PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Demaestri will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Chambers
vs
Demaestri

185 cm
37
202 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

200 cm
27
197 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaestri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chambers on the side of the head.
Demaestri lands with an uppercut that bounces Chambers off the cage and back into range.
Chambers throws a head kick but Demaestri moves out of range.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demaestri counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Demaestri.
Demaestri looks to land a right hand but Chambers moved out of range.
Chambers throws a solid leg kick but Demaestri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chambers.
Chambers throws a leg kick but Demaestri checks it.
Chambers throws a sloppy head kick and Demaestri moves out of range easily.
Demaestri moves out of range of the body kick from Chambers.
Nice uppercut there from Demaestri.
Demaestri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chambers moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chambers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demaestri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chambers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chambers missing with a left hand there. Demaestri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Demaestri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Demaestri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Demaestri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Demaestri swings for the body but Chambers moves out of range.
Chambers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Demaestri checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chambers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demaestri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Demaestri.
Chambers tries to move into range but Demaestri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Demaestri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Chambers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chambers walks into a jab.
Chambers throws a leg kick
and Demaestri counters with a two punch combo.
Demaestri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demaestri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chambers throws a low kick, looking for Demaestri's leg but Demaestri calmly moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Demaestri scores with a four punch combination!
Chambers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demaestri lands a right hook to the body.
Demaestri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chambers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Demaestri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chambers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice straight punches there by Demaestri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Demaestri.
Chambers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chambers swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Chambers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chambers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chambers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Chambers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Demaestri.
Chambers is looking to counter punch.
Demaestri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demaestri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chambers takes one to the chin there.
Chambers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Demaestri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Demaestri. Those never looked like landing.
Demaestri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Demaestri misses with a two punch combination.
Demaestri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chambers.
Demaestri throws the left hand but Chambers avoids the punch easily.
Chambers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Demaestri's head.
Demaestri checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri scores with a jab. Chambers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chambers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Demaestri counters with a nice uppercut.
Chambers is looking to chop away at Demaestri's legs.
Demaestri throws the left hand but Chambers avoids the punch easily.
Chambers throws a head kick that half lands.
Chambers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demaestri.
Chambers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Demaestri as he checks the leg kick.
Demaestri lands with a good body shot.
Demaestri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Demaestri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chambers can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Demaestri.
Demaestri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Demaestri cracks Chambers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Chambers is rocked!
Chambers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chambers misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Demaestri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chambers throws a leg kick
and Demaestri counters with a one-two to the body.
Oh Chambers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chambers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demaestri.
Chambers throws a leg kick but Demaestri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chambers seems to have got his legs back now.
Chambers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chambers.
Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
Chambers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Demaestri connects with a jab.
Chambers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chambers tried to score with a low kick but Demaestri checks it.
Demaestri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chambers was well out of range. Poor timing from Demaestri.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demaestri misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Demaestri checks a leg kick.
Demaestri let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Demaestri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demaestri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Demaestri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chambers circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Demaestri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chambers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Demaestri checks a leg kick.
Chambers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demaestri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chambers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demaestri scores with a sloppy right hand. Chambers should have avoided that one.
Chambers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chambers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Demaestri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chambers. Chambers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Demaestri scores with the left hand. Chambers knows he should have avoided that one.
Demaestri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Demaestri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chambers moves away.
Chambers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demaestri.
Chambers throws a front kick that sends Demaestri stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Demaestri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chambers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chambers tries a low kick but Demaestri avoids it.
Demaestri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Demaestri misses.
A lazy body kick from Chambers
letting Demaestri counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri misses with a few strikes there.
Claudio Demaestri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Demaestri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chambers lands a nice shot that snaps Demaestri's head back.
Chambers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chambers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chambers tries to work over Demaestri's front leg with a kick but Demaestri checks it.
Chambers walks into a left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Demaestri checks a leg kick.
Chambers scores with a jab to the head.
Chambers is looking to score with low kicks.
Chambers throws a right and a left that Demaestri avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demaestri! But no joy.
Demaestri works Chambers's body with a nice hook.
Chambers scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Demaestri.
Chambers slips a jab from Demaestri.
Chambers throws a big shot that misses.
Chambers needs to keep his hands up - Demaestri had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chambers misses with a low kick as Demaestri jumps back.
Demaestri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chambers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Demaestri is out of range.
Chambers walks into a jab.
A good leg kick by Chambers.
Chambers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Demaestri.
Chambers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chambers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demaestri's sensitive parts.
Chambers moves out of range of the strikes.
Demaestri scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chambers. That's going to slow Demaestri down.
Demaestri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demaestri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chambers tries to work over Demaestri's front leg with a kick but Demaestri checks it.
Demaestri scores with a nice strike.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
Demaestri scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Demaestri.
Chambers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Demaestri blocks the low kick.
Chambers blocks a jab.
Demaestri takes a swing at Chambers's ribcage but misses.
Chambers lands a leg kick that knocks Demaestri off balance momentarily.
Demaestri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Demaestri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demaestri. Chambers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chambers misses with a low kick as Demaestri jumps back.
Demaestri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Demaestri lands with a nice combination. Chambers backs away looking to recover.
A left lands for Demaestri.
Some bone on bone action there as Demaestri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Demaestri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demaestri scores with a nice strike.
Demaestri lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri lands a head shot.
Chambers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demaestri.
Chambers cracks the inside of Demaestri's front leg.
Demaestri moves out of range of the leg kick from Chambers.
Demaestri looks to throw the jab but Chambers is out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chambers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chambers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demaestri.
That kick from Chambers tenderised Demaestri's leg. Demaestri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chambers throws a leg kick which misses Demaestri's front leg but catches the back leg as Demaestri tries to avoid it.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Demaestri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demaestri throws a lazy right hand but Chambers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chambers tried to counter with a leg kick but Demaestri avoided it.

