PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jero Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nango Chekananwangi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marco
vs
Chekananwangi

170 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
244 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jero Marco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nango Chekananwangi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekananwangi lands a body shot.
Chekananwangi avoids the head kick by Marco.
Marco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chekananwangi slaps away a takedown attempt from Marco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marco shoots for a double leg takedown but Chekananwangi sprawls well. He's pushed Marco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chekananwangi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marco checks it well.
Marco slips a straight right by Chekananwangi.
Marco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marco checks a leg kick.
Marco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chekananwangi. Chekananwangi obviously looking to wear him down.
Chekananwangi cracks a nice hook into Marco's ribs.
Chekananwangi throws a right hand that Marco ducks under and follows up with a left that Marco also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Marco blocks the low kick.
Chekananwangi with a jab.
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!
Marco misses with a double jab.
Marco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jero Marco. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco checks a leg kick.
Chekananwangi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marco misses with a body kick.
Marco fails with the takedown
and Chekananwangi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marco is breathing heavily.

Chekananwangi feints and as Marco raises his hands in defense, Chekananwangi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chekananwangi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marco's head.
Chekananwangi stopping the sweep attempt from Marco.
Chekananwangi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chekananwangi distracts Marco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chekananwangi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chekananwangi looking to pass the guard.
Chekananwangi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marco's head.
Chekananwangi scoring with some ground and pound.
Marco is trying to keep Chekananwangi in close.
Chekananwangi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chekananwangi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Still in half guard, Chekananwangi seems content to control.
Chekananwangi is nestled in close to Marco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chekananwangi winds up and cracks Marco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chekananwangi trying to mount his opponent but Marco defends it.
Chekananwangi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekananwangi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chekananwangi drops an elbow to the side of Marco's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chekananwangi working over Marco with some ground and pound. Marco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chekananwangi drops an elbow to the side of Marco's head.
Marco taking some punishment here, with Chekananwangi in his half guard.
Marco is in trouble now - Chekananwangi has advanced to mount!
Chekananwangi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marco?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chekananwangi controlling from mount.

Chekananwangi looking to secure an arm triangle but Marco defends it well.
Chekananwangi with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekananwangi dominating with strikes here.
Chekananwangi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marco's face.
Chekananwangi with a couple of short strikes.
Chekananwangi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marco?
Chekananwangi landing strikes from the mount and Marco is in trouble!
Chekananwangi landing strikes from the mount.
Chekananwangi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chekananwangi unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chekananwangi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Chekananwangi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chekananwangi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chekananwangi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marco looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nango Chekananwangi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chekananwangi looks to score with a jab to the body but Marco is just out of range.
Chekananwangi throws the left hand but Marco avoids the punch easily.
Marco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marco with a poor takedown

and Chekananwangi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marco!
Nango Chekananwangi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chekananwangi content just to control the position here.
Chekananwangi landing shots from mount.
Chekananwangi landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chekananwangi controlling from the full mount.
Chekananwangi lands a heavy elbow.
Chekananwangi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekananwangi controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chekananwangi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chekananwangi raining down shots from the mount!
Chekananwangi lands a nice shot to the head.
Marco is looking to improve his position but Chekananwangi isn't that keen on the idea.
Chekananwangi lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chekananwangi controlling from mount.
Chekananwangi with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekananwangi landing shots from mount.
Chekananwangi working the ground and pound effectively.
Chekananwangi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chekananwangi landing strikes from the mount and Marco is in trouble!

Marco is rocked!

Chekananwangi is working for a guillotine from mount but Marco frees his head quite easily.
Oh Marco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chekananwangi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chekananwangi looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Marco covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nango Chekananwangi!
Nango Chekananwangi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.