PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Choake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choake kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hans Zimmer - The Kraken. Chelios has chosen In Waves as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chev Chelios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Choake
vs
Chelios

186 cm
27
183 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
187 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

BeastMode
Brute

BeastMode

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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Choake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chev Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios thows a body shot but no joy.
Choake shoots in for a double leg but Chelios sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Choake shoots for a double leg takedown but Chelios sprawls well. He's pushed Choake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jermaine Choake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chelios manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Choake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Chelios looks to throw the jab but Choake is out of range.
Chelios blocks a head kick by Choake.
Choake staying out of range there.
Choake moves away from the strike by Chelios.
A swing and a miss from Chelios.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Choake throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chelios was covering up waiting for the punch and Choake finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chelios working a defensive guard here.
Chelios might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Choake kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Choake's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Choake trying to control the position from guard on top but Chelios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chelios manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Choake misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake lands with a slapping head kick.
Choake is looking to clinch.

Chelios gets caught napping as Choake dives in and scores a takedown. Chelios manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chelios is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chelios really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Choake passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Choake lands a few punches from side control.
Choake scoring with punches from side control.
Choake lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chelios's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Choake are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chelios looks to move to half guard but instead Choake has passed into mount! Damn!
Choake is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chelios can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chelios tries to hold on but Choake pushes him away.

Choake has hold of Chelios's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chelios manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chelios wants to hold on but Choake pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake with the ground and pound from mount.
Chelios tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Choake has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chelios's face.
Choake connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Choake tries to control but Chelios wriggling away.
Choake lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Choake looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choake tries to control but Chelios wriggling away.
Chelios wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chelios pushes Choake up against the cage in a clinch.
Choake stalling against the cage.

Choake is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Chelios can't fight it off and eventually Choake manages to take the fight to the floor. Chelios looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Choake wants to control from the top but Chelios keeps moving.
Choake sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chelios's guard.
Choake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chelios with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Choake 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.
Chelios looks like he's trying to stand up.
Choake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chelios keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chelios is trying to stand back up but Choake is controlling him
Choake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Choake tries to pass to full mount but Chelios defends it.
Chelios is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Choake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Choake passes to full mount!
Chelios tries to lock up and control but Choake gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake breaks from Chelios's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Choake.
Choake lands with some strikes.
Chelios is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Choake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choake with good strikes from the mount here!
Chelios is squirming around, avoiding Choake's attempts to control the action.
Choake punishing his opponent with strikes.
Choake with shots to the head and body - Chelios looks very uncomfortable down there.
Choake lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choake breaks from Chelios's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Chelios is rocked!
Choake is landing with some decent strikes but Chelios is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chelios is still in real trouble! Can Choake finish him?
Choake lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Choake landing punches.
Chelios is bucking up trying to escape but Choake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Choake loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Chelios scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Choake land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Choake stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermaine Choake!
Jermaine Choake very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Balls Recovery (160) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.