PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 1537 p4p, 2291 weight class) and Anike Chukwu (ranked 187 p4p, 283 weight class). Chukwu has chosen There Goes The Neighborhood - Bodycount as his entrance music. Yip Man Iii could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anike Chukwu's chin.

Man Iii
vs
Chukwu

182 cm
18
165
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
160
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hardcore Sports Nutrition
Threads of HARDCORE

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anike Chukwu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Chukwu.
Nice straight punches there by Chukwu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chukwu.
That kick from Chukwu tenderised Man Iii's leg. Man Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man Iii tries to move into range but Chukwu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man Iii tries to land a front kick but Chukwu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man Iii throws a hook but Chukwu avoids it easily.
Chukwu ducks under a wild hook from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chukwu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Man Iii rushes Chukwu and presses him up against the cage.
Chukwu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chukwu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
Chukwu working aggressively here.

Chukwu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chukwu clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chukwu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chukwu blocks an uppercut.
Chukwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man Iii smiles and moves away.
Chukwu tries to score with a low kick but Man Iii moves his leg out of the way.

Man Iii gets tackled into the cage by Chukwu. Chukwu maintains the clinch.
Chukwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chukwu misses with some punches.
Chukwu misses with the head strike.
Chukwu is trying to break the clinch but Man Iii is controlling him.
Chukwu lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwu.
Chukwu working aggressively here.
Man Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chukwu's elbow.
Man Iii tries to throw a body punch but Chukwu avoids it by throwing Man Iii back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Man Iii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chukwu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Chukwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Iii working aggressively here.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
Chukwu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Chukwu gets through Man Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Iii scores with a shoulder strike.
Man Iii has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Chukwu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Chukwu has Man Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Man Iii.
Chukwu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Man Iii walks away with a smile on his face. Chukwu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chukwu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man Iii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man Iii misses with a looping left.
Chukwu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man Iii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Man Iii gets tackled into the cage by Chukwu. Chukwu maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Man Iii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Iii.
Chukwu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwu fails to land.
Chukwu jumps guard but Man Iii stands there with Chukwu around his waist. Chukwu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yip Man Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anike Chukwu.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwu jumps guard but Man Iii turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Man Iii lands a shoulder strike.
Chukwu swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.

Chukwu manages to break the clinch.
Man Iii moves out of range as Chukwu strikes.

Man Iii forces Chukwu back against the cage and clinches.
Man Iii blocks a body shot from Chukwu.
Man Iii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Man Iii has Chukwu pressed against the cage.
Man Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii blocks an uppercut.
Man Iii tries to throw a body punch but Chukwu avoids it by throwing Man Iii back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Man Iii.
Chukwu misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Man Iii to work.
Chukwu jumps guard but Man Iii stands there with Chukwu around his waist. Chukwu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Chukwu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwu.
Man Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Iii blocks an uppercut.
Man Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Man Iii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man Iii content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chukwu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Chukwu.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Man Iii tries a body shot but Chukwu blocks it.
Chukwu blocks an uppercut.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Chukwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
Man Iii lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Iii is looking to control Chukwu's arms but Chukwu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man Iii has his back to the cage.
Chukwu swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chukwu has had enough of the clinch but Man Iii keeps him there for the moment.
Chukwu scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anike Chukwu 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.

Chukwu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chukwu throws a head kick that Man Iii semi-blocks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chukwu looks to throw the jab but Man Iii is out of range.
Chukwu blocks a head kick by Man Iii.
Chukwu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man Iii checks it well.
Chukwu lands the left hand.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Man Iii misses with a looping left.
Man Iii throws the kick towards the body but Chukwu avoids it.
Chukwu connects with an inside leg kick.
Chukwu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man Iii checks it well.
Chukwu lands an overhand right.
Man Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chukwu moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwu misses with a series of wild punches.
Anike Chukwu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man Iii sizes up Chukwu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut
and Chukwu counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwu misses with a low kick.
Chukwu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man Iii.
Man Iii tries to score with a low kick but Chukwu moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Man Iii misses its intended target.
Chukwu throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Man Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Man Iii throws a hook to the side of Chukwu's head but Chukwu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chukwu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chukwu misses with a right hand
and Man Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Chukwu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chukwu avoids the head kick by Man Iii.
Chukwu throws a leg kick but Man Iii moved away.
Nice cross by Chukwu.
Man Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chukwu.
Man Iii clobbers Chukwu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chukwu checks a leg kick nicely.
Chukwu staying out of range there.
Man Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Iii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chukwu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chukwu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Man Iii slips a straight right by Chukwu.
Chukwu misses with a low kick.
Chukwu scores with a punch to the head.
Chukwu tries a head kick but it misses.
Man Iii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chukwu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man Iii scrambles back to his feet.
Man Iii lands a head kick!
Man Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Man Iii.
Chukwu slips under a jab.
A big left from Man Iii misses.
Chukwu looks to land a right hand but Man Iii moved out of range.
Chukwu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man Iii throwing a counter right hand but Chukwu manages to avoid it.
Chukwu slips under a jab.
Chukwu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Chukwu is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwu avoids the body shot from Man Iii.
A slow jab from Chukwu misses its intended target.
Man Iii on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Chukwu closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Man Iii.
Man Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man Iii lands a hook that snaps the head of Chukwu backwards.
Chukwu is still on wobbly legs! Can Man Iii finish him?
Chukwu throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
Chukwu seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Man Iii.
Chukwu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man Iii is defending well for now.
Man Iii lands with a right to the head.
Man Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Chukwu controls the action.
Chukwu has a couple of punches blocked by Man Iii.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Man Iii.
Chukwu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chukwu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chukwu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Chukwu uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwu swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chukwu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chukwu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Iii lands a shot to the body.
Chukwu can't find room to land a body shot as Man Iii controls the action.
Man Iii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chukwu is breathing heavily.
Chukwu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Man Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Chukwu controls his hands.
Man Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chukwu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Man Iii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Man Iii.
Man Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Man Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Man Iii.
Man Iii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chukwu backwards.
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 Yip Man Iii will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Man Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chukwu's head backwards.
Chukwu drops his hands momentarily and Man Iii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man Iii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chukwu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man Iii manages to avoid it.
Chukwu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man Iii moves away.
Chukwu tries to work over Man Iii's front leg with a kick but Man Iii checks it.
Nice body punch from Man Iii.

Man Iii closes the distance and clinches.
Man Iii lands a right hand.
Man Iii creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Chukwu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Chukwu drops to his knees and Man Iii pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yip Man Iii!
A relieved looking Yip Man Iii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.