PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Lesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Julio Cesar Chavez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stephen Lesley's chin.

Julio Cesar Chavez
vs
Lesley

189 cm
25
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stephen Lesley!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Cesar Chavez misses.
Lesley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez scores with a one two! Lesley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lesley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Lesley.
Cesar Chavez stuns Lesley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cesar Chavez throws a hook but Lesley avoids it easily.
Cesar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Lesley slips the punch.
Lesley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Decent striking displayed by Lesley there.
Lesley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cesar Chavez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cesar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesley manages to avoid it.
Cesar Chavez moves out of range as Lesley strikes.
Lesley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lesley misses with a hook.

Lesley rushes Cesar Chavez and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lesley scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lesley fails to land.
Cesar Chavez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lesley just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lesley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lesley lands a body punch in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Lesley.
A right hand to the body from Lesley.
Lesley lands with a short shot to the head.
Cesar Chavez takes a shot to the head.

Lesley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesley slips a straight right by Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez throws a series of punches but Lesley moves out of range.
Cesar Chavez lands with a good body shot.
Lesley lands with a right hand.
Cesar Chavez misses with a wild combination.
Lesley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cesar Chavez lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lesley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cesar Chavez feints a jab promting Lesley to slip. Cesar Chavez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lesley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cesar Chavez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lesley.
A big right from Lesley misses.
Lesley throws a jab when Cesar Chavez was well out of range.
Cesar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lesley throws a big shot that misses.
Cesar Chavez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cesar Chavez takes a swing at Lesley's ribcage but misses.
Lesley dodges the punch combination from Cesar Chavez .
Lesley stuns Cesar Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lesley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
A left and a right from Cesar Chavez both land. Nice combination.
Cesar Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lesley momentarily.
Cesar Chavez moves away from the strike by Lesley.
Lesley misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Cesar Chavez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lesley.
Cesar Chavez 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lesley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cesar Chavez scrambles back to his feet.
Lesley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cesar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Cesar Chavez misses.
Cesar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesley.
It looked like Cesar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cesar Chavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Lesley misses.
Cesar Chavez is looking to counter punch.
Lesley throws a body punch but Cesar Chavez moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lesley.
Lesley lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cesar Chavez avoids the head kick by Lesley.
Lesley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cesar Chavez throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lesley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cesar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Cesar Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
Lesley misses with a body shot.
Cesar Chavez looks to land a combination but Lesley avoids it well.
Good work by Cesar Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Lesley misses with a low kick as Cesar Chavez jumps back.
Lesley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lesley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cesar Chavez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cesar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Lesley moves away and avoids it.
Lesley wants to counter with a clinch but Cesar Chavez pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lesley.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lesley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Don Julio Cesar Chavez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lesley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cesar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesley is just out of range.
Cesar Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lesley slips a straight right by Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Lesley digs a good hook to Cesar Chavez 's body.
Cesar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesley tries to move into range but Cesar Chavez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lesley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesley scores with a jab.
Lesley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cesar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesar Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cesar Chavez misses with a straight left.
Lesley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lesley.
Cesar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Cesar Chavez misses with a right hand
and Lesley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cesar Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lesley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lesley misses with a straight left.
Lesley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lesley misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Cesar Chavez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lesley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cesar Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Lesley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lesley misses with a kick to the body.
Cesar Chavez digs a good hook to Lesley's body.

Lesley clinches up with Cesar Chavez and pushes him back against the cage.
Lesley struggles to land a body shot inside as Cesar Chavez controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Lesley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesley content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lesley manages to break the clinch.
Lesley tries a head kick but it misses.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cesar Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Lesley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesley avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Cesar Chavez misses its intended target.
Lesley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cesar Chavez .
Lesley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lesley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cesar Chavez .
Lesley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Cesar Chavez misses.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cesar Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lesley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cesar Chavez 's calf.
Cesar Chavez misses with a hook. Lesley ducked under it nicely.
Lesley lands with a nice body punch.
Lesley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cesar Chavez misses the target.
Cesar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cesar Chavez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cesar Chavez throws a jab when Lesley was well out of range.
Lesley avoids the body shot from Cesar Chavez .
Lesley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cesar Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Lesley tenderised Cesar Chavez 's leg. Cesar Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lesley stuffs the takedown attempt from Cesar Chavez . Cesar Chavez gets slowly back to his feet.
Cesar Chavez defending well as Lesley loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Cesar Chavez .
A punch combination from Cesar Chavez misses.
Lesley misses with a body punch
and Cesar Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cesar Chavez throws the left hand but Lesley avoids the punch easily.
Cesar Chavez misses with a straight right.

Cesar Chavez gets tackled into the cage by Lesley. Lesley maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lesley - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cesar Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesley pushes Cesar Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lesley lands a left hand.
Cesar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Lesley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lesley lands a body punch.
Lesley prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short body shot lands from Lesley as the two fighters clinch.
Lesley lands a shoulder strike.
Lesley pushes Cesar Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lesley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesley punishes Cesar Chavez 's body with a nice straight punch.
Lesley connects with an inside leg kick.
Cesar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Lesley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Lesley.
Lesley missing with a left hand there. Cesar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lesley tries a head kick but it misses.
Lesley misses with a straight right.
Cesar Chavez throws a big counter combination but Lesley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lesley misses with a hook. Cesar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Lesley throws a jab but it's blocked by Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Lesley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cesar Chavez misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cesar Chavez .
Lesley misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Cesar Chavez misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cesar Chavez connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Lesley.
Cesar Chavez stalks Lesley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesley's face. Lesley staggers backwards, shaken.
Cesar Chavez throws a right hand that Lesley ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesley also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Lesley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Cesar Chavez .
Lesley blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Lesley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Cesar Chavez finds it's way through Lesley's defenses.
Cesar Chavez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lesley throws out a powerful jab.
Cesar Chavez throws a right hand that Lesley ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesley also avoids with ease.
Cesar Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lesley! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cesar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesley moves away.
Lesley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lesley looks to throw the jab but Cesar Chavez is out of range.
Cesar Chavez misses with a double jab.

Lesley forces Cesar Chavez back against the cage and clinches.
Lesley taking a breather.
Lesley leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesley works on Cesar Chavez 's body with a couple of short punches.
Lesley lands a hook that snaps the head of Cesar Chavez backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lesley.
Lesley presses Cesar Chavez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cesar Chavez jumps guard but Lesley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Lesley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cesar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Lesley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Lesley. That snapped Cesar Chavez 's head back.
Cesar Chavez misses with a hook.
Cesar Chavez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Cesar Chavez misses.
Lesley throws a hook but Cesar Chavez avoids it easily.
Cesar Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Lesley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lesley throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lesley there.
Cesar Chavez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cesar Chavez misses with the combination.
Cesar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lesley works Cesar Chavez 's body with a nice hook.
Lesley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lesley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cesar Chavez in his tracks.
Lesley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lesley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesley lands a lovely overhand right.
Cesar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesley was well out of range. Poor timing from Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesley throws a jab but it's blocked by Cesar Chavez .
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lesley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lesley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lesley scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lesley.
Nice body punch from Lesley - that landed with a thud.
Lesley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cesar Chavez up against the cage.
Lesley lands a shoulder strike.

Cesar Chavez is rocked!
Lesley lands a left hand.
Oh Cesar Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cesar Chavez 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lesley lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cesar Chavez to his knees! Lesley keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Lesley!
A very excited looking Stephen Lesley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.