PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Asgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chito Ly Cham Ca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asgaard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oingo Boingo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Asgaard
vs
Ly Cham Ca

189 cm
25
199 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

182 cm
28
190 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Asgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chito Ly Cham Ca!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asgaard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ly Cham Ca if he has to take too many more of those.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a body kick.
Ly Cham Ca checks the leg kick.
Asgaard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ly Cham Ca as he jumps to the side.
Asgaard throws out a loose jab but Ly Cham Ca uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ly Cham Ca tries to sprawl but Asgaard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ly Cham Ca taking some punishment here, with Asgaard in his half guard.
Asgaard 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.
Asgaard trying to advance position but Ly Cham Ca counters by regaining guard.
Asgaard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Asgaard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Asgaard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ly Cham Ca works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ly Cham Ca keeping moving, preventing Asgaard from controlling successfully.
Ly Cham Ca seems keen to control Asgaard's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Asgaard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ly Cham Ca pulls Asgaard in close to prevent any damage.
Asgaard lands a couple of elbows.
Asgaard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Asgaard postures up in Ly Cham Ca's guard and throws a big left but Ly Cham Ca blocks it.
Asgaard wants to control from the top but Ly Cham Ca keeps moving.
Asgaard throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asgaard advances position into side control!
Ly Cham Ca tries to improve position but can't.

Asgaard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Asgaard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca keeping his opponent close.

Asgaard swings around for an armbar but Ly Cham Ca sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Asgaard's guard.
Ly Cham Ca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ly Cham Ca would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asgaard trying to keep a closed guard but Ly Cham Ca is proving a slippery customer.
Asgaard looking for a sweep. Not yet Asgaard, not yet.

Asgaard kicks Ly Cham Ca off and gets to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Asgaard. Those never looked like landing.
Ly Cham Ca wants to clinch up but Asgaard keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca takes one to the chin there.
Asgaard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ly Cham Ca tries a head kick but it misses.
Ly Cham Ca throws a leg kick that misses.
Asgaard looks to land a left hand but Ly Cham Ca moved out of range nicely.

Ly Cham Ca has managed to clinch.
Asgaard takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Tyr Asgaard has been cut.
Asgaard blocks an elbow strike from Ly Cham Ca.
Asgaard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ly Cham Ca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asgaard is trying to break free.
Ly Cham Ca blocks the elbow strike.
Ly Cham Ca blocking some punches.
Asgaard throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asgaard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ly Cham Ca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Asgaard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ly Cham Ca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Asgaard's efforts to push away.
Asgaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ly Cham Ca prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Ly Cham Ca.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Asgaard as Ly Cham Ca tries to tie him up.
Ly Cham Ca throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ly Cham Ca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Asgaard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Asgaard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyr Asgaard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyr Asgaard's cut.
That's time! Asgaard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A solid body kick from Ly Cham Ca.
Ly Cham Ca throws a sloppy head kick
and Asgaard counters with a good low kick that Ly Cham Ca was not able to check.
Tyr Asgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asgaard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ly Cham Ca moves out of range of the strikes.
Asgaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ly Cham Ca was well out of range. Poor timing from Asgaard.
A punch lands to the side of Ly Cham Ca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ly Cham Ca stuffs the takedown attempt from Asgaard. Asgaard gets slowly back to his feet.
Asgaard throws a big shot that misses.

Asgaard gets the takedown into side control.
Asgaard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ly Cham Ca is avoiding damage well.
Ly Cham Ca is looking to regain half guard here but Asgaard keeps moving and retains side control.
Ly Cham Ca is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Asgaard's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca is looking to improve his position.
Ly Cham Ca taking some punishment here, with Asgaard in his half guard.
Ly Cham Ca pushes Asgaard off looking to stand but Asgaard dives back in and keeps control.
Ly Cham Ca is looking to improve his position.
Asgaard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Asgaard thows a huge punch but Ly Cham Ca dodges it nicely.
Ly Cham Ca regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Asgaard.
Asgaard throws a big elbow that misses.

