PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Chasse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Zadoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Chasse
vs
Zadoff

171 cm
25
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominic Chasse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Zadoff!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zadoff misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chasse avoids the head kick by Zadoff.
Chasse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chasse looks to land a combination but Zadoff avoids it well.

Chasse has closed the distance and engaged Zadoff in a clinch.
Chasse wants to break free but Zadoff has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Chasse.
Zadoff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chasse works on Zadoff's body with a couple of short punches.
Chasse tries to circle away but Zadoff has him pinned against the cage.
Chasse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chasse tries to break the clinch but Zadoff is controlling the position.
Zadoff is looking to break free of the clinch but Chasse has double underhooks.
Chasse taking a breather.
Chasse scores with a hook to the body.
Zadoff keeps control of Chasse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zadoff keeps control of Chasse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zadoff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Zadoff's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Zadoff breaks from the clinch.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chasse throws a series of punches but Zadoff moves out of range.
Chasse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zadoff misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chasse throws a body punch but Zadoff moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Chasse.

It looks like Pablo Zadoff has been cut.
Zadoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chasse was well out of range. Poor timing from Zadoff.
Zadoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chasse lands a glancing blow to the side of Zadoff's head.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses.
Zadoff looks gassed!
Zadoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chasse.
Zadoff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zadoff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zadoff throws a sloppy head kick and Chasse moves out of range easily.
Chasse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zadoff.
Chasse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chasse throws a nice looking combination but Zadoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chasse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zadoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chasse fails to land with a series of punches.
Zadoff throws a sloppy head kick and Chasse moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zadoff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chasse counters by moving into the clinch.
Chasse is trying to break the clinch but Zadoff is controlling him.
Chasse is trying to break the clinch but Zadoff is controlling him.
Chasse wants to break free but Zadoff has control.
Chasse lands a body punch.
Zadoff prevents Chasse from breaking the clinch.
Chasse can't break the clinch.
Chasse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chasse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zadoff has him pressed against the cage.
Chasse prevents Zadoff from breaking the clinch.
Zadoff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chasse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zadoff is trying to force a seperation but Chasse has the dominant position.
Chasse prevents Zadoff from breaking the clinch.
Chasse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zadoff has him pressed against the cage.
Zadoff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zadoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Chasse won't allow it.
Zadoff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A frustrated look appears on Chasse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zadoff is trying to break the clinch but Chasse is controlling him.
Chasse has had enough of the clinch but Zadoff keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chasse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zadoff.
Zadoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Chasse won't allow it.
Zadoff is trying to break the clinch but Chasse has him pressed against the cage.
Zadoff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zadoff has had enough of the clinch but Chasse keeps him there for the moment.
Zadoff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zadoff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chasse wants to break free but Zadoff has control.
A frustrated look appears on Zadoff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zadoff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chasse is defending well for now.
Zadoff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zadoff is looking to break free of the clinch but Chasse has double underhooks.
Zadoff is trying to break the clinch but Chasse is controlling him.
Zadoff working hard to break the clinch.
Chasse digs a right hand into Zadoff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zadoff's gas tank.

Zadoff breaks from the clinch.
Chasse misses with a looping right.
Zadoff throws a sloppy head kick and Chasse moves out of range easily.
Chasse lands a jab-cross combination.

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.
Zadoff lands a high kick!
Chasse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zadoff. Chasse shrugs it off though.
Chasse scores with a jab to the head.
Crunch! Zadoff slams his shin into Chasse's torso.
Zadoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Zadoff.
Zadoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Chasse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Zadoff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chasse throws a shot from downtown. Zadoff moves away and avoids it.
Chasse misses with the combination.
Zadoff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zadoff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Zadoff.
Chasse blocks a head kick by Zadoff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Chasse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Zadoff'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.

