PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Bowden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Chachkhunashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bowden
vs
Chachkhunashvili

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

215 cm
24
199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

King of Fists

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bowden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Misha Chachkhunashvili!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chachkhunashvili jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chachkhunashvili throws a shot from downtown. Bowden moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chachkhunashvili throws out a loose jab but Bowden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chachkhunashvili defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bowden.
Chachkhunashvili's coach down at The Foundry was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chachkhunashvili's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chachkhunashvili throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowden.
Chachkhunashvili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chachkhunashvili fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Chachkhunashvili cracks Bowden with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bowden looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chachkhunashvili finish him?

It looks like Jaime Bowden has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chachkhunashvili swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bowden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chachkhunashvili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Chachkhunashvili misses.
A big right from Chachkhunashvili misses.
Chachkhunashvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chachkhunashvili lands a jab to Bowden's midsection.
Bowden tries for a takedown but Chachkhunashvili circles away easily
and Chachkhunashvili counters with a crisp right that sends Bowden to the canvas! Chachkhunashvili follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Misha Chachkhunashvili!
Misha Chachkhunashvili decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.