PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ephram Urani (ranked 823 p4p, 103 weight class) and Taran Chula (ranked 842 p4p, 106 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Urani
vs
Chula

165 cm
27
158 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

175 cm
32
155 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Taran Chula!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urani takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chula swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taran Chula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urani sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chula tries to score with a low kick but Urani moves his leg out of the way.
Chula checks a leg kick nicely.
Urani takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Urani rushes Chula and presses him up against the cage.
Urani is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chula to keep the fight standing.

Chula breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Chula misses.
Chula turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chula works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chula lands a leg kick that knocks Urani off balance momentarily.
Chula lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Chula.
Chula throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urani counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Taran Chula has been cut.
Chula misses with the body kick
and Urani counters with a straight right hand.
Chula misses with an uppercut. Urani saw that one coming.
Chula throws a sloppy head kick and Urani moves out of range easily.
Urani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chula stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Chula.
Chula tries a low kick but Urani avoids it.
Urani takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chula has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chula swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Urani throws a shot from downtown. Chula moves away and avoids it.
Chula throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Urani on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chula.
Chula misses with a body shot
and Urani counters with a nice kick to the body.
Urani lands a front kick.
Urani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chula.
Urani misses with a straight left.
Chula was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chula misses with a jab to the body
and Urani counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Urani.
Urani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Urani wants to clinch up but Chula keeps it at a distance.
Urani punishes Chula's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chula thows a leg kick but Urani checks it
and Urani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urani connects with a body shot.
Chula lands a head shot.
Urani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Urani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chula.
Chula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
Urani scoring well with a low kick there.
Chula lands with an uppercut that bounces Urani off the cage and back into range.
Chula scores with a head kick.
Chula has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chula misses with a looping right.
Chula throws a head kick that misses

and Urani counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Urani.
Chula misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urani presses Chula against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chula tries to work over Urani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Chula on the inside.
Urani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chula smiles and moves away.
Chula misses with a looping left.
Chula with a hook.
Urani moves in looking to clinch but Chula pushes him off.
Chula throws the left hand but Urani avoids the punch easily.

Urani moves into range and clinches up with Chula.
Chula misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Urani tries a body shot but Chula blocks it.
Urani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chula holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urani misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Urani.
Chula lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urani's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chula tries to work over Urani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Chula breaks from the clinch.
Chula lands a leg kick that knocks Urani off balance momentarily.
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!
Chula on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Urani misses with a head kick.
Chula tries a quick counter leg kick but Urani is wise to it.
Chula stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Chula misses.
Chula misses with an uppercut.
Chula throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Urani.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chula throws a leg kick which misses Urani's front leg but catches the back leg as Urani tries to avoid it.
Chula is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chula throws a hook but Urani blocks it.
Chula throws a chopping leg kick but Urani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taran Chula dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taran Chula's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chula rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chula feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Urani's calf.
An inside leg kick from Chula misses.
The crowd cheers as Chula lands an impressive looking overhand right. Urani doesn't seem phased though.
Chula has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Urani finds it's way round the side to connect with Chula's head.
Chula chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chula throws the left hand but Urani avoids the punch easily.
Chula throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Chula. Beautiful body shot.
Chula misses with a lunging right hand
and Urani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urani swinging wildly here.
Chula keeps the fight on the outside.
Urani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Urani as he checks the leg kick.
Chula throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looks like Urani has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Urani wants to land a leg kick but Chula is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chula throws a lazy uppercut
and Chula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chula attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Urani scores with a jab. Chula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Chula misses its intended target.
Chula waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urani.
Urani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Urani.
Chula takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Urani is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Chula misses.
Chula throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chula lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urani.
Urani walks into a left hand.
Chula takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chula misses with an uppercut.
Chula lands with a kick to the temple. Urani shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urani tests Chula's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani avoids the body shot from Chula.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chula, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut there from Urani.
Urani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chula is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Urani with a body shot.
Urani takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Urani slips a straight right by Chula.
Chula lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chula stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Urani moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chula tries to throw a body punch but Urani avoids it by throwing Chula back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Urani takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urani's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chula.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chula wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Urani drags the fight down to the ground.

Urani working for submissions but it's allowed Chula to get to half guard.
Chula tries to pass to full mount but Urani defends it.
Urani trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani is looking to improve his position.

Urani actively working from the bottom here.
Urani trying to control from the bottom.
Chula perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Urani is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chula pulls his head out easily.

Urani actively working from the bottom here.
Urani is looking for a sweep. Chula is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taran Chula showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taran Chula's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Urani ducks right into an uppercut from Chula.
Chula moves out of range of the body kick.
Chula throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Urani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chula fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chula pushes Urani away with a front kick.
Chula tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Urani is able to avoid easily.
Chula defending well as Urani loads up on a big left hand.
Urani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chula.
Chula throws a right and a left that Urani avoids nicely.
Chula works over Urani's head and body with a nice combination.
Chula throws a body punch but Urani moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chula, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani blocks a jab.
Urani scores with a nice strike.
Urani checks a low kick from Chula.
Chula works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chula walks into a left hand.

That has opened up Taran Chula's cut even more.
Urani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urani throws a big shot that misses.
Chula throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Urani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Urani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chula.
Jab by Urani.
Chula uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urani.

Chula gets tackled into the cage by Urani. Urani maintains the clinch.
Urani jumps guard but Chula stands there with Urani around his waist. Urani gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chula struggles to land a body shot inside as Urani controls his hands.
Urani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chula tries to work over Urani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Urani.
Ephram Urani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani tries a body shot but Chula blocks it.
Chula pushes Urani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Urani as the two fighters clinch.

Chula breaks from the clinch.
Taran Chula seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chula pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chula misses with a left hand
and Urani counters with a good low kick that Chula was not able to check.
Chula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

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

Chula is rocked!
Chula lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chula has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urani lands a lovely overhand right.
Chula is still on wobbly legs! Can Urani finish him?
Chula takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chula rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Urani counters with a nice right hand that sends Chula toppling to the canvas! Chula scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Urani finish him?!
Urani fakes the body blow, causing Chula to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Chula goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ephram Urani!
Ephram Urani decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.