PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Chronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chronic has chosen Crank That as his entrance music. Lorenzo Snow had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Snow
vs
Chronic

185 cm
29
193 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

170 cm
33
196 lbs
20 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorenzo Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Chronic !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chronic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Chronic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Snow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chronic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Snow's waist but Snow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chronic off to one side.
Chronic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chronic tries to clinch up but Snow circles away and keeps his distance.
Snow throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Snow tenderised Chronic 's leg. Chronic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chronic tries to clinch up.
Snow avoids the head kick by Chronic .
Chronic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chronic doesn't manage to clinch there - Snow circles away.
Snow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Dutch Chronic has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chronic checks a leg kick.
Snow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dutch Chronic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chronic throws a right hand that Snow ducks under and follows up with a left that Snow also avoids with ease.

Snow moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee calls for Snow to work.
Snow avoiding damage as Chronic throws knees to the body.
Snow lands a body shot.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow lands an uppercut.
Chronic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chronic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Snow is defending well.
Lorenzo Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Chronic .
Snow lands a body shot.
Chronic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Snow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chronic looks winded!
Chronic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Snow is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Snow.
Snow scores with a shot to the side of Chronic 's head.
Snow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chronic backwards.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Chronic controls his hands.
Chronic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow digs a right hand into Chronic 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chronic 's gas tank.
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chronic as Snow tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.
Chronic landing knees to the body.

Chronic pulls Snow into guard.
Snow stands and throws Chronic 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chronic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chronic is looking for a sweep. Snow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Chronic looking for a kimura from the bottom but Snow passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chronic is looking for a sweep.
Snow controlling the position from side mount.
Chronic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chronic is looking to improve his position but Snow isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow looking to control but Chronic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Snow controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chronic gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Chronic 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chronic shoots in and drives through. Snow sprawls well.
Snow stuffs the takedown.
Chronic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Snow pushes Chronic up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Chronic .
Chronic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Snow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lorenzo Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Chronic .
Chronic is trying to force a seperation but Snow has the dominant position.
Snow lands a right hand.
Chronic working aggressively here.

Chronic manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Chronic .
Chronic checks a leg kick.
Snow scores with a jab to the head.
Chronic throws a lazy right hand but Snow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chronic shoots in for a double leg but Snow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Snow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chronic .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chronic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big right from Chronic misses.
Chronic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chronic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Snow.
Chronic tries to clinch there but Snow circles away.
Snow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snow tests Chronic 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chronic shoots for a takedown but Snow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chronic misses with a lunging right hand
and Snow counters with an inside leg kick.
Snow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chronic throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Snow connects with an inside leg kick.
Chronic tries to clinch up but Snow circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chronic checks a leg kick nicely.
Snow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chronic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Chronic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Chronic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Snow has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chronic is breathing heavily.
Snow is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chronic throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Chronic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Snow, who protects the arm well.

Chronic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Snow rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chronic 's guard! Nice work there by Snow!
Snow is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Chronic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chronic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dutch Chronic has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chronic keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dutch Chronic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dutch Chronic 's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Chronic throws a big shot that misses.
Chronic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Snow is looking to chop away at Chronic 's legs.
Chronic lands a body shot.
Snow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chronic checks it well.
Chronic shoots in for a takedown but Snow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Snow misses with a low kick.
Snow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chronic throws out the jab.

Chronic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Snow on his heels. He'll look to pass Snow's guard now, I'm sure.
Snow looking for a sweep. Not yet Snow, not yet.
Chronic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chronic being controlled here momentarily.
Snow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chronic trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chronic throws a strike but Snow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chronic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snow defends it easily.
Snow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chronic can't keep his opponent in guard - Snow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chronic is looking to improve his position.
Chronic is refusing to be controlled, as Snow sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chronic is trying to control but can't.

Chronic looking for submissions off his back.
Snow slows the pace down in half guard.
Snow trying to control from half guard but Chronic is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chronic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Snow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chronic wants to improve his position but Snow is controlling well.
Snow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Chronic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chronic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Chronic !
A victorious Dutch Chronic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.