|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.
 |
|
 |
| 169 cm
26
168 lbs
16 - 4 - 1 |
|
170 cm
26
162 lbs
16 - 8 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jango Fett!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chim misses with a hook
and Fett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fett.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chim keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Fett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chim seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Fett preventing the sweep.
Chim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fett controls the pace.
Chim looking for a sweep. Not yet Chim, not yet.
Fett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chim is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett trying to control but Chim is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jango Fett wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chim shoots in looking for a takedown. Fett tries to sprawl out of it but Chim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chim's guard.
Fett passes into half guard.
Chim is looking to improve his position.
Fett works his way into side control.
Fett lands a nice forearm strike.
Chim managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chim tries to improve position but can't.
Fett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fett content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Chim tries to control but Fett manages to take his back.
Chim looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Fett punches the canvas rather than the man.
Fett throws strikes from the back but Chim rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Chim.
Fett looking to pass the guard.
Fett looking to sit in guard and control but Chim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim throws a big right hand that misses.
Fett wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chim's guard.
Chim keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Fett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fett trying to control but Chim is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fett stopping the sweep attempt from Chim.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fett's guard.
Chim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fett wants to sweep here but Chim controlling him for the moment.
Fett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chim controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chim is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jango Fett 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.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Chim.
A jab from Fett finds it's way through Chim's defenses.
Good shot there by Fett.
Fett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fett slaps away a takedown attempt from Chim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chim throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Chim shoots in but no luck this time.
Fett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fett 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.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Fett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chim.
Fett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett throws a looping overhand right but Chim ducks down to avoid it.
Chim misses with a looping left.
Fett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chim. That did some damage!
Chim thumps Fett with a low kick.
Fett looks to throw the jab but Chim is out of range.
A slow jab from Chim misses its intended target.
Chim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fett scores with a leg kick.
Chim blocks a jab.
Chim throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Chim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fett slips a jab from Chim.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chim darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett checks a low kick from Chim.
Chim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chim scrambles back to his feet.
Chim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Chim.
A punch lands to the side of Fett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chim scoring well with a low kick there.
Chim slips under a jab.
Chim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fett moves away from the strike by Chim.
Chim throws a leg kick but Fett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chim looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Fett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chim.
Chim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fett.
Borin Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chim pinned against the cage. Chim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chim throws a hook but Fett avoids it easily.
Chim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jango Fett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chim missing with a left hand there. Fett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fett tried to score with a low kick but Chim checks it.
A slow jab from Chim misses its intended target.
Chim throws a leg kick but Fett moved away.
Chim scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim wants to slow Fett down by chopping away at his legs.
Chim fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borin Chim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fett slips a jab from Chim.
Chim lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fett cracks a nice hook into Chim's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett throws a wild body kick that Chim sees coming a mile off.
Chim swings widly with a right hand
and Fett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fett is working for a kimura but Chim is defending it quite comfortably.
Jango Fett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fett moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jango Fett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Fett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chim moves away.
Fett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chim.
Fett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chim.
Chim tries to score with a low kick but Fett moves his leg out of the way.
Chim is looking to land body kicks.
Chim throws a hook but Fett avoids it easily.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Chim darts in looking for a takedown but Fett gets double underhooks and turns Chim into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Chim.
Chim has a couple of punches blocked by Fett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fett.
A short left from Fett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Chim.
Chim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fett backwards.
Chim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chim decides to pull guard.
Chim wants to improve his position but instead Fett has moved into half guard.
Fett slows the pace down in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett is working for a submission of some sort.
Chim tries to get to full guard but Fett has control of the leg.
Borin Chim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fett is working for a submission of some sort.
Chim is refusing to be controlled, as Fett sits in half guard.
Chim is trying to maintain the position but Fett is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett wants to free his trapped foot but Chim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fett trying to pass the guard but Chim defending well.
Chim trying to control but Fett postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chim wants to sweep but Fett has passed to side control!
Fett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chim is looking to regain half guard here but Fett keeps moving and retains side control.
Fett working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett taking a breather here.
Fett grinds an elbow into Chim's temple.
Fett controls the position.
Chim misses with a strike from the bottom.
Fett lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chim is not content to let Fett control the position.
Fett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jango Fett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fett 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jango Fett!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jango Fett made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
86% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
