PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 1952 p4p, 1374 weight class) and Rex The Leviathan (ranked 215 p4p, 158 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chamba
vs
The Leviathan

194 cm
32
245
22 - 24 - 0

190 cm
27
235
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex The Leviathan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba tries to clinch up but The Leviathan circles away and keeps his distance.
The Leviathan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chamba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Leviathan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chamba.
Chamba scores with a nice body kick.
Chamba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Chamba throws a right and a left that The Leviathan avoids nicely.
Chamba wants to land a leg kick but The Leviathan is out of range.
A big left from Chamba misses.
Chamba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Leviathan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Rex The Leviathan has been cut.
The Leviathan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Leviathan throws a hook to the side of Chamba's head but Chamba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Chamba misses
and The Leviathan counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Leviathan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chamba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The Leviathan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Leviathan looks winded!
Chamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chamba connects with a high kick.
The fighters circling - The Leviathan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chamba throws a body kick that misses
and The Leviathan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chamba bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chamba tries a head kick but it misses.
Chamba misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Leviathan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick by Chamba misses
and The Leviathan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Leviathan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chamba is looking to land body kicks.
Chamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Leviathan misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Chamba.
Chamba misses the shot to the body.
Chamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Leviathan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamba throws a sloppy head kick and The Leviathan moves out of range easily.
Chamba throws a right hand that misses
enabling The Leviathan to counter with a crisp jab.

Chamba rushes The Leviathan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Leviathan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chamba digs a right hand underneath The Leviathan's ribcage. The Leviathan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chamba can't find room to land a body shot as The Leviathan controls the action.
Chamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chamba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

The Leviathan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Leviathan tries to bum rush Chamba with a series of wild strikes but Chamba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Leviathan 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.
The Leviathan throws a lazy right hand but Chamba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chamba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chamba tries to clinch
and The Leviathan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Chamba throws a lazy body kick
and Chamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Leviathan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Chamba.
Chamba tries to clinch up
and The Leviathan counters with a three punch combo that has Chamba backing up. Chamba nods at The Leviathan to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Chamba.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilberto Chamba dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Chamba misses.
Chamba throws a body shot but no joy.
Chamba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chamba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Leviathan throws a body shot but no joy.
The Leviathan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chamba tries to close the distance and clinch but The Leviathan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Leviathan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba throws a body punch but The Leviathan moves out of range.
Chamba throws a head kick that half lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Leviathan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chamba's elbow.

The Leviathan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Leviathan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick from Chamba, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Leviathan connects with a body shot that sends Chamba's belly button to the back.
The Leviathan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chamba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Leviathan thinking.
A punch lands to the side of The Leviathan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chamba jabs at The Leviathan's body.
Chamba misses with a wild body shot.
Chamba scores with a punch to the head.
Gilberto Chamba is winning the standup battle so far.
Chamba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chamba tries to close the distance and clinch but The Leviathan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chamba throws a body shot but no joy.
The Leviathan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chamba throws out the jab.
Chamba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Leviathan doesn't seem bothered though.
Chamba tries to clinch up
and The Leviathan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Leviathan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chamba on the side of the head.
Chamba throws out a loose jab but The Leviathan uses good head movement to avoid it.

Chamba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Leviathan, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamba misses with an elbow over the top.

The Leviathan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Leviathan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chamba misses the body punch
and The Leviathan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Leviathan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chamba manages to avoid it.
The Leviathan throws a one two combo.
Chamba throws a head kick but The Leviathan moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from The Leviathan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chamba throws a sloppy body shot
and The Leviathan counters with a low kick, right behind Chamba 's knee.
The Leviathan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chamba throws a body shot but no joy.
Chamba looks to score with a jab to the body but The Leviathan is just out of range.
It seemed like The Leviathan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Leviathan. Chamba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chamba is looking to wear down The Leviathan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Leviathan moves out of range of the leg kick from Chamba.
Chamba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Leviathan on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chamba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Leviathan! But no joy.
The Leviathan cracks Chamba with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Leviathan walks into a straight right hand from Chamba.
Chamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Leviathan drops his hands momentarily and Chamba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chamba throws a hook to the side of The Leviathan's head but The Leviathan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Leviathan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chamba.
A punch combination from Chamba misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilberto Chamba dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Chamba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Leviathan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chamba.
Sloppy strikes from The Leviathan. Those never looked like landing.
The Leviathan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chamba swings for the body but The Leviathan moves out of range.
The Leviathan keeps the fight on the outside.
The Leviathan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chamba throws a lazy uppercut
and The Leviathan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba misses with a head kick.
The Leviathan misses the jab.
A head kick by Chamba misses
enabling The Leviathan to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Chamba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chamba slips under a jab.
Chamba lands with a good body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Chamba as he connects with a hook.

Chamba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Leviathan throws a head punch that misses.
Chamba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Leviathan can do to turn this around?
The Leviathan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chamba throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chamba.
A head punch on the inside from The Leviathan fails to land.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by The Leviathan.
Chamba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Leviathan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Leviathan tries to break free but Chamba pushes him back against the cage.
Chamba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The Leviathan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Leviathan misses with an uppercut.
Chamba tries to counter by clinching up but The Leviathan breaks away and moves out of range.
Chamba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Leviathan on the side of the head.
The Leviathan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Leviathan misses with the combination.
Chamba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Leviathan connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Leviathan blocks a head kick by Chamba.
The Leviathan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Leviathan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Leviathan loads up on a big right hand but Chamba slips the punch.
Chamba throws a head kick but The Leviathan moves out of range.
A nice side step and The Leviathan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Leviathan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chamba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chamba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Leviathan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chamba throws a poor cross that misses
and The Leviathan counters with a good low kick that Chamba was not able to check.
Chamba's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Leviathan under the eye.
The Leviathan misses with a straight left.
Rex The Leviathan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamba connects with an inside leg kick.
The Leviathan avoids a kick to the body.
The Leviathan misses with a hook.
Chamba lunges at The Leviathan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Leviathan's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chamba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chamba tries to clinch but The Leviathan moves out of range.
The Leviathan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chamba digs a good body shot into The Leviathan's ribs.
Chamba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Oooooh!!! Chamba has knocked The Leviathan down with a huge combo! Chamba steps away and waves a wobbly The Leviathan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

The Leviathan is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gilberto Chamba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chamba 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilberto Chamba!