PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Chambers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pae
vs
Chambers

185 cm
21
191 lbs
8 - 0 - 1

185 cm
27
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Pae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chambers lands a big head kick that sends Pae tumbling to the mat! Chambers takes a step backwards and waves Pae back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chambers throws the kick towards the body but Pae avoids it.
Chambers has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pae is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chambers throws a leg kick
and Pae counters with a nice body shot.
Jab from Pae.
Chambers wants to clinch but Pae slips to the side
and Pae counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pae lands a head kick. Chambers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pae lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pae misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Chambers misses the target.
Chambers lands a head kick. Pae smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A low kick from Chambers is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chambers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
Chambers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chambers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jack Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pae.

Pae moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pae tries to land knees in the clinch but Chambers avoids the damage to the body.
Pae blocking some punches.
Pae working Chambers over with knees to the body.
Pae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chambers avoids it.
Pae misses with a knee to the head.
Pae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pae lands a good knee to the midsection. Chambers won't want to take too many of those.
Chambers with a knee to the head.
Chambers throws a head punch that misses.
Chambers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pae lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chambers pushes off an throws an elbow but Pae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Chambers tries to circle away but Pae has him pinned against the cage.
Pae tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Pae back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chambers throws an elbow but misses.
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Pae controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pae with a knee to the head.
Pae misses with a knee to the head.
Pae tries to work over Chambers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pae lands with a left to the head.
Chambers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chambers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pae tries to land knees in the clinch but Chambers avoids the damage to the body.
Pae blocks an elbow strike from Chambers.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pae.
Pae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pae blocks the elbow strike.
Chambers pushes off an throws an elbow but Pae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pae.
Chambers tries to circle away but Pae has him pinned against the cage.
Pae throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chamberss head.
Pae is working Chambers over against the cage.
Pae works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chambers looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Pae.
Pae avoids a wild elbow strike from Chambers.
Chambers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pae unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chambers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pae lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chambers or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pae scores a nice knee to the body.
Pae is working Chambers over against the cage.
Pae lands a body shot.
Pae pushes Chambers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pae digs a right hand underneath Chambers's ribcage. Chambers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pae connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chambers's face.
Pae lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chambers or not.
Pae pushes Chambers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pae lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pae landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pae as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pae.
Pae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pae lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pae.
A left hand lands to the body for Pae.
A knee to the head by Pae.

Chambers is rocked!
Chambers misses with some punches.
Chambers is still on wobbly legs! Can Pae finish him?
Pae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chambers seems to have recovered his senses.

Pae drops Chambers with a big knee straight up the middle! Chambers is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Chambers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Pae gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Pae - that landed with a thud.
Pae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pae landing knees to the body.
Pae gets through Chambers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Pae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pae lands a knee to the body.
Pae lands a shot to the body.
Pae looking to throw knees to the head but Chambers is blocking nicely.
Pae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Pae dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chambers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pae.
Joe Pae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pae's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Chambers feints and then cracks Pae's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pae down.
Pae throws a head kick that half lands.
Chambers wants to land a leg kick but Pae is out of range.
Pae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chambers can do to turn this around?
Chambers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Pae has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chambers throws an elbow but misses.
Pae lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pae looking to throw knees to the head but Chambers is blocking nicely.
Pae looking to throw knees to the head but Chambers is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Pae.
Pae lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chambers.
Pae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Pae avoids a wild elbow strike from Chambers.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Pae lands a shot to the body.
Chambers takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pae connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chambers's face.
Pae avoids a wild elbow strike from Chambers.

Pae drops Chambers with a big knee straight up the middle! Chambers is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pae fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chambers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pae and Chambers are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Pae throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Chambers into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Pae knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Pae!
Joe Pae retains his middleweight title!
Joe Pae seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.