PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adon Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chimpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimpo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crazy Train. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sagat
vs
Chimpo

190 cm
20
203 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
20
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adon Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Chimpo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Johnny Chimpo has been cut.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chimpo.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chimpo scores with a one two! Sagat had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chimpo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
Chimpo is looking to chop away at Sagat's legs.
Sagat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sagat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses.
Sagat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chimpo.
Chimpo misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chimpo throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat slips a straight right by Chimpo.
Chimpo lands a nice hook to Sagat's body. Sagat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chimpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chimpo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chimpo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sagat - the referee stops the clock and Chimpo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sagat. Chimpo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sagat misses with a kick to the body.
Chimpo checks a leg kick nicely.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Chimpo misses.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Sagat moves out of range.
Chimpo slips a jab from Sagat.
Nice shot by Chimpo.
Sagat slips a jab and a cross from Chimpo.
Chimpo misses with a series of wild punches.
Sagat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chimpo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sagat. That one must have hurt.
Chimpo looks gassed!
Sagat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chimpo swinging wilding here.
Chimpo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagat.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Chimpo moves out of range easily.
Sagat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick from Sagat lands but Chimpo takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagat misses with a low kick.
Chimpo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Sagat avoids them all with ease.
Chimpo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sagat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chimpo. That did some damage!
Sagat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sagat tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Chimpo.
Chimpo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sagat's hands.
Chimpo lands a body shot.
Chimpo takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
Sagat wants to clinch up but Chimpo keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Chimpo manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chimpo tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sagat throws a nice head kick!
Sagat misses with a low kick.
Sagat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chimpo fails to land with a series of punches.
Chimpo misses with a body shot.
Chimpo misses with a two punch combination.
Sagat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chimpo works Sagat's body with a nice hook.
Chimpo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sagat manages to avoid it.
Chimpo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sagat thuds a left hand into Chimpo's body.
Chimpo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sagat.
Chimpo misses with a few strikes there.
Sagat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Chimpo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sagat cracks the inside of Chimpo's front leg.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Chimpo ducks right into an uppercut from Sagat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat thuds his shin into the meat of Chimpo's side.
Sagat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sagat.

Sagat has managed to clinch.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chimpo.
Chimpo has had enough of the clinch but Sagat keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chimpo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.

Chimpo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chimpo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adon Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo'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.

Chimpo scores with a jab to the body.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chimpo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chimpo fails to land with a series of punches.
Chimpo looks to land a combination but Sagat avoids it well.
Chimpo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
No joy there for Chimpo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chimpo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chimpo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnny Chimpo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chimpo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Chimpo.
Sagat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chimpo tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sagat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sagat is looking to score with low kicks.
Sagat lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chimpo will feel that in the morning.
Chimpo misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Chimpo is just out of range.
Sagat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat scores with a head kick.
Chimpo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sagat scores with a decent looking hook.
Adon Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Chimpo is just out of range.
Chimpo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagat.
Chimpo lands with a nice body punch.
Chimpo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sagat. That one must have hurt.
Chimpo cracks Sagat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Chimpo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chimpo blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Chimpo throws a one two combo.
Chimpo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chimpo misses with the combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chimpo.
Chimpo works Sagat's body with a nice hook.
Chimpo tests Sagat's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chimpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
A punch combination from Chimpo misses.
Chimpo looks to land a combination. Sagat sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chimpo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sagat rather than just go for the knockout.
Sagat lands a high kick!
Chimpo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chimpo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to de liver by Chimpo. Beautiful body shot.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chimpo throws a right hand that Sagat ducks under and follows up with a left that Sagat also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Chimpo blocks the leg kick.
Chimpo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sagat.
Sagat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chimpo throws a combination. Sagat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sagat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sagat backs up against the cage.
Chimpo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chimpo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sagat throws a big shot that misses.
Sagat slips a jab and a cross from Chimpo.
Chimpo misses with a low kick.
Chimpo misses with a hook to the body

and Sagat holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sagat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chimpo's brow.
Sagat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chimpo backwards.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Chimpo blocks it.
Chimpo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chimpo avoiding damage as Sagat throws knees to the body.
Chimpo can't break the clinch.
Sagat tries to work over Chimpo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chimpo is trying to break the clinch but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat keeps control of Chimpo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chimpo managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
Sagat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chimpo avoiding damage as Sagat throws knees to the body.
Chimpo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Chimpo blocks an uppercut.

Chimpo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chimpo lands a nice looking body shot.
Chimpo lands a jab to the nose.
Chimpo fails to land with a series of punches.
Chimpo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chimpo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chimpo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chimpo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sagat counters by moving into the clinch.
Chimpo is looking to break free of the clinch but Sagat has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sagat throws an elbow but misses.
Chimpo wants a takedown.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Chimpo blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Chimpo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chimpo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chimpo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sagat looks to land a right hand but Chimpo moved out of range.
Chimpo lands a jab-cross combination.
Sagat throws out a leg kick but Chimpo moves out of range and Sagat only half commits.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Chimpo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chimpo scores with a shot to the body.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chimpo digs a good hook to Sagat's body.
Chimpo lands a slapping body shot.
Chimpo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chimpo scoring well with a low kick there.
Chimpo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Chimpo.
Chimpo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chimpo misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagat misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chimpo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chimpo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chimpo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagat moves out of range as Chimpo strikes.
Sagat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chimpo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chimpo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chimpo misses with a low kick.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chimpo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagat throws the kick towards the body but Chimpo avoids it.
Chimpo digs a good body shot into Sagat's ribs.
Sagat misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice combination there by Chimpo.
Chimpo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sagat can pounce on him.
Chimpo blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Sagat walks into a left hand.
Chimpo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chimpo misses with a two punch combination.
Chimpo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Chimpo.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Sagat avoids them all with ease.
Chimpo throws a sloppy body shot
and Sagat counters with a head kick. That will keep Chimpo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chimpo throws a combination that misses
and Sagat counters with a head kick.
Chimpo throws a head kick that misses.
Sagat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chimpo avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Chimpo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sagat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chimpo lands a nice shot that snaps Sagat's head back.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Chimpo.
Sagat tries to land a front kick but Chimpo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sagat misses with a body kick.
Chimpo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chimpo misses with a wild combination.
Chimpo lands a jab to Sagat's midsection.

Sagat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chimpo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sagat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chimpo managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
Chimpo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chimpo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Chimpo blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.

Chimpo breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Chimpo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Chimpo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Sagat clinches up against the cage.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Chimpo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chimpo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Chimpo can't break the clinch.
Sagat keeps control of Chimpo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Chimpo is blocking nicely.
Chimpo can't break the clinch.
Chimpo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.

Chimpo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chimpo circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Chimpo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chimpo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Chimpo!