PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chop Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ethan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Ethan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Down
vs
Ethan

185 cm
26
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
17
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chop Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ethan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ethan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ethan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ethan loads up on a big right hand but Down slips the punch.
Down throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ethan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Down went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Down gets tackled into the cage by Ethan. Ethan maintains the clinch.
Down is trying to break the clinch but Ethan is controlling him.

Ethan breaks from the clinch.
Ryan Ethan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ethan walks into a straight right hand from Down.
Down misses with a hook.
Ethan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ethan drives through and clinches with Down against the cage.

Down manages to break the clinch.
Down walks into a left hand.
Ethan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ethan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ethan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Down moves away.
Down tried to counter with a leg kick but Ethan avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Down misses.
Ethan 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.
Ethan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Ethan tries to counter it with a takedown but Down pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ethan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Down looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ethan throws a jab when Down was well out of range.
Ethan lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Down lands.
Ethan throws the left hand but Down avoids the punch easily.
Ethan throws a right hand that misses
and Ethan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ethan avoids the body shot from Down.
Ethan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ethan looks to score with a jab to the body but Down is just out of range.
Ethan with a hook.

Ethan clinches up with Down and pushes him back against the cage.
Ethan can't find room to land a body shot as Down controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Ethan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ethan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Down moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Down swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Down.

Ethan moves into the clinch successfully.
Down being controlled against the cage.
Down is trying to break the clinch but Ethan has him pressed against the cage.
Ethan struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.

Down manages to break the clinch.
Down keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Down throws a shot from downtown. Ethan moves away and avoids it.
Ethan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Down defends it well.
Ethan lands a slapping body shot.
Down lands with a shot to the body.
Down throws a hook but Ethan blocks it.
Ethan checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ethan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ethan misses with an uppercut
and Down counters with an inside leg kick.
Ethan is looking to clinch but Down is avoiding it.
Ethan misses with a lunging right hand
and Down counters with a stiff right hand.
Down scores with a jab. Ethan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ethan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Down misses with an uppercut.
Down is looking to score with low kicks.
Ethan misses with a hook.
Ethan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ethan misses with a lunging right hand
and Down counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ethan staying out of range there.
Ethan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ethan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Down.
Ethan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ethan slips under a jab from Down.
Down seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ethan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Ethan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ethan.
Ethan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Down misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ethan misses with a hook
and Down counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ethan misses with a straight right.
Ethan has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ethan misses with a straight right.
Ethan throws out a loose jab but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ethan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Down manages to avoid it.
Down lands a nice hook to Ethan's body. Ethan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Down moves out of range as Ethan strikes.
Ethan doesn't manage to clinch there - Down circles away.
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 Chop Down will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ethan misses with a lunging right hand
and Down counters with a stiff right hand.
Down scores with a jab. Ethan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ethan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ethan misses with an uppercut
enabling Down to counter with a crisp jab.
Ethan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Down can pounce on him.
Chop Down is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Down, right into the meat.
Down displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ethan throws out the jab.
Down is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ethan can do to turn this around?
Ethan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ethan tries to clinch but Down moves away
and Down counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ethan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Down.
Down swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Down keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ethan tries to clinch but Down is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Down misses the target.
Ethan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Down on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Down slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Down misses with a low kick.
Ethan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Down bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ethan slips under a jab from Down.
Down misses with a series of wild punches.
Ethan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Down.
A leg kick checked by Ethan.
Ethan throws a poor cross that misses
and Down counters with a low kick, right behind Ethan 's knee.
Ethan moves to clinch but Down breaks away
and Ethan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Down throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ethan connects with a jab.
Down attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ethan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ethan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down throws an overhand right that lands on Ethan's shoulder, as Ethan tries to avoid the shot.
Down throws a big shot that misses.
Down displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ethan throws out the jab.
Down is looking to counter with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Down.

Ethan moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ethan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Down up against the cage.

Ethan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ethan slips a jab from Down.
Ethan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Down swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ethan throws a body punch but Down moves out of range.
Ethan throws a nice looking combination but Down bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ethan throws an off balance right hand
enabling Down to counter with a crisp jab.
Ethan throws a right hand that misses
and Down counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ethan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ethan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down throws the left hand but Ethan avoids the punch easily.
Down smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ethan cracks Down with an open hand slap.
Down misses with a looping right.
Ethan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Down swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ethan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Down waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ethan.
Down throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Down avoids the body shot from Ethan.
Down throws a nice outside leg kick.
Down scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ethan misses with an uppercut. Down saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ethan doesn't manage to clinch there - Down circles away.
Ethan misses with an uppercut. Down saw that one coming.
Down throws a leg kick but Ethan checks it.
Ethan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ethan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Down.
Down tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ethan was well out of range. Poor timing from Down.
Down uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ethan.
Ethan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Down fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ethan just manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ethan looks to land a right hand but Down moved out of range.
Ethan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ethan misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Down. Those never looked like landing.
Ethan staying out of range there.
Ethan misses with a body punch
and Down counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ethan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Down wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Down on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chop Down dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ethan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Down was well out of range. Poor timing from Ethan.
Down avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ethan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ethan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Down on the side of the head.
Ethan throws an off balance right hand
and Down counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Ethan.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.
Down scores with a shot to the body.
Down uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ethan.
Down scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ethan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Down counters with a nice uppercut.
Down connects with the punch.
Ethan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ethan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Down.
Down looks to throw the jab but Ethan is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethan misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Down to counter with a crisp jab.
Down jabs at Ethan's body.
Ethan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ethan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Down.
Ethan misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Down to counter with a crisp jab.
Down connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ethan's hands.
Down fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Ethan is rocked!
Ethan throws an overhand right that lands on Down's shoulder, as Down tries to avoid the shot.
Down throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ethan avoids it.
Ethan connects with a looping right hand.
Ethan tries to close the distance and clinch but Down swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Down bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Down throws a hook but Ethan blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Ethan.
Down scores with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Down.
Chop Down is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Down throws a big shot that misses.
Down tries to land a front kick but Ethan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ethan throws a looping overhand right but Down ducks down to avoid it.
Down throwing a counter right hand but Ethan manages to avoid it.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ethan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Down manages to break the clinch.
Down bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Down. No joy for Ethan on that attempt.
A big left from Down misses.
Ethan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Down swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Down darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ethan tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
Ethan lands a nice shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Down.
Down wants to slow Ethan down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ethan moves out of range as Down strikes.
Down bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ethan throws a body shot but no joy.
Down swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ethan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Down counters with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Down there.
A shot to the body from Ethan misses
and Down counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Down throws a jab when Ethan was well out of range.
Ethan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ethan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Down slips under a jab.
Down throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ethan.
Ethan misses with a hook. Down ducked under it nicely.
Down was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Down lands with a hook. Ethan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ethan closes the distance and clinches.

Down breaks the clinch.
Down lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ethan swings for the body but Down moves out of range.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt
and Down counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ethan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Down.

Ethan gets a clinch.

Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Down is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ethan misses with an uppercut
and Down counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan Ethan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan checks the leg kick nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chop Down showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Down, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chop Down!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chop Down thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).