PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Austin (ranked 1264 p4p, 1554 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 179 p4p, 225 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Austin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Jones. Jr - Can't be Touched. Charlie Chan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Austin
vs
Chan

181 cm
36
182
19 - 9 - 0

184 cm
23
180
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Conquer
Urban Fighter

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Austin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Austin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice straight punches there by Chan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chan.

Austin forces Chan back against the cage and clinches.
Chan lands with a right to the head.
Our sources have told us that Austin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Chan wants to stall.
Chan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Austin lands with a right to the head.
Austin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Chan scores with a shot to the side of Austin's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chan misses with a combination

and Austin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Austin breaks from the clinch.
Chan misses with a combination
and Austin counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chan punishes Austin's body with a nice straight punch.
Austin defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Austin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Austin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Austin slips under a jab from Chan.
Austin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chan.
Chan works over Austin's head and body with a nice combination.
Austin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Chan misses with a left hand
and Austin counters with a right hand to the body.
Chan misses with a combination
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Chan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Austin.
Chan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Chan misses.
Chan jabs Austin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Chan misses
letting Austin counter with a right hand.
Chan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Austin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Austin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Austin does no damage.
Austin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Austin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chan.
It looked like Austin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chan.
Chan looks to land a combination but Austin avoids it well.
Chan missing with a left hand there. Austin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Austin scores with a jab.
Chan misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a jab.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Austin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chan.
Austin blocks a leg kick.
Chan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chan throws a jab when Austin was well out of range.
Austin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chan connects with a right hand. Austin shakes it off.
Austin throws a good cross that connects.
Chan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Austin.
Austin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Austin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Chan as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Chan misses its intended target.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Austin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Austin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Austin's shoulder, as Austin tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Austin moves into the clinch.
Chan is trying to push Austin away but Austin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chan blocking some punches.
Austin connects with a knee to the head.
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!

Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Austin ducks down to avoid it.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
Chan throws a body shot but no joy.
Austin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chan misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
Austin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin moves out of range of the strikes.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Austin's head but Austin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Austin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chan throws a leg kick
letting Austin counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Austin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Austin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Austin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Chan drives through and clinches with Austin against the cage.
Chan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Austin lands a nice knee to the body.
Austin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Austin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Chan lands with a left to the head.
Chan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.

Chan breaks the clinch.
Chan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Chan tries to get set, Austin tries to push him back and clinch up but Chan manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan scores with a nice strike.
Austin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Austin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kyle Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chan throws a right hand that misses
and Austin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan cracks a nice hook into Austin's ribs.
Chan misses with a two punch combination.
Austin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chan.

Chan forces Austin back against the cage and clinches.
Austin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Austin lands a nice uppercut.
Austin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Austin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Austin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Austin lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Austin.

Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin takes one to the chin there.
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Austin misses the shot to the body.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chan takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Chan is rocked!
and Austin counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Chan! He's just covering up as Austin starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Austin!
Kyle Austin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.