PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart comes to the ring accompanied by Hide Your Tears. Chavo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rico Sauve by Girardo. Eddie Chavo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hart
vs
Chavo

180 cm
29
177 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
29
170 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Chavo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chavo forces Hart back against the ropes and clinches.
Chavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Chavo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hart is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chavo off and has taken his back!
Will Hart go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Chavo is trying to stand back up.
Hart missing with punches from the back.
Will Hart go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Chavo covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Chavo.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hart prevents Chavo from getting back to his feet.
Hart pushes down on Chavo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hart stops Chavo from getting back to his feet.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hart tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chavo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hart is taking a breather. Chavo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to stand and escape but Chavo is controlling the position.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chavo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hart tries to stand and escape but Chavo is controlling the position.
Hart wants to take a breather but Chavo is having none of it.
Hart stalling.
Chavo wants to get back to his feet.
Chavo won't allow Hart to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Daniel Hart.

Chavo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hart to the ground. Chavo is now in Hart's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chavo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hart keeping full guard, as Chavo tries to pass.
Chavo pushes down on Hart's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Chavo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hart is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chavo lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to control but can't.
Chavo winds up and cracks Hart with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart is looking for a sweep. Chavo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chavo slips a nice elbow through Hart's hands, connecting with Hart's forehead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chavo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Chavo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hart is trying to keep Chavo in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Chavo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chavo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hart sprawls well. Hart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chavo gets slowly back to his feet.
Hart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Hart with that takedown attempt.
Hart fakes the leg kick and cracks Chavo in the body.
Daniel Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hart gets tackled into the ropes by Chavo. Chavo maintains the clinch.
Chavo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hart after a bit of a struggle.
Hart tries to score a body lock takedown but Chavo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chavo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chavo.

Chavo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo wants to take a breather but Hart is having none of it.
Hart wants to control but Chavo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hart gets full guard.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.

Hart is looking for a triangle but Chavo pushes his legs off easily.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
Chavo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chavo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chavo won't allow Hart to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo postures up.
Chavo slips nicely into half guard.
Chavo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavo winds up and cracks Hart with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Chavo has control of the leg.
Hart is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chavo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chavo's back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hart.
Hart misses with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hart's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Chavo holding both Hart 's hands and preventing any damage.
Chavo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hart misses with punches from the back.
Chavo is taking damage to the body and head.
Hart lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Chavo.
Will Hart go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hart is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Chavo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Chavo for a finish.
Chavo is trying to stand back up.
Hart has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Chavo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Chavo up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Hart dominated that second round.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Chavo. No joy for Hart on that attempt.

Chavo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavo is pushing down on Hart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hart is fighting to maintain full guard but Chavo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hart trying to hold on to Chavo's head to control him but Chavo postures up.
Daniel Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Chavo has control of the leg.
Hart trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chavo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.
Hart is trying to control but can't.
Chavo scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Chavo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hart is trying to maintain the position but Chavo is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like Chavo is going to stand back up.
Hart moves into full guard.
Chavo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hart working a defensive guard here.

Chavo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chavo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart wants to stand but Chavo is controlling the position.
Chavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavo won't allow Hart to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart working a defensive guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chavo throws out a powerful jab.

Chavo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chavo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chavo is leaning against Hart and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart is trying to force a seperation but Chavo has the dominant position.
Hart is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chavo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavo looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chavo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chavo tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chavo has Hart pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chavo pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Hart tumbling to the mat - Chavo dives into Hart's guard.
Hart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chavo is controlling him.
Hart working a defensive guard here.

Chavo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chavo passes Hart's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavo wants to stand up but Hart has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Chavo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Chavo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chavo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Chavo!
Eddie Chavo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER*, into his post fight interview.