Chasse misses with a few strikes there.
Chasse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chasse misses with a few strikes there.
Chasse scores with a hook.
Zadoff lands a high kick!
Zadoff misses with the combination.
Chasse closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Zadoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zadoff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Chasse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zadoff connects with a high kick.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses.
Chasse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Chasse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zadoff.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zadoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Chasse.
A head kick from Zadoff lands but Chasse takes it in his stride.
Zadoff throws a sloppy head kick and Chasse moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chasse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zadoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zadoff misses with a head kick.
Zadoff lands with a kick to the temple. Chasse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chasse fails to land with a series of punches.
Chasse takes a swing at Zadoff's ribcage but misses.
Zadoff throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chasse's head.
Zadoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chasse.
Chasse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zadoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chasse throws a combination that misses
and Zadoff counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zadoff throws a body kick that misses.
Chasse blocks a head kick by Zadoff.
Zadoff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zadoff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chasse to score with a decent uppercut.
Chasse misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Chasse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zadoff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chasse throws a combination that misses
and Zadoff counters with a body kick.
Chasse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zadoff counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chasse looks to land a combination but Zadoff avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Zadoff.
A punch combination from Chasse misses.
Chasse lands a really nice looking cross but Zadoff seems unphased.
Zadoff looks to land a combination but Chasse avoids it well.
Dominic Chasse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Chasse.
Zadoff lands a head kick. Chasse smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zadoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chasse moves away.
A nice combination there by Chasse.
Zadoff throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Chasse finds it's way through Zadoff's defenses.
Zadoff lands a high kick!
Zadoff throws a sloppy head kick and Chasse moves out of range easily.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chasse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zadoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chasse misses with a combination
and Zadoff counters with a body kick that stops Chasse in his tracks momentarily.
Chasse blocks a head kick by Zadoff.
Chasse throws a series of punches but Zadoff moves out of range.
Chasse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chasse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zadoff misses with a head kick.
A jab from Chasse finds it's way through Zadoff's defenses.
Zadoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chasse.
Zadoff misses the shot 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.
Zadoff misses with a two punch combination.
Zadoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zadoff avoids the body shot from Chasse.
Zadoff looks to land a combination but Chasse avoids it well.
Chasse throws a combination that misses
and Zadoff counters with a body kick that stops Chasse in his tracks momentarily.
Chasse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zadoff counters with a head kick.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses.
Zadoff cracks Chasse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chasse lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zadoff throws a one two combo.
Zadoff fakes the leg kick and cracks Chasse in the body.
Chasse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Zadoff counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick from Zadoff lands but Chasse takes it in his stride.
Zadoff throws a head kick that Chasse semi-blocks.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zadoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Zadoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Zadoff's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Zadoff throws the left hand but Chasse avoids the punch easily.
Chasse avoids the head kick by Zadoff.
Chasse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chasse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zadoff bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chasse blocks a head kick by Zadoff.
Chasse scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chasse avoids the head kick by Zadoff.
Chasse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zadoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zadoff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zadoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zadoff defending well as Chasse loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chasse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Chasse does it's job there.
Zadoff throws the kick towards the body but Chasse avoids it.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zadoff scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chasse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chasse throws a series of punches but Zadoff moves out of range.
Chasse will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zadoff misses with a double jab.
Chasse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zadoff.
Zadoff staying out of range there.
Zadoff takes one on the button.
Chasse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zadoff.
Chasse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zadoff counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Zadoff.
A punch combination from Chasse misses.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses.
Zadoff scores with a head kick.
Chasse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zadoff counters with a nice uppercut.
Chasse throws a lazy right hand but Zadoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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.
The fighters circling - Zadoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chasse!
Zadoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Chasse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chasse crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zadoff - the referee stops the clock and Chasse gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zadoff. Chasse manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chasse misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Zadoff.
Chasse misses with an uppercut. Zadoff saw that one coming.
Chasse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chasse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Chasse misses with a hook. Zadoff ducked under it nicely.
Zadoff misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Zadoff lands but Chasse takes it in his stride.
Chasse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zadoff blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Chasse misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chasse.
A head kick misses from Zadoff.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zadoff!
Chasse misses with the combination.
Chasse throws a nice looking combination but Zadoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Chasse misses.
Zadoff scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Chasse.
Chasse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zadoff counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chasse is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zadoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chasse thows a body shot but no joy.
Chasse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zadoff.
Chasse misses with an uppercut. Zadoff saw that one coming.
Chasse tries to bum rush Zadoff with a series of wild strikes but Zadoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

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.
Zadoff looks to land a combination but Chasse avoids it well.
Chasse swinging wildly here.
Chasse throws a nice looking combination but Zadoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zadoff lands a two punch combo.
Chasse swinging wildly here.
Zadoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Zadoff connects with a high kick.
Chasse works over Zadoff's head and body with a nice combination.
Zadoff slips a jab from Chasse.
A head kick from Zadoff lands but Chasse takes it in his stride.
Chasse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zadoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chasse scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zadoff throws a head kick that half lands.
Zadoff throws a right hand that Chasse ducks under and follows up with a left that Chasse also avoids with ease.
Chasse swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Zadoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zadoff has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Zadoff!