PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Chasse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Chielanno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Fabio Chielanno was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Chasse
vs
Chielanno

171 cm
25
136 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 5 - 1 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabio Chielanno!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chielanno throws a one two combo.
Chielanno throws a right and a left that Chasse avoids nicely.

Chasse has taken the fight to the clinch.

Chasse breaks the clinch.
Chasse connects with a jab.
Chielanno shoots in looking for a takedown. Chasse tries to sprawl out of it but Chielanno keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chasse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chasse misses with a series of wild punches.
Chielanno is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chielanno misses with a double jab
and Chasse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chasse misses with a wild combination.
Chasse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chasse stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chasse wants it to stay on the feet.
Chasse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chielanno counters with a nice body shot.
Chasse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chielanno throws a body kick that misses.
Chasse throws a combination that misses
and Chielanno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good work by Chasse as he checks the leg kick.
Chasse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chielanno has a takedown stuffed.
Dominic Chasse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Chielanno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chielanno throws a series of punches but Chasse moves out of range.
A combination from Chasse does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chasse misses with a double jab.
Chielanno fails with the takedown.
Chielanno looks gassed!
Chasse moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chielanno fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Chielanno.
Chasse misses with a series of wild punches.
Chasse misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Chielanno.
Chasse misses with a double jab.
Chasse throws a nice looking combination but Chielanno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown but Chasse shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chasse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chielanno.
Dominic Chasse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chasse throws a combination that misses
and Chielanno counters with a left and a right that stings Chasse.
Chielanno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chasse leaves Chielanno with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chasse misses with a series of wild punches.
Chasse looks to land a right hand but Chielanno moved out of range.
Chielanno tries for a takedown but Chasse circles away easily

and Chasse counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chasse.

Chasse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chielanno fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chasse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chielanno.
Chasse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chielanno looks for a takedown but Chasse sprawls well.
Chielanno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chasse circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chasse has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chielanno misses with the combination.
A combination from Chasse does no damage.
Chasse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chasse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chielanno counters with a series of strikes. Chasse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chasse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chielanno.
Chielanno slips a straight right by Chasse.
Some wild striking there from Chasse.
Chielanno works over Chasse's head and body with a nice combination.
Chasse misses with an uppercut.
Chasse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chasse lands a two punch combo.
Chielanno misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

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.
Chasse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Chasse. No joy for Chielanno on that attempt.
Chasse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chielanno.
Chielanno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chielanno fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chielanno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chasse throws a series of punches but Chielanno moves out of range.
Chielanno misses with a two punch combination.
Chasse throws a series of punches but Chielanno moves out of range.
Chielanno thuds his right hand into Chasse's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chielanno closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chasse circles away.
Chielanno misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Chasse misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Chasse as Chielanno shoots in.
Chasse dodges the punch combination from Chielanno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Chasse dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chasse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chasse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chielanno throws a nice looking combination but Chasse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fabio Chielanno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chasse throws out a loose jab but Chielanno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chielanno misses with the combination.
Chielanno looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chasse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chielanno counters with a three punch combo that has Chasse backing up. Chasse nods at Chielanno to acknowledge the strikes.
Chielanno changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chasse tries to avoid it but Chielanno manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chasse to the ground. Chasse escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chasse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chielanno is looking to slow Chasse down with leg kicks.
Chielanno shoots in and drives through. Chasse sprawls well.
Dominic Chasse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Chielanno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chasse throws a right hand that Chielanno ducks under and follows up with a left that Chielanno also avoids with ease.
Chielanno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chasse fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chielanno throws a nice looking combination but Chasse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chasse throws a right and a left that Chielanno avoids nicely.
Chielanno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chasse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chasse scores with a jab. Chielanno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chasse misses with a combination
and Chasse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chasse throws a right hand that Chielanno ducks under and follows up with a left that Chielanno also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Chasse as Chielanno shoots in.
Chielanno closes the distance and clinches up with Chasse, looking for a takedown. Chielanno pushes Chasse against the cage but Chasse circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chasse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Chielanno to counter with a crisp jab.
Chielanno shoots for a double leg takedown but Chasse sprawls well. He's pushed Chielanno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chielanno misses with a double jab.
Dominic Chasse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chasse throws a right hand that Chielanno ducks under and follows up with a left that Chielanno also avoids with ease.
Chasse just misses with a punch to the body.
Chielanno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chielanno scores with a decent looking hook.
Chasse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chielanno.
Chasse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chielanno counters with a three punch combo that has Chasse backing up. Chasse nods at Chielanno to acknowledge the strikes.

