PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Imperial XinZhao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imperial XinZhao has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

XinZhao
vs
Chow

175 cm
29
135 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

162 cm
34
141 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Imperial XinZhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Raymond Chow!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow misses with a hook.
XinZhao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chow throws a body punch but XinZhao moves out of range.
A jab from Chow does it's job there.
XinZhao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
XinZhao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
XinZhao avoids the body shot from Chow.
XinZhao throws a series of punches but Chow avoids them all with ease.
XinZhao misses with a few strikes there.
Chow shoots for a takedown but XinZhao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chow throws a sloppy body shot
and XinZhao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chow looks to score with a jab to the body but XinZhao is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from XinZhao. Those never looked like landing.
Chow misses with a lunging right hand
and XinZhao counters with a two punch combo.
XinZhao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
XinZhao is breathing heavily.
Chow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chow cracks a nice hook into XinZhao's ribs.
Chow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down XinZhao rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chow shoots in and gets a takedown into XinZhao's guard.
Chow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of XinZhao's head.
XinZhao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chow throws a big right hand that misses.
XinZhao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chow distracts XinZhao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chow lands a couple of elbows.
Chow is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chow passes XinZhao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chow is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chow winds up and cracks XinZhao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

XinZhao is defending against the submission attempts here by Chow.
XinZhao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chow.
Chow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Chow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chow working XinZhao over with strikes.
Chow stops XinZhao from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so XinZhao is just riding it out for now. Chow eventually gives up the hold.
XinZhao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chow scores with a couple of nice shots.
XinZhao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chow on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
XinZhao is looking to escape.
XinZhao wants to control but Chow is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chow lands a nice short elbow.
XinZhao wants to get back to his feet.

Chow is working for a kimura but XinZhao is defending it quite comfortably.
Chow working XinZhao over with strikes.
Chow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Chow wants to work for an arm triangle but XinZhao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Chow dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Chow closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into XinZhao's guard.
Chow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chow trying to control the position from guard on top but XinZhao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
XinZhao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chow connects with a couple of short punches.
Chow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Raymond Chow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chow slows the pace down in half guard.
Chow is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for XinZhao!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
XinZhao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
XinZhao is working to get back to half guard.
Chow scoring with strikes but XinZhao is staying in there.
Chow putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

XinZhao is rocked!
XinZhao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if XinZhao tries to get out of the position.
Chow postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have XinZhao in real trouble here! The ref calls for XinZhao to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymond Chow!