PBP Commentary

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

Vector
vs
Chilemba

186 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Vector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Chilemba!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chilemba gets caught napping as Vector dives in and scores a takedown. Chilemba manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Chilemba has an active guard here but Vector has managed to pass into half guard.
Vector frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vector prevents Chilemba from getting the reversal.
Vector lands a heavy elbow.
Vector working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chilemba can't escape the position.
Vector controlling his opponent.
Chilemba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vector pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vector scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vector 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.
Chilemba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilemba regains half guard.

Vector is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chilemba is just riding it out for now. Vector eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chilemba taking some punishment here, with Vector in his half guard.
Chilemba is in trouble now - Vector has advanced to mount!
Chilemba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vector is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chilemba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chilemba working to try and regain half guard.
Vector raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vector lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilemba is trying to escape the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vector takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chilemba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vector has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chilemba's face.
Chilemba is looking to improve his position but Vector isn't that keen on the idea.
Vector controlling from the full mount.
Vector scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chilemba?
Vector lands a nice shot to the head.
Vector controlling his opponent.
Chilemba is looking to improve his position but Vector isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chilemba's face.
Chilemba is looking to improve his position but Vector isn't that keen on the idea.
Vector is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vector controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Vector.
Vector takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chilemba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chilemba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vector takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chilemba is looking to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vector raining down shots from the mount!
Vector lands with some strikes.
Vector lands a big elbow.
Chilemba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vector working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Vector.
Vector postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chilemba looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vector unloading with bombs!
Vector looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vector with shots to the head and body - Chilemba looks very uncomfortable down there.

Chilemba is rocked!
Vector sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Vector dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vector shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chilemba's guard.
Vector postures up and lands a big shot to Chilemba's brow.

Chilemba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vector passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vector in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chilemba is looking for a sweep.
Chilemba takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chilemba is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Vector is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Chilemba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vector with shots to the head and body - Chilemba looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Vector.
Chilemba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vector content just to control the position here.
Chilemba is in a horrible position here. Vector smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vector cracks Chilemba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vector lands a big shot there that rocks Chilemba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vector controlling the position easily from mount.
Vector landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vector lands with some strikes.
Vector dominating with strikes here.
Chilemba tries to reverse the position but Vector maintains control.
The referee warns Chilemba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilemba is trying desperately to improve position.
Vector scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chilemba?
Vector controlling his opponent.
Vector landing shots from mount.
Chilemba is trying desperately to improve position.
Vector in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vector fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chilemba regains half guard.
Victor Vector overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Vector there.
Vector is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chilemba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chilemba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vector is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chilemba tries to get to full guard but Vector has control of the leg.
Vector is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vector raining down shots from the mount!
Vector tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chilemba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
A nice elbow there by Vector.
Chilemba is still in real trouble! Can Vector finish him?
Vector sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chilemba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chilemba seems to have recovered his senses.
Vector controlling his opponent.
Chilemba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vector lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vector with a couple of short strikes.
Vector looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chilemba is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Vector dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Vector scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chilemba taking punishment in the form of punches.

Vector has hold of Chilemba's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Chilemba seems comfortable defending it but Vector has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Chilemba is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Chilemba is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Vector couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Victor Vector!
Victor Vector decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.