PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nath Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhatma Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chambers's entrance music is Lux Aeterna. A fine choice. Muhatma Gandhi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chambers
vs
Gandhi

180 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nath Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhatma Gandhi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gandhi is looking to clinch but Chambers is avoiding it.
Gandhi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chambers tries to avoid it but Gandhi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chambers to the ground. Chambers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Chambers drives through and clinches with Gandhi against the ropes.
Gandhi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chambers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chambers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gandhi checks a leg kick nicely.
Gandhi looks to land a combination. Chambers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Gandhi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gandhi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chambers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gandhi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chambers is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gandhi breaks from Chambers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gandhi lands a nice shot to the head.
You get the feeling that Chambers really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gandhi scoring with strikes but Chambers is staying in there.

Chambers is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gandhi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Chambers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gandhi is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Gandhi working for a submission but Chambers is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi landing punches.
Chambers's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Chambers seems to have got his legs back now.
Chambers is working to get back to half guard.
Gandhi has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chambers's face.
Gandhi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chambers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gandhi lands a big elbow.
Gandhi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee warns Chambers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chambers is squirming around, avoiding Gandhi's attempts to control the action.
Gandhi looks gassed!
Gandhi with the ground and pound from mount.
Gandhi scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi wants to control the pace but Chambers is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chambers tries to lock up and control but Gandhi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gandhi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chambers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gandhi working Chambers over with strikes here.
Chambers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Chambers bucks Gandhi off and manages to get back to his feet!
Horrible takedown by Gandhi or perhaps it was just good defense by Chambers which made him look bad.
Nath Chambers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhatma Gandhi.
Chambers misses with the combination.
Chambers misses with a double jab

and Gandhi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Chambers has one foot on Gandhi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Chambers fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gandhi looks to land a combination but Chambers avoids it well.
Chambers misses with a wild combination.

Chambers moves into the clinch successfully.

Chambers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chambers falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gandhi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gandhi.
Gandhi throws a big right hand that misses.

Chambers working for a triangle but Gandhi defends it easily.
Gandhi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chambers wants to get back to his feet but Gandhi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi content to stall in guard here.
Chambers keeping full guard, as Gandhi tries to pass.
Chambers keeping moving, preventing Gandhi from controlling successfully.

Chambers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gandhi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gandhi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gandhi distracts Chambers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gandhi trying to control the position from guard on top but Chambers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhatma Gandhi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gandhi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chambers tries to avoid it but Gandhi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chambers to the ground. Chambers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chambers scores with a sloppy right hand. Gandhi should have avoided that one.
Gandhi closes the distance and clinches up with Chambers, looking for a takedown. Gandhi pushes Chambers against the ropes but Chambers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chambers misses with a takedown attempt - Gandhi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chambers works over Gandhi's head and body with a nice combination.
Gandhi with a poor takedown

and Chambers counters by moving into the clinch.
Nath Chambers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhatma Gandhi.

Chambers manages to break the clinch.
Chambers misses with a double jab

and Gandhi counters with a takedown into side control.
Chambers is trying to get back to his feet.

Gandhi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chambers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chambers avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gandhi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chambers is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gandhi asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Chambers wants to get back to his feet.
Gandhi trying to control the position but Chambers is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gandhi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chambers's waist but Chambers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gandhi off to one side.
Nice body punch from Chambers.
Chambers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gandhi circles away quickly and effectively.
Gandhi shoots in but Chambers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chambers digs a good body shot into Gandhi's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chambers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chambers fails to land with a series of punches.
Gandhi cracks the inside of Chambers's front leg.

Chambers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gandhi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gandhi distracts Chambers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gandhi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chambers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Chambers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gandhi is aware though and is defending well.
Gandhi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gandhi trying to control the position from guard on top but Chambers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muhatma Gandhi has got the better of the ground game so far.

Chambers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gandhi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gandhi slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gandhi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gandhi is trying to control. Chambers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chambers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chambers is trying to stand back up but Gandhi is controlling him
Chambers is trying to get back to full guard.
Chambers looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gandhi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Gandhi is trying to get an arm triangle but Chambers is defending well.

Gandhi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gandhi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gandhi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chambers is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Chambers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhatma Gandhi 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gandhi forces Chambers back against the ropes and clinches.
A short right from Gandhi on the inside.
Gandhi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Chambers manages to break the clinch.

Gandhi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chambers was covering up waiting for the punch and Gandhi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gandhi prevents Chambers from getting back to his feet.
Gandhi tries to free his leg and advance position but Chambers is retaining full guard.
Gandhi wants to control from the top but Chambers keeps moving.

Chambers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gandhi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gandhi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chambers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gandhi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gandhi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chambers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chambers wants to stand but Gandhi is controlling the position.
Gandhi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chambers is keeping the position for now.
Gandhi postures up in Chambers's guard and throws a big left but Chambers blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gandhi is defended easily by Chambers.
Gandhi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nath Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chambers throws a series of punches but Gandhi avoids them all with ease.
Chambers throws a shot to the body.
Gandhi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gandhi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chambers misses with the combination.
Chambers tries to clinch

and Gandhi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chambers won't be happy with that.
Chambers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gandhi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chambers wants to get back to his feet but Gandhi drags him back down.
Gandhi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gandhi wants to control but Chambers is keeping him busy.
Gandhi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chambers down.
Chambers is trying to buck Gandhi off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chambers to see if he's OK.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chambers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chambers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Gandhi clinches up with Chambers and pushes him back against the ropes.

Gandhi jumps guard.
Chambers wants to stand but Gandhi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chambers preventing the sweep.
Chambers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gandhi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gandhi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gandhi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gandhi has momentary wrist control but Chambers slips an elbow through the middle.

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.
Chambers throwing strikes from guard but Gandhi blocks nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chambers stuffs the takedown attempt from Gandhi. Gandhi gets slowly back to his feet.
Nath Chambers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhatma Gandhi.
Chambers misses with a kick to the body.
Chambers throws a series of punches but Gandhi moves out of range.
Chambers misses with a double jab

and Gandhi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chambers's guard now.
Gandhi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chambers throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

Gandhi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chambers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gandhi has managed to get both his arms back between Chambers's legs - danger averted.
Chambers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gandhi controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gandhi wants to pass the guard but Chambers is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhatma Gandhi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gandhi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhatma Gandhi!