PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JaKaSa Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chaos's choice of entrance music: Moonsorrow - Kuolleiden maa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Russo
vs
Chaos

170 cm
26
154 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

171 cm
29
150 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, JaKaSa Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo lands a leg kick that knocks Chaos off balance momentarily.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russo lands a slapping body shot.
Chaos throws a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Chaos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Russo, pushing him back against the cage.
Russo landing knees to the head.
Chaos managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.

Chaos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaos is just out of range.
Chaos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chaos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chaos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Russo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chaos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Russo's calf.
Russo avoids the head kick by Chaos.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chaos checks a leg kick.
Chaos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos throws a jab but it's blocked by Russo.
Russo scores with a leg kick.
Russo takes a swing at Chaos's ribcage but misses.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaos manages to avoid it.
Ryan Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Chaos tenderised Russo's leg. Russo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chaos checks a low kick from Russo.
Chaos moves out of range of the leg kick from Russo.
Chaos is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Russo.
Russo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Chaos drives through and clinches with Russo against the cage.
Chaos lands an elbow that stopped Russo in his tracks for a moment.
Russo missing with knees to the body.
Chaos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russos head.
Chaos lands with a short shot to the head.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.

Chaos breaks from the clinch.
Russo throws a solid leg kick but Chaos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Russo.
Russo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chaos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Chaos scores with a push kick.
Russo misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chaos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Russo is able to avoid easily.
Russo tried to score with a low kick but Chaos checks it.
Chaos throws a lazy right hand but Russo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Russo checks a leg kick.
Chaos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Russo connects with a leg kick. Chaos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chaos misses with a two punch combination.

Chaos has closed the distance and engaged Russo in a clinch.
Chaos holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Chaos breaks the clinch.
Chaos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Russo.
Chaos checks a low kick from Russo.
Russo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Russo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chaos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chaos swats away the attempt to clinch by Russo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo swings for the body but Chaos moves out of range.
Chaos throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
Russo tries to clinch up but Chaos circles away and keeps his distance.
Russo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chaos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chaos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chaos throws a front kick aimed at Russo's knee but Russo avoids it well.
Russo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russo throws a body punch but Chaos moves out of range.
Chaos misses with a low kick.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russo throws a solid leg kick but Chaos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Russo.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chaos, right into the meat.
Russo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chaos tries a head kick but it misses.
Chaos throws a low kick but Russo moves out of range easily.
Chaos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chaos misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a head kick that misses.
Russo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chaos connects with an inside leg kick.
Chaos lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos lands with a nice combination. Russo backs away looking to recover.
Russo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chaos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Russo - the referee stops the clock and Chaos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Russo. Chaos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chaos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Russo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chaos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chaos looks for the body kick but Russo saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Chaos.
Russo moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Chaos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo scores with a head kick.
Chaos is looking to slow Russo down with leg kicks.
Chaos misses with a body kick.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chaos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but JaKaSa Chaos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Russo throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russo. Chaos does a little dance to reset his feet.
JaKaSa Chaos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Russo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chaos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Russo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Russo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Russo's corner calls for a 1-2. Russo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chaos moves out of range of the body kick.
Chaos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chaos blocks a head kick by Russo.
Russo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chaos is looking to score with low kicks.
Chaos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Russo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaos was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Russo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chaos.
Russo cracks the inside of Chaos's front leg.
Russo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos throws out a leg kick but Russo moves out of range and Chaos only half commits.
Chaos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chaos lands with a slapping head kick.

