PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmo's entrance music is Mouth for War by Pantera. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Anselmo
vs
Chin

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Malicious Intent Fight Gear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Anselmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Chin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anselmo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chin wants to stand and escape but Anselmo is having none of it.
Anselmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anselmo stands and throws Chin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anselmo controls the position.
Anselmo is looking to take a break and control but Chin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chin is looking to reverse the position.
Chin tries to escape but Anselmo is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Anselmo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chin's legs.
Chin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Anselmo.
Chin wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Chin.
Anselmo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chin tries to bum rush Anselmo with a series of wild strikes but Anselmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Anselmo.
Anselmo tries to move to mount but Chin blocks the move with his legs.
Anselmo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Chin dodges the ground and pound from Anselmo.
Chin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Anselmo connects with a decent elbow.
Chin can't do much from the bottom here.
Anselmo throwing strikes but Chin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Chin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anselmo keeps working.
Anselmo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anselmo sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anselmo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chin stands and throws Anselmo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anselmo is breathing heavily.
Chin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Chin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Chin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's four 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.
Anselmo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Chin's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Chin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anselmo keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anselmo wants to get back to full guard but Chin has mounted him!
Chin trying to control but Anselmo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Anselmo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No joy there for Chin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chin throws a nice looking combination but Anselmo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Anselmo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anselmo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anselmo throwing strikes but Chin recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Chin wants to get back to full guard.
Chin is trying to control but can't.
Anselmo stalling away here and it's allowed Chin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anselmo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anselmo tries to free his leg and advance position but Chin is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Anselmo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chin tries to avoid it but Anselmo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chin to the ground. Chin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anselmo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Anselmo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chin wants to get back to his feet but Anselmo drags him back down.
Chin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Chin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chin wants to control but Anselmo is keeping him busy.
Anselmo is trying to get back to full guard.
Anselmo is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Chin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anselmo slips a jab and a cross from Chin.
Mike Chin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Anselmo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anselmo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chin wants to improve his position but Anselmo is controlling well.
Anselmo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anselmo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anselmo trying to control the action but Chin is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anselmo is looking for a kimura but Chin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anselmo to get the leverage.
Chin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anselmo.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Anselmo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anselmo lands in his opponent's guard.

Anselmo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chin!

Chin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anselmo, who protects the arm well.
Anselmo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Anselmo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Anselmo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chin sprawls well initially but Anselmo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chin pushes Anselmo off looking to stand but Anselmo dives back in and keeps control.
Chin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anselmo throws a strike but Chin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chin is looking to stand up but Anselmo isn't so interested in that idea.

Chin has his feet on Anselmo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Anselmo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chin regains half guard, as Anselmo was trying to land strikes.
Chin is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chin is pressing down on Anselmo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anselmo throwing strikes but missing.
Chin 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.
Chin has momentary wrist control but Anselmo slips an elbow through the middle.
Anselmo throwing strikes but missing.
Anselmo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anselmo tries to free his leg and advance position but Chin is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anselmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anselmo is controlling him.
Anselmo throws and elbow that misses. Chin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anselmo's guard. Nice move by Chin!
Anselmo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anselmo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anselmo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Anselmo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Chin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anselmo punching from mount but Chin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Anselmo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chin is in a horrible position here. Anselmo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chin wants to hold on but Anselmo pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo with shots to the head and body - Chin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anselmo looking to ground and pound but Chin is blocking nicely.
Chin regains half guard.
Chin wants to get back to his feet.
Chin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Anselmo is looking for a kimura but Chin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anselmo to get the leverage.
Chin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anselmo.
Anselmo is tying to control. Chin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mike Chin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anselmo thows a huge punch but Chin dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Anselmo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anselmo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Anselmo!