PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chop Suey. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as James Braddock enters the cage!

Chiba
vs
Braddock

180 cm
27
205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

189 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tetsuo Chiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba misses with a hook. Braddock ducked under it nicely.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braddock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chiba scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock throws a jab but it's blocked by Chiba.
Chiba moves away from the strike by Braddock.
A combination from Chiba does no damage.
Chiba misses with a hook.
Jab by Chiba.

Chiba feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Braddock sprawling to the canvas! Braddock rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chiba finish him?!

Braddock is rocked!
A big left from Chiba misses.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Chiba finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Chiba misses the target.
Chiba misses the jab.
Chiba throws a jab when Braddock was well out of range.
Braddock throws a looping overhand right but Chiba ducks down to avoid it.
Braddock throws the left hand but Chiba avoids the punch easily.
Braddock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chiba throws a hook but Braddock blocks it.
Chiba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braddock.
Chiba throws an overhand right that lands on Braddock's shoulder, as Braddock tries to avoid the shot.
Chiba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chiba throws a jab but it's blocked by Braddock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock misses with a head kick.
Chiba throws an overhand right that lands on Braddock's shoulder, as Braddock tries to avoid the shot.
Chiba is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Braddock's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chiba throws a shot from downtown. Braddock moves away and avoids it.
Chiba throws a jab but it's blocked by Braddock.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braddock throws a jab when Chiba was well out of range.
Braddock seems to have recovered his senses.
Chiba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braddock defending well as Chiba loads up on a big left hand.
Chiba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Braddock missing with a left hand there. Chiba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braddock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chiba takes one to the chin there.
Chiba misses with a wild body shot.
Chiba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Braddock checks it well.
A nice combination there by Braddock.
Braddock lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock connects with a right hand. Chiba shakes it off.
Donk. Braddock catches Chiba right on the button with a cross.
Chiba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braddock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chiba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braddock.
Braddock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chiba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Braddock looks to land a left hand but Chiba moved out of range nicely.
Braddock jabs at Chiba's body.
Chiba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chiba walks into a stiff left hand from Braddock.
Danga de danga de dang - Braddock scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chiba misses with a body shot.
Chiba throws a hook but Braddock blocks it.
Braddock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Braddock! Chiba is backing up but he can't get away as Braddock lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Chiba and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Braddock!