PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Maclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piranha Chonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Maclean looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Maclean
vs
Chonan

177 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Maclean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piranha Chonan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Chonan on the inside.
Chonan is pushing Maclean up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Maclean's ribcage. Maclean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Chonan.
Maclean is breathing heavily.
Chonan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chonan stalling in the clinch.
Chonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maclean.
Chonan avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maclean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maclean looking to slow down the pace here.
Chonan slows down the pace here.
Chonan cracks Maclean with a nice body shot.
Chonan lands with a right to the head.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Maclean's head.
Maclean misses with some punches.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maclean with a knee to the head.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chonan pushes Maclean back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chonan pushes Maclean back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chonan is pushing Maclean up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maclean backwards.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan gets through Maclean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.

Maclean is rocked!
Maclean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Maclean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chonan lands a body punch.
Maclean seems to have got his legs back now.
Chonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maclean.
Chonan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maclean backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maclean backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chonan lands a body punch.
Chonan has Maclean pushed against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Chonan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maclean working hard to break the clinch.
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Maclean's head.
Chonan slows down the pace here.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Chonan scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Nice body punch from Chonan - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chonan closes the distance and pushes Maclean back into the ropes.
Piranha Chonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
Chonan works on Maclean's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Chonan pushes Maclean back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maclean stalling in the clinch but Chonan improves position.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Chonan as the two fighters clinch.
Chonan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chonan leaning his opponent against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan pushes Maclean back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chonan pushes Maclean back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chonan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan lands a shot to the body.
Chonan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Chonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maclean backwards.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Maclean backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike.
Chonan lands a left hand.
Chonan is leaning against Maclean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Chonan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Chonan.
Chonan digs a right hand underneath Maclean's ribcage. Maclean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Chonan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chonan lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Chonan.
Chonan stalls.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maclean is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Chonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chonan pushes Maclean back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chonan scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Chonan.
Chonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Maclean backwards.
The referee calls for Chonan to work.
Chonan cracks Maclean with a nice body shot.
Chonan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chonan lands a right hand.
A short right from Chonan.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maclean tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Maclean back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
Chonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maclean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonan gets through Maclean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Chonan.
A short right from Chonan on the inside.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maclean backwards.
Chonan lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piranha Chonan 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 ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Chonan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chonan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Maclean to his knees! Chonan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piranha Chonan!
During a confident post fight interview, Piranha Chonan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.