PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kree P Krawlee (ranked 1086 p4p, 768 weight class) and Charlie Chaplin (ranked 137 p4p, 100 weight class). Krawlee's entrance music is Sail. A fine choice. Chaplin has chosen The Champion - Charlie Chaplin as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Krawlee
vs
Chaplin

181 cm
25
160
8 - 4 - 0

165 cm
28
170
9 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Chaplin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaplin cracks Krawlee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chaplin slips under a jab from Krawlee.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaplin lands a jab to the head.
Krawlee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Krawlee looks to land a combination. Chaplin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Charlie Chaplin has been cut.
We've been informed that Chaplin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chaplin swings for the body but Krawlee moves out of range.
Krawlee attempts a counter takedown but Chaplin avoids it well and moves away.
Krawlee moves out of range of the strikes.
Krawlee misses with a wild combination.
Chaplin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krawlee misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaplin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krawlee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaplin slips a jab and a cross from Krawlee.
Krawlee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chaplin throws a shot from downtown. Krawlee moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Chaplin.
Krawlee throws a jab but it's blocked by Chaplin.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chaplin with a jab.
Chaplin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee slips under a jab.
Chaplin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Krawlee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krawlee slips a straight right by Chaplin.
Chaplin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krawlee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krawlee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaplin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krawlee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chaplin.
Charlie Chaplin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaplin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krawlee sizes up Chaplin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Chaplin.
Krawlee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaplin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaplin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krawlee.
Some wild striking there from Krawlee.
Chaplin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Chaplin moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krawlee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chaplin is defending well.
Krawlee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Krawlee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Krawlee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chaplin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kree P Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee is looking for a takedown.
Chaplin is pressed up against the cage. Krawlee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chaplin down to the mat. Chaplin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chaplin tests Krawlee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chaplin cracks Krawlee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krawlee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaplin circles away quickly and effectively.
Chaplin punishes Krawlee's body with a nice straight punch.
Chaplin lunges at Krawlee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krawlee's hand.
Krawlee lands a glancing blow to the side of Chaplin's head.
Chaplin stuns Krawlee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krawlee ducks under a wild hook from Chaplin.
Krawlee defending well as Chaplin loads up on a big left hand.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krawlee shoots in looking for a takedown but Chaplin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krawlee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chaplin throws out a counter right but Krawlee avoids it with no problem.
Krawlee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chaplin scores with a hook.
Chaplin moves in looking to clinch but Krawlee pushes him off.

Chaplin closes the distance and pushes Krawlee back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chaplin scores with a shoulder strike.
Krawlee blocks an uppercut.
Chaplin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chaplin misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaplin.
Krawlee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chaplin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chaplin as he jumps to the side.
Krawlee is breathing heavily.
Chaplin jabs Krawlee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Chaplin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chaplin.
Chaplin scores with a decent looking hook.
Chaplin connects with a right hand. Krawlee shakes it off.
Chaplin misses with a hook. Krawlee ducked under it nicely.
Chaplin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krawlee's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaplin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krawlee.
Krawlee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chaplin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krawlee on the side of the head.
Chaplin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chaplin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krawlee drops his hands momentarily and Chaplin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chaplin throws out a powerful jab.
Chaplin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krawlee.
Krawlee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chaplin sprawls and moves away.
Krawlee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chaplin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krawlee fails to land the takedown.
Chaplin lands an overhand right.
Chaplin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaplin connects with a body shot that sends Krawlee's belly button to the back.
Chaplin slips a jab from Krawlee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaplin takes a swing at Krawlee's ribcage but misses.
Chaplin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krawlee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krawlee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chaplin looks to throw the jab but Krawlee is out of range.
Krawlee tries to counter with a takedown but Chaplin is quick to defend against it.
Krawlee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chaplin catches Krawlee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Krawlee looks to land a right hand but Chaplin moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Chaplin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chaplin's cut.
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.

Krawlee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chaplin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaplin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krawlee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krawlee tries to counter with a takedown but Chaplin is quick to defend against it.
Chaplin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Chaplin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chaplin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krawlee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chaplin.
Chaplin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chaplin wants it to stay on the feet.

Chaplin clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Chaplin.
Krawlee wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Chaplin.
Chaplin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chaplin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chaplin misses with some punches.
Chaplin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kree P Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaplin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krawlee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chaplin prevents it.
Chaplin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Chaplin.
Chaplin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chaplin scores with a shoulder strike.
Krawlee can't break the clinch.
Chaplin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krawlees head.
Chaplin misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaplin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krawlee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chaplin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Chaplin fails to land.
Chaplin tries to throw a body punch but Krawlee avoids it by throwing Chaplin back against the cage.
Chaplin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chaplin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krawlee.
Krawlee looking for a takedown.
Krawlee wants a takedown but no success here.
Krawlee has Chaplin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chaplin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Krawlee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krawlee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krawlee dives in and grabs Chaplin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chaplin pushes down on Krawlee's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Krawlee with that takedown attempt.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krawlee motions for Chaplin to come forward. Krawlee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaplin lands a glancing blow to the side of Krawlee's head.
Chaplin cracks Krawlee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chaplin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krawlee shoots in looking for a takedown. Chaplin tries to sprawl out of it but Krawlee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chaplin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krawlee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaplin.
Nice straight punches there by Chaplin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chaplin.
Chaplin lands a head shot.
Krawlee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Chaplin takes the fight into the clinch.
Chaplin prevents the takedown attempt.
Charlie Chaplin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chaplin is working Krawlee over against the cage.
Krawlee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chaplin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Chaplin on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krawlee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chaplin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chaplin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
Chaplin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chaplin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
Chaplin digs a right hand underneath Krawlee's ribcage. Krawlee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chaplin lands a hook that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
Chaplin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chaplin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
A short uppercut from Chaplin.
Chaplin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chaplin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Krawlee is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaplin gets through Krawlee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Krawlee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chaplin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chaplin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Krawlee to his knees! Chaplin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Chaplin!
Charlie Chaplin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.