PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Einstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Einstein comes to the cage accompanied by Gold Soundz. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Einstein
vs
Chan

174 cm
21
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Einstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Chan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Einstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Einstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chan moves out of range as Einstein throws a body kick.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Einstein.
A head kick from Einstein lands but Chan takes it in his stride.
Chan blocks a head kick by Einstein.
Einstein misses with a straight left.
Einstein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Einstein throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Einstein throws a head kick that misses.
Einstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Einstein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Einstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan wants to clinch.
Einstein misses with a body shot.
Einstein throws a hook but Chan blocks it.
Einstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Einstein.
Einstein looks to throw the jab but Chan is out of range.
Einstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan takes one to the side of the head.
Einstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Einstein throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Albert Einstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Einstein.
Einstein dips to his left and cracks Chan with an uppercut!
Chan wants to clinch.

That's two 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.
Einstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Einstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chan is able to avoid easily.
Einstein misses with a body shot.

Chan moves into the clinch successfully.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Einstein is defending well for now.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Einstein misses with a knee strike.
Einstein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Einstein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Einstein blocks it with crossed arms.

Einstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Einstein.
Einstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Einstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Einstein throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einstein misses with a head kick.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Einstein tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Einstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Einstein throws a leg kick but Chan moved away.
Einstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Einstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Einstein throws a body punch but Chan moves out of range.
Einstein throws a body punch but Chan moves out of range.
Einstein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Chan moves into range and clinches up with Einstein.
Einstein is trying to break free.
Chan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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.
Einstein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Einstein breaks from the clinch.
Einstein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Einstein misses with a body shot.
Einstein misses the shot to the body.
Einstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Einstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Einstein.
Einstein is looking to land body kicks.
Einstein throws a solid leg kick but Chan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Einstein.
Einstein throws a low kick, looking for Chan's leg but Chan calmly moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Einstein.
Einstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan.
Chan avoids the body shot from Einstein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Einstein dominated that round.
That's time! Einstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chan tries to clinch up but Einstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Einstein misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Einstein.
Einstein lands a head kick. Chan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Einstein connects with a high kick.
Einstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Einstein misses the target.
Einstein throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Chan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein throws a looping overhand right but Chan ducks down to avoid it.
Chan wants to clinch up but Einstein keeps it at a distance.
Chan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Einstein.
Chan tries to clinch up.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein throws a head kick that misses.
Einstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Einstein throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Einstein throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Einstein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chan wants to clinch up but Einstein keeps it at a distance.
Einstein is looking to score with low kicks.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chan avoids the body shot from Einstein.
Einstein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Einstein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Einstein swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
Einstein misses with a looping left.
Einstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Einstein throws a chopping leg kick but Chan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Einstein misses with a body shot.
Einstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Einstein throws a leg kick but Chan checks it.

Chan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Einstein wants to break free but Chan has control.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Einstein.
Einstein can't break the clinch.
Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Einstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Einstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Einstein swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Einstein misses the target.
Chan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Einstein has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einstein misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.
Einstein misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.
Chan avoids the head kick by Einstein.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einstein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chan wants to clinch up but Einstein keeps it at a distance.

Chan moves into the clinch.
Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Einstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Einstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but Einstein blocks with his arms.
Einstein tries to break free but Chan pushes him back against the cage.
Chan keeps control of Einstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Einstein blocks it.

Einstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan defending well as Einstein loads up on a big left hand.
Chan tries to clinch there but Einstein circles away.

That's four 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.
Einstein digs a good hook to Chan's body.
Chan wants to clinch up but Einstein keeps it at a distance.
Einstein throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chan.
Einstein is looking to land body kicks.
Einstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Chan.
Einstein throws the kick towards the body but Chan avoids it.
Chan blocks the body kick.
Einstein lands a nice hook to Chan's body. Chan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Einstein swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chan tries to clinch there but Einstein circles away.
Einstein lands a jab to Chan's midsection.
Chan staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Einstein 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. This is the final round!

Einstein misses with a body shot.
Chan tries to clinch there but Einstein circles away.

Chan rushes Einstein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Einstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Einstein misses with a body shot.
Chan avoids the body shot from Einstein.
Einstein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Einstein misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.
Einstein misses with a wild body shot.
Einstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein misses the shot to the body.
Einstein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Einstein throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Einstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein takes a swing at Chan's ribcage but misses.
Einstein is looking to wear down Chan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chan takes a kick to the side of the head.

Chan closes the distance and pushes Einstein back into the cage.
Chan stalling.
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Albert Einstein has been cut.
Einstein tries to break free but Chan pushes him back against the cage.
Einstein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Einstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.

Einstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Einstein throws a leg kick but Chan moved away.
Einstein throws a big shot that misses.
Einstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chan.
Einstein scores with a nice right hand.
Einstein looks for the body kick but Chan saw that one coming.
Einstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Einstein circles away.
Chan avoids the body shot from Einstein.

That's two 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.
Einstein throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Einstein throws a solid leg kick but Chan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Einstein.

Chan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Einstein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Einstein tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Einstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chan crunches a lovely knee into Einstein's ribcage.
Einstein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Einstein.
Chan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Einstein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chan has him pressed against the cage.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Einstein.
Einstein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chan keeps control of Einstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Einstein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chan has him pressed against the cage.
Einstein managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Einstein blocks it.
Einstein takes a knee to the side of the body.
Einstein avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Chan throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Einstein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Einstein throws an elbow but misses.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Einstein blocks it with crossed arms.
Einstein tries a knee to the head but Chan blocks it.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chan looking to throw knees to the head but Einstein is blocking nicely.
Chan avoids a wild elbow strike from Einstein.
Einstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Einstein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Einstein is trying to force a seperation but Chan has the dominant position.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Einstein blocks it.
Einstein misses with a knee strike.
Chan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Chan.
Chan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Einstein up against the cage.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Chan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Einstein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Einstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four 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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Einstein wants to get back to striking at distance but Chan won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Einstein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Einstein misses with a punch to the body.
Einstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Einstein lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.

Einstein breaks from the clinch.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einstein lands with a right hand.
Einstein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Einstein throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Einstein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Einstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Einstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Einstein has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Einstein!