PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 931 p4p, 118 weight class) and Sam Rinaldi (ranked 436 p4p, 58 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Choo
vs
Rinaldi

180 cm
34
191 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

187 cm
29
195 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Destructive Striking Clothing

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rinaldi moves away.
Rinaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rinaldi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Choo. Choo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Choo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rinaldi throws a right hand that Choo ducks under and follows up with a left that Choo also avoids with ease.
Rinaldi takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
Rinaldi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Choo finds it's way round the side to connect with Rinaldi's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rinaldi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rinaldi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Choo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choo needs to keep his hands up - Rinaldi had a free shot at his head there.
Choo defending well as Rinaldi loads up on a big left hand.

Rinaldi tries to keep at a distance but Choo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Choo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choo jumps guard but Rinaldi stands there with Choo around his waist. Choo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Choo.
Choo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rinaldi walks away with a smile on his face. Choo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rinaldi throws the left hand but Choo avoids the punch easily.
Choo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Choo moves in looking to clinch but Rinaldi pushes him off.
Choo throws a body punch but Rinaldi moves out of range.
Choo jabs Rinaldi right on the nose. Rinaldi blinks but takes it well.
Choo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rinaldi.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Choo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Choo.
Rinaldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rinaldi misses with a series of wild punches.
Rinaldi cracks Choo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Choo lands a jab to Rinaldi's midsection.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rinaldi manages to avoid it.
Choo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rinaldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Rinaldi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rinaldi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rinaldi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Choo counters with a straight right hand.
Choo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rinaldi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rinaldi digs a good body shot into Choo's ribs.
Rinaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Choo scores with a sloppy right hand. Rinaldi should have avoided that one.
Rinaldi throws a hook to the side of Choo's head but Choo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Choo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choo tries to close the distance and clinch but Rinaldi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rinaldi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Rinaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rinaldi.

Choo moves into the clinch.
Choo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Choo throws a punch but it's blocked by Rinaldi.
Choo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Choo fails to land.
Choo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Choo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rinaldi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Choo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Choo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rinaldi connects with a body shot that sends Choo's belly button to the back.
Choo jabs Rinaldi right on the nose. Rinaldi blinks but takes it well.
Rinaldi misses with a hook
and Choo counters with a straight right hand.
Choo connects with a right hand. Rinaldi shakes it off.
Choo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rinaldi.
Rinaldi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Choo to counter with a crisp jab.
Choo cracks Rinaldi with a good jab.
Rinaldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rinaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rinaldi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rinaldi takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Choo misses the target.
A punch combination from Rinaldi misses.
Rinaldi misses with a hook
and Choo counters with a right hand to the body.
Choo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rinaldi's head.
The fighters circling - Rinaldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rinaldi back to the cage. Choo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rinaldi throws a jab when Choo was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Choo misses its target.
Rinaldi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Choo misses with a hook.
Choo misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rinaldi misses with a hook to the body
and Choo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rinaldi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mew Choo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Rinaldi. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Choo takes one on the button.
Rinaldi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rinaldi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rinaldi misses with a looping left.
Rinaldi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Choo throwing a counter right hand but Rinaldi manages to avoid it.
Choo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rinaldi.

Choo clinches.
Rinaldi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Choo misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rinaldi breaks from the clinch.
Rinaldi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rinaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Choo works Rinaldi's body with a nice hook.
Choo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rinaldi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Choo does it's job there.
Choo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sam Rinaldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rinaldi avoids the body shot from Choo.
Choo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Choo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Choo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rinaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rinaldi walks into a jab.
Rinaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rinaldi misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinaldi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rinaldi swats away the attempt to clinch by Choo.
Rinaldi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rinaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rinaldi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rinaldi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Choo digs a good hook to Rinaldi's body.
Rinaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rinaldi manages to avoid it.
Choo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rinaldi takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Rinaldi misses its intended target.
Rinaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rinaldi.
Rinaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choo.
Choo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rinaldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Choo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Choo scores with a shot to the body.
Rinaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rinaldi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Choo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rinaldi slips a jab from Choo.
Choo is looking to clinch but Rinaldi is avoiding it.
Rinaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Rinaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
Sam Rinaldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rinaldi looks to throw the jab but Choo is out of range.
Rinaldi misses with a body shot.
Rinaldi misses the shot to the body.
Rinaldi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rinaldi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rinaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Choo walks into a jab.
A combination from Rinaldi does no damage.
Rinaldi misses with a hook
and Choo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choo cracks Rinaldi with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choo jabs at Rinaldi's body.
Rinaldi swings widly with a right hand
and Choo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rinaldi is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Choo.
Rinaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rinaldi.
No joy there for Rinaldi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rinaldi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rinaldi falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Choo counter with a right hand.
Rinaldi throws a combination that misses
and Choo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Choo, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rinaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Choo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Rinaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rinaldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rinaldi loads up on a big right hand but Choo slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mew Choo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Choo scores with a shot to the body.
Choo throws out a powerful jab.
Rinaldi lands a two punch combo.
Rinaldi misses with a looping right.
Rinaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rinaldi lands with a nice body punch.
Choo misses with a jab to the body
and Rinaldi counters with a three punch combo that has Choo backing up. Choo nods at Rinaldi to acknowledge the strikes.
Choo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rinaldi doesn't seem bothered though.
Rinaldi walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choo scores with a hook to the body. Rinaldi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Choo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rinaldi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rinaldi throws a nice looking combination but Choo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Choo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rinaldi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Choo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rinaldi. Rinaldi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rinaldi misses with a body shot.
Rinaldi misses with a wild combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Choo misses its target.
Rinaldi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rinaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
Rinaldi swinging wildly here.
Rinaldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sam Rinaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rinaldi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rinaldi is just out of range.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rinaldi misses with a combination
and Choo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A cross from Choo lands.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Choo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Choo pushes Rinaldi up against the cage in a clinch.

Choo pulls Rinaldi into 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!
Rinaldi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rinaldi working some strikes from top position.

Choo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rinaldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Choo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rinaldi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sam Rinaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Choo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rinaldi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Choo's head.
Rinaldi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Choo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rinaldi is aware though and is defending well.
Rinaldi cracks Choo with a solid left hand.

That's four 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.
Rinaldi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Choo's head.
Rinaldi throws a big right hand that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rinaldi misses with a straight right.
Choo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rinaldi.
It seemed like Rinaldi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rinaldi looks to land a left hand but Choo moved out of range nicely.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Mew Choo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Choo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rinaldi.
Choo lands with an uppercut that bounces Rinaldi off the cage and back into range.
Choo misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Choo catches Rinaldi right on the button with a cross.
Rinaldi throws a jab when Choo was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Rinaldi.
I think Choo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mew Choo!
Mew Choo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.