PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Meat Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Diego Rios enters the cage!

Chris
vs
Rios

172 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Chris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rios pushes Chris up against the cage in a clinch.
Chris struggles to land a body shot inside as Rios controls his hands.
Rios scores with a shoulder strike.
Rios prevents a body shot from Chris.
Chris tries to throw a body punch but Rios avoids it by throwing Chris back against the cage.
Rios slows down the pace here.
Rios blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rios - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Rios.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Rios misses with a knee to the head.
Rios misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Chris.
Rios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chris throws a head punch that misses.
Chris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rios is pushing Chris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rios blocks a body shot from Chris.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Chris controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rios working aggressively here.
Rios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rios lands a left hand.
Rios pushes off an throws an elbow but Chris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Chris.
Rios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chris is defending well for now.
Rios throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rios pushes Chris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chris lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Chris.
Chris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rios misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chris avoids a wild elbow strike from Rios.
Rios throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rios looks winded!
Rios prevents a body shot from Chris.
Chris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios takes a shot to the head.
Rios tries to land a knee to the head but Chris blocks with his arms.
Chris throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Chris.
Chris lands a shoulder strike.
Chris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rios prevents a body shot from Chris.
Chris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chris lands with a left to the head.
Rios connects with a knee to the head.
Chris struggles to land a body shot inside as Rios controls his hands.
Chris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Chris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rios tries a knee to the head but Chris blocks it.
A short right from Chris on the inside.
Chris tries to throw a body punch but Rios avoids it by throwing Chris back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chris.
A short body shot lands from Chris as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chris.
A shot in the inside from Rios.
Chris works on Rios's body with a couple of short punches.
Chris has a couple of punches blocked by Rios.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Chris.
A nice left hand lands by Chris.
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rios takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chris tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chris.
Rios trying to stall but Chris improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chris.
Chris lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chris.
A nice left hand lands by Chris.
Chris tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Chris.
A hook to the body from Chris.
Chris gets through Rios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios blocks an uppercut.
Chris is leaning against Rios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chris lands an uppercut.
Rios blocks a body shot from Chris.
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rios's elbow.
Chris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chris blocks an uppercut.
Rios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Chris.
Chris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Chris as the two fighters clinch.
Rios is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chris is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chris lands a hook that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Rios lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rios lands a right hand.
Chris misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meat Chris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chris connects with an inside leg kick.
Chris works Rios's body with a nice hook.
Rios checks a leg kick nicely.
Chris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rios.
Chris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rios.
Some wild striking there from Rios.
Rios takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diego Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chris.
Chris is looking to clinch.
Rios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rios tries to clinch there but Chris circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chris.
Chris tries to close the distance and clinch but Rios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rios will feel that in the morning.
Rios is breathing heavily.
Rios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chris cracks the inside of Rios's front leg.
Rios lands a jab.

Rios tries to keep at a distance but Chris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rios is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rios throws an elbow but misses.
Chris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rios tries a knee to the head but Chris blocks it.
Chris avoids the elbow strike from Rios, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rios.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chris here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chris tries to work over Rios's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rioss head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chris lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chris.
Nice body punch from Chris - that landed with a thud.
Chris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rios's elbow.
Chris presses Rios against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chris lands a body shot.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rios is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Chris pushes Rios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chris lands a right hand.
Chris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rioss head.
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chris.
A right hook to the body lands for Chris.
Chris can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
A short right from Chris on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chris presses Rios against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chris misses with the head strike.
Chris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Chris - that landed with a thud.
Chris can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
Chris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Chris - that landed with a thud.
Chris blocking some punches.
Chris tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.
Chris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rios's elbow.
Chris works on Rios's body with a couple of short punches.
Chris working aggressively here.
Chris lands a shot to the body.
Chris digs a right hand underneath Rios's ribcage. Rios let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Chris lands a hook that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Chris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chris cracks Rios with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris working aggressively here.
Chris lands a nice uppercut.
Chris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rios.
Chris scores with a shoulder strike.
Rios blocks a body shot from Chris.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Rios prevents a body shot from Chris.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Meat Chris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Chris.
Chris lands a left hand.
Chris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rios throws a punch but it's blocked by Chris.
Rios blocks a body shot from Chris.
Chris pushes Rios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rios stalling in the clinch but Chris improves position.
Rios seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Chris pushes Rios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meat Chris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rios 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.
Chris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rios if he has to take too many more of those.
Rios throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rios throws a series of punches but Chris avoids them all with ease.
Chris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chris misses with a body kick.
Rios's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chris lands a leg kick that knocks Rios off balance momentarily.
Chris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meat Chris is winning the standup battle so far.
Rios needs to keep his hands up - Chris had a free shot at his head there.
Chris throws a looping overhand right but Rios ducks down to avoid it.
Rios takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rios darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meat Chris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rios tries to keep at a distance but Chris has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chris lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chris throws a head punch that misses.
Chris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Rios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chris misses with the head strike.
Chris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chris scores with a nice hook to the head.

Rios is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chris.
Rios is still on wobbly legs! Can Chris finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chris.
Rios seems to have recovered his senses.
Chris swings wildly with an uppercut but Rios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chris blocks it with crossed arms.
Chris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rios can do to turn this around?
Chris scores with a shoulder strike.
Chris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rios.
Chris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rios or not.
Chris scores with a shoulder strike.
Chris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Chris - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chris tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.
Chris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris lands a shot to the body.
Chris scores with a hook to the body.
Chris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Chris.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chris.
Chris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rioss head.
Chris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chris lands a shoulder strike.
Chris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Chris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Chris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios looking to throw knees to the head but Chris is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Chris as the two fighters clinch.
Chris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Chris.
Chris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rios's elbow.
Rios prevents a body shot from Chris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with some punches.
Rios blocking some punches.
Chris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chris lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chris.
Chris scores with a hook to the body.
Chris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Chris.
Meat Chris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chris gets through Rios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chris lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chris.
Chris lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chris.
Chris lands a nice shot to the body.
Rios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chris avoids it.
Chris pushes Rios back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a punch but it's blocked by Chris.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chris can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
Rios misses with a knee to the head.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Chris.
Chris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Chris throws a punch but it's blocked by Rios.
Chris lands with a right to the head.
Rios misses with the head strike.
Chris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chris lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Chris.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rios throws an elbow but it misses.
Diego Rios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris misses with some punches.
Chris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Chris.

And that's the end of the fight!
Meat Chris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Chris!
Our winner, Meat Chris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.