PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesh Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Masilungan
vs
Chaos

167 cm
22
147 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

169 cm
20
147 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesh Masilungan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clinton Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masilungan blocks a jab.
A shot to de liver by Chaos. Beautiful body shot.
Masilungan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masilungan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masilungan scores with a kick to the body.
Chaos misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masilungan motions for Chaos to come forward. Masilungan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos misses with a leg kick
and Masilungan counters with a head kick.
Chaos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masilungan manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chaos misses.
Masilungan staying out of range there.
Chaos blocks a head kick by Masilungan.
Masilungan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chaos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Masilungan counters with a two punch combo.
Chaos misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Masilungan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masilungan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masilungan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Masilungan is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the body from Chaos misses
and Masilungan counters with a one-two to the body.
Masilungan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chaos swings for the body but Masilungan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masilungan digs a good hook to Chaos's body.
Chaos misses with an uppercut.
Chaos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masilungan counters with a nice uppercut.
Masilungan throws a head kick but Chaos moves out of range.
Chaos misses with a shot to the body
and Masilungan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chaos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clinton Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos misses with a looping left.
Masilungan scores with a jab to the body.
Chaos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masilungan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masilungan cracks a nice hook into Chaos's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jesh Masilungan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Masilungan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chaos backs up against the cage.
Chaos throws an overhand right that lands on Masilungan's shoulder, as Masilungan tries to avoid the shot.
Chaos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Jesh Masilungan has been cut.
Chaos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masilungan rather than just go for the knockout.
A clash of legs there as Chaos blocks the low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Masilungan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Masilungan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chaos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Masilungan lands but Chaos takes it in his stride.
Chaos lands a nice hook to Masilungan's body. Masilungan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Masilungan is looking to land body kicks.
Masilungan blocks a low kick nicely.
Chaos misses the body punch
and Masilungan counters with a left and a right that stings Chaos.
Masilungan misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Masilungan misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan throws a leg kick which misses Chaos's front leg but catches the back leg as Chaos tries to avoid it.
Masilungan misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Chaos misses
and Masilungan counters with a right hand to the body.
Masilungan avoids the body shot from Chaos.
Chaos lands with a shot to the body.
Masilungan lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chaos thows a body shot but no joy.
Chaos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masilungan manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Masilungan.
Masilungan misses with a kick to the body.
Chaos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masilungan ducks under a wild hook from Chaos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masilungan thows a body kick. Chaos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Masilungan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masilungan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Masilungan misses with a leg kick
and Chaos counters with a one-two to the body.
Masilungan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaos misses with a body shot
and Masilungan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Clinton Chaos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesh Masilungan's cut.
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.

Chaos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chaos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jesh Masilungan is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Masilungan does it's job there.
Chaos misses with a looping right.
Chaos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masilungan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaos circles away quickly and effectively.
Chaos misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos takes a swing at Masilungan's ribcage but misses.
Chaos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chaos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chaos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masilungan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chaos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masilungan.
Masilungan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chaos.
Masilungan slips a jab and a cross from Chaos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masilungan looks to land a combination but Chaos avoids it well.
Chaos throws a looping overhand right but Masilungan ducks down to avoid it.
Chaos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masilungan defends it nicely.
Masilungan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chaos. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos looks to score with a jab to the body but Masilungan is just out of range.
Masilungan throws a leg kick that misses.
Masilungan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Masilungan.
A big left from Chaos misses.
Chaos misses with a looping left.
Masilungan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chaos misses with a jab to the body
enabling Masilungan to counter with a crisp jab.
Masilungan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masilungan throws a leg kick which misses Chaos's front leg but catches the back leg as Chaos tries to avoid it.
Chaos loads up on a big right hand but Masilungan slips the punch.
Masilungan works Chaos's body with a nice hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesh Masilungan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jesh Masilungan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chaos misses with a hook to the body
and Masilungan counters with a low kick, right behind Chaos 's knee.
A low kick from Chaos is predictable there
and Chaos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chaos throws a jab when Masilungan was well out of range.
Masilungan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chaos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos misses with a hook to the body
and Masilungan counters with a head kick.
Masilungan connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaos.
Masilungan slips a jab from Chaos.
Masilungan thumps Chaos with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Masilungan.
Masilungan swings for the body but Chaos moves out of range.
A head kick from Masilungan lands but Chaos takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chaos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masilungan counters with an outside leg kick.
Chaos missing with a left hand there. Masilungan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaos misses with a body punch
and Masilungan counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the body from Chaos misses
and Masilungan counters with a head kick.
Masilungan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chaos lands a right hook to the body.
Chaos misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chaos thows a leg kick but Masilungan checks it
and Masilungan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masilungan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaos.
Masilungan 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.
Masilungan throws a combination that misses
and Chaos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaos just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses
and Masilungan counters with an outside leg kick.
Chaos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Masilungan.
Chaos misses the body punch
and Masilungan counters with a low kick, right behind Chaos 's knee.
Masilungan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos needs to keep his hands up - Masilungan had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesh Masilungan had his way with Clinton Chaos in that round.
The cut man is working on Jesh Masilungan's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chaos misses with a shot to the body
and Chaos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masilungan misses with a straight left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Masilungan.
Chaos avoids the head kick by Masilungan.
Decent striking displayed by Masilungan there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos throws a looping overhand right but Masilungan ducks down to avoid it.
Masilungan slips under a jab from Chaos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chaos lands a jab to the nose.
Chaos moves out of range of the body kick.
Masilungan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chaos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masilungan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chaos throws a body punch but Masilungan moves out of range.
Masilungan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masilungan swinging wilding here.
Masilungan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chaos.
Masilungan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaos.
Chaos looks to land a combination but Masilungan avoids it well.
Chaos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masilungan misses the body punch
and Chaos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chaos lands with a nice body punch.
Masilungan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos misses the body punch
and Masilungan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chaos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masilungan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaos.
Clinton Chaos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masilungan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chaos misses with a shot to the body
and Masilungan counters with a good low kick that Chaos was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masilungan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masilungan scores with a leg kick.
Jesh Masilungan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chaos throws a body punch but Masilungan moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesh Masilungan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masilungan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesh Masilungan!
Jesh Masilungan retains his bantamweight title!