PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Foti Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chavez Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Highway to Hell (AC/DC). Chavez Chavez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Vasa
vs
Chavez

183 cm
25
199 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

180 cm
24
181 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Foti Vasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chavez Chavez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasa shoots in for a takedown but Chavez shows good takedown defense.
Foti Vasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Vasa misses.
Vasa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasa shoots for a takedown but Chavez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vasa misses with a takedown attempt - Chavez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foti Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crunch! Chavez slams his shin into Vasa's torso.
Vasa is breathing heavily.
Vasa has a takedown stuffed.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.

Vasa moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Chavez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vasa.
Chavez throws an elbow that misses.

Chavez breaks from the clinch.
Chavez Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez wants to clinch but Vasa slips to the side

and Vasa moves into the clinch.
Vasa blocks an elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Vasa in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Foti Vasa has been cut.
Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasa avoids the damage to the body.
Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vasa's defenses.
Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasa avoids the damage to the body.
Vasa avoids the elbow strike from Chavez, against the ropes.

Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chavez tries to clinch but Vasa moves away

and Vasa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vasa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vasa throws a big elbow that misses.
Vasa stops Chavez from standing up.
Vasa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vasa distracts Chavez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chavez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chavez has momentary wrist control but Vasa slips an elbow through the middle.
Chavez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasa throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely.
Chavez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavez wants to stand and escape but Vasa is having none of it.
Vasa is looking to work some ground and pound but Chavez has wrist control.
Vasa throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely.
Vasa is looking to work some ground and pound but Chavez has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa stops Chavez from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chavez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vasa landing some decent shots from guard.
Vasa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasa throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chavez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vasa.
Vasa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chavez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vasa throws a big elbow that misses.
Vasa throwing strikes but missing.
Chavez is looking to stand back up but Vasa counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chavez.
Chavez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vasa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vasa.
Vasa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chavez is trying to stand up here but Vasa is controlling him well.

Vasa is looking for a kimura but Chavez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vasa to get the leverage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasa works his way into full mount!
Vasa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vasa punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasa cracks Chavez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chavez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Foti Vasa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Foti Vasa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chavez slaps away a takedown attempt from Vasa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vasa tries for a takedown but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vasa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Vasa gets a clinch.
Chavez trying to land knees to the body.
Vasa has Chavez pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Chavez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foti Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Vasa.
Vasa avoids a wild elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez is looking to control Vasa's arms but Vasa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chavez has his back to the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chavez.
Vasa is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez wants to stall.
Chavez wants to break free but Vasa has control.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chavez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vasa's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chavez throws an elbow but misses.
Chavez throws an elbow that misses.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
Vasa is trying to pull guard but Chavez turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Chavez lands an elbow inside that Vasa shrugs off.
Vasa dodges an elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chavez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasa is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chavez missing with knees to the body.
Chavez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vasa.
Chavez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasa avoids it.
Chavez wants to stall.
Vasa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chavez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chavez misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa wants a takedown.
Chavez misses with an elbow over the top.
Vasa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chavez lands a nice elbow.
Vasa avoids the elbow strike from Chavez, against the ropes.
Chavez tries to circle away but Vasa has him pinned against the ropes.
Vasa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chavez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chavez stops a takedown attempt from Vasa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasa blocks the elbow strike.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vasa tries to pull guard but Chavez won't allow it.
Chavez is pushing Vasa up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Chavez.

Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Vasa or perhaps it was just good defense by Chavez which made him look bad.
Vasa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vasa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chavez Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Foti Vasa's cut.
That's time! Vasa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vasa closes the distance and pushes Chavez back into the ropes.
Vasa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vasa avoiding damage as Chavez throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chavez throws an elbow but misses.
Chavez prevents the takedown attempt.
Vasa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foti Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Vasa manages to pull guard.
Foti Vasa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vasa has an active guard here but Chavez has managed to pass into half guard.
Chavez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Vasa controls his leg.

Vasa looking for submissions off his back.
Vasa gets full guard.

Vasa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chavez is aware though and is defending well.

Vasa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chavez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chavez tries to stand but Vasa is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chavez stands up from Vasa's guard - Chavez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chavez avoids it really well and circles away.

Vasa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa jumps guard but Chavez turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vasa's defenses.
Chavez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Vasa in his tracks for a moment.
Chavez lands an elbow inside.

Foti Vasa's cut is getting worse.
Chavez tries to stall but Vasa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasa dives in and grabs Chavez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes down on Vasa's head and hops out.
Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Vasa off balance momentarily.
Vasa shoots in looking for a takedown but Chavez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vasa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Chavez drives through and clinches with Vasa against the ropes.
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vasa wants to get back to striking at distance but Chavez won't allow it.
Chavez wants to stall.
Chavez throws an elbow but it misses.
Chavez misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez misses with an elbow strike.

Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chavez Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chavez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chavez Chavez!
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