Demaestri lands a big shot that drops Chambers! Can he finish him?
Demaestri wants to pass the guard but Chambers is keeping the position.
You can see that Demaestri has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demaestri trying to control the position from guard on top but Chambers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Demaestri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chambers looks to throw a body kick
and Demaestri counters with a left to the body.
Chambers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chambers throws out a leg kick but Demaestri moves out of range and Chambers only half commits.
Demaestri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Demaestri scores with a jab.
Chambers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Demaestri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chambers slips a straight right by Demaestri.
Chambers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Demaestri lands a slapping body shot.
Chambers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demaestri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chambers.
A countering left hand to the body from Demaestri misses.
Chambers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Demaestri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri defending well as Chambers loads up on a big left hand.
Demaestri is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Demaestri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chambers.
Chambers missing with a left hand there. Demaestri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chambers slips a jab and a cross from Demaestri.
Chambers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demaestri looks to land a right hand but Chambers moved out of range.
Chambers avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Demaestri throws a poor cross that misses
and Chambers counters with a low kick, right behind Demaestri 's knee.
Chambers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chambers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Demaestri lands with a cross.
Demaestri tries to bum rush Chambers with a series of wild strikes but Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Demaestri. That snapped Chambers's head back.
Chambers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Demaestri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chambers looks for the body kick but Demaestri saw that one coming.
A big left from Demaestri misses.
Demaestri cracks Chambers with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chambers.
Demaestri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chambers.
Chambers thumps Demaestri with a low kick.
Jack Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claudio Demaestri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Demaestri.
Demaestri misses with a double jab
and Chambers counters with an outside leg kick.
Demaestri throws a poor cross that misses
letting Chambers counter with a right hand.

It looks like Claudio Demaestri has been cut.
A combination from Demaestri does no damage.
Demaestri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demaestri throws a body shot but no joy.
Chambers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chambers drops his hands momentarily and Demaestri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Demaestri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chambers.
Demaestri just misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demaestri throws a hook but Chambers blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Demaestri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chambers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demaestri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chambers circles away quickly and effectively.
Chambers is looking to score with low kicks.
Demaestri's corner calls for a 1-2. Demaestri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers tries to land a front kick but Demaestri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chambers tries to score with a low kick but Demaestri moves his leg out of the way.
Chambers misses with a straight right.
Demaestri throws out a counter right but Chambers avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Chambers misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demaestri! But no joy.
Chambers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demaestri! But no joy.
Chambers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Demaestri takes a step back to recover.
Demaestri scores with a jab. Chambers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Demaestri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chambers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Demaestri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chambers circles away quickly and effectively.
Demaestri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chambers misses with a leg kick
letting Demaestri counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Demaestri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chambers misses with a kick to the body.
Demaestri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chambers. Chambers obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Demaestri.
Chambers throws a head kick but Demaestri moves out of range.
Demaestri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chambers.
Chambers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chambers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chambers throws a leg kick
and Demaestri counters with a straight right hand.
Demaestri checks a leg kick.
Demaestri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chambers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Chambers misses.
Chambers scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demaestri misses the jab.
As Demaestri backs away, Chambers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chambers. Chambers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Demaestri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Demaestri 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Demaestri!
A very excited looking Claudio Demaestri 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.