PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 1129 p4p, 392 weight class) and Jacques Chaize (ranked 150 p4p, 56 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.

Bader
vs
Chaize

178 cm
26
160
15 - 12 - 0

170 cm
33
160
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader lands a jab.

Chaize has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chaize misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Bader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bader sets himself, and Chaize steps forward looking for the clinch! Bader avoids it this time.
Bader is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Bader finds it's way through Chaize's defenses.
Bader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chaize bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Chaize as he connects with a hook.
Chaize misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Chaize.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaize takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good shot there by Bader.
Chaize misses with a looping left.

Chaize moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bader looks to throw the jab but Chaize is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Bader. Beautiful body shot.
Bader throws a hook to the side of Chaize's head but Chaize sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaize moves away.
A swing and a miss from Bader.
Bader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bader scores with a jab.
Bader looks to land a combination but Chaize avoids it well.
As Bader backs off Chaize throws a huge counter combo but Bader manages to avoid it all.
Chaize dips to his left and cracks Bader with an uppercut!
We've been informed that Chaize has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bader misses with an uppercut
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bader thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaize throws a looping overhand right but Bader ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Bader's head coaches at LET Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Chaize.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader feints a jab promting Chaize to slip. Bader then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chaize slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big left from Bader misses.
Chaize is looking for the big counter here.
Bader fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Bader.
Bader scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bader swings widly with a right hand
enabling Chaize to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Bader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chaize! But no joy.
Bader chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bader throws a body punch but Chaize moves out of range.
Chaize staying out of range there.
Bader keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chaize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bader.
A little jabbing left from Chaize on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bader misses with an uppercut.
Bader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bader misses with a two punch combination.
Bader misses with a leg kick
and Chaize connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chaize slips under a jab.
Bader fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Bader misses.
As Bader backs off Chaize throws a huge counter combo but Bader manages to avoid it all.
Chaize uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bader.
Chaize looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bader throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaize stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bader throws a shot from downtown. Chaize moves away and avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Chaize.
Chaize misses with a wild combination.
Timo Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bader jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bader throws a right hand that misses
and Chaize counters with a nice body shot.
Bader with a nice cross.
Chaize takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaize.
Bader tests Chaize's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chaize takes one on the button.
Bader scores with a sloppy right hand. Chaize should have avoided that one.

Chaize is rocked!
Bader is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaize drops his hands momentarily and Bader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chaize is still on wobbly legs! Can Bader finish him?
Bader throws out a loose jab but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bader fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chaize slips a straight right by Bader.
Chaize seems to have recovered his senses.
Bader throws a jab when Chaize was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Bader dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chaize scores with a hook to the body. Bader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bader scores with a hook to the body. Chaize takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bader stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaize misses with a two punch combination.
Bader lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bader misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaize counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bader.
Bader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bader cracks Chaize with a hook to the temple - Chaize is on wobbly legs here! Bader swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Chaize falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bader wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Timo Bader!
A relieved looking Timo Bader thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.