PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ali Pasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xathras Choate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choate has chosen Dog the Nine as his entrance music. 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!

Pasha
vs
Choate

162 cm
27
140 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

172 cm
34
149 lbs
26 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ali Pasha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xathras Choate!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choate looks to score with a jab to the body but Pasha is just out of range.
Pasha looks to score with a jab to the body but Choate is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Choate.
A slow jab from Pasha misses its intended target.
Pasha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Choate. That did some damage!
Pasha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pasha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pasha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pasha misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Choate.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pasha.
Pasha tries to work over Choate's front leg with a kick but Choate checks it.
Choate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pasha under the eye.
Pasha lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasha 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pasha misses with a kick to the body
and Choate finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ali Pasha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pasha. Pasha obviously looking to wear him down.
Pasha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pasha ducks under a wild hook from Choate.
Pasha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Choate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Choate looks for the body kick but Pasha saw that one coming.
Pasha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choate misses with a wild body shot.
Choate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pasha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pasha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Choate's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choate misses with an uppercut. Pasha saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pasha throws the kick towards the body but Choate avoids it.
A nice combination there by Choate.
Pasha works Choate's body with a nice hook.
Pasha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Choate stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pasha throws a chopping leg kick but Choate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice side step and Choate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pasha misses with a straight right.
Choate misses with an uppercut. Pasha saw that one coming.
Pasha half committed to a counter leg kick.
Choate missing with a left hand there. Pasha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pasha scores with a body shot.
Pasha lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pasha.
Pasha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Choate throws a hook but Pasha avoids it easily.
Choate checks a leg kick.
Choate feints a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Choate.
Choate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Pasha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pasha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choate avoids a kick to the body.
Pasha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Choate.
Choate misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pasha.
A low kick from Pasha misses
enabling Choate to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Choate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Choate tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pasha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Choate on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Choate.
Choate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pasha throws a sloppy head kick and Choate moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Choate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pasha connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Choate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pasha scoring well with a low kick there.
Pasha throws a shot from downtown. Choate moves away and avoids it.
Pasha backing away here, and Choate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Choate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pasha counters with a right hand to the body.
Choate has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good shot there by Choate.
Pasha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pasha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Choate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pasha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choate throws a head kick but Pasha moves out of range.
Choate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pasha's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ali Pasha will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Choate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pasha.
Choate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pasha moves away.
Pasha misses with a lunging right hand
and Choate counters with a one-two to the body.
Pasha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pasha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Choate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Choate throws the left hand but Pasha avoids the punch easily.
Pasha misses with a low kick.
Choate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Choate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choate looks to score with a jab to the body but Pasha is just out of range.
Pasha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Choate's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pasha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choate.
Pasha throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasha just misses with a punch to the body.
Pasha tries a head kick but it misses.
Choate closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Choate swings for the body but Pasha moves out of range.
It looked like Pasha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Pasha misses.
Pasha slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Choate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pasha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Choate is out of range.
Choate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pasha throws a jab when Choate was well out of range.
Choate throws out a counter right but Pasha avoids it with no problem.
Choate misses with an uppercut.
Choate ducks under a wild hook from Pasha.
Pasha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Choate's hands.
Pasha throws a nice looking combination but Choate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pasha.
Pasha throws out a loose jab but Choate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choate throws a front kick aimed at Pasha's knee but Pasha avoids it well.
Pasha throwing a counter right hand but Choate manages to avoid it.
Pasha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Choate. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Pasha.
Nice shot lands for Choate.
Pasha misses with a leg kick
and Choate counters with a good low kick that Pasha was not able to check.
Pasha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Choate lands a head kick. Pasha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Pasha is rocked!
Choate checks a leg kick nicely.
Pasha throws a series of punches but Choate moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choate takes a swing at Pasha's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Pasha finds it's way through Choate's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Choate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pasha connects with a body shot that sends Choate's belly button to the back.
Choate lunges at Pasha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pasha's hand.
Choate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Choate throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice combination there by Pasha.
Choate has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pasha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Pasha misses.
Pasha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pasha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Choate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pasha looks to score with a jab to the body but Choate is just out of range.
Choate throws a sloppy head kick and Pasha moves out of range easily.
Choate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pasha fires out a quick counter leg kick but Choate just manages to avoid it.
Choate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pasha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Choate has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Choate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pasha.
Choate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pasha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Choate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Choate might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pasha has got the better of the exchanges.
Pasha moves out of range of the body kick from Choate.
Choate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pasha.
Choate with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Pasha dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pasha misses the shot to the body.
Choate misses with a body kick.
Pasha lands a nice hook to Choate's body. Choate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Choate avoids the head kick by Pasha.
Pasha scores with a nice body kick.
Pasha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pasha avoids the head kick by Choate.
Pasha blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Pasha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Choate lands with an uppercut that bounces Pasha off the cage and back into range.
Choate lands a right hook to the body.
Pasha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choate misses with a looping left.
Pasha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Choates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Choate misses the target.
Pasha connects with a jab.
Pasha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali Pasha is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Pasha.
A big right from Choate misses.
Pasha looks to score with a jab to the body but Choate is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pasha.
Pasha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choate manages to avoid it.
Choate plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pasha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xathras Choate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Choate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Choate checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pasha misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pasha.
Pasha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pasha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Choate scoring well with a low kick there.
Pasha moves out of range as Choate throws a body kick.
Pasha throws a body kick that misses
letting Choate counter with a right hand.
Pasha swings widly with a right hand
and Choate counters with a nice uppercut.
Pasha scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pasha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choate.
Choate now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Choate misses with a head kick.
Pasha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Choate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pasha. Pasha obviously looking to wear him down.
Choate moves out of range of the leg kick from Pasha.
Choate scores with a shot to the body.
Ali Pasha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Choate throws a hook but Pasha avoids it easily.
Pasha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Choate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pasha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pasha throws a low kick, looking for Choate's leg but Choate calmly moves out of range.
Pasha with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Choate.
Pasha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Choate finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pasha.
Choate throws out a loose jab but Pasha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pasha manages to avoid it.
Pasha thuds his right hand into Choate's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pasha jabs Choate right on the nose. Choate blinks but takes it well.
Choate checks a leg kick.
Choate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Choate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Pasha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pasha 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Pasha!
Ali Pasha took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.