PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piranha Chonan (ranked 2168 p4p, 283 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 1190 p4p, 162 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chonan
vs
Svensson

176 cm
28
195 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

175 cm
24
200 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piranha Chonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson lands a leg kick that knocks Chonan off balance momentarily.
Svensson scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Chonan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chonan tries to clinch up
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chonan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Svensson. That one must have hurt.
Svensson jabs Chonan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svensson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Svensson circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Chonan misses.
Svensson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chonan on the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a left hand
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Chonan.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Svensson delivers a nice body kick.
Chonan checks a low kick from Svensson.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chonan backing away here, and Svensson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Svensson.
Chonan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svensson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a straight left.
Chonan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Svensson manages to circle out of the way.

Chonan darts in and clinches Svensson up against the cage.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svensson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Svensson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svensson connects with a single shot there.
Svensson swings for the body but Chonan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chonan darts in and clinches Svensson up against the cage.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chonan to keep the fight standing.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan'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.
Svensson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chonan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Svensson can turn it around.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan misses with the head strike.
Svensson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
A head punch on the inside from Chonan fails to land.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan tries to stall but Svensson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Svensson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chonan or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan misses with some punches.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Svensson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Svensson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chonan doesn't seem bothered though.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Svensson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson keeps Chonan at a distance using the push kick.
Svensson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Svensson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson throws a body punch but Chonan moves out of range.
Chonan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Svensson manages to circle out of the way.
Svensson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chonan momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Svensson digs a good body shot into Chonan's ribs.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Svensson misses.
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chonan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svensson's head backwards.
Svensson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chonan.
Chonan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svensson.

Svensson gets tackled into the cage by Chonan. Chonan maintains the clinch.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
Chonan working aggressively here.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Chonan.

Svensson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Svensson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan moves out of range of the strikes.
Chonan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Svensson lands a lovely overhand right.
Sven Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonan tries to clinch but Svensson moves out of range.
Chonan misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson works Chonan's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chonan checks a leg kick.
Svensson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson throws a low kick but Chonan avoids it.
Chonan wants to clinch
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Chonan counters by clinching up.
Chonan gets through Svensson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Chonan.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Chonan has Svensson pushed against the cage.
Svensson lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sven Svensson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Chonan wants to clinch.
Svensson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chonan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svensson lands with a hook. Chonan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chonan moves to clinch but Svensson breaks away
and Svensson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chonan really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Svensson misses.
Svensson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chonan's head backwards.
Svensson thumps Chonan with a low kick.
Svensson scores with a hook to the body. Chonan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chonan checks a leg kick.
Svensson missing with a left hand there. Chonan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svensson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Svensson thumps Chonan with a low kick.
Svensson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chonan is out of range.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Svensson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan moves to clinch but Svensson breaks away
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Svensson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonan tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.

Svensson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Svensson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonan swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a nice leg kick.
Chonan ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Chonan wants to clinch but Svensson slips to the side
and Svensson counters with a nice body shot.
Svensson scores with a body shot.
A left lands for Svensson.
Svensson looks to throw the jab but Chonan is out of range.
Svensson lunges at Chonan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chonan's hand.
Chonan moves out of range as Svensson throws a body kick.
Chonan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
Chonan on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonan takes one to the chin there.
Svensson throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Chonan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Svensson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chonan under the eye.
Svensson scores with a shot to the body.
Chonan tries to clinch but Svensson moves away
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Chonan has closed the distance and engaged Svensson in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Piranha Chonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Svensson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Svensson 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Svensson!
Sven Svensson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.