PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chingis Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Connelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Can't Bring Me Down by Suicidal Tendencies. Connelly has chosen Deep down n dirty - Stereo mc's as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chan
vs
Connelly

173 cm
22
167 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

182 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chingis Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Art Connelly!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Connelly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Connelly is looking to advance position but Chan won't allow it.
Chan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Connelly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Connelly trying to mount his opponent but Chan defends it.
Chan trying to control from the bottom.
Chan keeping hold of Connelly's head, controlling as best he can.
Connelly controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connelly wants to take a breather but Chan is having none of it.
Connelly works his way into full mount!
Chan is bucking up trying to escape but Connelly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Connelly landing strikes from the mount.
Chan is in a horrible position here. Connelly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Connelly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Connelly punching from mount but Chan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Connelly trying to control but Chan is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connelly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chan because Connelly loaded up on that one.
Connelly controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Connelly.
Connelly looking to ground and pound but Chan is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connelly avoids the attempt from Chan to control.
Connelly trying to control but Chan is having none of it.
Chan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connelly throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Connelly working the ground and pound effectively.
Chan wants to control but Connelly is having none of it.
Chan is squirming around, avoiding Connelly's attempts to control the action.

Connelly swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chan is now in Connelly's guard. A big mistake from Connelly there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connelly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chan tries to reverse the position but Connelly maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Connelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Connelly lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connelly misses with a straight left.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chan blocks a jab.
Chan checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Connelly.

Chan has Connelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Connelly leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Connelly.
Chan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Connelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chan scores with a shot to the side of Connelly's head.

Connelly has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chan regains guard immediately.
Chan is trying to keep Connelly in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan managing to control the position.
Connelly connects with a couple of short punches.
Connelly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Connelly trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Connelly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Connelly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Connelly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connelly thows a big elbow that misses.
Chan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Connelly looking to sit in guard and control but Chan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chan forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Connelly is pressing down on Chan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Connelly wants to sweep here but Chan controlling him for the moment.

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.
Connelly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Connelly 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! This is the final round!

Connelly throws a hook but Chan blocks it.
Connelly misses the jab.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connelly.

Connelly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chan to the mat! Chan manages to get full guard.
Chan looking to control.
Connelly looking to pass the guard.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Chan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Connelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chan is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan postures up in Connelly's guard and throws a big left but Connelly blocks it.
Chan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connelly is controlling Chan's posture.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chan wants to stand but Connelly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

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.
Chan stops Connelly from standing up.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Connelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connelly trying to control the position here.
Art Connelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chan wants to control from the top but Connelly keeps moving.
Chingis Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan throws a strike but Connelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Connelly throwing strikes from guard but Chan blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Connelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Art Connelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Connelly 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Connelly!