PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 244 p4p, 28 weight class) and Alfonso Valdez (ranked 5017 p4p, 390 weight class). Grande's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dead By Dawn by Deicide . Valdez has chosen Believer - Imagine Dragons as his entrance music. Alfonso Valdez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Chico Grande
vs
Valdez

165 cm
30
145 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

181 cm
29
158 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfonso Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.

Grande has closed the distance and engaged Valdez in a clinch.
Grande digs a right hand underneath Valdez's ribcage. Valdez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande misses with some punches.
Grande managing to block the knees to the body from Valdez.
Grande digs a right hand into Valdez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valdez's gas tank.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valdez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valdez stalling in the clinch but Grande improves position.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
A hook to the body from Grande.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande lands a body shot.
Valdez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grande blocks it with crossed arms.
Grande is leaning against Valdez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grande presses Valdez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Valdez looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez blocking some punches.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valdez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grande's brow.
Valdez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grande seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valdez can turn it around.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Grande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Grande lands a right hand.
Valdez trying to land knees to the body.
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valdez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grande blocks the elbow strike.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Grande.
Valdez blocking some punches.
Valdez trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
A short body shot lands from Grande as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Grande.
Grande gets through Valdez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grande working aggressively here.
Grande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grande lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valdez or not.
Good body shot from Grande.
Grande digs a right hand into Valdez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valdez's gas tank.
Grande lands a shoulder strike.
Grande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valdezs head.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grande pushes Valdez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Grande on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grande.
Grande gets through Valdez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grande digs a right hand into Valdez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valdez's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Grande.

Valdez is rocked!
Grande throws a big uppercut that drops Valdez! More strikes from Grande and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Valdez lies dazed against the cage as Grande celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Chico Grande!
In his post fight interview, Jesus Chico Grande gave a big smile as he said 'Stop saying that I look like Goofy! In Colombia, I am known as La Bestia! Stop saying that I look like the Disney character! '.
The defeated Alfonso Valdez had this to say: 'He was the better man tonight, no doubt. I've never been afraid of losing. It's just a part of the game we play. I'll be back soon. Thank you.'.