PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Chimaev (ranked 2250 p4p, 2581 weight class) and Cody Lake (ranked 275 p4p, 326 weight class). Chimaev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Katioucha. Cody Lake will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chimaev
vs
Lake

183 cm
28
185
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
182
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Shadow Realm NYC

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khamzat Chimaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Lake!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake throws a jab when Chimaev was well out of range.
Lake connects with the punch.
A jab lands there for Lake.
Chimaev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chimaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chimaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Lake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chimaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chimaev misses with a takedown attempt - Lake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lake has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chimaev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Lake there.
Chimaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chimaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lake throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lake.
Lake lands a head shot.
Chimaev slips a jab from Lake.
Lake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chimaev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chimaev somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khamzat Chimaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lake scores with a jab.
Lake lands a two punch combo.
Chimaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chimaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Lake counters with a stiff right hand.
Lake cracks Chimaev with a hook to the temple - Chimaev is on wobbly legs here! Lake swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Chimaev falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lake wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cody Lake!
As Cody Lake got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it. '.