PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 3726 p4p, 2989 weight class) and Jensen Chelios (ranked 438 p4p, 382 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Putin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Putin
vs
Chelios

183 cm
41
175
33 - 33 - 1

179 cm
27
177
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 33 - 33 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chelios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chelios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Putin moves away from the strike by Chelios.
Chelios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chelios lands a lovely overhand right.
Chelios dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Putin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chelios back to the cage. Putin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Chelios gets a clinch.
Putin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chelios blocks it with crossed arms.
Chelios misses with a punch to the body.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chelios working aggressively here.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chelios is defending well for now.
Chelios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Chelios blocks it.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chelios misses with a body punch.
Chelios can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Chelios is blocking nicely.
Chelios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chelios scores with a shoulder strike.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Chelios tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Chelios back against the cage.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Chelios is blocking nicely.
Putin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chelios managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Chelios works on Putin's body with a couple of short punches.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chelios misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chelios.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chelios blocks it with crossed arms.
Chelios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chelios.
Chelios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chelios lands a body punch in the clinch.
Putin is breathing heavily.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chelios works on Putin's body with a couple of short punches.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Chelios.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios scores with a shot to the side of Putin's head.

Putin is rocked!
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Chelios lands a big right hand that drops Putin! The killer instinct kicks in and Chelios finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Chelios!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jensen Chelios!
After winning the bout, Jensen Chelios thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.