PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamad Salem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chuckhaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuckhaven comes into a darkened arena with his song building. whip it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Salem
vs
Chuckhaven

190 cm
20
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Héritage!
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamad Salem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Chuckhaven!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuckhaven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salem throws out the jab.
Chuckhaven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chuckhaven has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Salem is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Salem misses with an uppercut. Chuckhaven saw that one coming.
Chuckhaven avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Salem misses.
Salem misses the jab.
Chuckhaven looks to throw the jab but Salem is out of range.
A punch combination from Chuckhaven misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuckhaven falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Salem to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Salem's head coaches at The Axis of Evil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Salem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salem smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salem lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salem looks to land a combination. Chuckhaven sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuckhaven cracks a nice hook into Salem's ribs.
Salem missing with a left hand there. Chuckhaven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chuckhaven appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Salem looks to land a right hand but Chuckhaven moved out of range.
Chuckhaven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chuckhaven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salem doesn't seem bothered though.
Chuckhaven tries to bum rush Salem with a series of wild strikes but Salem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chuckhaven ducks under a wild hook from Salem.
Some wild striking there from Chuckhaven.
Salem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chuckhaven throws a right and a left that Salem avoids nicely.
Salem jabs Chuckhaven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chuckhaven walks into a straight right hand from Salem.
No joy there for Chuckhaven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chuckhaven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuckhaven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salem.
Salem is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donk. Salem catches Chuckhaven right on the button with a cross.
Salem with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chuckhaven fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salem.
Chuckhaven staying out of range there.
Salem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salem looks to land a right hand but Chuckhaven moved out of range.
Salem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chuckhaven.
Salem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salem lands a jab-cross combination.
Chuckhaven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chuckhaven's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chuckhaven duly obliges.
Chuckhaven throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Salem counter with a right hand.
Chuckhaven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salem was well out of range. Poor timing from Chuckhaven.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salem misses the jab.
Salem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mohamad Salem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salem lands with an uppercut that bounces Chuckhaven off the cage and back into range.
Chuckhaven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salem scores with the left hand. Chuckhaven knows he should have avoided that one.
Chuckhaven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chuckhaven.
Chuckhaven unleashes a big counter combination but Salem bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chuckhaven defending well as Salem loads up on a big left hand.
Chuckhaven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salem.
Salem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salem connects with a body shot that sends Chuckhaven's belly button to the back.
Donk. Salem catches Chuckhaven right on the button with a cross.
Salem avoids the body shot from Chuckhaven.
Salem throws out a loose jab but Chuckhaven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chuckhaven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salem lands with an uppercut that bounces Chuckhaven off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Salem does no damage.
Chuckhaven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chuckhaven walks into a straight right hand from Salem.
Salem lands with a shot to the body.
Chuckhaven misses with a double jab
and Salem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salem takes a swing at Chuckhaven's ribcage but misses.
Salem feints a jab promting Chuckhaven to slip. Salem then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chuckhaven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Salem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chuckhaven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salem rather than just go for the knockout.
Some wild striking there from Chuckhaven.
Salem seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salem. Chuckhaven does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chuckhaven backs up against the cage.

Chuckhaven is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Salem knocks Chuckhaven out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mohamad Salem!
Paul Chuckhaven was interviewed post fight and said 'darn'.