PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between trevor chisholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny de Laet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Laet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Darude - Sandstrom. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

chisholm
vs
de Laet

195 cm
21
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
20
278 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 London, trevor chisholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny de Laet!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Laet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

chisholm forces de Laet back against the cage and clinches.

chisholm pulls de Laet into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
chisholm trying to control the position here.
de Laet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
chisholm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
chisholm throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
de Laet tries to free his leg and advance position but chisholm is retaining full guard.

chisholm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
de Laet tries to free his leg and advance position but chisholm is retaining full guard.
chisholm tries to strike from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de Laet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
de Laet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
de Laet thows a big elbow that misses.
de Laet postures up.
chisholm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. de Laet manages to get himself to full guard.
chisholm cracks de Laet with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Laet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if de Laet can do anything to dispel that myth.
chisholm scoring with some ground and pound.
de Laet keeping full guard, as chisholm tries to pass.
chisholm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
chisholm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
chisholm wants to pass the guard but de Laet is keeping the position.
de Laet is looking to stand up but chisholm isn't so interested in that idea.
chisholm trying to control the position from guard on top but de Laet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
chisholm scoring with punches to the head and body.
de Laet tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
chisholm scoring with punches to the head and body.
chisholm controlling from the top position.
chisholm won't allow de Laet to sweep him here.
de Laet is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
de Laet looks gassed!
de Laet throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
chisholm trying to control but de Laet is working from the bottom.
chisholm chips away with some ground and pound.
chisholm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
chisholm lands with a punch from half guard.
de Laet taking some punishment here, with chisholm in his half guard.
de Laet is staying active underneath chisholm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

de Laet looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, chisholm seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
chisholm has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
chisholm moves into full mount! de Laet won't be happy about that!
BOOM! chisholm connects with a massive shot to the dome!

chisholm has control of de Laet's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and de Laet regains control of the situation pretty easily.
chisholm controlling his opponent.
chisholm lands a heavy elbow.
chisholm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
de Laet is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
chisholm trying to control but de Laet is having none of it.
de Laet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with chisholm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
de Laet is working to get back to half guard.
chisholm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
chisholm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
de Laet can't escape the position.
de Laet is bucking up trying to escape but chisholm cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
chisholm working the ground and pound effectively.
de Laet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

trevor chisholm dominated that round.
That's time! chisholm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

chisholm feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
de Laet keeping moving, preventing chisholm from controlling successfully.

chisholm drops back looking for a leg! de Laet is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and de Laet manages to kick chisholm off! chisholm jumps back into de Laet's guard.
chisholm won't allow de Laet to sweep him here.
de Laet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. chisholm manages to get himself to full guard.
chisholm has momentary wrist control but de Laet slips an elbow through the middle.
chisholm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

chisholm is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
chisholm gets underhooks to prevent de Laet's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

chisholm jumps into guard, dragging de Laet to the mat.
de Laet wanted to stand there but chisholm had control of the position.
chisholm scores with a nice shot.
trevor chisholm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
chisholm looking to hit a scissor sweep but de Laet is one step ahead there.
chisholm looking to control.
chisholm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
de Laet throws a big right hand that misses.

chisholm has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. de Laet doesn't defend quickly enough and chisholm has managed to lock this one up! Can de Laet escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to chisholm on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). trevor chisholm!