PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Familia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Fisher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Familia
vs
Fisher

225 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Infliction Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Familia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Familia loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
Familia throws a shot to the body.
Familia digs a good body shot into Fisher's ribs.
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Familia lands a head shot.

It looks like Chris Fisher has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Familia punishes Fisher's body with a nice straight punch.
Fisher looks gassed!
Fisher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Familia cracks Fisher with a big right hand and Fisher goes down!

Fisher is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Familia preventing the sweep.
Fisher is still in real trouble! Can Familia finish him?
Familia passes Fisher's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fisher seems to have recovered his senses.
Fisher punching from the bottom.

Familia seems to be looking for submissions.
Familia is looking to advance position but Fisher won't allow it.
Fisher manages to get to full guard.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Familia from controlling successfully.
Fisher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Familia from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fisher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Familia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Familia drops back looking for a leg! Fisher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fisher manages to kick Familia off! Familia jumps back into Fisher's guard.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Familia is one step ahead there.

Fisher has his foot on Familia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Familia works his way back into a safe position though.
Familia stands and throws Fisher's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Familia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fisher gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Familia moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Familia lands an elbow.
Familia misses with the ground and pound.
Familia working the body and head with strikes.
Familia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fisher gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Familia there.
Familia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Familia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fisher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Familia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fisher regains half guard.
Fisher is trying to maintain the position but Familia is very close to passing his half guard.

Fisher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Familia 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.
Fisher tries to get to full guard but Familia has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Familia gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice body punch from Familia.
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Fisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Familia avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Familia blocks a head kick by Fisher.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fisher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Familia is out of range and Fisher settles back down.
Fisher slips under a jab from Familia.
Fisher defending well as Familia loads up on a big left hand.
Familia avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Familia swings for the body but Fisher moves out of range.
Familia avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Fisher throws a leg kick but Familia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Familia throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Familia throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Familia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick and Familia moves out of range easily.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Fisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fisher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Familia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Fisher.
Fisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fisher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fisher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Fisher throws a head kick but Familia moves out of range.
A choreographed right hand from Familia misses the target.
A head kick misses from Fisher.
Familia avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Familia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice combo by Familia! Oh, that's hurt him - Fisher falls to the canvas and Familia follows him into side control.
Familia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fisher keeps working.
Fisher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Familia advances nicely into full mount.
Familia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fisher's face.
Familia lands a big elbow.
Fisher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Familia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Fisher's cut.
That's time! Familia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Familia throws a one two combo.
Fisher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Familia catches Fisher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fisher throws a head kick that misses.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Familia.
Chris Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Familia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fisher.
Fisher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Familia avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Fisher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That has opened up Chris Fisher's cut even more.
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Familia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Familia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Familia and Fisher goes tumbling to the canvas! Familia follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Familia is pressing down on Fisher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fisher is holding on for now.

Fisher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Familia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fisher trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fisher is looking for a sweep. Familia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Familia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fisher defends it well.
Fisher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Familia is looking for a kimura but Fisher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Familia to get the leverage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Familia lands with a punch from half guard.
Familia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Familia looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fisher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Familia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fisher's face.
Fisher is desperately trying to improve his position but Familia has a good base and remains in mount.

Familia working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fisher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Familia working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Familia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fisher wants to hold on but Familia pushes him away.
Familia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Fisher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fisher manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Familia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Familia is keen to just control but Fisher is a slippery customer.
Fisher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Familia wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Familia advances position into side control!
Fisher gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Familia working for a submission but Fisher is keeping him at bay.
Fisher has given up his back. Will we see Familia going for some submissions?
Fisher breaks Familia's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Chris Familia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Familia looking for a sweep. Not yet Familia, not yet.
Familia thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Familia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fisher connects with a couple of short punches.
Fisher looking to pass the guard.

Familia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Familia working for a triangle but Fisher defends it easily.

Familia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fisher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fisher passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Familia stops Fisher from passing to mount.
Familia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Familia gets back to full guard.
Familia keeping full guard, as Fisher tries to pass.
Familia looking for a sweep. Not yet Familia, not yet.

Fisher drops back looking for a leg! Familia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Familia manages to kick Fisher off! Fisher jumps back into Familia's guard.

Familia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher trying to control but Familia is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Familia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Fisher'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. This is the final round!

Fisher throws a sloppy head kick and Familia moves out of range easily.
Familia lands a jab to the head.
Familia avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Familia throws the left hand but Fisher avoids the punch easily.
Familia scores with a nice head shot.
Familia scores with a jab. Fisher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

The cut above Chris Fisher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fisher slips a jab and a cross from Familia.
Familia blocks a head kick by Fisher.
Familia throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab-cross combination lands for Familia and sends Fisher crashing to the mat! Familia follows him down to the mat - Fisher regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
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!
Familia prevents Fisher from improving his position.
Familia lands with a punch from half guard.
Fisher tries to roll over but Familia keeps him under control.
Familia winds up and cracks Fisher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Familia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Familia slips a nice elbow through Fisher's hands, connecting with Fisher's forehead.

Familia is working for a kimura but Fisher is defending it quite comfortably.
Familia wants to control but Fisher is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Familia passes to full mount!
Fisher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Familia is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fisher has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Familia prevents Fisher from getting the reversal.
Familia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Fisher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Familia!