PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Chavez (ranked 362 p4p, 398 weight class) and James Darren (ranked 48 p4p, 57 weight class). Darren is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Here's to the losers. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Chavez
vs
Darren

173 cm
34
176
29 - 14 - 0

185 cm
36
170
24 - 20 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren checks a low kick from Chavez.
Darren is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chavez wants to land a leg kick but Darren is out of range.
Darren moves away from the strike by Chavez.
Chavez swings for the body but Darren moves out of range.
Chavez keeps the fight on the outside.
Chavez looks for the body kick but Darren saw that one coming.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darren is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Chavez misses.
Chavez sets himself, and Darren steps forward looking for the clinch! Chavez avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez scores with the left hand. Darren knows he should have avoided that one.
Chavez takes a swing at Darren's ribcage but misses.
Chavez misses with a hook.
Darren tries to counter with a clinch but Chavez shakes him off and moves away.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Darren tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Domingo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Chavez.
Darren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.
Darren wants to counter the offense by Chavez and move into the clinch position.
Chavez is looking to slow Darren down with leg kicks.
Darren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Darren tries to counter with a clinch but Chavez shakes him off and moves away.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Darren moves out of range easily.
Darren tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chavez tests Darren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darren wants to counter the offense by Chavez and move into the clinch position.
Chavez fakes the leg kick and cracks Darren in the body.
Chavez motions for Darren to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darren momentarily.
Darren blocks a low kick nicely.
Chavez sets himself, and Darren steps forward looking for the clinch! Chavez avoids it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to land a leg kick but Darren saw it coming and moves away.
Darren is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Darren tries to counter with a clinch but Chavez shakes him off and moves away.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez with a hook.
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!
Chavez throws out a loose jab but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez looks to throw the jab but Darren is out of range.
Darren is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Darren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren wants to counter the offense by Chavez and move into the clinch position.
Chavez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chavez tries to score with a low kick but Darren moves his leg out of the way.
Darren wants to counter the offense by Chavez and move into the clinch position.
Darren avoids a kick to the body.

Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
Chavez avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
Chavez dodges an elbow strike from Darren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chavez.
Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chavez is working Darren over against the cage.
Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darren prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chavez lands a body shot.
Chavez lands a left hand.
Chavez avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.
Darren can't find room to land a body shot as Chavez controls the action.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.

Chavez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chavez lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Darren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren tries to counter by closing the distance.
Darren slips under a jab.
Darren wants to counter with a clinch but Chavez pushes him away.
Chavez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darren is able to avoid easily.
Darren wants to counter with a clinch but Chavez pushes him away.

Chavez pushes Darren up against the cage in a clinch.
Darren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darren lands an elbow just above Chavez 's eye.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren misses with a punch on the inside.
Chavez is trying to break free.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Chavez pushes Darren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darren prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Darren's leg but Darren calmly moves out of range.
Darren wants to counter with a clinch but Chavez pushes him away.
Chavez's corner calls for a 1-2. Chavez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Chavez has closed the distance and engaged Darren in a clinch.
Chavez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darren can do to turn this around?
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren misses with an elbow strike.
Chavez presses Darren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chavez's brow.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Chavez controls his hands.
Darren has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chavez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Darren can turn it around.
Darren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Darren controls the action.
Chavez misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Darren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darren misses with an elbow strike.
Chavez blocks an elbow strike.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Darren controls the action.
Nice body punch from Darren.
Darren lands a body shot.
Darren lands an elbow inside.
Chavez avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darren blocks an uppercut.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Darren controls the action.
Chavez tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Domingo Chavez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chavez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is leaning against Darren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chavez misses with a body punch.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Darren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Chavez.
A right handed body shot lands from Chavez.
Darren misses with an elbow strike.
Chavez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chavez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.

Chavez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darren slips under a jab from Chavez.
Chavez sets himself, and Darren steps forward looking for the clinch! Chavez avoids it this time.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darren tries to counter with a clinch but Chavez shakes him off and moves away.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Darren slips the punch.
Darren tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren moves out of range of the body kick.
Chavez throws a leg kick

and Darren moves into the clinch.
Chavez tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
A hook to the body from Chavez.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chavez's brow.
Darren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Darren lands a body shot.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chavez lands a nice uppercut.
Chavez tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darren lands a right hand.
Chavez blocks a body shot from Darren.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Darren's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darren lands an elbow inside that Chavez shrugs off.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darren misses with an elbow strike.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
Chavez tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Darren lands a right hand.
Chavez tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren blocks an uppercut.
Chavez dodges an elbow strike from Darren.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Chavez lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
Darren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chavezs head.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Chavez.
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 Domingo Chavez will probably get the nod.
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 looks for the body kick but Darren saw that one coming.
Chavez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body.

Darren gets tackled into the cage by Chavez. Chavez maintains the clinch.
Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darren tries a body shot but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Darren.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Chavez presses Darren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darren pushes off an throws an elbow but Chavez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chavez avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chavez's brow.
Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Darren.
Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
Chavez blocks a body shot from Darren.
Darren lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Chavez avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chavez scores with a hook to the body.
Darren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez dodges an elbow strike from Darren.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
Darren has a couple of punches blocked by Chavez.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James Darren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
Chavez lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez takes an elbow to the temple.
Chavez misses with a body punch.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Darren.
Chavez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darren throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Chavez digs a right hand into Darren's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darren's gas tank.
Chavez tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chavez misses with some punches.
Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darren.
Still in the clinch, Chavez scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Chavez - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chavez breaks from the clinch.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Darren moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Darren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.

Chavez moves into range and clinches up with Darren.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Chavez tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
Darren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chavez lands a shot to the body.
Darren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chavez gets through Darren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chavez pushes Darren back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chavez's brow.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chavez.
Chavez pushes Darren back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Chavez.
Still in the clinch, Chavez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Chavez on the inside.

Chavez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chavez catches Darren with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darren there as he acknowledges the shot.
A cross from Chavez lands.
Domingo Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Darren off the cage and back into range.
Darren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darren gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chavez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Chavez!
A less than humble Domingo Chavez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated James Darren had this to say: 'I'm a loser!'.