PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Chapel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ham
vs
Chapel

165 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiden Chapel!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aiden Chapel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chapel stuffs the takedown.

Ham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chapel tries to bench press Ham off him but Ham keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ham in side control, throwing shots but Chapel defends.
Chapel is pushing Ham's head away, looking to escape. Ham manages to hold on to the position though.
Chapel is not content to let Ham control the position.
Ham looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chapel is avoiding damage well.
Chapel is trying to get back to his feet.
Chapel parries the strikes from Ham easily there. Ham is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chapel to escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chapel doesn't manage to clinch there - Ham circles away.
Ham missing with a left hand there. Chapel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Ham shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chapel's guard.
Ham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chapel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ham throwing strikes from guard but Chapel blocks nicely.
Chapel wants to stand and escape but Ham is having none of it.
Ham is looking to work some ground and pound but Chapel has wrist control.
Chapel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chapel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chapel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chapel pinned against the cage. Chapel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chapel tries to clinch there but Ham circles away.
Chapel is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ham has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bro Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapel wants to clinch.
Chapel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chapel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chapel is looking to clinch but Ham is avoiding it.
Ham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ham keeps the fight on the outside.

Ham bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ham is breathing heavily.
Ham landing strikes.
Chapel defending against the ground and pound.
Chapel wants to get back to his feet but Ham drags him back down.
Chapel tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ham landing strikes from the mount and Chapel is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham dominating with strikes here.
Ham 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.
Ham dominating with strikes here.
Ham in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Ham.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham tries to control but Chapel wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chapel wants to control but Ham is having none of it.
Ham lands with some strikes.
Chapel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chapel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ham unloads with some shots from mount but Chapel bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ham looking to finish with strikes here!
Chapel wants to get back to his feet.
Ham punching from mount but Chapel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chapel is desperately trying to improve his position but Ham has a good base and remains in mount.
Chapel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ham.

Chapel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ham.
Chapel wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bro Ham dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chapel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ham unloads with some shots from mount but Chapel bucks and avoids them well.

Ham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chapel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Poor strikes thrown by Ham there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chapel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ham unloads with some shots from mount but Chapel bucks and avoids them well.
Ham thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chapel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chapel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Ham is working for a guillotine from mount but Chapel frees his head quite easily.
Chapel working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chapel is looking to escape.
Chapel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chapel working to try and regain half guard.
Ham throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chapel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chapel is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ham scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ham scoring with strikes but Chapel is staying in there.
Ham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chapel looks a forlorn figure.

Ham with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ham with shots to the head and body - Chapel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ham looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ham in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham with good strikes from the mount here!
Chapel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Ham looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chapel is looking to get to half guard.
Chapel is bucking up trying to escape but Ham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chapel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ham landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chapel wants to hold on but Ham pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapel is desperately trying to improve his position but Ham has a good base and remains in mount.
Chapel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chapel is trying to stand.
Ham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chapel hang on?
Ham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ham throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ham throwing strikes here but Chapel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chapel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ham tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ham punching from mount but Chapel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ham lands a big shot there that rocks Chapel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ham landing strikes from the mount and Chapel is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bro Ham dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ham fails to land the takedown.
Chapel is looking to clinch.

Ham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ham misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ham working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chapel struggling a bit here.
Ham wants to control but Chapel is keeping him busy.
Ham misses with the ground and pound.
Chapel tries to buck Ham off but Ham is having none of it.
Ham sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chapel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapel tries to clinch there but Ham circles away.
Chapel is looking to clinch but Ham is avoiding it.
Ham throws a hook but Chapel blocks it.
Ham swats away the attempt to clinch by Chapel.
Chapel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Chapel. No joy for Ham on that attempt.
Chapel tries to clinch but Ham is having none of it.
Chapel doesn't manage to clinch there - Ham circles away.
Chapel tries to close the distance and clinch but Ham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ham misses with a double jab.

Ham fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chapel sprawls well initially but Ham persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chapel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ham is looking to take a break and control but Chapel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ham is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chapel!
Ham wants to control the pace but Chapel is squirming around nicely.

Ham looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapel is looking to get to half guard.
Chapel tries to hold on but Ham pushes him away.
Ham with shots to the head and body - Chapel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chapel is trying to stand up.
Chapel wants to hold on but Ham pushes him away.
Chapel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ham kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chapel gets back to half guard.
Chapel won't allow Ham to pass to mount.
Chapel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ham.
Ham not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ham trying to control the action but Chapel is working from the bottom.
Ham lands strikes from half guard.
Ham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chapel tries to roll over but Ham keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Chapel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ham preventing the sweep.
Ham stands up over Chapel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ham working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chapel's head.
Ham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chapel keeping moving, preventing Ham from controlling successfully.
Ham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapel controls Ham momentarily but Ham frees himself.
Ham trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ham throws and elbow that misses. Chapel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ham's guard. Nice move by Chapel!
Ham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chapel prevents Ham from getting back to his feet.
Ham doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ham controls Chapel momentarily but Chapel frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chapel wants to clinch up but Ham keeps it at a distance.
Aiden Chapel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aiden Chapel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bro Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapel tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bro Ham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ham, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bro Ham!