PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Chips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Chips
vs
Louza

183 cm
27
193 lbs
15 - 11 - 2

183 cm
24
190 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Chips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chips shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Louza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chips trying to control the position but Louza is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Louza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chips scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Louza to see if he's OK.

Chips looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Louza is pushing Chips's head away, looking to escape. Chips manages to hold on to the position though.
Chips fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chips is working Louza over with some ground and pound from side control.
Louza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Chips tries for a kimura but Louza is defending well.
Louza defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chips tries to score with some ground and pound. Louza controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chips cracks Louza with a big right hand but Louza just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chips scores with punches from side control.
Louza takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chips lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Louza down.
Chips scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Louza to see if he's OK.
Louza is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chips landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chips working the head with strikes.
Louza parries the strikes from Chips easily there. Chips is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Louza to escape.
Chips cracks Louza with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chips is working Louza over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chips is staying tight to Louza's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chips lands a nice forearm strike.
Chips in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chips working the body and head with strikes.
Louza tries to bench press Chips off him but Chips keeps the position.

Chips is trying to get an arm triangle but Louza is defending well.
Chips trying to control the position but Louza is working away.
Louza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Chips is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Louza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chips with the ground and pound but Louza regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Louza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chips slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Chips got a little sloppy there for a moment and Louza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chips has managed to get both his arms back between Louza's legs - danger averted.
Louza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chips with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chips lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chips trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chips lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Louza isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chips stacks Louza on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chips!
Louza is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chips working Louza over with strikes.
Louza is refusing to be controlled, as Chips sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Chips dominated that round.
That's time! Chips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Louza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Chips looking for submissions off his back.
Chips is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Louza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Louza's back!
Chips lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Louza hold on?!
Louza takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Chips throwing sloppy strikes.
Chips missing with strikes.
Louza looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Louza rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Louza trying to control but Chips postures up.
Chips trying to control the action but Louza is working from the bottom.
Chips is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Louza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chips pulls his head out easily.
Chips not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chips looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Louza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chips throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chips trying to control from half guard but Louza is working away.
Louza is looking for a sweep. Chips is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chips is trying to control. Louza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Louza pushes Chips off looking to stand but Chips dives back in and keeps control.
Louza taking some punishment here, with Chips in his half guard.
Louza is not content to let Chips control the position.
Chips working Louza over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louza is trying to maintain the position but Chips is very close to passing his half guard.
Louza wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chips is keen to just control but Louza is a slippery customer.
Louza wants to improve his position but Chips is controlling well.
Chips sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louza defending well though.
Chips throwing shots but Louza is blocking nicely.
Chips content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Louza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chips scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chips lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chips tries to pass the half guard into mount. Louza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chips is keen to just control but Louza is a slippery customer.
Chips throwing shots but Louza is blocking nicely.

Louza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chips pulls his head out easily.
Louza is looking for a sweep. Chips is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chips takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chips with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chips's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chips's back!
Louza is looking to control Chips but Chips is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Chips dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Louza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chips to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Louza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louza can do to turn this around?

Louza is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Chips has his hands clasped together but Louza extends an breaks Chips's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Louza.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rebaldo Louza!