PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Chestnut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ta Sau Yat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chestnut comes to the cage accompanied by Albatross, Albatross, Albatross. Sau Yat has chosen 周杰倫 - 青花瓷 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chestnut
vs
Sau Yat

186 cm
29
193 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

183 cm
30
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walter Chestnut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Yat!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestnut shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sau Yat but Sau Yat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sau Yat throws a hook but Chestnut blocks it.
Sau Yat misses with a looping right.
Chestnut throws a solid leg kick but Sau Yat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chestnut.
Chestnut tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sau Yat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sau Yat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chestnut.
Chestnut gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sau Yat counters with a right hand to the body.
Chestnut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sau Yat.
Chestnut checks a leg kick.
Chestnut on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chestnut looks to land a left hand but Sau Yat moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Chestnut blocks the leg kick.
Sau Yat throws a shot from downtown. Chestnut moves away and avoids it.

Chestnut moves into the clinch.

Chestnut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chestnut wants to clinch.
Sau Yat swats away the attempt to clinch by Chestnut.
Chestnut tries to clinch up.
Chestnut throws out a leg kick but Sau Yat moves out of range and Chestnut only half commits.
Chestnut shoots in looking for a takedown. Sau Yat tries to sprawl out of it but Chestnut keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sau Yat 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 Walter Chestnut. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chestnut throws an overhand right that lands on Sau Yat's shoulder, as Sau Yat tries to avoid the shot.
Chestnut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chestnut tries to clinch there but Sau Yat circles away.
Chestnut misses with an uppercut
and Sau Yat counters with a straight right hand.

Sau Yat rushes Chestnut and presses him up against the cage.
Sau Yat throws a punch but it's blocked by Chestnut.
Sau Yat has a couple of punches blocked by Chestnut.
Sau Yat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chestnut can't find room to land a body shot as Sau Yat controls the action.
Sau Yat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chestnut backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat lands with a right to the head.
Chestnut cracks Sau Yat with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Chestnut fails to land.
Good body shot from Chestnut.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sau Yat working aggressively here.
Chestnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Sau Yat lands a nice uppercut.
Sau Yat blocking some punches.
Sau Yat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chestnut takes a shot to the head.
Sau Yat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sau Yat misses with some punches.
Sau Yat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chestnut drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sau Yat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sau Yat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Chestnut uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sau Yat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chestnut backwards.
Sau Yat lands a hook that snaps the head of Chestnut backwards.
Sau Yat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chestnut working aggressively here.
Sau Yat lands with a left to the head.
Chestnut blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Sau Yat.
Sau Yat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chestnut throws a head punch that misses.
Sau Yat pushes Chestnut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sau Yat scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chestnut lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Sau Yat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chestnut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sau Yat.
Sau Yat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ta Sau Yat 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.

Chestnut shoots in and drives through. Sau Yat sprawls well.
Chestnut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Chestnut.
Chestnut thows a body shot but no joy.
Sau Yat misses with a low kick.

Chestnut shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Chestnut goes for an armbar but Sau Yat turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sau Yat.
Sau Yat tries to stand but Chestnut is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chestnut looking for a guillotine here but Sau Yat defends easily.

Chestnut has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sau Yat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chestnut has a closed guard, preventing Sau Yat from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chestnut has his foot on Sau Yat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sau Yat works his way back into a safe position though.
Sau Yat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Chestnut looking for subs off his back but Sau Yat has passed one foot through into half guard.
Chestnut moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sau Yat stands and steps away. Chestnut gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chestnut throws a hook but Sau Yat blocks it.
Chestnut shoots in looking for a takedown but Sau Yat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chestnut's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Chestnut tries to keep at a distance but Sau Yat has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut working aggressively here.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sau Yat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Chestnut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ta Sau Yat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chestnut throws a punch but it's blocked by Sau Yat.
Chestnut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sau Yat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Yat fails to land.
Sau Yat lands with a left to the head.
Sau Yat scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sau Yat misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Sau Yat.
A right hand to the body from Sau Yat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sau Yat blocks a body shot from Chestnut.
Chestnut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sau Yat scores with a hook to the body.
Sau Yat lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ta Sau Yat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sau Yat throws a hook but Chestnut blocks it.
Sau Yat throws a hook but Chestnut avoids it easily.
Sau Yat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sau Yat lunges at Chestnut with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chestnut's hand.
Sau Yat lands a jab to the nose.
Sau Yat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chestnut misses with a low kick.

Sau Yat closes the distance and clinches.
Chestnut blocks an uppercut.
Sau Yat misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sau Yat struggles to land a body shot inside as Chestnut controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sau Yat.
Chestnut takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Yat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chestnut backwards.
Sau Yat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chestnut backwards.

Chestnut is rocked!
Sau Yat misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Chestnut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sau Yat scores with a hook to the body.
Sau Yat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yat throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Yat fails to land.
Sau Yat misses with a punch on the inside.
Sau Yat digs a right hand underneath Chestnut's ribcage. Chestnut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chestnut seems to have got his legs back now.
Sau Yat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chestnut backwards.
Sau Yat prevents a body shot from Chestnut.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chestnut blocking some punches.
A short right from Sau Yat.
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!
Chestnut tries to pull guard but Sau Yat won't allow it.
Chestnut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chestnut tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sau Yat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sau Yat pushes Chestnut against the cage. Sau Yat is working some dirty boxing. Sau Yat pushes off with a quick right hook! Chestnut goes down! Chestnut tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sau Yat moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ta Sau Yat!
During a confident post fight interview, Ta Sau Yat thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.