PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bhishma Chontamenti (ranked 716 p4p, 887 weight class) and Gus McCrae (ranked 108 p4p, 135 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chontamenti
vs
McCrae

186 cm
24
191
9 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
195
7 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Conviction

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bhishma Chontamenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chontamenti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCrae.
McCrae ducks right into an uppercut from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti lands a jab to McCrae's midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chontamenti, as that shot connected.
Chontamenti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCrae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCrae dodges the punch combination from Chontamenti.
McCrae jabs Chontamenti right on the nose. Chontamenti blinks but takes it well.
Chontamenti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCrae.
McCrae takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Chontamenti.
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!
A low kick lands for Chontamenti.
McCrae cracks Chontamenti with an open hand slap.

It looks like Bhishma Chontamenti has been cut.
Chontamenti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCrae looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti scores with a jab.
Chontamenti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Chontamenti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Chontamenti.
McCrae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCrae closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chontamenti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCrae's hands.
McCrae walks into a stiff left hand from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCrae has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chontamenti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chontamenti slips under a jab from McCrae.
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!
Chontamenti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chontamenti jabs McCrae right on the nose. McCrae blinks but takes it well.
Chontamenti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCrae.
Chontamenti avoids the body shot from McCrae.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Chontamenti.
McCrae misses with an uppercut
and Chontamenti counters with a low kick, right behind McCrae 's knee.
McCrae keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Chontamenti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chontamenti moves away.
Chontamenti drops his hands momentarily and McCrae takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chontamenti thows a leg kick but McCrae checks it
and McCrae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gus McCrae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCrae checks a leg kick.
Chontamenti throws a hook to the side of McCrae's head but McCrae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chontamenti misses with a low kick.
Chontamenti motions for McCrae to come forward. Chontamenti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chontamenti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCrae's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCrae throws a sloppy body shot
and Chontamenti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCrae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCrae misses with an uppercut
and McCrae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice combination there by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti feints and then cracks McCrae's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCrae down.
Chontamenti slips under a jab from McCrae.
A big left from McCrae misses.
McCrae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chontamenti scoring well with a low kick there.
McCrae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chontamenti slips under a jab.
Chontamenti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chontamenti lands a head kick!
McCrae misses with a straight left.
Chontamenti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chontamenti fails with the takedown.
Chontamenti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. McCrae catches Chontamenti right on the button with a cross.
Chontamenti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chontamenti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McCrae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCrae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McCrae throws the left hand but Chontamenti avoids the punch easily.
McCrae misses with an uppercut. Chontamenti saw that one coming.
McCrae throws a hook to the side of Chontamenti's head but Chontamenti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
McCrae takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
McCrae rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chontamenti counters with a good low kick that McCrae was not able to check.
Chontamenti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Bhishma Chontamenti's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCrae misses with a looping left.
McCrae looks to land a left hand but Chontamenti moved out of range nicely.
Chontamenti throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bhishma Chontamenti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bhishma Chontamenti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chontamenti throws a leg kick which misses McCrae's front leg but catches the back leg as McCrae tries to avoid it.
Chontamenti connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Chontamenti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chontamenti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chontamenti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bhishma Chontamenti is winning the standup battle so far.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Chontamenti throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCrae.
Chontamenti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chontamenti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chontamenti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chontamenti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chontamenti moves out of range of the strikes.
Chontamenti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCrae misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Chontamenti to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti lands a nice looking body shot.
Chontamenti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chontamenti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chontamenti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCrae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chontamenti can pounce on him.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chontamenti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from McCrae misses its intended target.
Chontamenti avoids the body shot from McCrae.
Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCrae.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Chontamenti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae throws a hook but Chontamenti blocks it.
McCrae connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCrae throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae works the jab nicely.
McCrae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chontamenti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCrae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Chontamenti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae throws a hook to the side of Chontamenti's head but Chontamenti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chontamenti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Chontamenti.
McCrae throws a hook but Chontamenti blocks it.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Chontamenti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from McCrae.
Good exchange - McCrae coming out on top.
McCrae throws a jab when Chontamenti was well out of range.
Chontamenti is looking to clinch but McCrae is avoiding it.
McCrae swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCrae swings widly with a right hand
and Chontamenti counters with a three punch combo that has McCrae backing up. McCrae nods at Chontamenti to acknowledge the strikes.
Chontamenti slips under a jab from McCrae.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chontamenti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McCrae if he has to take too many more of those.
Chontamenti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCrae can do to turn this around?
Chontamenti throws a shot to the body.
Chontamenti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chontamenti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrae throws an overhand right that lands on Chontamenti's shoulder, as Chontamenti tries to avoid the shot.
McCrae takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chontamenti lands a head kick. McCrae smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCrae scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chontamenti doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chontamenti.
McCrae connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chontamenti momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Chontamenti.
Chontamenti moves away from the strike by McCrae.
Chontamenti lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chontamenti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCrae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chontamenti was well out of range. Poor timing from McCrae.
Chontamenti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCrae throws out a counter right but Chontamenti avoids it with no problem.
Chontamenti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCrae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chontamenti can pounce on him.
Chontamenti throws a body shot but no joy.
Chontamenti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from McCrae.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Chontamenti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McCrae to the mat! McCrae manages to get full guard.
McCrae looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chontamenti is one step ahead there.
Chontamenti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCrae is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bhishma Chontamenti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bhishma Chontamenti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jab from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCrae. That did some damage!
Chontamenti shoots in looking for a takedown but McCrae manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chontamenti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chontamenti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chontamenti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chontamenti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chontamenti motions for McCrae to come forward. Chontamenti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCrae looks to land a left hand but Chontamenti moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from McCrae misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae misses with a hook
and Chontamenti counters with a good low kick that McCrae was not able to check.
Chontamenti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCrae misses with a hook. Chontamenti ducked under it nicely.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Chontamenti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCrae throws out the jab.
McCrae looks to throw the jab but Chontamenti is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Chontamenti does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCrae lands with a cross.
Chontamenti throws a chopping leg kick but McCrae manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chontamenti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCrae scores with a shot to the body.
McCrae takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCrae clobbers Chontamenti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCrae has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCrae lands a nice shot that snaps Chontamenti's head back.
Chontamenti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chontamenti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chontamenti throws a leg kick
and Chontamenti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by McCrae. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCrae.

Chontamenti is rocked!
You can see that McCrae has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
McCrae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCrae misses with a hook
and McCrae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCrae checks a leg kick.
McCrae checks a leg kick.
Chontamenti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chontamenti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Chontamenti.
McCrae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chontamenti.
McCrae throws a lazy right hand but Chontamenti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
Chontamenti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCrae has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCrae on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCrae 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.
Gus McCrae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chontamenti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCrae.
Chontamenti lands a right hook to the body.
Chontamenti connects with an inside leg kick.
McCrae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chontamenti scoring well with a low kick there.
Chontamenti takes a jab right on the kisser.

Bhishma Chontamenti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McCrae misses with an uppercut.
McCrae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCrae throws a jab when Chontamenti was well out of range.
McCrae misses with a body shot.
McCrae misses with a straight left.
McCrae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chontamenti jabs McCrae to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bhishma Chontamenti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae throws a hook to the side of Chontamenti's head but Chontamenti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCrae misses with a looping left.

McCrae gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chontamenti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chontamenti stopping the sweep attempt from McCrae.
McCrae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chontamenti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chontamenti passes McCrae's left leg - he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bhishma Chontamenti.
Well Chontamenti 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bhishma Chontamenti!
An out of breath Bhishma Chontamenti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Gus McCrae stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym.'.