|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kayaki Chonin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Polliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chonin comes to the ring accompanied by Fedor Entrance Song. Graham Polliver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
28
156 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
|
177 cm
26
165 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kayaki Chonin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Polliver!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polliver forces Chonin back against the ropes and clinches.
Chonin fails to pull guard.
Chonin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polliver smiles and moves away.
Polliver checks the leg kick.
Chonin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Polliver looks to land a combination but Chonin avoids it well.
Chonin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chonin working the ground and pound but Polliver is defending the strikes.
Polliver gets back to half guard.
Polliver regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chonin.
Chonin won't allow Polliver to sweep him here.
Chonin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chonin thows a big elbow that misses.
Polliver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chonin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Polliver dives on top into guard.
Polliver won't allow Chonin to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonin working for a triangle but Polliver defends it easily.
Polliver looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Polliver trying to control but Chonin is working from the bottom.
Polliver stands and throws Chonin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Polliver working the head with strikes.
Polliver tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Polliver decides to stand back up. Polliver steps back and let's Chonin get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonin throws out a loose jab but Polliver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polliver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chonin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chonin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Polliver circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kayaki Chonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chonin is breathing heavily.
Chonin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chonin gets caught flat footed, as Polliver shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chonin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Polliver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chonin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polliver drops back looking for a leg! Chonin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chonin manages to kick Polliver off! Polliver jumps back into Chonin's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chonin 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.
Polliver controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chonin 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.
Chonin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Polliver defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Polliver pushes down on Chonin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Polliver is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Polliver looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chonin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Polliver is trying to control the action in half guard but Chonin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Polliver postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Chonin to stand up.
Polliver clinches.
Chonin tries to pull guard but Polliver won't allow it.
Polliver tries to land a knee to the head but Chonin blocks with his arms.
Chonin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Polliver walks away with a smile on his face. Chonin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chonin walks into a left hand.
Polliver shoots in and bounces Chonin off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Polliver preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polliver gets to his feet. Chonin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chonin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Polliver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Polliver dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Polliver scores with a sloppy right hand. Chonin should have avoided that one.
Polliver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chonin, pushing him back against the ropes.
Polliver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chonin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chonin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polliver smiles and moves away.
Chonin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Polliver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chonin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Polliver.
Polliver instigates a clinch.
Chonin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Polliver just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Chonin tries to pull guard but Polliver holds him up against the ropes and eventually Chonin drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kayaki Chonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chonin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Polliver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Polliver misses with a knee strike.
Chonin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chonin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Polliver just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Chonin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chonin jumps guard but Polliver stands there with Chonin around his waist. Chonin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chonin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Polliver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonin fails to land the takedown.
Polliver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Polliver.
Polliver receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Chonin jumps guard but Polliver stands there with Chonin around his waist. Chonin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Polliver landing knees to the body.
Polliver tries a knee to the head but Chonin blocks it.
Chonin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Polliver connects with a knee to the head.
Polliver connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Polliver.
Polliver misses with a knee to the head.
Polliver lands an elbow inside that Chonin shrugs off.
Polliver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Polliver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Polliver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Polliver working Chonin over with knees to the body.
Polliver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Polliver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Polliver lands a nice knee to the body.
Polliver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chonin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Polliver with a knee to the head.
Polliver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polliver scores with a knee to the head.
Polliver crunches a lovely knee into Chonin's ribcage.
Polliver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chonin takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chonin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Polliver walks away with a smile on his face. Chonin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polliver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Polliver clobbers Chonin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Polliver lands a slapping body shot.
Polliver throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Polliver.
Nice cross by Polliver.
Polliver closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Polliver scores with a one two! Chonin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Polliver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Polliver dips to his left and cracks Chonin with an uppercut!
Chonin is rocked!
Chonin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Chonin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Polliver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Polliver is looking to slow Chonin down with leg kicks.
Chonin seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice uppercut lands for Polliver. That snapped Chonin's head back.
Polliver throws a one two combo.
Chonin wants to clinch
and Polliver counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polliver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Polliver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chonin working for a triangle but Polliver defends it easily.
Chonin wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Polliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Polliver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chonin wants a takedown.
Chonin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Polliver walks away with a smile on his face. Chonin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Polliver slips a jab from Chonin.
Chonin wants to clinch
and Polliver counters with a nice leg kick.
Polliver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Polliver closes the distance and clinches.
Polliver lands a damaging elbow.
