PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chidi Chika (ranked 38 p4p, 614 weight class) and Luke Mad Onion (ranked 3 p4p, 37 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Luke Mad Onion enters the cage!

Chika
vs
Mad Onion

208 cm
30
288
15 - 3 - 0

192 cm
39
275
47 - 29 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chidi Chika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chika takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Chidi Chika has been cut.
Mad Onion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Mad Onion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mad Onion throws a head kick that misses
and Chika counters with a straight right hand.
Mad Onion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chika.
Mad Onion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chika counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chika ducks under a wild hook from Mad Onion.
Chika takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chika scoring well with a low kick there.
Chika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mad Onion takes a swing at Chika's ribcage but misses.
Chika has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mad Onion is looking to clinch but Chika is avoiding it.
Mad Onion misses with a head kick.
Chika is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mad Onion scores with a punch to the head.
Mad Onion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chika ducks right into an uppercut from Mad Onion.
Chika moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mad Onion scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion lands a nice shot that snaps Chika's head back.
Mad Onion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mad Onion lands a body shot.
Chika slips under a jab.
Mad Onion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chika tried to counter with a leg kick but Mad Onion avoided it.
Mad Onion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chika misses the jab.

Chika tries to keep at a distance but Mad Onion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chika is leaning against Mad Onion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mad Onion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mad Onion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chika lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Chika on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mad Onion trying to land knees to the body.
Mad Onion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mad Onion lands an elbow just above Chika 's eye.
Chika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mad Onion's elbow.
Chika avoids a wild elbow strike from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chika has a couple of punches blocked by Mad Onion.
Chika managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Onion.

Chika pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chika circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chika counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mad Onion thinking.
Mad Onion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chika.
Mad Onion ducks under a wild hook from Chika.
It seemed like Mad Onion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mad Onion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mad Onion there as he acknowledges the shot.

Mad Onion closes the distance and clinches.
Chika doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chika tries to work over Mad Onion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mad Onion trying to stall but Chika improves his position.
Mad Onion has Chika pushed against the cage.
Chika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chika misses with a punch to the body.
Mad Onion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.
Chika struggles to land a body shot inside as Mad Onion controls his hands.
Mad Onion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chika.
A short body shot lands from Chika as the two fighters clinch.
Chika blocks an elbow strike from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.
Mad Onion throws a head punch that misses.
Mad Onion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mad Onion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mad Onion pushes off an throws an elbow but Chika leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chika misses with a hook from the clinch.

Chika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chika lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mad Onion throws out a leg kick but Chika moves out of range and Mad Onion only half commits.
Chika is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chika lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Mad Onion up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Chika from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Mad Onion's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chidi Chika!
Chidi Chika retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Chidi Chika thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.