PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chip Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Snuka's choice of entrance music: Superfly by Curtis Mayfield. Jimmy Snuka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Douglas
vs
Snuka

200 cm
20
181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing
KAISER

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chip Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas shoots in for a takedown but Snuka shows good takedown defense.
Snuka stuffs the takedown attempt from Douglas. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet.
Douglas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Snuka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Snuka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Douglas somewhat.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Snuka.
Snuka scores with a punch to the head.
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Douglas shoots in looking for a takedown but Snuka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Douglas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Snuka.
A jab from Snuka does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Douglas is rocked!

It looks like Chip Douglas has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka throws an off balance right hand

and Douglas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Douglas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snuka defending well though.
Snuka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Douglas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Douglas's back!
Douglas rolls, trying to escape but Snuka keeps control of the position.
Douglas 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.
Snuka softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Snuka is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Snuka gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Snuka gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Snuka apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Oh Douglas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snuka throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas seems to have got his legs back now.

Snuka sends Douglas crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Snuka is motioning to the referee to let Douglas up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Douglas dives in and grabs Snuka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snuka pushes down on Douglas's head and hops out.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Snuka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas defending well as Snuka loads up on a big left hand.
Snuka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas slips under a jab from Snuka.
Douglas tries to clinch but Snuka moves away
and Snuka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snuka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Douglas doesn't seem bothered though.
Snuka cracks Douglas with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Snuka!
Post fight, an emotional Jimmy Snuka said 'They call me... SUPERFLY! And anyone who thinks they can soar with me is bound to crash down!'.