PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yun Fat Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Royler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royler has chosen Metallica - Fuel as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Fat Chow
vs
Royler

188 cm
30
173 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
34
182 lbs
27 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yun Fat Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Royler!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chow throws an overhand right that lands on Royler's shoulder, as Royler tries to avoid the shot.
Chow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chow lands a front kick.
Royler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Royler lands a left and a right that send Chow crashing to the mat, dazed. Royler thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royler scoring well with a low kick there.
Chow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Royler throws a leg kick but Chow moved away.
Chow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Royler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Royler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Chow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Royler, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royler working aggressively here.
Chow working aggressively here.
Royler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chows head.
Chow blocks a body shot from Royler.
Chow misses with a body punch.
A short right from Royler.
Chow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chow tries to land knees in the clinch but Royler avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Chow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Royler tries a body shot but Chow blocks it.
Royler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Royler as the two fighters clinch.
Chow working aggressively here.
Royler lands a nice shot to the body.
Royler lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Royler.
Chow is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chow working aggressively here.
Chow blocks a body shot from Royler.
Chow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Royler tries a body shot but Chow blocks it.
Royler dodges an elbow strike from Chow.
Royler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royler avoids it.
Royler avoids a wild elbow strike from Chow.
Royler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Royler blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Royler.
Chow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Royler blocks an elbow strike.
Royler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chow throws an elbow but misses.
Chow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Royler lands a right hand.
Chow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chow gets through Royler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Royler lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chow throws a punch but it's blocked by Royler.
Chow misses with a punch on the inside.
Royler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
Royler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chow misses with some punches.
Royler throws a punch but it's blocked by Chow.
Royler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chow blocks a body shot from Royler.
Royler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Royler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chow blocks a body shot from Royler.
Royler tries a body shot but Chow blocks it.
Royler lands an uppercut.
Royler tries to throw a body punch but Chow avoids it by throwing Royler back against the cage.
Royler avoids a wild elbow strike from Chow.
Royler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chow swings wildly with an uppercut but Royler uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royler blocking some punches.
Chow misses with some punches.
Royler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royler lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Royler as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royler digs a right hand into Chow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chow's gas tank.
Chow has a couple of punches blocked by Royler.
Royler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chow's elbow.

Royler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Royler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chow misses with a low kick.
Royler jabs at Chow's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Royler, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chow.
Royler keeps the fight on the outside.
Chow throws a body punch but Royler moves out of range.
Royler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chow. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Royler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royler.
Royler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Chow rushes Royler and presses him up against the cage.
Chow misses with a punch to the body.
Roy Royler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chow has a couple of punches blocked by Royler.
Royler prevents a body shot from Chow.
Royler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Royler - that landed with a thud.
Chow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royler avoids it.
Royler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Royler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Royler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
Royler struggles to land a body shot inside as Chow controls his hands.
Royler lands a right hand.

Chow is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chow swings wildly with an uppercut but Royler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Royler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
Oh Chow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Chow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Royler on the inside.
Royler creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Chow's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Chow drops to his knees and Royler pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Royler!
An intense looking Roy Royler took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Not talking so much shit now, are we? I challenge Cajun Xander, a fight to the death!'.