PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rico Sauva by Girardo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Eddie Chavo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Greco
vs
Chavo

185 cm
30
185 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

180 cm
27
170 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Vitality
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Chavo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavo circles away quickly and effectively.
Chris Greco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greco throws a lazy right hand but Chavo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Greco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavo throws an overhand right that lands on Greco's shoulder, as Greco tries to avoid the shot.

Chavo gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chavo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Greco is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chavo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Greco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Chavo wants to control but Greco is keeping him busy.
Chavo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Greco is avoiding damage well.
Chavo cracks Greco with a big elbow.
Chavo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chavo with the ground and pound but Greco regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Chavo tries to pass to full mount but Greco defends it.
Greco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chavo.

Chavo is looking for a kimura but Greco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chavo to get the leverage.
Greco won't allow Chavo to pass to mount.
Chavo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chavo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavo is looking to take a break and control but Greco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chavo.
Chavo not doing much here.

Chavo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Greco knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chavo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chavo is trying to control. Greco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Chavo is looking for a kimura but Greco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chavo to get the leverage.
Chavo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greco keeps working.

Chavo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavo wants to take a breather but Greco is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Chavo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chavo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavo throws a leg kick but Greco sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Chavo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chavo wants to take the fight to the mat but Greco manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Chavo pulls guard.
Greco won't allow Chavo to get back to his feet.
Chavo trying to keep a closed guard but Greco is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Greco does no damage.
Greco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chavo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greco stalks Chavo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chavo's face. Chavo staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco tries to bum rush Chavo with a series of wild strikes but Chavo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greco lands a jab-cross combination.
Greco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown but Greco shows good takedown defense.
Chris Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Chavo.

Greco sends Chavo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Greco is motioning to the referee to let Chavo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Chavo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greco connects with a leg kick. Chavo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chavo is still on wobbly legs! Can Greco finish him?
Greco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chavo seems to have recovered his senses.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Greco as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Greco misses.
Chavo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chris Greco is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greco's waist but Greco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chavo off to one side.
Greco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chavo throws a head kick but Greco moves out of range.
Chavo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Greco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Greco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco looks to land a combination but Chavo avoids it well.
Greco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Greco misses with a few strikes there.
Chavo swinging wildly here.
Chavo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Greco avoids it really well and circles away.
Greco thuds his right hand into Chavo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Greco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chavo's head backwards.
Chavo throws a looping overhand right but Greco ducks down to avoid it.
Greco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greco scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Greco.
Chavo fails with a takedown attempt.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Greco as he avoids it easily.
Chavo is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown but Greco shows good takedown defense.
Chavo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greco's waist but Greco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chavo off to one side.
Greco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greco works the jab nicely.
Greco jabs at Chavo's body.
Greco throws a nice looking combination but Chavo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chavo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Greco can pounce on him.
Greco throws a nice looking combination but Chavo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Chavo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Greco defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Greco throws a series of strikes that have Chavo backpedaling.
Chris Greco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco throws a series of punches but Chavo moves out of range.
Greco explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Greco throws a sloppy head kick and Chavo moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Greco as Chavo shoots in.
Greco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavo circles away quickly and effectively.
Greco tries to bum rush Chavo with a series of wild strikes but Chavo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Chavo has managed to clinch.
Chavo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chavo lands a body shot.
Chavo jumps guard but Greco turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavo jumps guard but Greco stands there with Chavo around his waist. Chavo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Greco stops a takedown attempt from Chavo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Greco dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Greco misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Greco is fending him off so far but Chavo persists. Nope, Greco circles away and we're back to standing.
Greco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chavo at a distance.
Greco misses with a series of wild punches.

Chavo gets a takedown into half guard.

Greco is defending against the submission attempts here by Chavo.
Chavo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greco keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo wants to pass to mount but Greco is defending the position.
Greco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greco tries to get out of the position.
Chavo trying to control the action but Greco is working from the bottom.
Greco trying to control but Chavo postures up.
Greco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chavo on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chavo throws a strike but Greco avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chavo throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavo trying to control but Greco is working from the bottom.
Greco pulls Chavo in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eddie Chavo.
Greco fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chavo shoots for a takedown but Greco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Chavo misses.
Chavo connects with a jab.
Greco throws a head kick but Chavo moves out of range.
Greco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chavo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greco.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Greco.
Chavo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greco misses with a double jab.
Greco throws a nice looking combination but Chavo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chavo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Greco tries to avoid it but Chavo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Greco to the ground. Greco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chris Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Chavo.
Greco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavo throws a hook but Greco avoids it easily.
Chavo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Greco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Greco stuffs the takedown.
Greco throws a head kick but Chavo moves out of range.
Chavo looks for a takedown but Greco sprawls well.
Chavo avoids the body shot from Greco.
Greco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greco stuffs the takedown attempt from Chavo. Chavo gets slowly back to his feet.
Greco lands a jab to Chavo's midsection.
Chavo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Greco gets caught flat footed, as Chavo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavo trying to control but Greco is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddie Chavo.
I think Chavo 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eddie Chavo!
Eddie Chavo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.