PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermio Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chelios is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In Waves. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Junior
vs
Chelios

182 cm
22
187 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
201 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hermio Junior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chev Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Junior 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Junior throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chelios counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chelios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chelios throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Chelios throws an overhand right that lands on Junior's shoulder, as Junior tries to avoid the shot.
Junior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Junior blocks a head kick by Chelios.
Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Junior.
An inside leg kick from Chelios misses.
Chelios misses with an uppercut. Junior saw that one coming.
Junior tries to clinch but Chelios moves out of range.
Junior tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chelios.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chelios on the side of the head.
Chelios 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Junior looks to land a body kick but Chelios moved away.
Junior misses the jab.
Chelios fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Junior throws out a loose jab but Chelios uses good head movement to avoid it.

Junior moves into the clinch.
Chelios prevents a body shot from Junior.
Junior misses with the head strike.
Junior dodges an elbow strike from Chelios.

Junior manages to break the clinch.
Junior tries to clinch there but Chelios circles away.
A jab from Chelios finds it's way through Junior's defenses.
Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chelios.
Junior throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior wants to clinch.
Chelios defending well as Junior loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with the combination.
Junior misses the jab.
Chelios swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.
Junior tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chelios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Junior scores with a body shot.
Chelios lands a front kick.
Chelios throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chelios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
Chelios looks to land a right hand but Junior moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chelios counters with a low kick, right behind Junior 's knee.
Junior misses with the combination.
Junior on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Hermio Junior has been cut.
Chelios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior throws the kick towards the body but Chelios avoids it.
Chelios throws a leg kick but Junior sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chelios lands with an overhand left.
Junior throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Chelios counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chelios throws an elbow but misses.
Junior lands an uppercut.
Junior has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Chelios uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Junior has had enough of the clinch but Chelios keeps him there for the moment.
Junior avoids the elbow strike from Chelios, against the cage.
Chelios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Junior blocks it with crossed arms.
Junior blocks an elbow strike from Chelios.

Chelios manages to break the clinch.
Chelios fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Junior wants to clinch
and Chelios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chelios goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chelios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Chelios makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Junior really felt that one!
Chelios bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hermio Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chelios batters Junior with a massive right followed by a huge left! Junior is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Chelios lands a final crushing right hand to drop Junior to the mat with a gruesome thud! Chelios is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chev Chelios!
Chev Chelios is the new middleweight champion!
Chev Chelios decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.