PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ngozi Chai (ranked 288 p4p, 399 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 42 p4p, 57 weight class). Roberto Karokaro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ngozi Chai's chin.

Chai
vs
Karokaro

185 cm
23
185
9 - 1 - 0

173 cm
29
170
10 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngozi Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chai gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Chai breaks from the clinch.
Chai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karokaro.
Chai looks to land a combination but Karokaro avoids it well.
Karokaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karokaro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chai's knee momentarily.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick lands from Karokaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro connects with a jab.
Chai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Chai pushes Karokaro up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karokaro breaks the clinch.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karokaro.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chai misses with a combination
and Karokaro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chai really felt that one!
Karokaro moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karokaro's sensitive parts.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai slips a jab and a cross from Karokaro.
Chai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Karokaro just manages to avoid it.
Chai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Chai has taken the fight to the clinch.

Karokaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chai tries to bum rush Karokaro with a series of wild strikes but Karokaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Karokaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Karokaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Karokaro scores with a jab to the head.
Karokaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karokaro moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Chai catches Karokaro right on the button with a cross.
Karokaro lands with a shot to the body.
Karokaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Chai lands with a kick to the temple. Karokaro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Karokaro throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Chai throws the left hand but Karokaro avoids the punch easily.
Karokaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Karokaro's head.
A clash of legs there as Chai blocks the low kick.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karokaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karokaro counters with a right hand to the body.
Karokaro catches Chai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karokaro misses with a kick to the body
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karokaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karokaro. That's going to slow Chai down.
Chai misses the jab.
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 Ngozi Chai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Karokaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karokaro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karokaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Karokaro misses the jab.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karokaro throws out the jab.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karokaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Karokaro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karokaro throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karokaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karokaro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chai.
A punch combination from Karokaro misses.
Chai connects with a right hand. Karokaro shakes it off.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chai thuds his right hand into Karokaro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Karokaro misses.
An inside leg kick from Karokaro misses.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karokaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Roberto Karokaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karokaro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Chai clinches up with Karokaro and pushes him back against the cage.
Chai gets through Karokaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.

Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Karokaro down.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karokaro.
Chai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Karokaro is just out of range.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karokaro's sensitive parts.
A jab from Karokaro finds it's way through Chai's defenses.
Karokaro misses with a body kick.
Chai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karokaro scrambles back to his feet.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
Chai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karokaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Chai rushes Karokaro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Karokaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karokaro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Karokaro feints a jab promting Chai to slip. Karokaro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chai lunges at Karokaro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karokaro's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ngozi Chai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karokaro avoids the body shot from Chai.
Karokaro is looking for the big counter here.
Karokaro lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Karokaro tenderised Chai's leg. Chai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karokaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Karokaro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karokaro just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karokaro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karokaro is out of range and Chai settles back down.
Karokaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Karokaro.
Chai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Karokaro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A clash of legs there as Karokaro blocks the low kick.
Karokaro lands with an uppercut that bounces Chai off the cage and back into range.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai misses with a hook. Karokaro ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai moves away from the strike by Karokaro.
Karokaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Karokaro.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Karokaro moves out of range easily.
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Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karokaro.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Chai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Chai has Karokaro up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai wants to clinch but Karokaro slips to the side
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karokaro misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chai misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Karokaro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karokaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Karokaro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
Chai throws a right and a left that Karokaro avoids nicely.
Roberto Karokaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ngozi Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chai wants to clinch up but Karokaro keeps it at a distance.
Karokaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crunch! Chai slams his shin into Karokaro's torso.
Karokaro lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai blocks a jab.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai lands a really nice looking cross but Karokaro seems unphased.
Karokaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

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 Ngozi Chai.
Well Chai 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ngozi Chai!
Ngozi Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support.