|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juju Chavez (ranked 2205 p4p, 3224 weight class) and Jefferson Christ (ranked 131 p4p, 179 weight class). Juju Chavez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
|
|
|
169 cm 24 144 6 - 4 - 0 |
|
170 cm 21 135 4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Solid boxing Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Heavy handed |
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juju Chavez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Christ! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chavez clinches up with Christ and pushes him back against the cage. Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it. Christ breaks the clinch.
Chavez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chavez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Christ throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez counters with a left and a right that stings Christ. Chavez takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Christ looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range. Chavez on the wrong end of a nice jab. Chavez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christ.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christ.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand! Chavez slips a straight right by Christ. Christ will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chavez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Christ. Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy. A jab lands there for Chavez. Chavez connects with a body shot that sends Christ's belly button to the back. Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Chavez misses with a jab to the body
letting Christ counter with a right hand. Christ takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A swing and a miss from Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Christ looks to throw the jab but Chavez is out of range. A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target. Christ misses with a double jab
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Chavez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Chavez is looking to wear down Christ with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ. Christ looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range. Chavez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Christ lunges at Chavez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chavez's hand. Chavez slips a jab from Christ. Chavez staying out of range there. Christ throws a shot to the body.
Christ throws a big shot that misses. Chavez misses with a left hand and Christ counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Chavez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christ stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A jab from Christ misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chavez swings widly with a right hand
letting Christ counter with a right hand. Christ falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut. Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here. Chavez on the wrong end of a nice jab. Christ throws a shot from downtown. Chavez moves away and avoids it. Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez. Chavez slips a straight right by Christ. Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christ misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavez rushes Christ and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chavez misses with a straight left. Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Christ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chavez in his tracks. Christ swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez counters with a takedown into side control. Christ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chavez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Chavez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Christ has escaped the position, nice work there. Chavez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Christ has escaped the position, nice work there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Chavez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christ keeps working. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chavez prevents Christ from escaping the position. Sloppy strikes there by Chavez. Christ tries to escape but Chavez is in control. Christ felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Chavez trying to control the position but Christ is working away. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Christ dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Chavez misses with an uppercut
and Christ counters with a two punch combo. Chavez wants to clinch up but Christ keeps it at a distance. A shot to the body from Chavez misses enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab. Christ looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range. Chavez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Christ sprawls and moves away. Chavez lands with a hook. Christ tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Christ drops his hands momentarily and Chavez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Jefferson Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup. Christ uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chavez has time to react. Chavez jabs at Christ's body. Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christ. Christ looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range. Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Christ, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes Christ against the cage but Christ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez. Chavez misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Christ avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here. Christ looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range. Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot. Chavez scores with a nice head shot. Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ. Jefferson Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target. Christ throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a right hand to the body. Christ throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it. Chavez swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Chavez lands a body shot.
Christ staying out of range there. Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here. Juju Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Christ misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Christ misses the jab. Christ throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chavez on the side of the head. Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing. Christ misses with a looping right. Christ lands with an overhand left. 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! Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Christ throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it. Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christ. Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Chavez feinted with a counter takedown. Christ throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily. Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Chavez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chavez misses with a right hand and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Chavez scores with a jab to the body. Christ gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christ jabs Chavez right on the nose. Chavez blinks but takes it well. Christ takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses. Christ misses with a wild body shot. Christ walks into a straight right hand from Chavez. Chavez lands a jab. The crowd cheers as Chavez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christ doesn't seem phased though. A jab from Christ does it's job there. Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Christ lands with a hook. Chavez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Chavez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chavez thuds a left hand into Christ's body. Christ drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez moves out of range as Christ strikes. Christ throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it. Christ thows a left - swing and a miss! Chavez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it. Despite the aggression on Christ's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Chavez tries for a takedown but Christ circles away easily and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Christ on the side of the head. Chavez gets the takedown into side control. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chavez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chavez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Christ scores with a jab. Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Nice defenses there by Christ. Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Chavez lands with a cross. Christ throws a right and a left that both miss. Chavez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christ at a distance.
Chavez connects with a right hand. Christ shakes it off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet. Christ misses with a looping right. Christ looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely. Christ misses with a hook. Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round. Christ clobbers Chavez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christ might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez. Chavez is looking to clinch but Christ is avoiding it.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Christ looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range. Chavez throws a big counter combination but Christ scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Chavez misses with a wild body shot. Chavez dips to his left and cracks Christ with an uppercut! Christ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavez. Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Christ throws a jab when Chavez was well out of range. Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing. Chavez darts in trying to clinch and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Chavez scores with a hook. Christ blocks a jab. Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ. Chavez slips a straight right by Christ. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Chavez misses with a body shot
and Christ counters with a straight right hand. Christ misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Chavez punishes Christ's body with a nice straight punch. Chavez missing with a left hand there. Christ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Christ misses with a looping right. No joy there for Chavez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christ lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chavez misses with a left hand and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand! Chavez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Chavez misses with a body shot
and Christ counters with a right hand to the body. Christ throws a jab when Chavez was well out of range. Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Chavez attempts a counter takedown but Christ avoids it well and moves away. Chavez lands a lovely overhand right. Christ misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Christ looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely. Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christ looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Christ throws a body shot but no joy. Chavez appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Christ defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand. Christ throws a body shot but no joy. Chavez takes a jab right on the kisser.
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! The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Chavez jabs at Christ's body. Chavez tries to clinch but fails miserably and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Juju Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Christ throws a hook but Chavez blocks it. Chavez feinted with a counter takedown. Chavez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christ under the eye. Chavez gets a takedown into half guard. Chavez wants to work for an arm triangle but Christ is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jefferson Christ is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Chavez missing with some ground and pound from the 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 Juju Chavez. I think Christ has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30 Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Christ! Our winner, Jefferson Christ, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|