PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maverick Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Chair
vs
Warner

178 cm
21
178 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carpet Chair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maverick Warner!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chair throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warner ducks under a wild hook from Chair.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chair lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Warner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Warner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice cross by Chair.
Chair fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chair takes a swing at Warner's ribcage but misses.
Chair scores with a body shot.
Chair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Warner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chair lands a really nice looking cross but Warner seems unphased.

Chair scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chair with the ground and pound but Warner regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Warner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Chair is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Warner has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner is refusing to be controlled, as Chair sits in half guard.
Chair wants to pass the guard but Warner is defending well.
Chair is working hard here to advance position.

Warner is defending against the submission attempts here by Chair.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warner defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair wants to take a breather but Warner is having none of it.
Chair working over Warner with some ground and pound. Warner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Warner tries to kick Chair off but Chair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chair controlling the pace.
Warner tries to roll over but Chair keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Chair.
Chair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warner defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair throws a strike but Warner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chair trying to control but Warner is working from the bottom.
Chair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chair advances to half guard.
Chair seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Warner is refusing to be controlled, as Chair sits in half guard.
Chair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Chair is working for a submission of some sort.

Chair is trying to work for a kimura but Warner is defending well.

Chair wants to work for an arm triangle but Warner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carpet Chair dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warner.
Warner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chair.
Warner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chair.
Maverick Warner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warner tries to clinch there but Chair circles away.
Chair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chair avoids the body shot from Warner.
Chair takes a swing at Warner's ribcage but misses.

Chair drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chair postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Chair seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chair wants to control but Warner is keeping him busy.
Chair cracks Warner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Warner wants to control but Chair postures up.
Chair is looking to take a break and control but Warner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Warner tries to buck Chair off but Chair is having none of it.
Chair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warner keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Warner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chair off and has taken his back!
Warner scores with punches to the body.
Warner struggling to land strikes to the head as Chair covers up.
Chair is in bad spot here.
Chair tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Warner lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Chair sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chair wants to improve his position but Warner is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair moves into full guard.
Warner stopping the sweep attempt from Chair.
Chair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chair trying to control the action but Warner is working from the bottom.

Chair is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chair sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair is thwarting Warner's attempts to control the position.
Carpet Chair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chair is trying to control. Warner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carpet Chair dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chair throws a jab but it's blocked by Warner.
Warner tries to bum rush Chair with a series of wild strikes but Chair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chair catches Warner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carpet Chair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chair shoots for a double leg takedown but Warner sprawls well. He's pushed Chair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Warner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chair throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Warner on the side of the head.
Chair misses the jab.
Warner throws a right and a left that Chair avoids nicely.
Chair throws out a leg kick but Warner moves out of range and Chair only half commits.
Chair is looking to slow Warner down with leg kicks.
Warner scores with a head kick. Chair tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Warner stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chair, as that shot connected.
Warner stuffs the takedown attempt from Chair. Chair gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carpet Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Warner avoids it really well and circles away.
Warner scores with a push kick.
Warner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Warner blocks a jab.
Chair lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Warner tries a head kick but it misses.
Chair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair swings for the body but Warner moves out of range.
Warner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Warner is looking to clinch but Chair is avoiding it.
Warner avoids the body shot from Chair.
Nice straight punches there by Warner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warner.
Warner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Warner wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chair misses with a low kick as Warner jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Warner checks a leg kick.
Chair checks a leg kick.
Chair lands with a good body shot.
Carpet Chair is winning the standup battle so far.
Chair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chair throws out the jab.
Chair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Warner lands a head kick. Chair smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Carpet Chair has been cut.
Chair tries a head kick but it misses.
Chair shoots in for a double leg but Warner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Warner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Chair. That snapped Warner's head back.

Chair changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Warner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warner keeps working.
Chair is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Warner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Warner being controlled for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Maverick Warner just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chair looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chair throws a leg kick but Warner checks it.
Chair misses the jab.
Warner lands with a kick to the temple. Chair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Warner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chair throws a low kick but it's checked well by Warner.
Chair lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Warner looks to land a combination but Chair avoids it well.
Warner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chair.
Warner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Chair - just one landing.
Chair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chair connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Chair misses.
Chair lands a jab to the nose.
Warner blocks a jab.
Chair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chair misses with a body shot.
Chair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Warner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chair wants to land a leg kick but Warner is out of range.
Warner ducks under a wild hook from Chair.
Chair thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chair feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chair trying to control the position from guard on top but Warner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Warner working a defensive guard here.
Chair wants to control from the top but Warner keeps moving.
Chair slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carpet Chair has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Warner tries to score with a low kick but Chair moves his leg out of the way.
Warner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Chair. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chair.
Warner throws a right and a left that Chair avoids nicely.
Chair with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Warner.
Chair connects with a leg kick. Warner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chair.
Warner checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair tries for a takedown but Warner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Chair shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Warner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chair controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chair wants to control from the top but Warner keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Warner 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carpet Chair had his way with Maverick Warner in that round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
That's time! Chair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chair looks to land a right hand but Warner moved out of range.
Good exchange - Chair coming out on top.
Chair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Warner throws a head kick that misses.
Chair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Warner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Warner avoids the head kick by Chair.
Chair scores with a shot to the body.
Warner lands a jab to the head.
Chair clobbers Warner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chair lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Chair misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warner throws a nice looking combination but Chair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chair tried to score with a low kick but Warner checks it.
Warner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Horrible takedown by Chair or perhaps it was just good defense by Warner which made him look bad.
Chair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Warner as he jumps to the side.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Warner cracks Chair with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner thuds his shin into the meat of Chair's side.
Chair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warner counters with a left and a right that stings Chair.
Warner leaves Chair with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carpet Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chair keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chair's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Warner.
No joy there for Warner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warner throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chair.
Warner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chair swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Warner moves out of range as Chair strikes.
Chair throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Chair throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Warner was covering up waiting for the punch and Chair finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Warner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Warner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Warner keeping full guard, as Chair tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chair manages to get himself to full guard.
Warner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chair's head.
Chair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Warner is one step ahead there.
Warner trying to control but Chair is working from the bottom.

Warner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chair works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maverick Warner.
Well Chair has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Carpet Chair!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Carpet Chair!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Carpet Chair!

Carpet Chair wins by unanimous decision!
Carpet Chair bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.