PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chaly Kwidama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Segundo Alejandro Prato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwidama's entrance music is TRIBAL SEEDS- LOVE PSALM. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kwidama
vs
Alejandro Prato

185 cm
35
195 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

195 cm
26
198 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Union Fight Gear

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chaly Kwidama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Segundo Alejandro Prato!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kwidama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kwidama lands a right hand.
Kwidama gets through Prato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Prato has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kwidama is working Prato over against the cage.
Kwidama prevents the takedown attempt.
Kwidama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kwidama pushes Prato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prato wants a takedown but no success here.
Kwidama working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Kwidama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Kwidama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kwidama throws a leg kick but Prato checks it.
Kwidama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kwidama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Prato's sensitive parts.
Prato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kwidama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwidama motions for Prato to come forward. Kwidama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kwidama looks for the body kick but Prato saw that one coming.
Prato avoids a kick to the body.
Kwidama misses with a leg kick.
Kwidama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kwidama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chaly Kwidama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segundo Alejandro Prato.
Kwidama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kwidama. Prato shrugs it off though.
Prato looks winded!
Kwidama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kwidama scores with a kick to the body.
Kwidama is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwidama scores with a push kick.
Chaly Kwidama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwidama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kwidama digs a good body shot into Prato's ribs.
Kwidama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Prato blocks the low kick.
Kwidama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kwidama is looking to score with low kicks.
Kwidama misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kwidama.
Kwidama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kwidama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Prato if he has to take too many more of those.
Kwidama looks to land a body kick but Prato moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwidama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kwidama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwidama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prato. That did some damage!
Kwidama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kwidama throws out a powerful jab.
A solid body kick from Kwidama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwidama cracks the inside of Prato's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwidama.
Kwidama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Prato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Prato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kwidama.

Kwidama pushes Prato up against the cage in a clinch.
Kwidama works on Prato's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwidama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kwidama presses Prato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kwidama has Prato pushed against the cage.
Prato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Kwidama breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Prato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kwidama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Prato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kwidama keeps Prato at a distance using the push kick.
Kwidama scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Kwidama tenderised Prato's leg. Prato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kwidama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kwidama fakes the leg kick and cracks Prato in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaly Kwidama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A good leg kick by Kwidama.

Kwidama rushes Prato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kwidama breaks from the clinch.
Kwidama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kwidama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Kwidama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prato tries to score a body lock takedown but Kwidama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kwidama lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kwidama takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Prato goes for a takedown attempt but Kwidama pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kwidama connects with a leg kick. Prato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prato is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Prato crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kwidama - the referee stops the clock and Prato gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kwidama. Prato manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kwidama connects with an inside leg kick.
Kwidama throws a low kick, looking for Prato's leg but Prato calmly moves out of range.
Kwidama scores with a push kick.
Kwidama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prato can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwidama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prato.
Prato has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kwidama.
Kwidama tries to work over Prato's front leg with a kick but Prato checks it.
Prato moves out of range of the body kick from Kwidama.
Chaly Kwidama is winning the standup battle so far.
Kwidama does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kwidama punishes Prato's body with a nice straight punch.
Prato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kwidama connects with a leg kick. Prato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kwidama.
Kwidama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prato has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kwidama.
Kwidama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kwidama.
Prato moves out of range of the leg kick from Kwidama.
Kwidama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kwidama with a hook.

Oooooh!!! Kwidama has knocked Prato down with a huge combo! Kwidama steps away and waves a wobbly Prato back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Prato is rocked!

It looks like Segundo Alejandro Prato has been cut.
Kwidama scoring well with a low kick there.
Prato is still on wobbly legs! Can Kwidama finish him?
Kwidama delivers a nice body kick.
Prato seems to have recovered his senses.
Prato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kwidama can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwidama throws a low kick but Prato avoids it.
Kwidama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kwidama connects with a solid leg kick.
Prato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kwidama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prato 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kwidama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kwidama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Prato if he has to take too many more of those.
Kwidama throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kwidama has Prato up against the cage in a clinch.
Kwidama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kwidama.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kwidama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prato wants a takedown but no success here.
Chaly Kwidama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segundo Alejandro Prato.
Kwidama is pressed up against the cage. Prato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kwidama down to the mat. Kwidama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kwidama. Prato shrugs it off though.
Kwidama wants to slow Prato down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kwidama.
Prato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwidama connects with a leg kick. Prato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kwidama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaly Kwidama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Segundo Alejandro Prato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kwidama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kwidama misses with a low kick.
Prato shoots in looking for a takedown. Kwidama tries to sprawl out of it but Prato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kwidama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kwidama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kwidama misses with a body kick.
Kwidama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kwidama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kwidama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Prato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kwidama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kwidama scores with a push kick.
Prato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prato avoids a kick to the body.
Kwidama wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwidama. That's going to slow Prato down.
Kwidama takes a swing at Prato's ribcage but misses.
Prato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kwidama. Kwidama obviously looking to wear him down.

Kwidama has Prato up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kwidama.
Kwidama pushes Prato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwidama looking to slow down the pace here.
Kwidama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prato tries to score a body lock takedown but Kwidama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwidama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kwidama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kwidama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prato backwards.
Prato is trying to drag Kwidama to the mat but Kwidama just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chaly Kwidama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Segundo Alejandro Prato.
Prato being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kwidama.
Kwidama lands a shoulder strike.
Kwidama creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Prato's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Prato drops to his knees and Kwidama pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaly Kwidama!
Chaly Kwidama took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Stash House Nutrition *Q159* for $50 for their support in the buildup to the fight.