PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Chaize (ranked 2443 p4p, 269 weight class) and Ambe Ambe (ranked 2040 p4p, 234 weight class). Ambe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jacquees - At The Club ft. Dej Loaf. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chaize
vs
Ambe

170 cm
26
160 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacques Chaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ambe Ambe!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaize looks to throw the jab but Ambe is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Chaize as Ambe shoots in.
Ambe throws a jab but it's blocked by Chaize.
Ambe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ambe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chaize counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ambe scores with a punch to the head.
Chaize moves out of range of the strikes.
Chaize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ambe.
Ambe's coach down at Island Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ambe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chaize on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chaize throws a hook to the side of Ambe's head but Ambe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ambe scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chaize counters with a right hand to the body.
Chaize moves away from the strike by Ambe.
Ambe scores with a body shot.
Chaize moves out of range as Ambe strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Chaize to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaize thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ambe misses the shot to the body.
Chaize throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacques Chaize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaize drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Ambe clinches.
Nice body punch from Chaize - that landed with a thud.
Chaize blocking some punches.
Chaize blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chaize throws a head punch that misses.
Chaize is leaning against Ambe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ambe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Ambe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ambe moves away.
Chaize slips a straight right by Ambe.
Chaize ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ambe ducks under a wild hook from Chaize.
Chaize is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ambe's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chaize blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ambe throws a body punch but Chaize moves out of range.
Ambe Ambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaize misses with a wild body shot.
Ambe punishes Chaize's body with a nice straight punch.
Ambe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chaize is fending him off so far but Ambe persists. Nope, Chaize circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacques Chaize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ambe Ambe.
Chaize looks to land a left hand but Ambe moved out of range nicely.
Ambe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ambe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ambe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaize.
Ambe scores with the left hand. Chaize knows he should have avoided that one.
Chaize definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chaize uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ambe.

Ambe pushes Chaize up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ambe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chaize displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ambe throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ambe Ambe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ambe avoids the body shot from Chaize.
Chaize fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chaize ducks under a wild hook from Ambe.
Chaize throws a shot to the body.
Chaize misses with an uppercut.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
Chaize uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ambe.
Ambe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chaize takes one to the side of the head.
Chaize with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chaize jabs Ambe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chaize takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chaize throws a body punch but Ambe moves out of range.
Ambe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaize manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe lands a nice shot that snaps Chaize's head back.
Chaize scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ambe doesn't seem bothered though.

Ambe pushes Chaize up against the cage in a clinch.
Chaize misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chaize swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ambe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chaize is leaning against Ambe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ambe lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Ambe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chaize lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chaize.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Ambe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaize misses with a few strikes there.
Chaize lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaize ducks under a wild hook from Ambe.
Ambe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chaize's hands.
Ambe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaize counters with a nice body shot.
Ambe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaize.
Chaize swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ambe misses the shot to the body.
Ambe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
Chaize displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ambe throws out the jab.
Chaize wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Ambe takes the fight into the clinch.
Chaize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaize is leaning against Ambe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chaize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Chaize.
Chaize can't find room to land a body shot as Ambe controls the action.
Chaize tries to throw a body punch but Ambe avoids it by throwing Chaize back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Chaize dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Ambe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chaize takes a swing at Ambe's ribcage but misses.
Ambe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chaize.
Chaize punishes Ambe's body with a nice straight punch.

Ambe gets a clinch.
Ambe Ambe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chaize lands a body punch.

Ambe breaks the clinch.
Chaize throws a lazy uppercut
and Ambe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ambe moves into the clinch.
Chaize gets through Ambe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chaize trying to control the position but instead, Ambe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chaize into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe is trying to stall.
Chaize misses with a body punch.
Chaize effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Chaize fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ambe.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ambe blocks a body shot from Chaize.

Ambe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ambe looks to land a left hand but Chaize moved out of range nicely.
Chaize lands with a cross.
Chaize misses with a two punch combination.
Chaize misses with a wild body shot.
Ambe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ambe looks to throw the jab but Chaize is out of range.

Ambe closes the distance and pushes Chaize back into the cage.
Chaize struggles to land a body shot inside as Ambe controls his hands.
Chaize blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ambe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe blocks a body shot from Chaize.
Ambe taking a breather.
Ambe misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaize is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ambe is keeping busy.
Ambe lands with a short shot to the head.
Chaize lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ambe lands with a light punch inside.
Chaize lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ambe lands a nice uppercut.
Jacques Chaize has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chaize misses with the head strike.
Ambe wants a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ambe Ambe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ambe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Ambe Ambe!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Ambe Ambe!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ambe Ambe!

Ambe Ambe wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ambe Ambe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.