PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chelios kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In Waves. Sakara has chosen The Rise of Sakara as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Chelios
vs
Sakara

175 cm
27
202 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

185 cm
27
197 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chev Chelios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakara takes a swing at Chelios's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Sakara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chelios doesn't seem phased though.
Chelios takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A right-left combo lands from Chelios.

It looks like Legionarivs Sakara has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Chelios misses its intended target.
Chelios connects with a jab.
Chelios misses with a head kick.
Sakara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chelios connects with a body shot that sends Sakara's belly button to the back.
Chelios throws a head kick but Sakara moves out of range.
Chelios throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chelios throws out a loose jab but Sakara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chelios missing with a left hand there. Sakara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakara misses with a looping left.
Chelios scores with a decent looking hook.
Chelios misses with a hook
and Sakara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara stuns Chelios with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chelios.
Sakara misses with a shot to the body
and Chelios counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chelios.
Sakara throws a body punch but Chelios moves out of range.
Sakara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chelios rather than just go for the knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakara scores with the left hand. Chelios knows he should have avoided that one.
Chelios connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chelios throws a push kick but Sakara slaps the foot to one side.
Chelios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chelios misses with a head kick.
Chelios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakara has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chelios.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara scores with a jab. Chelios acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chelios.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakara misses the target.
Chelios gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sakara thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Chelios lands.
Chelios connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sakara's hands.
Chelios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakara looks to score with a jab to the body but Chelios is just out of range.
Sakara throws a body punch but Chelios moves out of range.
Sakara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chelios throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chelios misses with a few strikes there.
Chelios connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios lunges at Sakara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakara's hand.
Chelios slips a jab and a cross from Sakara.
Sakara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Legionarivs Sakara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Chelios.
Sakara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakara misses with a body shot
and Chelios counters with a body kick.
Chelios lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chelios tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chelios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Chelios closes the distance and clinches.
Sakara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chelios lands an elbow just above Sakara 's eye.
Sakara blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios prevents a body shot from Sakara.
Chelios blocks an uppercut.
Chelios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakara backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Sakara.
Sakara scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sakara fails to land.
Chelios throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Sakara to work.
Chelios tries to work over Sakara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakara struggles to land a body shot inside as Chelios controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chelios just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sakara's brow.
Sakara blocks an elbow strike from Chelios.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakara is leaning against Chelios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chelios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chelios looking to throw knees to the head but Sakara is blocking nicely.
Sakara throws a punch but it's blocked by Chelios.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chev Chelios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Legionarivs Sakara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chelios.
Chelios slips a straight right by Sakara.
Sakara stuns Chelios with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sakara misses with a wild combination.
Sakara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sakara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chelios manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakara. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakara digs a good hook to Chelios's body.
Chelios takes one to the side of the head.
Sakara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sakara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chelios in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakara. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chelios tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara throws a hook but Chelios blocks it.
Chelios takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sakara misses with a jab to the body
and Chelios counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sakara is breathing heavily.
Chelios avoids the body shot from Sakara.
Sakara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chelios counters with an inside leg kick.
Chelios scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakara doesn't seem bothered though.

Chelios has closed the distance and engaged Sakara in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chelios just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sakara's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chelios lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chelios.
Chelios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakara backwards.
Sakara is trying to maintain a safe position but Chelios gets an underhook and turns Sakara into the cage.
Sakara avoiding damage as Chelios throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara is trying to maintain a safe position but Chelios gets an underhook and turns Sakara into the cage.
Sakara seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Chelios.
Sakara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chelios manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Sakara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakara avoids the head kick by Chelios.
Sakara jabs Chelios to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Sakara. Those never looked like landing.
Sakara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chelios.
Sakara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chelios.
A punch combination from Sakara misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios connects with a body shot.
Sakara throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Chelios counter with a right hand.
Chelios misses with a few strikes there.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Sakara.
Sakara with a hook.
Sakara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chelios moves away from the strike by Sakara.
Sakara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakara throws a sloppy body shot
and Chelios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chev Chelios is winning the standup battle so far.
Chelios moves out of range as Sakara strikes.
Sakara misses with a wild combination.
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!
Chelios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Sakara misses

and Chelios counters with a crisp one two that drops Sakara! Chelios thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sakara to his feet! Sakara is in big trouble!

Sakara is rocked!
Chelios fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Sakara out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chev Chelios!
Chev Chelios retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Chev Chelios thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.