PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Soler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackyp Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Soler
vs
Chan

175 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Soler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackyp Chan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soler has managed to clinch.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chan tries to pull guard but Soler won't allow it.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soler walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Julian Soler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackyp Chan.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!

Chan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Soler quickly recovers to half guard.
Soler is trying to stand.
Chan controlling the action here.
Soler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chan is taking a breather. Soler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chan throwing shots but Soler is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan thows a huge punch but Soler dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chan slips a nice elbow through Soler's hands, connecting with Soler's forehead.
Soler wants to improve his position but Chan is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chan connects with a nice short shot to Soler's temple.
Soler tries to kick Chan off but Chan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chan slips a nice elbow through Soler's hands, connecting with Soler's forehead.
Soler is breathing heavily.
Chan is controlling the pace.
Chan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Soler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chan on the ground.
Chan lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chan wants to pass the guard but Soler is defending well.
Chan not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chan slows the pace down in half guard.
Soler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soler has hold of Chan's hands but Chan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chan slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chan lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackyp Chan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Soler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackyp Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan stuffs the takedown.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chan throws the kick towards the body but Soler avoids it.
Soler throws a one two combo.
Chan goes for a double leg but Soler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Soler continues to drive forward.
Chan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Soler to keep the fight standing.
Julian Soler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackyp Chan.
Chan jumps guard but Soler stands there with Chan around his waist. Chan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soler walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soler doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
Soler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Chan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Soler is trying to defend but Chan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Soler is trying to stand up here but Chan is controlling him well.
Chan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chan moves into full mount! Soler won't be happy about that!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soler hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan unloading with bombs!

Soler is rocked!
Chan landing shots from mount.
Oh Soler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chan lands a heavy elbow.
Chan controlling the pace for now.
Chan unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soler seems to have got his legs back now.
Chan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Soler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chan breaks from Soler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soler?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackyp Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Soler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Chan dives in and grabs Soler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soler pushes down on Chan's head and hops out.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.

Chan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chan moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soler is looking to get to half guard.
Chan lands a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chan landing punches.
Chan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan controlling from mount.
Chan lands a big shot there that rocks Soler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Soler is bucking up trying to escape but Chan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chan content just to control the position here.
Chan with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan raining down shots from the mount!
Chan landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Chan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chan controlling from the full mount.
Chan punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan content just to control the position here.
Soler taking shots to the head.
Jackyp Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Chan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackyp Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jackyp Chan!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jackyp Chan!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jackyp Chan!

Jackyp Chan wins by unanimous decision!