PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Narvaez (ranked 1405 p4p, 1216 weight class) and Chu Ho Soon (ranked 97 p4p, 82 weight class). Narvaez comes to the cage accompanied by Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick. Ho Soon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Carl Orff - O Fortuna. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Narvaez
vs
Ho Soon

172 cm
27
145
13 - 6 - 1

175 cm
36
145
29 - 18 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Chu Ho Soon!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narvaez can pounce on him.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Narvaez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Narvaez avoids the head kick by Ho Soon.
Narvaez cracks Ho Soon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
An inside leg kick from Narvaez misses.
Ho Soon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Narvaez feints and then cracks Ho Soon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ho Soon down.
Narvaez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Narvaez.
Narvaez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Narvaez lands a nice shot that snaps Ho Soon's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Narvaez. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Narvaez throws out a leg kick but Ho Soon moves out of range and Narvaez only half commits.
Narvaez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho Soon lands with an uppercut that bounces Narvaez off the cage and back into range.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
It seemed like Ho Soon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Narvaez. Beautiful body shot.
Narvaez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Soon finds it's way round the side to connect with Narvaez's head.
Ho Soon connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Soon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho Soon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ho Soon misses with a right hand
and Narvaez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez takes a swing at Ho Soon's ribcage but misses.
Ho Soon is looking to clinch.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Narvaez cracks Ho Soon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon throws a fast counter high kick but Narvaez manages to duck under it in time.
Narvaez cracks a nice hook into Ho Soon's ribs.
Narvaez misses with a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Narvaez moves out of range.
Ho Soon throws a chopping leg kick but Narvaez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Ho Soon moved away.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Narvaez is having none of it.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Narvaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho Soon jabs Narvaez right on the nose. Narvaez blinks but takes it well.
Narvaez wants to land a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range.
It seemed like Ho Soon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Narvaez keeps the fight on the outside.
Narvaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narvaez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ho Soon looks to land a body kick but Narvaez moved away.
A big right from Narvaez misses.
Ho Soon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
That kick from Narvaez tenderised Ho Soon's leg. Ho Soon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narvaez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the body

and Ho Soon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Ho Soon's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands with a left to the head.
Narvaez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho Soon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez lands a body shot.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Soon.

Ho Soon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Narvaez throws a leg kick

and Ho Soon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Soon blocks an uppercut.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ho Soon.

Narvaez is trying to trip Ho Soon. He has hold of a leg but Ho Soon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Narvaez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Ho Soon wriggles free and stands up.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod.
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.

Narvaez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Narvaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Ho Soon misses.
Narvaez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ho Soon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Narvaez.
Ho Soon lands a head shot.
Narvaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho Soon's sensitive parts.
Ho Soon throws a push kick but Narvaez slaps the foot to one side.
Narvaez is looking to wear down Ho Soon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ho Soon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Narvaez throws a chopping leg kick but Ho Soon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narvaez scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho Soon.
Narvaez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Narvaez lands with a good body shot.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick but Narvaez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Narvaez tries a low kick but Ho Soon avoids it.
Ho Soon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Soon lands a head kick. Narvaez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Narvaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
Ho Soon wants to slow Narvaez down by chopping away at his legs.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A clash of legs there as Ho Soon blocks the low kick.
Ho Soon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch but Narvaez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Narvaez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Narvaez tries a low kick but Ho Soon avoids it.
Ho Soon lands a head kick!
Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narvaez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Soon was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Soon jabs Narvaez right on the nose. Narvaez blinks but takes it well.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho Soon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Narvaez under the eye.
Ho Soon misses with a head kick.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Narvaez's head backwards.
Narvaez lands with a straight right. Ho Soon didn't see that one coming.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Ho Soon
and Narvaez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon is looking to clinch but Narvaez is avoiding it.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Narvaez circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Soon blocks the leg kick.
Narvaez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Narvaez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Narvaez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Narvaez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez backing away here, and Ho Soon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Ho Soon.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Ho Soon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Narvaez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Narvaez misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narvaez. That's going to slow Ho Soon down.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho Soon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Narvaez. That's going to slow Ho Soon down.
Narvaez throws a shot to the body.
Narvaez throws a front kick aimed at Ho Soon's knee but Ho Soon avoids it well.
Narvaez swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ho Soon moves into the clinch.
A short left from Narvaez.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Soon's elbow.
A short right from Narvaez.
Ho Soon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ho Soon gets through Narvaez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ho Soon backwards.

Narvaez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ho Soon.
Narvaez lands a body shot.
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!
Ho Soon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Narvaez's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up.
Narvaez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ho Soon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Narvaez with a series of wild strikes but Narvaez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Narvaez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Narvaez misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Narvaez.
Ho Soon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Narvaez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the leg kick from Narvaez.
Ho Soon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Narvaez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Soon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut. Ho Soon saw that one coming.
Ho Soon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ho Soon misses with a hook.
That kick from Narvaez tenderised Ho Soon's leg. Ho Soon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Ho Soon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab by Ho Soon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Narvaez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narvaez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon punishes Narvaez's body with a nice straight punch.
Narvaez tries to score with a low kick but Ho Soon moves his leg out of the way.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Narvaez's head but Narvaez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Narvaez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon tries a low kick but Narvaez avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Narvaez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Narvaez slips a straight right by Ho Soon.
Narvaez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho Soon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narvaez.
Ho Soon misses with a wild combination.
Narvaez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Narvaez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Ho Soon takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez working aggressively here.

Narvaez breaks the clinch.
Ho Soon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Narvaez misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Ho Soon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon is looking to score with low kicks.
Narvaez needs to keep his hands up - Ho Soon had a free shot at his head there.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon looking to land some kicks to the body here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Narvaez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
Our winner, Carlos Narvaez, 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.