Polliver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chonin wants the takedown. Polliver is fighting it off but Chonin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Polliver's guard against the ropes.
Polliver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Polliver seems keen to control Chonin's posture.
Chonin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Polliver manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chonin has Polliver in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polliver slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polliver decides to stand and escape the position.
Polliver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Polliver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Polliver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chonin's sensitive parts.
Chonin gets caught flat footed, as Polliver shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Polliver sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chonin's guard.
Graham Polliver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chonin wants to improve his position but Polliver is controlling well.
Chonin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chonin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Polliver is trying to control. Chonin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polliver is trying to work for a kimura but Chonin is defending well.
Polliver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chonin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Polliver works his foot free and advances to mount.
Polliver is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chonin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Chonin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chonin wants to improve his position but Polliver is controlling well.
Polliver works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polliver controlling from mount.
Polliver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chonin working to try and regain half guard.
Polliver scoring with strikes but Chonin is staying in there.
Chonin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Polliver unloading with bombs!
Polliver looking for a guillotine from mount but Chonin is having none of it.
Polliver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chonin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Polliver controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Polliver really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Polliver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chonin's sensitive parts.
Polliver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chonin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Polliver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chonin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Polliver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chonin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Polliver walks away with a smile on his face. Chonin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to de liver by Polliver. Beautiful body shot.
Polliver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chonin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Chonin.
Polliver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Polliver stuns Chonin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chonin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Polliver goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Polliver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Polliver crunches a lovely knee into Chonin's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polliver connects with a knee to the head.
Polliver tries a knee to the head but Chonin blocks it.
Chonin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Polliver walks away with a smile on his face. Chonin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kayaki Chonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polliver moves into range and clinches up with Chonin.
Chonin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Polliver lands an elbow inside.
Polliver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Polliver lands a good knee to the midsection. Chonin won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Polliver obliges.
Chonin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee calls for Polliver to work.
Chonin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polliver smiles and moves away.
Polliver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Polliver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Polliver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Polliver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polliver scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big left from Chonin misses.
Chonin tries to keep at a distance but Polliver has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chonin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chonin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polliver smiles and moves away.
Polliver connects with a solid leg kick.
Polliver connects with the punch.
Chonin throws a lazy right hand but Polliver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Polliver cracks Chonin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chonin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Polliver controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polliver is looking to stand up but Chonin won't let him.
Polliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Chonin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polliver got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chonin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Polliver has managed to get both his arms back between Chonin's legs - danger averted.
Chonin wants to get back to his feet but Polliver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Polliver slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chonin keeping moving, preventing Polliver from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chonin keeping full guard, as Polliver tries to pass.
Chonin looking for a guillotine here but Polliver defends easily.
Polliver works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chonin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Polliver looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chonin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Polliver looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chonin gets full guard.
Polliver 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Polliver dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Polliver lands a glancing blow to the side of Chonin's head.
Polliver has Chonin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Polliver.
Chonin tries to pull guard but Polliver won't allow it.
Polliver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chonin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Polliver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Graham Polliver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chonin takes an elbow to the temple.
Polliver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chonin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Polliver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chonin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Polliver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Polliver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Polliver lands a knee to the head.
Polliver has Chonin pressed against the ropes.
Polliver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Polliver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kayaki Chonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polliver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Polliver.
Chonin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Polliver manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Polliver lands a nice elbow.
Polliver scores with a knee to the head.
Polliver landing knees to the body.
Polliver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Polliver is looking to control Chonin's arms but Chonin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Polliver has his back to the ropes.
Chonin wants a takedown.
Chonin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Polliver walks away with a smile on his face. Chonin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chonin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Polliver connects with a right hand. Chonin shakes it off.
Chonin throws a sloppy head kick
so Polliver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chonin is looking to sweep but instead, Polliver has passed into half guard.
Polliver looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polliver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chonin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Polliver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chonin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chonin actively working from the bottom here.
Polliver is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kayaki Chonin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham Polliver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polliver controlling the action here.
Chonin manages to get to full guard.
Polliver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chonin is keeping the position for now.
Chonin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Polliver looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chonin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Polliver controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chonin is looking for a triangle but Polliver pushes his legs off easily.
Chonin being controlled here, momentarily.
Polliver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Polliver stands up from Chonin's guard - Polliver perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chonin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Polliver's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Polliver duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Polliver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Polliver 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Polliver! Graham Polliver retains his lightweight title!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
