PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piranha Chonan (ranked 674 p4p, 101 weight class) and Vlad Black (ranked 1622 p4p, 210 weight class). Vlad Black has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Chonan
vs
Black

176 cm
36
180 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

184 cm
28
182 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Blue Moon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piranha Chonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Black!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chonan throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chonan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chonan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Chonan.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chonan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chonan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.

It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Chonan off balance momentarily.
Black looks to throw the jab but Chonan is out of range.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Chonan moves away and avoids it.
Chonan throws a hook but Black blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chonan forces Black back against the cage and clinches.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan tries a body shot but Black blocks it.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chonan lands a big uppercut and Black crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Black looks OK. Chonan waves Black back to his feet!

Black is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonan finish him?
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chonan pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Black! Chonan unloads with more strikes and Black sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piranha Chonan!