PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Chaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Thorbrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaco comes to the cage accompanied by viva la vida. Norbert Thorbrand is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chaco
vs
Thorbrand

170 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Chaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Norbert Thorbrand!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorbrand tries for a takedown but Chaco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chaco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thorbrand fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thorbrand tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chaco swivels and escapes.
Juan Chaco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norbert Thorbrand.
Chaco misses with a double jab.
Chaco fakes the leg kick and cracks Thorbrand in the body.
Thorbrand has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chaco.
Thorbrand looks gassed!
Chaco throws a leg kick which misses Thorbrand's front leg but catches the back leg as Thorbrand tries to avoid it.
Chaco could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thorbrand.
Chaco lands a jab-cross combination.
Chaco is looking to slow Thorbrand down with leg kicks.
Thorbrand walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No luck for Chaco with that takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chaco, right into the meat.
Chaco feints and then cracks Thorbrand's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thorbrand down.
Chaco fails with a takedown attempt.
Chaco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chaco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorbrand tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Chaco.
Chaco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chaco cracks the inside of Thorbrand's front leg.
Chaco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chaco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thorbrand.
Chaco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thorbrand's calf.
Chaco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thorbrand shoots in for a takedown but Chaco shows good takedown defense.
Chaco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thorbrand is trying desperately to land a takedown but Chaco is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thorbrand.
Chaco looks to land a combination. Thorbrand sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Chaco clinches up against the cage.
Chaco tries to circle away but Thorbrand has him pinned against the cage.
Thorbrand's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thorbrand is trying to break the clinch but Chaco is controlling him.
Chaco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thorbrand keeps control of Chaco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chaco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thorbrand presses Chaco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chaco misses with a body punch.
Thorbrand working hard to break the clinch.
Thorbrand keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chaco's efforts to push away.
Chaco working aggressively here.
Chaco is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorbrand gets an underhook and turns Chaco into the cage.
Chaco is trying to break free.

Thorbrand lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorbrand controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Thorbrand has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Thorbrand throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thorbrand showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Norbert Thorbrand.
Chaco misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thorbrand has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chaco.

Thorbrand shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chaco manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chaco looking to control.
Thorbrand's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chaco trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorbrand is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Chaco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chaco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chaco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thorbrand's calf.
Chaco is looking to slow Thorbrand down with leg kicks.
Juan Chaco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thorbrand shoots for a double leg takedown but Chaco sprawls well. He's pushed Thorbrand's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chaco lands with a slapping head kick.
Chaco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thorbrand's sensitive parts.
Thorbrand tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chaco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thorbrand somewhat.
A lazy left from Chaco finds it's target.
Thorbrand takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Thorbrand.
Thorbrand staying calm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorbrand landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorbrand tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thorbrand taking a breather here.
Chaco wants to get back to his feet.

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.
Chaco is trying to control Thorbrand's posture but Thorbrand avoids it.
Thorbrand takes a little break here. Chaco wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Thorbrand landing strikes.
Chaco wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Thorbrand looks up at the clock and then as Chaco takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thorbrand smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorbrand working the ground and pound from side control.
Thorbrand is putting a hurting on Chaco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thorbrand content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Thorbrand has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chaco is trying to buck Thorbrand off.
Thorbrand moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

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.
Thorbrand tries to score with some ground and pound. Chaco controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chaco can't do much from the bottom here.
Thorbrand slows the pace down.
Chaco defending against the ground and pound.
Thorbrand lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chaco down.
Thorbrand grinds an elbow into Chaco's temple.
Thorbrand scoring with punches from side control.
Chaco is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Thorbrand has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norbert Thorbrand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Thorbrand fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chaco, right into the meat.
Thorbrand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chaco lands a head kick!
Chaco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thorbrand.
Chaco throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Thorbrand with that takedown attempt.
Juan Chaco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norbert Thorbrand.
Thorbrand throws a jab when Chaco was well out of range.
Chaco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thorbrand's head.
Chaco throws a head kick that misses.

Chaco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thorbrand to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chaco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorbrand advances position into side control!
Thorbrand misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Thorbrand throws an elbow but Chaco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chaco being controlled for a moment.

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.
Thorbrand lands a nice forearm strike.
Chaco is being controlled here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Norbert Thorbrand.
Chaco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thorbrand.
Chaco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thorbrand shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chaco pinned against the cage. Chaco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chaco.
Norbert Thorbrand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Thorbrand looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chaco!
Thorbrand looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thorbrand prevents Chaco from getting the reversal.
Thorbrand tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaco tries to reverse the position but Thorbrand maintains control.
Thorbrand content just to control the position here.
Thorbrand's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Norbert Thorbrand comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thorbrand 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norbert Thorbrand!