PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Chinalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chinalot's choice of entrance music: Me So Horny. Kimble Cho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cho
vs
Chinalot

185 cm
23
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

177 cm
24
177 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Chinalot!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho misses with a low kick.
Cho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chinalot throws a body kick that misses.
Chinalot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chinalot scrambles back to his feet.
Chinalot ducks right into an uppercut from Cho.
Cho throws an overhand right that lands on Chinalot's shoulder, as Chinalot tries to avoid the shot.
Cho throws a leg kick that misses.
Cho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cho slips a jab from Chinalot.
Cho misses with a left hand
and Chinalot counters with an inside leg kick.
Cho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chinalot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cho checks a low kick from Chinalot.
Cho misses with a kick to the body.
Cho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cho tries to work over Chinalot's front leg with a kick but Chinalot checks it.
Chinalot tries to score with a low kick but Cho moves his leg out of the way.
Cho misses the shot to the body.
Cho throws a leg kick which misses Chinalot's front leg but catches the back leg as Chinalot tries to avoid it.
Chinalot misses with a low kick.
Cho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinalot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Cho throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Chinalot counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cho's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chinalot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chinalot won't allow Cho to sweep him here.
Chinalot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chinalot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chinalot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chinalot wants to control from the top but Cho keeps moving.
Chinalot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cho is keeping the position for now.
Chinalot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinalot throwing strikes from guard but Cho blocks nicely.
Chinalot postures up in Cho's guard and throws a big left but Cho blocks it.
Chinalot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chinalot is looking to advance position but Cho has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chinalot is looking to escape.
Cho avoids the attempt from Chinalot to control.
Cho trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinalot is working to get back to half guard.
Chinalot tries to hold on but Cho postures up.
Cho tries to control but Chinalot wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chinalot is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kimble Cho will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cho lands a jab.
Chinalot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cho.
Chinalot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cho was well out of range. Poor timing from Chinalot.
Cho throws a front kick aimed at Chinalot's knee but Chinalot avoids it well.
Chinalot misses with a low kick.
Cho lands a head kick. Chinalot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cho throws a chopping leg kick but Chinalot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chinalot misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho takes a swing at Chinalot's ribcage but misses.
Chinalot digs a good hook to Cho's body.
Chinalot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chinalot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chinalot.
Cho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chinalot throws a leg kick
and Cho counters with a head kick.
Cho misses with a jab to the body
and Chinalot counters with a body kick.
Cho throws a hook but Chinalot avoids it easily.
Chinalot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cho checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws a leg kick but Chinalot checks it.
Chinalot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chinalot throws a wild body kick that Cho sees coming a mile off.
Cho misses with a body punch
and Chinalot counters with a straight right hand.
Cho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cho checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho misses with a low kick.
Chinalot staying out of range there.
Chinalot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Cho misses.

Chinalot looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinalot misses with a head shot. Cho uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cho controls Chinalot momentarily but Chinalot frees himself.
Cho seems keen to control Chinalot's posture.
Cho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chinalot puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chinalot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinalot controlling the action here.
Chinalot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cho's head.
Chinalot tries to pass to full mount but Cho defends it.
Chinalot throwing shots but Cho is blocking nicely.
Cho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chinalot is looking to take a break and control but Cho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chinalot is just content to waste time from the top position. Cho takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kimble Cho will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cho misses with a body shot
enabling Chinalot to counter with a crisp jab.
Chinalot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Chinalot decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chinalot's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chinalot's back!

Despite having Chinalot's back, Cho says stuff this ground business - let's go for a knockout! Chinalot seems baffled but is happy to be out of the difficult position!
Chinalot lands with a nice body kick.
Cho tests Chinalot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cho throws a hook to the side of Chinalot's head but Chinalot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chinalot finds it's way round the side to connect with Cho's head.
Cho throws a hook but Chinalot blocks it.
Cho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cho misses with a low kick.
Cho connects with a jab.
Chinalot looks to score with a jab to the body but Cho is just out of range.
Chinalot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cho.
Cho thumps Chinalot with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho connects with a jab.
Cho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Chinalot.
Cho motions for Chinalot to come forward. Cho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cho lands with an uppercut that bounces Chinalot off the cage and back into rage.
Chinalot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chinalot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chinalot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinalot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cho counters with a good low kick that Chinalot was not able to check.
Cho throws a leg kick that misses.
Chinalot shoots in but no luck this time.
Kimble Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Chinalot.
Chinalot misses with a hook
and Cho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chinalot counters with a low kick, right behind Cho 's knee.
A clash of legs there as Cho blocks the low kick.
Kimble Cho is winning the standup battle so far.
Cho just misses with a punch to the body.
Cho throws a solid leg kick but Chinalot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cho.
Chinalot just misses with a punch to the body.
Cho tests Chinalot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chinalot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cho rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chinalot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chinalot throws a leg kick
and Cho counters with a low kick, right behind Chinalot 's knee.
Cho scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Cho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chinalot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cho.
Chinalot tries to land a front kick but Cho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimble Cho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cho, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kimble Cho!