PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamaal Chavez (ranked 6972 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny King (ranked 9488 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny King will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Chavez
vs
King

153 cm
19
161 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamaal Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny King!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fails with a takedown attempt.

Chavez moves into the clinch.
King working aggressively here.
King being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chavez has King pressed against the cage.
Chavez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables King to keep the fight standing.
Chavez is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Chavez tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the cage and eventually Chavez drops back down to his feet.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chavez dodges an elbow strike from King.
Chavez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
King has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chavez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamaal Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Chavez moves into the clinch successfully.
Chavez is struggling to control the position.
Chavez tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the cage and eventually Chavez drops back down to his feet.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jamaal Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chavez moves into range and clinches up with King.
Chavez'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.
Chavez misses with a body punch.

Chavez jumps guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavez is trying to control the position but King postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez pulls King in to control the position.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chavez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chavez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chavez lands an upkick as King stands over him.
Chavez striking off his back.
Chavez really is a fat lump.
King preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chavez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.

King has his foot on Chavez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chavez works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King looks winded!

King throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chavez uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamaal Chavez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chavez has managed to clinch.
Chavez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
Chavez effectively controlling the action here.
Chavez stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chavez is trying to pull guard but King has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chavez jumps into guard, dragging King to the mat.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chavez wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
King is working Chavez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King cracks Chavez with a solid left hand.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King is breathing heavily.
Chavez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King working some strikes from top position.
Chavez looking to control.
Chavez wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Chavez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Chavez really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
King striking off his back but it's not causing Chavez any problems.

King isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chavez stacks King on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chavez!
King is trying to buck Chavez off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to get back to his feet but Chavez is dominant here and he's now got King's back!
Chavez lands shots from the back.
Chavez lands a shot to the body.
Chavez lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Chavez looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands with a hammerfist to the side of King's head.
Chavez has King flattened out and is raining down punches.
King is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Chavez.
Chavez throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting King!
King trying to get back to his feet but Chavez is in full control for now.
Chavez landing with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavez throwing damaging strikes from the back! King could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamaal Chavez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Chavez clinches up against the cage.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
Chavez trying to land knees to the body.
Chavez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.

Chavez gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chavez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chavez is trying to pull guard but King has him pressed against the cage.
Chavez jumps guard but King turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamaal Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chavez stalling the fight.
Chavez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chavez has King pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chavez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chavez has King pushed against the cage.
Chavez is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.

Chavez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics King uses from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chavez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chavez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
Jamaal Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.

King has a closed guard, preventing Chavez from standing up.
Chavez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King is looking for a triangle but Chavez pushes his legs off easily.
Chavez chips away with some ground and pound.
Chavez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chavez cracks King with a solid left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King wants to stand up but Chavez is controlling him.

King is looking for a triangle here but Chavez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamaal Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chavez, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamaal Chavez!