PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gee Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gee Damn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Chavez's chin.

Damn
vs
Chavez

175 cm
33
158 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

179 cm
34
155 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gee Damn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Damn.
Damn walks into a straight right hand from Chavez.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damn.
Chavez throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Chavez.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Damn is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Damn.
Chavez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Chavez blocks the low kick.
Chavez cracks the inside of Damn's front leg.
Good exchange - Chavez coming out on top.
Damn takes one on the button.
Chavez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damn misses with a head kick.
Damn cracks the inside of Chavez's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Damn is just out of range.
Miguel Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Chavez.

It looks like Gee Damn has been cut.
Chavez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damn's sensitive parts.
Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Damn off balance momentarily.
Damn avoids the head kick by Chavez.

Chavez gets a clinch.
Damn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chavez misses with a knee strike.
Damn misses with an elbow over the top.
Chavez lands a knee to the head.
Chavez takes an elbow to the temple.
Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Damn.
Chavez tries to stall but Damn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Damn controls his hands.
Chavez misses with a knee to the head.
Damn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Damn.
Damn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Chavez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chavez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chavez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Damn prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Damn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damn.
Chavez stalling the fight.
Chavez tries a knee to the head but Damn blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez slows down the pace here.
Damn misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Damn throws an elbow but misses.
Damn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavez is defending well for now.
Chavez letting Damn take a breather here.
Damn tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Damn back against the cage.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Damn controls the action.
Chavez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damn blocks it with crossed arms.
Chavez wants to stall.
Damn tries a body shot but Chavez blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chavez landing knees to the head.
Chavez cracks Damn with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damn.
Chavez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chavez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chavez lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez blocking some punches.
Chavez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chavez lands a good knee to the midsection. Damn won't want to take too many of those.
Damn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chavez misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damn blocks an uppercut.
Chavez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Damn.
Damn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gee Damn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chavez motions for Damn to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Damn tenderised Chavez's leg. Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damn. That's going to slow Chavez down.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damn.
Damn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
No joy there for Damn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Damn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chavez scores with a kick to the body.
Miguel Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
Chavez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chavez throws a head kick that Damn semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Chavez is predictable there
and Damn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damn blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Damn.
Chavez checks the leg kick.
Damn scores with a sloppy right hand. Chavez should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Damn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Damn.
Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chavez throws a low kick but Damn moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Damn, as that shot connected.
Chavez scores with a nice body kick.
Damn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn moves out of range of the strikes.
Damn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Damn sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Damn misses.
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!
Chavez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Damn will feel that in the morning.
Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chavez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. Damn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chavez looks to land a right hand but Damn moved out of range.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Damn throws a low kick but Chavez moves out of range easily.
Damn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Damn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and Damn counters with a right hand to the body.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Damn saw that one coming.
Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damn.
Chavez wants to land a leg kick but Damn is out of range.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damn checks a low kick from Chavez.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
Chavez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damn. That did some damage!
Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damn throws a low kick, looking for Chavez's leg but Chavez calmly moves out of range.
Damn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chavez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez misses the jab.
Chavez throws a hook but Damn blocks it.
Chavez looks to land a left hand but Damn moved out of range nicely.
Damn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Damn misses its intended target.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damn.
Damn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gee Damn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chavez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chavez throws a head kick but Damn moves out of range.
Chavez drops his hands momentarily and Damn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Damn counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez thuds his right hand into Damn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Damn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chavez on the side of the head.
Damn tried to score with a low kick but Chavez checks it.
Damn lands with a hook. Chavez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Chavez is rocked!
Chavez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Damn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damn throws a good cross that connects.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Damn finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and Damn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chavez seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
Damn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chavez can pounce on him.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damn.
Damn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Damn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damn misses with an uppercut.
Damn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chavez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Damn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damn throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Damn misses with a looping right.
Chavez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Damn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damn throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez scores with a head kick.
Damn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Damn checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damn.
Chavez scores with a hook.
Damn misses with a body shot.
Damn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gee Damn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Chavez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Chavez throws a lazy head kick
and Damn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
Damn takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Chavez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damn tries a head kick but it misses.
Damn blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Some bone on bone action there as Damn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Damn off balance momentarily.
Damn scores with a body shot.
Chavez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damn throws a leg kick that misses.
Damn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chavez misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez scores with a push kick.
Damn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Damn moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chavez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Chavez!
Miguel Chavez made sure to mention his sponsor, Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO in his post fight interview.