snuka counters with a body kick that stops Cliche in his tracks momentarily.
Cliche avoids the head kick by Snuka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka tries to clinch there but Cliche circles away.
Snuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cliche.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliche has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Snuka after a bit of a struggle.
Cliche tries to break free but Snuka pushes him back against the cage.
Snuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cliche is defending well for now.
Snuka stalling the fight.

Cliche pulls guard successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cliche pulls Snuka in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka wanted to stand there but Cliche had control of the position.
Cliche looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snuka is one step ahead there.
Snuka being controlled here momentarily.
Snuka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

We're going to have a standup here because Charlie Cliche wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Snuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka throws a push kick but Cliche slaps the foot to one side.
Snuka stuffs the takedown.
Jab by Snuka.
Snuka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cliche.
Cliche shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snuka defends it nicely.
A good leg kick by Snuka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snuka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Snuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cliche moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Snuka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Snuka throws a head kick but Cliche moves out of range.

Cliche dives in and scores a takedown into Snuka's guard.
Cliche throwing strikes from guard but Snuka blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cliche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snuka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Snuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cliche.
Cliche throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cliche trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cliche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka keeping full guard, as Cliche tries to pass.
Cliche won't allow Snuka to get back to his feet.
Cliche looking to pass the guard.
Cliche throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cliche wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
Snuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cliche 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cliche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cliche is one step ahead there.
Cliche wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
Cliche throws a strike but Snuka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cliche is pulling down on Snuka's head. It's preventing any offense from Snuka, at least for the moment.
Cliche has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Charlie Cliche just wasn't active enough.
Snuka misses with a body shot.
Snuka throws a head kick but Cliche moves out of range.
Snuka connects with an inside leg kick.
Snuka misses with a wild body shot.
Cliche takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Snuka misses.
Cliche has a takedown stuffed.
Snuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka throws a body kick that misses.
Cliche fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Snuka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cliche rather than just go for the knockout.
Snuka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cliche shoots in looking for a takedown. Snuka tries to sprawl out of it but Cliche keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snuka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cliche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Cliche dominated that second round.
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.

Snuka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Snuka misses.
Snuka throws a body punch but Cliche moves out of range.
Cliche misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Snuka thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Snuka misses.
Cliche fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Snuka thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliche fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cliche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cliche takes a kick to the side of the head.
Snuka digs a good hook to Cliche's body.
Cliche shoots in looking for a takedown but Snuka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cliche's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Snuka lands with a straight right. Cliche didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliche shoots in looking for a takedown but Snuka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cliche's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cliche avoids the body shot from Snuka.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cliche looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Snuka misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka throws out a loose jab but Cliche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cliche shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snuka as he jumps to the side.

Cliche shoots in and bounces Snuka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cliche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cliche throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cliche lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliche throws an elbow that misses. Snuka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cliche's guard. Nice move by Snuka!
Cliche is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Snuka trying to control but Cliche is working from the bottom.
Snuka prevents Cliche from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cliche is pulling down on Snuka's head to control his posture.
Charlie Cliche overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snuka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cliche swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cliche has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Snuka off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cliche ducks under a wild hook from Snuka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliche blocks a head kick by Snuka.
Cliche is trying hard to land a takedown here. Snuka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Snuka lands a jab.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cliche misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snuka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Snuka really dominated that 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.

Cliche will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snuka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cliche is out of range.
Charlie Cliche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snuka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Snuka misses with a low kick.
Snuka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snuka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Snuka misses the target.
Cliche misses the jab.
Snuka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Cliche blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snuka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Snuka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cliche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snuka.
Snuka loads up on a big right hand but Cliche slips the punch.
Cliche takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Snuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cliche.
Snuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliche is just out of range.
Snuka thuds a left hand into Cliche's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Snuka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Snuka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snuka misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Snuka, right into the meat.
Snuka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Snuka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snuka looks to throw the jab but Cliche is out of range.
A jab from Snuka misses.
Cliche walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Snuka stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka throws a front kick aimed at Cliche's knee but Cliche avoids it well.
Cliche moves out of range of the body kick from Snuka.
Snuka scores with a body shot.
Snuka scores with a jab. Cliche acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Snuka missing with a left hand there. Cliche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliche is just out of range.
Cliche checks a leg kick.
Snuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cliche shoots in looking for a takedown. Snuka tries to sprawl out of it but Cliche keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snuka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cliche. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka throws a series of punches but Cliche moves out of range.
Snuka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Snuka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cliche fails with a takedown attempt.
Snuka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Snuka dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Good leg kick by Snuka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Snuka misses with an uppercut. Cliche saw that one coming.
Snuka wants to slow Cliche down by chopping away at his legs.
Snuka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cliche takes a step back to recover.
Snuka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snuka thows a body shot but no joy.
Cliche takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snuka misses with a wild body shot.
Snuka jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Snuka.
Cliche fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cliche shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snuka but Snuka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cliche on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Snuka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cliche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snuka.

Cliche manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Snuka on his heels. He'll look to pass Snuka's guard now, I'm sure.
Cliche won't allow Snuka to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliche postures up in Snuka's guard and throws a big left but Snuka blocks it.
Cliche is looking to work some ground and pound but Snuka has wrist control.
Cliche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cliche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snuka is on top in guard.
Cliche has a closed guard, preventing Snuka from standing up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliche has control of Snuka's left arm, preventing Snuka from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Charlie Cliche wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Snuka swings away with a body shot that misses

and Cliche counters with a single leg into guard. Snuka didn't expect that.
Cliche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cliche throws an elbow that misses. Snuka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cliche's guard. Nice move by Snuka!
Cliche is looking to stand up but Snuka isn't so interested in that idea.
Cliche is trying to keep Snuka in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliche has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cliche has a closed guard, preventing Snuka from standing up.
Cliche is trying to keep Snuka in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charlie Cliche wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cliche closes the distance and clinches up with Snuka, looking for a takedown. Cliche pushes Snuka against the cage but Snuka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Charlie Cliche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cliche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snuka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snuka throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Snuka.
I think Snuka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Snuka!
Jimmy Snuka is the new light heavyweight champion!