PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asim Ferhatovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Semmy Choi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Choi
vs
Ferhatovic

214 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Semmy Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asim Ferhatovic!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Choi fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Ferhatovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferhatovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Semmy Choi has been cut.
Choi tries to clinch but Ferhatovic moves out of range.
Ferhatovic throws a sloppy head kick and Choi moves out of range easily.
Choi dodges the punch combination from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ferhatovic misses with the combination.
Ferhatovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Choi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferhatovic throws a head kick but Choi moves out of range.
Ferhatovic feints and then cracks Choi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Choi down.
Ferhatovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferhatovic.
A head kick misses from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic misses with a head kick.
Choi moves out of range of the body kick from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic throws a body kick that misses.

Choi clinches up with Ferhatovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Ferhatovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Choi has him pressed against the cage.
Ferhatovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Choi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferhatovic wants to break free but Choi has control.
A bit of stalling here from Choi.
Ferhatovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Choi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ferhatovic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Ferhatovic breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Ferhatovic finds it's target.
Ferhatovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferhatovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Choi's head.
Ferhatovic cracks a nice hook into Choi's ribs.
Choi ducks right into an uppercut from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferhatovic misses with the combination.
Asim Ferhatovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferhatovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferhatovic throws a wild body kick that Choi sees coming a mile off.
Ferhatovic throws a sloppy head kick and Choi moves out of range easily.
Ferhatovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Choi.
Ferhatovic misses with a low kick.
Ferhatovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ferhatovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferhatovic looks gassed!
Ferhatovic circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Choi tries to clinch there but Ferhatovic circles away.
Choi fails in his attempt to clinch.

Choi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Choi tries to stall but Ferhatovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ferhatovic managing to block the knees to the body from Choi.
Choi keeps control of Ferhatovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Choi stalling.
Ferhatovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Choi keeps control of Ferhatovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ferhatovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asim Ferhatovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Semmy Choi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Choi tries to clinch but Ferhatovic moves out of range.
Ferhatovic throws a nice looking combination but Choi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferhatovic throws a head kick but Choi moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic throws a series of punches but Choi moves out of range.
Ferhatovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Choi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ferhatovic stalks Choi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Choi's face. Choi staggers backwards, shaken.
Ferhatovic misses with a hook.
Ferhatovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferhatovic.
Semmy Choi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferhatovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Ferhatovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferhatovic misses with a few strikes there.
Ferhatovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Choi dodges the punch combination from Ferhatovic.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferhatovic, as that shot connected.
Ferhatovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ferhatovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ferhatovic misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferhatovic scores with a nice body kick.
Ferhatovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferhatovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferhatovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferhatovic throws a nice looking combination but Choi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Choi if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferhatovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Choi's sensitive parts.
Ferhatovic throws a head kick that misses.
Ferhatovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferhatovic throws a head kick that Choi semi-blocks.
Ferhatovic swinging wilding here.
Ferhatovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Ferhatovic scores with a four punch combination!
Ferhatovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Choi off the cage and back into rage.
Ferhatovic lands a front kick.
Asim Ferhatovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferhatovic circles away.
Choi slips a jab and a cross from Ferhatovic.
Choi is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferhatovic takes a swing at Choi's ribcage but misses.
Ferhatovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferhatovic throws a sloppy head kick and Choi moves out of range easily.

Choi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferhatovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferhatovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Choi won't allow it.
Ferhatovic tries to break the clinch but Choi is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asim Ferhatovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Semmy Choi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ferhatovic lands with a nice combination. Choi backs away looking to recover.
Ferhatovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Choi wants to clinch up but Ferhatovic keeps it at a distance.
Ferhatovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Choi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferhatovic throws a right hand that Choi ducks under and follows up with a left that Choi also avoids with ease.
Ferhatovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Choi.
Ferhatovic lands a head kick. Choi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ferhatovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferhatovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Choi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ferhatovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferhatovic misses with a kick to the body.
Ferhatovic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Choi rather than just go for the knockout.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferhatovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Choi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferhatovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Choi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferhatovic. Ferhatovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferhatovic connects with a single shot there.
Choi avoids a kick to the body.
Ferhatovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ferhatovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferhatovic misses with a few strikes there.
Ferhatovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferhatovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferhatovic throws a series of punches but Choi avoids them all with ease.
Ferhatovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Choi wants to clinch up but Ferhatovic keeps it at a distance.
Ferhatovic throws a head kick that misses.
Choi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferhatovic throws a head kick but Choi moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferhatovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Choi tries to clinch there but Ferhatovic circles away.
Ferhatovic misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Choi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferhatovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Choi is looking to clinch.

Choi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferhatovic tries to break the clinch but Choi is controlling the position.
Choi stalls.
Choi trying to land knees to the body.
Choi tries a knee to the head but Ferhatovic blocks it.

Ferhatovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferhatovic throws a leg kick but Choi moved away.

Choi has Ferhatovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Semmy Choi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asim Ferhatovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Choi tries to land a knee to the head but Ferhatovic blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asim Ferhatovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferhatovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asim Ferhatovic!