PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fang Zhaohui (ranked 1564 p4p, 1085 weight class) and Chace Chacing (ranked 225 p4p, 161 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Zhaohui
vs
Chacing

190 cm
26
180
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
32
175
13 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fang Zhaohui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chace Chacing!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Zhaohui.
Chacing tries for a takedown but Zhaohui circles away easily
and Zhaohui counters with a nice uppercut.
Chacing misses with a shot to the body
and Zhaohui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zhaohui.
Zhaohui throws a big shot that misses.
Zhaohui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Zhaohui.
Zhaohui lands an overhand right.
Chacing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chacing throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhaohui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Chacing clinches up against the cage.
Chacing lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Chacing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zhaohui walks away with a smile on his face. Chacing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chacing staying out of range there.
Chacing avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhaohui jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zhaohui with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Chacing misses its intended target.
Chacing takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chacing wants to clinch
and Zhaohui counters with a stiff right hand.
Chacing looks to throw the jab but Zhaohui is out of range.
Zhaohui is looking to counter punch.
Chacing lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zhaohui scores with a kick to the body.
Chacing misses with a double jab.

Chacing looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chacing is stalling in the full guard.
Zhaohui controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zhaohui is keeping the position for now.
Zhaohui is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chacing won't allow Zhaohui to sweep him here.
Zhaohui wants to control but Chacing passes easily into half guard.
Chacing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhaohui keeps working.
Zhaohui won't allow Chacing to pass to mount.

Chacing is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zhaohui defends it well.
Zhaohui manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chacing looking to sit in guard and control but Zhaohui gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Zhaohui stays in close to Chacing's body and controls the position.
Zhaohui landing some decent shots from guard.
Zhaohui scoring with some ground and pound.

Chacing working for submissions but it's allowed Zhaohui to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhaohui is trying to control the action in half guard but Chacing is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhaohui controlling the action here.
Chacing trying to control from the bottom.
Chacing wants to improve his position but Zhaohui is controlling well.
Chacing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Zhaohui is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fang Zhaohui dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chacing feints a jab promting Zhaohui to slip. Chacing then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zhaohui slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zhaohui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zhaohui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chacing can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Zhaohui misses the target.
Chacing throws an off balance right hand
enabling Zhaohui to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhaohui scores with a nice head shot.
Zhaohui closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chace Chacing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chacing gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zhaohui.
Chacing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhaohui throws a body kick that misses.
Chacing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhaohui 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.
Zhaohui ducks right into an uppercut from Chacing.
Zhaohui misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chacing's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zhaohui under the eye.
Chacing closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zhaohui counters with a straight right hand.
Fang Zhaohui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chacing misses with an uppercut
and Zhaohui counters with a nice uppercut.
Chacing shoots in looking for a takedown but Zhaohui manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chacing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zhaohui throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhaohui.
Zhaohui throws a hook but Chacing blocks it.
Chacing closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chacing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chacing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhaohui was well out of range. Poor timing from Chacing.
Chacing misses with a jab to the body
and Zhaohui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Chacing misses.
Chacing lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, jab by Zhaohui - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chacing shoots in but Zhaohui avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zhaohui throws a big counter combination but Chacing scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chacing shoots in for a double leg but Zhaohui sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zhaohui is looking to counter punch.
Fang Zhaohui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chace Chacing.
Chacing throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Zhaohui to counter with a crisp jab.
Chacing fails with a takedown attempt.
Zhaohui throws a right hand that misses
and Chacing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhaohui defending well as Chacing loads up on a big left hand.
Chacing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chacing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Chacing. Those never looked like landing.
Zhaohui is looking to counter punch.
Chacing connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chacing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zhaohui counters with a stiff right hand.
Chacing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhaohui was well out of range. Poor timing from Chacing.
Zhaohui connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice sprawl there from Zhaohui as Chacing shoots in.
Chacing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zhaohui pinned against the cage. Zhaohui gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zhaohui misses with a leg kick.
Chacing let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zhaohui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chacing.
Zhaohui thinks about countering with a body kick.
Zhaohui throws a lazy right hand but Chacing sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhaohui throws a body kick that misses.
Zhaohui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chacing throws a hook but Zhaohui blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Chacing does it's job there.
Fang Zhaohui is winning the standup battle so far.
Chacing shoots and misses
and Zhaohui counters with a low kick, right behind Chacing 's knee.
Chacing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chacing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chacing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zhaohui.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chacing has his takedown stuffed
and Zhaohui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhaohui looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zhaohui connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zhaohui turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zhaohui throws an overhand right that lands on Chacing's shoulder, as Chacing tries to avoid the shot.
Chacing wants to clinch but Zhaohui slips to the side
and Zhaohui counters with a nice body kick.
Chacing lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fang Zhaohui dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chacing cracks Zhaohui with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chacing lands with an uppercut that bounces Zhaohui off the cage and back into range.
Zhaohui is looking to land body kicks.
Chacing tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zhaohui misses with a wild body shot.
Zhaohui throws a wild body kick that Chacing sees coming a mile off.
Chacing just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Zhaohui on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chacing lands a two punch combo.
Chacing blocks a jab.
Chacing fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zhaohui misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chacing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zhaohui but Zhaohui pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zhaohui on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chacing darts in trying to clinch
and Zhaohui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chacing closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zhaohui did well to prevent Chacing getting side control.
Chacing is just content to waste time from the top position. Zhaohui takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chacing trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhaohui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Zhaohui looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Zhaohui throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zhaohui pulls Chacing in close to his closed guard and prevents Chacing from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhaohui working a defensive guard here.
Chacing preventing the sweep.
Zhaohui keeping moving, preventing Chacing from controlling successfully.
Chacing is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Zhaohui trying to keep a closed guard but Chacing is proving a slippery customer.

Zhaohui is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chace Chacing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhaohui trying to keep a closed guard but Chacing is proving a slippery customer.

Zhaohui has his feet on Chacing's thighs here. He's pushed Chacing off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Chacing screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fang Zhaohui!
Fang Zhaohui spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.