PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orange Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cesar Chavez
vs
Joe

183 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
165 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Cesar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orange Joe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joe tries to land a leg kick but Chavez saw it coming and moves away.
Joe scores with a hook.
Joe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chavez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chavez walks into a jab.

Joe dives in and scores a takedown into Chavez's guard.
Joe throws a big right hand that misses.
Joe postures up in Chavez's guard and throws a big left but Chavez blocks it.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Chavez is retaining full guard.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely.
Joe postures up in Chavez's guard and throws a big left but Chavez blocks it.
Joe throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Joe misses with the body kick
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Joe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Joe slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good shot there by Joe.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Chavez.
Joe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chavez swivels and escapes.
Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joe throws a solid leg kick but Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joe.
Joe cracks Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez slips a jab from Joe.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Joe.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a nice looking body kick.
Joe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joe tries to work over Chavez's front leg with a kick but Chavez checks it.
Joe lands a head shot.
Nice body kick from Joe.
Joe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joe swings widly with a right hand
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joe is looking to chop away at Chavez's legs.
Joe tries to land a leg kick but Chavez saw it coming and moves away.
Joe misses with a straight left.
Joe scores with a spinning back kick!
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chavez lands with a nice body punch.
Chavez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chavez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chavez defending well as Joe loads up on a big left hand.
Chavez throwing a counter right hand but Joe manages to avoid it.
Chavez avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Chavez misses the target.
Chavez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chavez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joe's head backwards.
Joe misses with a left hand
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez works the jab nicely.
Chavez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Joe. That one must have hurt.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orange Joe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
Good shot there by Joe.
A big left from Chavez misses.
Chavez connects with a jab.
Joe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chavez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chavez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Joe throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
Orange Joe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joe misses with a low kick as Chavez jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Joe delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Chavez blocks the low kick.
Joe misses with a straight left.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joe. Joe obviously looking to wear him down.
Joe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Julio Cesar Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe throws a right hand that misses
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joe.
Joe throws a low kick but Chavez avoids it.
Chavez scores with a sloppy right hand. Joe should have avoided that one.
Joe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe slips a straight right by Chavez.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joe throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Joe takes one to the chin there.

Joe is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Chavez finish him?
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
Joe throws a leg kick but Chavez checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Chavez misses the target.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Joe is looking to chop away at Chavez's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a hook.
Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Joe.
Chavez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe's corner calls for a 1-2. Joe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez is looking to counter punch.
Joe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chavez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joe throws a head kick that misses
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe cracks Chavez with an open hand slap.
Joe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Joe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe tries for a takedown but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joe slips under a jab from Chavez.
Joe ducks right into an uppercut from Chavez.
Chavez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chavez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
and Joe counters with a leg kick.
Joe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chavez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joe!
Nice uppercut there from Chavez.
Joe dips to his left and cracks Chavez with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Orange Joe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Joe throws a low kick but Chavez moves out of range easily.
Joe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe staying out of range there.
Orange Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe looks to land a body kick but Chavez moved away.
Joe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Chavez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Joe is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Chavez.
Chavez connects with the punch.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Chavez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe scores with a shot to the body.
Joe tries to score with a low kick but Chavez moves his leg out of the way.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Joe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chavez defends it well.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Joe.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joe staying out of range there.
Joe throws a chopping leg kick but Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chavez.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Joe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a hook.
Chavez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Joe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joe throws the kick towards the body but Chavez avoids it.
Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chavez looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chavez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chavez sprawls well. Chavez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joe. That did some damage!
Joe throws a body kick that misses.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chavez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joe throws a front kick aimed at Chavez's knee but Chavez avoids it well.
Joe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joe throws out a leg kick but Chavez moves out of range and Joe only half commits.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Joe blocks a jab.
Chavez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orange Joe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
Chavez misses the body punch
and Joe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chavez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe dips to his left and cracks Chavez with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joe misses with a left hand
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe slips under a jab from Chavez.
Joe lands a lovely overhand right.
Joe tries to work over Chavez's front leg with a kick but Chavez checks it.
Julio Cesar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julio Cesar Chavez.
Well Joe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orange Joe!
Orange Joe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.