PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rear Chocke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slash The Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Chocke
vs
The Destroyer

190 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rear Chocke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slash The Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by The Destroyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Chocke which made him look bad.
The Destroyer wants to clinch up but Chocke keeps it at a distance.
The Destroyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slash The Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chocke moves into the clinch.
Chocke connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Slash The Destroyer has been cut.

Chocke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Destroyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chocke circles away quickly and effectively.
The Destroyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chocke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Destroyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Destroyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Destroyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chocke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Destroyer with a lazy takedown attempt

and Chocke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rear Chocke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slash The Destroyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chocke turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Chocke slows the pace down.

Chocke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chocke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chocke is looking to take a break and control but The Destroyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chocke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The Destroyer is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Destroyer is not content to let Chocke control the position.
The Destroyer tries to improve position but can't.
Chocke content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Chocke advances to full mount.
Chocke cracks The Destroyer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chocke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Destroyer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chocke is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
The Destroyer throws a lazy head kick

and Chocke counters by moving into the clinch.
The Destroyer looks gassed!

Chocke is trying to trip The Destroyer. He has hold of a leg but The Destroyer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chocke persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The Destroyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chocke is controlling him.

Chocke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Destroyer misses with a combination

and Chocke moves into the clinch.
Chocke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chocke pulls The Destroyer into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chocke pulls The Destroyer in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chocke trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chocke uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The Destroyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chocke is looking to clinch.
No joy there for The Destroyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Destroyer throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chocke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Destroyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Chocke has double underhooks.

Chocke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rear Chocke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Chocke has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rear Chocke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slash The Destroyer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Chocke fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Destroyer misses with a right hand

and Chocke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Chocke pulls guard.
Chocke keeping moving, preventing The Destroyer from controlling successfully.
The Destroyer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chocke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Destroyer manages to get himself to full guard.

Chocke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chocke tries to clinch but The Destroyer moves out of range.
The Destroyer throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chocke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chocke.
The Destroyer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chocke turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Chocke advances to full mount.
Chocke content just to control the position here.
The Destroyer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Chocke 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.
The Destroyer is looking to get to half guard.
Chocke with good strikes from the mount here!
Chocke cracks The Destroyer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Destroyer is desperately trying to improve his position but Chocke has a good base and remains in mount.
Rear Chocke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chocke controlling the pace for now.

Chocke looking to secure an arm triangle but The Destroyer defends it well.

Chocke looking to secure an arm triangle but The Destroyer defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Destroyer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chocke wants to control the pace but The Destroyer is squirming around nicely.
Chocke lands with some strikes.
Chocke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chocke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chocke looking to finish The Destroyer with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Destroyer!
Chocke with a couple of short strikes.
Chocke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chocke lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chocke wants to finish this one by submission but The Destroyer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chocke.
The Destroyer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Chocke is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. The Destroyer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chocke working the ground and pound effectively.
Chocke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chocke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rear Chocke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slash The Destroyer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Destroyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chocke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Destroyer throws a head kick that Chocke semi-blocks.

It looks like Rear Chocke has been cut.
The fighters circling - The Destroyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Destroyer fails with the takedown

and Chocke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Chocke pulls guard successfully.
Chocke is adopting a defensive guard.
The Destroyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chocke wants to stand and escape but The Destroyer is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocke looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Destroyer is one step ahead there.
The Destroyer wants to control from the top but Chocke keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chocke tries to clinch
letting The Destroyer counter with a right hand.
The Destroyer dives in and grabs Chocke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chocke pushes down on The Destroyer's head and hops out.

Chocke pushes The Destroyer up against the cage in a clinch.
The Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but Chocke has him pressed against the cage.
Chocke looking to slow down the pace here.
The Destroyer leaning against his opponent.
The Destroyer fails to pull guard.
Rear Chocke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slash The Destroyer.
Chocke connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chocke gets control of The Destroyer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chocke will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chocke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chocke looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Destroyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chocke won't let The Destroyer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The Destroyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chocke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chocke looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Destroyer wants to hold on but Chocke pushes him away.

Chocke with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The Destroyer is bucking up trying to escape but Chocke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chocke landing strikes from the mount.

Chocke is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, The Destroyer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Chocke controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chocke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Destroyer is looking to escape.
Chocke lands a big elbow.
Slash The Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chocke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chocke landing strikes from the mount and The Destroyer is in trouble!
Rear Chocke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You get the feeling that The Destroyer really doesn't like being in this position too much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rear Chocke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chocke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rear Chocke!