PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Downer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Chivitchian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Chivitchian acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Downer
vs
Chivitchian

176 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Downer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikhail Chivitchian!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chivitchian misses with a hook. Downer ducked under it nicely.
Downer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Downer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chivitchian misses with a looping left.
Chivitchian scores with a jab to the body.
Chivitchian punishes Downer's body with a nice straight punch.
Downer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Chivitchian.
Chivitchian lands with a shot to the body.
Downer fails with a takedown attempt.
Mikhail Chivitchian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chivitchian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chivitchian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Downer on the side of the head.

Downer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Downer working away.
Chivitchian is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Downer trying to control the action but Chivitchian is working from the bottom.

Downer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
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!
Downer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Chivitchian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chivitchian connects with a crisp jab.
Downer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Downer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Downer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Downer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chivitchian swivels and escapes.
Chivitchian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Downer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Downer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chivitchian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Downer on the side of the head.
Downer is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch lands to the side of Downer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Downer takes one to the chin there.
Chivitchian connects with a single shot there.
Chivitchian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Downer momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Downer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Downer is breathing heavily.
Chivitchian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Downer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chivitchian lands with an uppercut that bounces Downer off the ropes and back into rage.
Chivitchian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chivitchian connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chivitchian misses with a two punch combination.
Chivitchian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chivitchian is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Downer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chivitchian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Downer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chivitchian jabs Downer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chivitchian throws a good cross that connects.
Chivitchian scores with a nice strike.
Chivitchian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Downer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chivitchian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Downer's hands.
Chivitchian scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Downer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chivitchian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Downer doesn't manage to clinch there - Chivitchian circles away.
Chivitchian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chivitchian, as that shot connected.
Chivitchian connects with a crisp jab.
Chivitchian lands with a cross.
Chivitchian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Chivitchian.
Chivitchian cracks a nice hook into Downer's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downer takes one to the chin there.
Chivitchian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Downer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chivitchian throws a one two combo.
Chivitchian lands with a shot to the body.
Downer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Chivitchian.
Downer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chivitchian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Downer's head.
Chivitchian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Chivitchian. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Chivitchian.
Downer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chivitchian's corner calls for a 1-2. Chivitchian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chivitchian throws a series of strikes that have Downer backpedaling.

Downer is rocked!
Chivitchian throws an overhand right that drops Downer like a sack of potatoes! Chivitchian dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Chivitchian!