Russo is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Chaos.
Oh Russo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos cracks Russo with a good jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chaos. That's going to slow Russo down.
Russo wants to clinch.
Russo scores with a body shot.
Chaos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Russo's sensitive parts.
Chaos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chaos throws a front kick aimed at Russo's knee but Russo avoids it well.
Russo takes a swing at Chaos's ribcage but misses.
Chaos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russo. That did some damage!
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Chaos cracks the inside of Russo's front leg.
Chaos scores with a decent looking hook.
Chaos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos throws a right hand that Russo ducks under and follows up with a left that Russo also avoids with ease.
Chaos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russo checks a leg kick.
Chaos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Russo motions for Chaos to come forward. Russo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Russo swings for the body but Chaos moves out of range.
Russo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russo throws a front kick aimed at Chaos's knee but Chaos avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chaos.
Chaos tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo seems to have got his legs back now.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Russo checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chaos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chaos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chaos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chaos throws a leg kick but Russo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chaos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Russo misses with a looping left.
Russo tries to work over Chaos's front leg with a kick but Chaos checks it.
Russo tries to score with a low kick but Chaos moves his leg out of the way.
Chaos throws a low kick but Russo moves out of range easily.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Chaos moves out of range of the body kick from Russo.
Chaos moves out of range of the body kick from Russo.
Chaos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Russo back to the cage. Chaos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Russo misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses.
Chaos misses with a wild body shot.
Russo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Russo throws a body punch but Chaos moves out of range.
Chaos thumps Russo with a low kick.
Russo throws a wild body kick that Chaos sees coming a mile off.
Russo thows a body shot but no joy.
Russo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Russo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chaos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chaos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Russo throws a push kick but Chaos slaps the foot to one side.
Chaos lands with a shot to the body.
Russo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Russo tries to land a front kick but Chaos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Russo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Russo, right into the meat.
Russo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russo blocks a head kick by Chaos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo connects with a leg kick. Chaos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Russo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo throws a front kick aimed at Chaos's knee but Chaos avoids it well.
Russo throws a head kick that misses.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaos was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Chaos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russo blocks a head kick by Chaos.
Chaos lands a nice looking body kick.
Russo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chaos checks it well.
Chaos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Chaos.
Russo takes one on the button.
Russo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Russo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chaos to score with a decent uppercut.
Russo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaos.
Russo is looking to wear down Chaos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Russo throws a lazy right hand but Chaos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JaKaSa Chaos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Russo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Russo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chaos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Russo.
Nice shot by Russo.
Russo misses with a kick to the body.
Russo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chaos misses with a wild body shot.
Chaos jabs at Russo's body.
A combination from Russo does no damage.
Chaos keeps the fight on the outside.
Russo slips a jab and a cross from Chaos.
Nice body kick there by Russo.
A big left from Chaos misses.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch but Chaos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russo wants to land a leg kick but Chaos is out of range.
Chaos avoids the head kick by Russo.
Chaos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Russo scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos scores with a leg kick.
Chaos throws a leg kick but Russo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chaos lands a head kick!
Chaos tries to work over Russo's front leg with a kick but Russo checks it.

Chaos closes the distance and pushes Russo back into the cage.
Russo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaos avoids it.
Chaos stalling the fight.

Chaos drags the fight down to the ground.
Russo trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos managing to control the position.
Russo stopping the sweep attempt from Chaos.
Ryan Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Russo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Russo trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Ryan Russo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Russo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chaos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Russo backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo tried to score with a low kick but Chaos checks it.
Russo takes a swing at Chaos's ribcage but misses.
Chaos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Chaos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Russo, pushing him back against the cage.
Chaos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chaos is keeping busy.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaos avoids the damage to the body.
Russo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like JaKaSa Chaos has been cut.
Russo avoids the elbow strike from Chaos, against the cage.
Russo keeps control of Chaos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaos.
A short right from Chaos on the inside.
Russo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaos avoids it.
Russo lands a good knee to the midsection. Chaos won't want to take too many of those.
Russo dodges an elbow strike from Chaos.
Russo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chaos misses with an elbow strike.
Chaos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Russo.
Chaos working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chaos.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
Chaos managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chaos is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chaos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaos.
Russo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chaos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chaos avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chaos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chaos, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Russo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chaos lands with a good body shot.
Chaos cracks Russo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A good leg kick by Chaos.

And that's the end of the fight!
JaKaSa Chaos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chaos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JaKaSa Chaos!
An out of breath JaKaSa Chaos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.