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.
Chielanno dodges the punch combination from Chasse.
Chielanno misses with the combination.
Chielanno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chielanno misses with a double jab.
Chasse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chielanno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chasse lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chielanno.
Chielanno moves out of range of the strikes.
Chielanno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chielanno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chasse misses with an uppercut.
Chasse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chielanno counters with a three punch combo that has Chasse backing up. Chasse nods at Chielanno to acknowledge the strikes.
Chielanno is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chasse looks to throw the jab but Chielanno is out of range.
Chielanno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chasse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chielanno stalks Chasse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chasse's face. Chasse staggers backwards, shaken.
Chielanno tries to land a leg kick but Chasse saw it coming and moves away.
Chielanno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chasse avoids the head kick by Chielanno.
Chasse stuffs the takedown attempt from Chielanno. Chielanno gets slowly back to his feet.
Chielanno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chielanno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chasse moves away.
Chielanno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chasse swinging wildly here.
Chielanno misses with the combination.
Chasse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chielanno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chielanno lands a two punch combo.
Chielanno takes a swing at Chasse's ribcage but misses.
Chielanno fails with a takedown attempt.
Chielanno avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four 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.
Chielanno misses with a two punch combination.
Chielanno takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chasse as he avoids it easily.
Chielanno misses with the combination.
Chasse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chasse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chielanno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chielanno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chielanno misses with a wild combination.
Chasse throws the left hand but Chielanno avoids the punch easily.
Chielanno is working the combinations to good effect here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chielanno thuds his right hand into Chasse's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chielanno throws a series of punches but Chasse avoids them all with ease.
Chasse goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Chasse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Chasse dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Chielanno.
Chasse misses with a looping left.
Chasse throws a series of punches but Chielanno avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Chielanno misses.
Chasse loads up on a big right hand but Chielanno slips the punch.
Chasse blocks the body kick.
Chielanno doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chasse counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chasse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chasse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chielanno circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Chielanno or perhaps it was just good defense by Chasse which made him look bad.
Chasse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Chielanno. Those never looked like landing.
Chasse just misses with a punch to the body.
Chasse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chasse misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chielanno throws a series of strikes that have Chasse backpedaling.
Chasse tries to bum rush Chielanno with a series of wild strikes but Chielanno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Chielanno.
Chasse throws a right hand that Chielanno ducks under and follows up with a left that Chielanno also avoids with ease.
Chielanno misses with a double jab.
Chasse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chielanno.
Horrible takedown by Chielanno or perhaps it was just good defense by Chasse which made him look bad.
Dominic Chasse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Chielanno.
Chielanno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chielanno's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chielanno duly obliges.
Chasse misses with an uppercut. Chielanno saw that one coming.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chasse sprawls well. Chasse wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chielanno gets slowly back to his feet.
Chielanno misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Chasse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chielanno, pushing him back against the cage.

Chasse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chielanno throws a combination. Chasse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chasse falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Chielanno to counter with a crisp jab.
Chielanno fails to land with a series of punches.
Chasse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chielanno shoots in looking for a takedown. Chasse tries to sprawl out of it but Chielanno keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chasse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Chielanno scores with a four punch combination!
Chielanno tries to bum rush Chasse with a series of wild strikes but Chasse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chielanno fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Chasse.
Chielanno misses with a wild combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chielanno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chielanno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chielanno there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chasse as he avoids it easily.
Chasse misses with a straight left.
Chasse throws a hook but Chielanno avoids it easily.
Chasse misses with a combination
and Chielanno counters with a two punch combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chielanno.
Chielanno looks to land a combination. Chasse sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Chielanno. Those never looked like landing.
Chielanno closes the distance and clinches up with Chasse, looking for a takedown. Chielanno pushes Chasse against the cage but Chasse circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chasse as he jumps to the side.
Chielanno swinging wildly here.
Chasse misses with a series of wild punches.
Chielanno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chasse.

That's four 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.
Chielanno connects with a single shot there.
Chasse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chasse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chielanno counters with a two punch combo.
Chielanno misses with a double jab.
Chielanno throws a right and a left that Chasse avoids nicely.
Chielanno lands with a nice combination. Chasse backs away looking to recover.
Chasse jabs Chielanno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chielanno misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chielanno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chasse misses with a wild body shot.
Chielanno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chielanno.
Chasse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chielanno circles away quickly and effectively.
Fabio Chielanno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominic Chasse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chielanno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Chasse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chasse 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Chasse!