PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Chuvalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Chuvalo
vs
Lovelair

187 cm
28
225 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

192 cm
28
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Chuvalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raistlin Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuvalo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lovelair swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chuvalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Chuvalo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lovelair walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lovelair has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lovelair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovelair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chuvalo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lovelair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovelair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chuvalo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuvalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Chuvalo misses.
Lovelair tries to move into range but Chuvalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuvalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Chuvalo.
Lovelair tries to clinch up
and Chuvalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovelair takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
George Chuvalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chuvalo lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Chuvalo misses its intended target.
Chuvalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lovelair unleashes a big counter combination but Chuvalo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chuvalo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lovelair is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chuvalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo misses the body punch

and Lovelair moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair missing with knees to the body.
Chuvalo lands with a short shot to the head.

Chuvalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch but Chuvalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chuvalo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chuvalo throws a hook but Lovelair blocks it.
Chuvalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovelair tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chuvalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chuvalo misses with a body shot.
Chuvalo throws a body punch but Lovelair moves out of range.
Lovelair throws a counter combo.
A combination from Lovelair does no damage.
Lovelair tries to clinch there but Chuvalo circles away.
Chuvalo scores with a hook to the body. Lovelair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo lands a two punch combo.
Lovelair tries to clinch up
and Chuvalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Lovelair wants to clinch

and Chuvalo counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Lovelair!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chuvalo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lovelair controls his leg.
Chuvalo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chuvalo trying to control the action but Lovelair is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lovelair on the ground.
Chuvalo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Chuvalo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovelair moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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!
Lovelair is trying to keep Chuvalo in close.
Chuvalo is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chuvalo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Chuvalo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raistlin Lovelair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chuvalo misses with a straight right.
Lovelair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Chuvalo.
Lovelair slips under a jab.
Chuvalo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chuvalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
Chuvalo misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuvalo throws a shot to the body.
Lovelair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chuvalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chuvalo throws a right and a left that Lovelair avoids nicely.
Lovelair throws a right hand that Chuvalo ducks under and follows up with a left that Chuvalo also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chuvalo lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Chuvalo. That snapped Lovelair's head back.
Chuvalo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chuvalo throws a series of punches but Lovelair avoids them all with ease.
As Chuvalo backs off Lovelair throws a huge counter combo but Chuvalo manages to avoid it all.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chuvalo!

That has opened up Raistlin Lovelair's cut even more.
Lovelair tries to close the distance and clinch but Chuvalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chuvalo misses with a series of wild punches.
Chuvalo lands a nice shot to the body.
Chuvalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovelair can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo throws a right hand that Lovelair ducks under and follows up with a left that Lovelair also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair is looking to clinch but Chuvalo is avoiding it.
Chuvalo cracks Lovelair with a good jab.
Chuvalo takes a swing at Lovelair's ribcage but misses.
Lovelair throws a counter combo.
A big right from Chuvalo misses.
Chuvalo sets himself, and Lovelair steps forward looking for the clinch! Chuvalo avoids it this time.
Chuvalo with a hook.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Chuvalo is having none of it.
Chuvalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair tries to clinch but Chuvalo moves out of range.
It looked like Chuvalo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lovelair.
Lovelair defending well as Chuvalo loads up on a big left hand.
Lovelair is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lovelair tries to clinch up but Chuvalo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chuvalo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chuvalo lands with a hook. Lovelair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lovelair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chuvalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovelair misses with a double jab
and Chuvalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chuvalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lovelair.
Raistlin Lovelair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lovelair looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
Lovelair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lovelair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chuvalo looks to land a combination but Lovelair avoids it well.
Lovelair is looking to clinch.
Chuvalo lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuvalo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chuvalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lovelair unleashes a big counter combination but Chuvalo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lovelair wants to clinch but Chuvalo slips to the side
and Chuvalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Chuvalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lovelair.
Lovelair tries to counter with a clinch but Chuvalo shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Chuvalo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raistlin Lovelair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Chuvalo connects with a body shot.
Chuvalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lovelair moves away.
Lovelair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chuvalo lands with a good body shot.
Lovelair has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lovelair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chuvalo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chuvalo takes a swing at Lovelair's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lovelair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chuvalo, pushing him back against the cage.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chuvalo.
Lovelair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chuvalo is defending well for now.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chuvalo managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Chuvalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
Good body shot from Chuvalo.
Lovelair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Chuvalo is blocking nicely.
Lovelair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chuvalo scores with a shoulder strike.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Chuvalo is blocking nicely.
Chuvalo lands a body punch.

Chuvalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chuvalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo tries to bum rush Lovelair with a series of wild strikes but Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chuvalo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovelair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chuvalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lovelair thinking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chuvalo.
Chuvalo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lovelair back to the cage. Chuvalo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Lovelair is rocked!
Chuvalo feints with a jab and clips Lovelair right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Lovelair is sent crashing into the canvas and Chuvalo leaps in for the kill! Lovelair tries to get to his feet but Chuvalo is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Lovelair is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Chuvalo!
As George Chuvalo got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: GET SOME!!!!!!!'.