PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lexus Chaos (ranked 2827 p4p, 3697 weight class) and King Edmund (ranked 353 p4p, 447 weight class). Chaos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Chaos Insurgency. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chaos
vs
Edmund

180 cm
28
170
5 - 3 - 0

171 cm
26
178
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lexus Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Edmund!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmund moves to clinch but Chaos breaks away
and Chaos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edmund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaos.
Edmund throws out a counter right but Chaos avoids it with no problem.
Edmund moves to clinch but Chaos breaks away
and Chaos counters with a straight right hand.
Edmund is looking to clinch but Chaos is avoiding it.
Chaos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Edmund's head.
Edmund scores with a jab. Chaos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Chaos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edmund throws a body punch but Chaos moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos misses with a leg kick.
Edmund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chaos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Chaos misses.
Edmund is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Chaos misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chaos misses with a wild combination.

Edmund closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Edmund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edmund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edmund lands an uppercut.
Chaos is trying to break the clinch but Edmund is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Edmund.
Still in the clinch, Edmund scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chaos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice left hand lands by Edmund.
Chaos tries to break free but Edmund pushes him back against the cage.
Edmund has Chaos pressed against the cage, preventing Chaos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Edmund prevents Chaos from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Edmund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edmund misses with a lunging right hand
letting Chaos counter with a right hand.
Edmund tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Chaos counter with a right hand.
Edmund with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edmund closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chaos counters with a straight right hand.
Edmund darts in trying to clinch
enabling Chaos to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edmund has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chaos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chaos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edmund has time to react.
Chaos swats away the attempt to clinch by Edmund.
Chaos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Edmund tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaos counters with a stiff right hand.

Edmund closes the distance and pushes Chaos back into the cage.
Chaos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edmund lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edmund working aggressively here.
Edmund is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Edmund misses with the head strike.
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edmund lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Edmund.
A bit of stalling here from Edmund.
Chaos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chaos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Edmund fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Edmund scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos tries to break free but Edmund pushes him back against the cage.
Edmund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edmund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edmund has Chaos pressed against the cage.
Edmund misses with some punches.
Chaos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chaos has had enough of the clinch but Edmund keeps him there for the moment.
Chaos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but King Edmund will probably get the nod.
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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edmund has a couple of punches blocked by Chaos.
Edmund throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaos.
King Edmund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chaos working hard to break the clinch.
Edmund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edmund lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Edmund leaning against his opponent.
Edmund throws a head punch that misses.
Chaos working hard to break the clinch.
Chaos is looking to break free of the clinch but Edmund has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmund throws a head punch that misses.
Edmund lands with a light punch inside.
Edmund misses with some punches.
Edmund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chaos has had enough of the clinch but Edmund keeps him there for the moment.
Edmund has a couple of punches blocked by Chaos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos working hard to break the clinch.
Chaos is trying to break free.
Edmund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaos is trying to break the clinch but Edmund is controlling him.
Chaos is trying to push Edmund away but Edmund has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edmund.
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Edmund - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Edmund throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaos.
Edmund has a couple of punches blocked by Chaos.
Chaos has had enough of the clinch but Edmund keeps him there for the moment.
Edmund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaos working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Edmund takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is looking to break free of the clinch but Edmund has double underhooks.
Edmund misses with the head strike.
Chaos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chaos working hard to break the clinch.
Edmund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chaos wants to break free but Edmund has control.
Edmund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edmund working aggressively here.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Edmund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Edmund clinches.
Chaos is trying to break the clinch but Edmund has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Edmund.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmund slows down the pace here.
Chaos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edmund misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chaos is trying to break the clinch but Edmund is controlling him.
Chaos tries to circle away but Edmund has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edmund.
Edmund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chaos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edmund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Edmund breaks from the clinch.

Edmund gets a clinch.
Edmund throws a head punch that misses.
Chaos is looking to break free of the clinch but Edmund has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chaos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edmund lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaos.
Edmund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaos working hard to break the clinch.
Edmund lands a left hand.
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaos is trying to push Edmund away but Edmund has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Edmund softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edmund is stalling here.
Edmund misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

King Edmund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Edmund is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Edmund moves into the clinch.
Edmund misses with some punches.
Edmund just leaning against Chaos, taking a breather.
Edmund throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaos.
Edmund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edmund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edmund misses with the head strike.
Edmund lands a nice uppercut.
Chaos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Edmund scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edmund misses with the head strike.
Chaos wants to break free but Edmund has control.
Chaos wants to break free but Edmund has control.
Edmund prevents Chaos from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Edmund fails to land.
Chaos tries to circle away but Edmund has him pinned against the cage.
Edmund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edmund stalling in the clinch.
Edmund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaos blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Edmund fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edmund.

Edmund manages to break the clinch.
Chaos lands with an overhand left.

Edmund clinches up against the cage.

Edmund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edmund wants to clinch but Chaos slips to the side
and Chaos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaos throws out a loose jab but Edmund uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Chaos backs off Edmund throws a huge counter combo but Chaos manages to avoid it all.
Lexus Chaos is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaos misses with a straight left.
King Edmund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos misses with a right hand
and Edmund counters with a three punch combo that has Chaos backing up. Chaos nods at Edmund to acknowledge the strikes.
Edmund wants to clinch but Chaos slips to the side
and Chaos counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edmund is looking to clinch but Chaos is avoiding it.
Edmund takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chaos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edmund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaos.
Edmund tries to clinch up
and Chaos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edmund wants to clinch
enabling Chaos to counter with a crisp jab.
Edmund looks to clinch
and Chaos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmund is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Chaos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edmund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaos misses with a hook. Edmund ducked under it nicely.
Edmund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edmund darts in trying to clinch
letting Chaos counter with a right hand.
Chaos throws a leg kick but Edmund checks it.
Edmund moves to clinch but Chaos breaks away
and Chaos counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like King Edmund has been cut.
Chaos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Edmund.
Edmund tries to clinch up
enabling Chaos to counter with a crisp jab.
King Edmund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Edmund moves away from the strike by Chaos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edmund! But no joy.
Edmund walks into a jab.
Lexus Chaos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chaos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!

Edmund has managed to clinch.
Chaos is trying to pull guard but Edmund has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edmund.
Chaos throws a head punch that misses.
Edmund throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lexus Chaos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edmund has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Edmund!
A very excited looking King Edmund made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.