PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bert Ernieson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musky Chunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernieson comes to the cage accompanied by Its Raining Men. Chunder is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ernieson
vs
Chunder

201 cm
27
195 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
198 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bert Ernieson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musky Chunder!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Chunder.
Ernieson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ernieson throws an overhand right that lands on Chunder's shoulder, as Chunder tries to avoid the shot.
Ernieson scores with a kick to the body.
Ernieson looks to throw the jab but Chunder is out of range.
Ernieson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chunder. That did some damage!
Ernieson throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Musky Chunder has been cut.
Ernieson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Chunder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ernieson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Ernieson sneaks out the side door and pushes Chunder away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Ernieson does no damage.
Chunder moves in looking to clinch but Ernieson pushes him off.
Chunder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ernieson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ernieson misses with a hook. Chunder ducked under it nicely.
Chunder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ernieson's waist but Ernieson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chunder off to one side.
Ernieson throws out a leg kick but Chunder moves out of range and Ernieson only half commits.
Ernieson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ernieson lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ernieson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ernieson misses with a straight right.
Ernieson misses with an uppercut.
Bert Ernieson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ernieson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chunder ducks under a wild hook from Ernieson.
Chunder walks into a left hand.
Chunder misses with a leg kick
and Ernieson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ernieson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Chunder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ernieson's guard now.
Chunder prevents Ernieson from getting back to his feet.
Chunder postures up.
Ernieson pulls Chunder in close to prevent any damage.
Chunder works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunder is trying to control. Ernieson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ernieson is looking for a sweep. Chunder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chunder looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chunder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ernieson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chunder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ernieson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ernieson.
Ernieson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Ernieson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bert Ernieson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chunder defending well as Ernieson loads up on a big left hand.
Ernieson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernieson scores with a one two! Chunder had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Chunder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ernieson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ernieson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chunder.
Chunder lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Chunder drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ernieson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ernieson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ernieson!
Chunder looks gassed!
Chunder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ernieson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ernieson is looking to take a break and control but Chunder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Ernieson stands up and beckons Chunder to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ernieson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chunder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ernieson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ernieson misses with a straight left.
Ernieson tries to bum rush Chunder with a series of wild strikes but Chunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chunder just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ernieson!
Ernieson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ernieson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chunder momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ernieson. Chunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chunder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ernieson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ernieson throws a right and a left that Chunder avoids nicely.
Ernieson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Ernieson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Musky Chunder's cut.
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.

Ernieson throws out a loose jab but Chunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ernieson misses with a double jab

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Chunder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ernieson's guard.
Chunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Ernieson is retaining full guard.
Ernieson wants to control the position but Chunder says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Chunder is trying to control. Ernieson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chunder frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Chunder looking to secure an arm triangle but Ernieson defends it well.
Ernieson is squirming around, avoiding Chunder's attempts to control the action.
Ernieson is bucking up trying to escape but Chunder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernieson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chunder controlling from mount.

Chunder swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ernieson is now in Chunder's guard. A big mistake from Chunder there, giving up the dominant position!
Chunder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chunder is breathing heavily.
Chunder seems keen to control Ernieson's posture.
Ernieson is looking to stand up but Chunder won't let him.
Chunder keeping moving, preventing Ernieson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunder wants to sweep but no luck.
Ernieson trying to control the position from guard on top but Chunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ernieson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chunder gets a clinch.

Chunder gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ernieson regains guard.
Ernieson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chunder manages to pass to side control.
Chunder is nestled in close to Ernieson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chunder lands with a punch from half guard.
Ernieson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chunder on the ground.
Ernieson wants to get back to his feet.
Chunder tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ernieson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chunder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chunder looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chunder is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernieson trying to hold on to Chunder's head to control him but Chunder postures up.
Chunder stalling away here and it's allowed Ernieson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chunder wants to control from the top but Ernieson keeps moving.
Chunder chips away with some ground and pound.
Chunder distracts Ernieson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ernieson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ernieson keeping moving, preventing Chunder from controlling successfully.
Ernieson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musky Chunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Musky Chunder's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ernieson misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Chunder counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chunder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ernieson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ernieson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chunder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ernieson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chunder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chunder throwing strikes but missing.
Chunder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ernieson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ernieson trying to control the position.
Chunder looking to sit in guard and control but Ernieson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ernieson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunder keeping full guard, as Ernieson tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ernieson misses with a hook. Chunder ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Chunder blocks the leg kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Chunder.
You can see the frustration on Ernieson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ernieson is not content to let Chunder control the position.
Ernieson regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chunder is trying to work for a kimura but Ernieson is defending well.
Chunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chunder wants to pass the guard but Ernieson is defending well.
Ernieson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chunder is working away from the top position though.
Chunder is trying to control the action in half guard but Ernieson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ernieson is trying to maintain the position but Chunder is very close to passing his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chunder avoids the head kick by Ernieson.
Chunder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ernieson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chunder somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunder moves out of range of the body kick from Ernieson.
Ernieson keeps the fight on the outside.

Chunder scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chunder moves into full mount! Ernieson won't be happy about that!
Ernieson is trying desperately to improve position.
Ernieson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chunder tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ernieson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chunder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chunder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Musky Chunder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chunder wants to free his trapped foot but Ernieson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chunder thows a huge punch but Ernieson dodges it nicely.

Chunder is looking for a kimura here.
Chunder trying to mount his opponent but Ernieson defends it.
Ernieson is not content to let Chunder control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chunder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Musky Chunder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chunder 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musky Chunder!