Asgaard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ly Cham Ca looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ly Cham Ca looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ly Cham Ca!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Asgaard bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ly Cham Ca ducks under a wild hook from Asgaard.
Ly Cham Ca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asgaard. Ly Cham Ca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asgaard shoots in looking for a takedown but Ly Cham Ca manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Asgaard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Asgaard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyr Asgaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asgaard throws a leg kick but Ly Cham Ca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Asgaard misses with an uppercut.
Ly Cham Ca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asgaard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca wants to land a leg kick but Asgaard is out of range.
Asgaard scores with the left hand. Ly Cham Ca knows he should have avoided that one.
Asgaard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ly Cham Ca's calf.
Asgaard throws an off balance right hand
and Ly Cham Ca counters with a good low kick that Asgaard was not able to check.
Asgaard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ly Cham Ca lands with a slapping head kick.
Asgaard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ly Cham Ca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ly Cham Ca throws a head kick that misses
and Asgaard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ly Cham Ca thinking.
Asgaard connects with a looping right hand.
Asgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ly Cham Ca tries to clinch but Asgaard is having none of it.
Ly Cham Ca takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asgaard lands a jab to the head.
Asgaard misses with a body shot.
Ly Cham Ca blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Asgaard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ly Cham Ca doesn't seem phased though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ly Cham Ca - that will leave a mark!
Asgaard lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Asgaard.
Asgaard fails to land with a series of punches.
Ly Cham Ca throws a front kick aimed at Asgaard's knee but Asgaard avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ly Cham Ca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ly Cham Ca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asgaard.
Ly Cham Ca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyr Asgaard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyr Asgaard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Asgaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asgaard just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Asgaard does it's job there.

Ly Cham Ca moves into range and clinches up with Asgaard.
Asgaard managing to block the knees to the body from Ly Cham Ca.
Asgaard misses with a punch on the inside.
Asgaard wants to stall.
Asgaard blocks an uppercut.
Ly Cham Ca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asgaard is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Asgaard as Ly Cham Ca tries to tie him up.
Ly Cham Ca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Asgaard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ly Cham Ca gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgaard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ly Cham Ca trying to land knees to the body.
Ly Cham Ca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a body punch.
Asgaard misses with a punch to the body.
Ly Cham Ca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ly Cham Ca tries to land knees in the clinch but Asgaard avoids the damage to the body.
Ly Cham Ca avoiding damage as Asgaard throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asgaard.
Ly Cham Ca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asgaard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ly Cham Ca lands a knee to the head.
Asgaard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asgaard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ly Cham Ca lands a damaging elbow.
Asgaard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ly Cham Ca landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca looking to throw knees to the head but Asgaard is blocking nicely.
Ly Cham Ca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ly Cham Ca avoiding damage as Asgaard throws knees to the body.
Ly Cham Ca trying to stall but Asgaard improves his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asgaard working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a knee strike.
Ly Cham Ca throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ly Cham Ca.
Asgaard wants to break free but Ly Cham Ca has control.
Asgaard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ly Cham Ca gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Asgaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ly Cham Ca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Asgaard tries for a takedown but Ly Cham Ca manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyr Asgaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard avoiding damage as Ly Cham Ca throws knees to the body.
Asgaard is trying to push Ly Cham Ca away but Ly Cham Ca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ly Cham Ca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ly Cham Ca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Asgaard's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Ly Cham Ca.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asgaard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ly Cham Ca gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ly Cham Ca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Tyr Asgaard's cut is getting worse.
Asgaard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ly Cham Ca tries to land knees in the clinch but Asgaard avoids the damage to the body.
Ly Cham Ca blocking some punches.
Asgaard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ly Cham Ca wants to stall.
Asgaard trying to stall but Ly Cham Ca improves his position.
Tyr Asgaard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca leaning against his opponent.
Chito Ly Cham Ca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asgaard landing knees to the head.
Ly Cham Ca lands an elbow inside that Asgaard shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asgaard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ly Cham Ca walks away with a smile on his face. Asgaard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick by Asgaard misses
and Ly Cham Ca counters with a body kick that stops Asgaard in his tracks momentarily.
Ly Cham Ca throws a head kick that misses.

Ly Cham Ca moves into the clinch successfully.
Ly Cham Ca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ly Cham Ca content to slow the pace in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ly Cham Ca misses with an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Ly Cham Ca to work.
Ly Cham Ca lands a right hand.
Asgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chito Ly Cham Ca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Asgaard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyr Asgaard!
In his post fight interview, Tyr Asgaard gave a big smile as he said 'Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night! All day!'.