PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Chilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Francis
vs
Chilson

195 cm
23
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitch Chilson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Francis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Francis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Francis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Francis counters with a three punch combo that has Chilson backing up. Chilson nods at Francis to acknowledge the strikes.
Francis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Francis misses with a body shot.
Chilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Francis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Francis throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis misses with the combination.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Francis throws a hook to the side of Chilson's head but Chilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chilson slips a jab and a cross from Francis.
Chilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Chilson is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilson shoots in but Francis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chilson.
Francis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chilson.
Leo Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Chilson.
Francis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chilson can pounce on him.
Chilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Francis defends it nicely.
Francis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chilson wants to clinch.
Chilson closes the distance and clinches up with Francis, looking for a takedown. Chilson pushes Francis against the cage but Francis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
Francis moves out of range as Chilson strikes.
Francis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chilson shoots in for a takedown but Francis shows good takedown defense.
Francis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Mitch Chilson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chilson dives in and grabs Francis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Francis pushes down on Chilson's head and hops out.
Chilson looks gassed!
Francis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chilson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Francis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Francis scores with a hook to the body. Chilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chilson manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Chilson is just out of range.
Chilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Francis.
Francis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Francis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leo Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Francis lands with a straight right. Chilson didn't see that one coming.
Chilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Francis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chilson scores with a kick to the body.
Francis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chilson blocks a jab.
Chilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chilson.
Francis swinging wildly here.
Chilson throws a one two combo.
Chilson shoots in but no luck this time.
Chilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Francis is looking to wear down Chilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Francis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francis misses with a wild combination.
Chilson shoots in looking for a takedown but Francis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chilson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leo Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chilson fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Francis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chilson.
Francis throws a right and a left that Chilson avoids nicely.
Chilson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chilson fails with the takedown.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chilson lands a two punch combo.
Francis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chilson counters with a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Francis!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chilson slips a jab and a cross from Francis.
Chilson shoots in but Francis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chilson shoots in for a double leg but Francis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leo Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Chilson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chilson counters with an inside leg kick.
Francis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chilson moves away.
Francis looks to land a combination but Chilson avoids it well.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
and Chilson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Francis misses
and Chilson counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Francis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chilson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Francis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chilson.
Francis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chilson dives in and grabs Francis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Francis pushes down on Chilson's head and hops out.
Francis misses with a two punch combination.
Francis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francis. Chilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chilson is defended easily by Francis.
A left and a right from Francis both land. Nice combination.
Chilson shoots for a double leg takedown but Francis sprawls well. He's pushed Chilson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Francis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Francis. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Francis.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chilson scores with a push kick.
Francis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Francis fails to land with a series of punches.
Chilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Francis circles away.
Chilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Francis misses.
Chilson shoots in for a double leg but Francis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Francis does no damage.
Chilson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chilson.
Francis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Francis fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Francis does no damage.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Chilson is just out of range.
Chilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Francis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Francis leaves Chilson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chilson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Francis misses with a series of wild punches.
Chilson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Francis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chilson moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Francis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mitch Chilson'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chilson avoids the body shot from Francis.
Francis misses with a combination
and Chilson counters with a head kick. That will keep Francis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leo Francis is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
and Chilson counters with a two punch combo.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Chilson darts in trying to clinch
enabling Francis to counter with a crisp jab.
Francis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chilson.
Chilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Francis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chilson slips a jab and a cross from Francis.
Chilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Francis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilson shoots for a double leg takedown but Francis sprawls well. He's pushed Chilson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Francis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chilson.
Leo Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Chilson.
Chilson misses with a takedown attempt - Francis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circling - Francis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
Chilson avoids the body shot from Francis.
Leo Francis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Francis throws a combination. Chilson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chilson shoots in for a double leg but Francis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Francis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Francis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilson throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Francis does no damage.
Chilson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Francis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chilson somewhat.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis throws a nice looking combination but Chilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chilson dives in and grabs Francis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Francis pushes down on Chilson's head and hops out.
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chilson manages to avoid it.
Chilson is looking to clinch.
Francis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Francis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Francis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chilson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Francis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Francis throws a nice looking combination but Chilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Francis swats away the attempt to clinch by Chilson.
Francis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
and Chilson counters with a head kick. That will keep Francis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Francis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Francis throws the left hand but Chilson avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chilson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Francis scores with the left hand. Chilson knows he should have avoided that one.
Chilson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Francis's waist but Francis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chilson off to one side.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chilson manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Francis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitch Chilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chilson lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Francis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Leo Francis!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Leo Francis!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Leo Francis!

Leo Francis wins by unanimous decision!