PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Chadders (ranked 4427 p4p, 4561 weight class) and NIck Nickington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chadders
vs
Nickington

198 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
230
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Chadders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, NIck Nickington!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickington tries to clinch up.
Nickington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chadders paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Chadders drives through and clinches with Nickington against the cage.

Chadders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Chadders forces Nickington back against the cage and clinches.

Nickington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Nickington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nickington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Chadders bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nickington moves into range and clinches up with Chadders.
Nickington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chadders is defending well for now.
Nickington prevents the takedown attempt.
Chadders wants to break free but Nickington has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chadders breaks the clinch.

Chadders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nickington is trying to pull guard but Chadders turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Nickington jumps guard.
Chadders is fighting to break Nickington's control of his arms but Nickington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chadders passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nickington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chadders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chadders wants to control but Nickington is keeping him busy.
Chadders looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nickington is avoiding damage well.

Chadders is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nickington has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickington wants to control but Chadders postures up.
You can see the frustration on Nickington's face as Chadders controls the position.
Nickington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chadders wants to stand but Nickington is controlling his arm.

Chadders is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nickington has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nickington tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chadders presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickington regains half guard.
Chadders is keen to just control but Nickington is a slippery customer.
Chadders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chadders is keen to just control but Nickington is a slippery customer.

Chadders seems to be working for a kimura but Nickington defends the submission attempt.
Chadders is looking to take a break and control but Nickington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nickington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chadders is working away from the top position though.
Nickington throws a strike from the bottom but Chadders passes into side control!
Chadders controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Chadders dominated that round.
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.

Chadders displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nickington.
Chadders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nickington circles away quickly and effectively.
Nickington digs a good hook to Chadders's body.
Chadders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nickington's waist but Nickington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chadders off to one side.
Nickington moves in looking to clinch but Chadders pushes him off.
Chadders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nickington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Nickington looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chad Chadders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chadders can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickington controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chadders can't keep his opponent in guard - Nickington advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chadders is concentrating on defense, preventing Nickington from advancing position.
Nickington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nickington thows a huge punch but Chadders dodges it nicely.
Nickington is trying to control the action in half guard but Chadders is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nickington wants to stand up but Chadders has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Chadders trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Nickington seems content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nickington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chadders has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nickington is working away from the top position though.
Chadders tries to roll over but Nickington keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Nickington there.
Chadders makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chadders.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chadders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chadders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickington can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chadders tries to bum rush Nickington with a series of wild strikes but Nickington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chadders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Nickington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chadders's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nickington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chadders keeping moving, preventing Nickington from controlling successfully.
Chadders is looking to sweep but instead, Nickington has passed into half guard.
Nickington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chadders's head.
Nickington wants to control but Chadders is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chadders looking for submissions off his back.
Nickington is thwarting Chadders's attempts to control the position.
Chadders is trying to stand back up but Nickington is controlling him
Nickington is trying to control the action in half guard but Chadders is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chadders is trying to stand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chadders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nickington fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

NIck Nickington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nickington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chadders gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nickington content to control rather than advance.
Chadders pushes Nickington off looking to stand but Nickington dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nickington is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chadders has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chadders wants to control but Nickington is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chadders looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chadders regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nickington wants to control from the top but Chadders keeps moving.
Nickington has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chadders is proving hard to escape from.
Nickington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chadders striking off his back but it's not causing Nickington any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chadders seems keen to control Nickington's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Chadders scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nickington trying to get back to full guard but Chadders takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Nickington is desperately trying to improve his position but Chadders has a good base and remains in mount.
Chadders controlling his opponent.
Nickington tries to hold on but Chadders pushes him away.
Nickington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickington is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chadders is staying active.
Chadders raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chadders controlling the pace for now.
Nickington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nickington is in a horrible position here. Chadders smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nickington tries to reverse the position but Chadders maintains control.
BOOM! Chadders connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chadders controlling from mount.
Nickington tries to control the position but Chadders now has his back.
Nickington is trying to get back to his feet but Chadders has full control of the position and if anything, Nickington has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Chadders lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Chadders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chadders has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Chadders!