PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Savaje Bebe Chai (ranked 1902 p4p, 1385 weight class) and Omar Raharu (ranked 220 p4p, 164 weight class). Chai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Never Fight An African. Savaje Bebe Chai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chai
vs
Raharu

185 cm
25
185
7 - 5 - 1

186 cm
23
185
8 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️
Conviction

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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Savaje Bebe Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharu catches Chai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Raharu.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raharu moves away.
Chai wants to slow Raharu down by chopping away at his legs.
Raharu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Omar Raharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raharu thumps Chai with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Raharu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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.
Chai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raharu to score with a decent uppercut.
Good shot there by Chai.
Raharu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Raharu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Raharu lands with a good body shot.
Raharu just misses with a punch to the body.
Raharu swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharu throws out the jab.
Raharu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raharu with the inside leg kick.
Raharu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Raharu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Raharu moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Raharu ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Good shot there by Raharu.
Raharu thuds a left hand into Chai's body.
Raharu avoids the head kick by Chai.
Raharu misses with a looping right.
Raharu throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raharu lands a jab to Chai's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Raharu staying out of range there.
Raharu connects with the punch.
Raharu misses with a straight right.
Raharu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raharu feints and then cracks Chai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chai down.
Raharu connects with an inside leg kick.
Raharu swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Raharu avoided it.
Raharu tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Chai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raharu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raharu misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a thumping low kick.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Raharu is just out of range.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharu.
Raharu throws a big shot that misses.
Raharu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raharu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raharu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raharu jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raharu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raharu throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raharu loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Chai slips under a jab from Raharu.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharu throws out the jab.

Raharu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raharu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Chai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chai wants to control but Raharu postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Raharu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Raharu digs a good hook to Chai's body.
Raharu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Raharu throws a right and a left that Chai avoids nicely.
That kick from Raharu tenderised Chai's leg. Chai is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharu. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharu throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raharu misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharu digs a good hook to Chai's body.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharu.
Raharu misses with a double jab
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharu digs a good body shot into Chai's ribs.
Raharu jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Raharu with a hook.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Raharu misses with a hook
and Raharu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai avoids the body shot from Raharu.
Chai tries to move into range but Raharu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raharu misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raharu 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.
Raharu throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raharu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raharu throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharu throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Raharu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raharu throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Raharu misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throws the left hand but Raharu avoids the punch easily.
Raharu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raharu tries to bum rush Chai with a series of wild strikes but Chai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharu throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Raharu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raharu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raharu moves out of range of the body kick from Chai.
Raharu tries a quick counter leg kick but Chai is wise to it.
Raharu throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai looks to land a body kick but Raharu moved away.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharu.
Raharu throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
A big right from Raharu misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Chai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raharu scores with a hook.
Raharu throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Raharu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raharu with a nice calf kick.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharu tries to score with a low kick but Chai moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
Chai throws a right hand that Raharu ducks under and follows up with a left that Raharu also avoids with ease.
Raharu lands with a hook. Chai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharu manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a solid leg kick but Raharu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raharu takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Raharu lands a right hook to the body.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raharu.
Raharu swings widly with a right hand
and Raharu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raharu moves out of range of the strikes.
Raharu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raharu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai motions for Raharu to come forward. Chai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raharu throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Raharu throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raharu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raharu connects with a solid leg kick.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Raharu is out of range.
A low kick from Raharu is predictable there
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Raharu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raharu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharu.
Chai is looking to land body kicks.
Raharu jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well.
Raharu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raharu misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a low kick, right behind Raharu 's knee.
Chai avoids the body shot from Raharu.
Raharu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chai.
Raharu lands with a right hand.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raharu scrambles back to his feet.
Raharu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai walks into a left hand.
Chai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharu misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharu tries for a takedown but Chai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Raharu misses with an uppercut.
Chai lands a jab to the nose.
Raharu lands a jab to the head.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Raharu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai slips a jab and a cross from Raharu.
Chai takes one to the chin there.
Raharu misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Raharu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai needs to keep his hands up - Raharu had a free shot at his head there.
Raharu with a nice cross.
Raharu slips under a jab from Chai.
Good standup being displayed there by Raharu as he connects with a hook.
Chai looks for the body kick but Raharu saw that one coming.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharu throws out the jab.
Chai slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raharu loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Raharu lands a front kick.
Raharu throws out a powerful jab.
Nice jab there from Raharu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raharu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharu lands with a right hand.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chai scores with a kick to the body.
Chai takes one on the button.
Chai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Raharu counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raharu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Chai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raharu scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raharu.
Raharu's corner calls for a 1-2. Raharu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Savaje Bebe Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raharu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab from Raharu.
Omar Raharu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raharu shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharu throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Raharu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chai slips under a jab.
Raharu looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Raharu throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Raharu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raharu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Raharu!
Omar Raharu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.