PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jomoney (ranked 561 p4p, 351 weight class) and Shahriyar Chai (ranked 80 p4p, 47 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jomoney
vs
Chai

176 cm
36
173
22 - 18 - 1

179 cm
26
173
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Jomoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jomoney.
Chai with the counter takedown but Jomoney avoids it easily.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jomoney.
Jomoney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jomoney misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jomoney on the side of the head.
Jomoney scores with a sloppy right hand. Chai should have avoided that one.
Jomoney with a hook.

Chai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jomoney manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Jomoney kicks Chai off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jomoney scores with a punch to the head.
Jomoney misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai tries to move into range but Jomoney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jomoney misses with a double jab
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Jomoney.
Jomoney throws a big shot that misses.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai connects with a body shot.
Jomoney misses with a combination
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Jomoney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jomoney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai lands a jab to Jomoney's midsection.
Jomoney scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Jomoney misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Chai gets caught napping as Jomoney dives in and scores a takedown. Chai manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jomoney.
Jomoney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Chai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jomoney can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jomoney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jomoney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've been hearing that Jomoney has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jomoney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jomoney trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jomoney.
Jomoney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jomoney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jomoney passes Chai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jomoney is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Jomoney from controlling successfully.
Chai controls Jomoney momentarily but Jomoney frees himself.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jomoney throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Jomoney bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jomoney throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai throws a hook but Jomoney blocks it.
A slow jab from Jomoney misses its intended target.
Jomoney ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Jomoney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Jomoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Jomoney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jomoney misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chai wants it to stay on the feet.
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 Ivan Jomoney will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A punch combination from Jomoney misses.
Chai slips under a jab.
Jomoney throws a shot to the body.
Chai has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jomoney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Jomoney is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jomoney just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jomoney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jomoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai wants to counter the offense by Jomoney and move into the clinch position.
Jomoney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chai takes one on the chin but seems OK.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Chai enables Jomoney to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ivan Jomoney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jomoney throws a big elbow that misses.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jomoney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jomoney tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Jomoney trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai wants to sweep here but Jomoney controlling him for the moment.
Jomoney looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Chai forces his way into half guard.
Chai misses with a head shot. Jomoney uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jomoney seems keen to control Chai's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jomoney is working hard here to advance position.
Chai wants to control from the top but Jomoney keeps moving.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Jomoney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney pulls Chai in to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jomoney throws a right hand that misses
and Jomoney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jomoney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jomoney throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Jomoney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jomoney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jomoney trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Jomoney controlling from the top position.
Chai pulls Jomoney in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Jomoney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jomoney throws a strike but Chai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Jomoney.
Chai wants to control from the top but Jomoney keeps moving.
Jomoney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Jomoney dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jomoney misses with a hook to the body
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Jomoney misses with an uppercut.
Chai tries to counter with a clinch but Jomoney shakes him off and moves away.
Jomoney's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jomoney duly obliges.

It looks like Shahriyar Chai has been cut.
Chai looks to land a combination but Jomoney avoids it well.
Jomoney walks into a stiff left hand from Chai.
Jomoney throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Jomoney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jomoney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jomoney misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jomoney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jomoney.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jomoney. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jomoney moves away.
Chai ducks right into an uppercut from Jomoney.
Jab, jab by Jomoney - just one landing.
Jomoney misses with a double jab
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Jomoney pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chai back to the cage. Jomoney follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jomoney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jomoney fails with a takedown attempt.

Jomoney scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai trying to control here.
Jomoney trying to control from half guard but Chai is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Jomoney misses with a head shot. Chai uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jomoney stopping the sweep attempt from Chai.
Jomoney connects with a couple of short punches.
Jomoney looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Chai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Jomoney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chai sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chai won't allow Jomoney to sweep him here.
Chai looking to sit in guard and control but Jomoney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jomoney trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Shahriyar Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jomoney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Jomoney from controlling successfully.
Jomoney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jomoney preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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 Ivan Jomoney.
Well Jomoney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Jomoney!
Ivan Jomoney gave a mention to Stoner's Killer Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).