PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Chilemba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chilemba
vs
Vector

180 cm
20
220 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Chilemba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Vector!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vector dips to his left and cracks Chilemba with an uppercut!
Chilemba with a poor takedown
and Vector counters with a nice uppercut.
Vector lands with a cross.
Chilemba slips under a jab.
Chilemba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Vector counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chilemba won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vector cracks Chilemba with a big elbow.
Vector cracks Chilemba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chilemba is trying to improve his position.
Chilemba is letting Vector control him for a moment.
Chilemba is trying to improve his position.
Chilemba is trying to control Vector's posture but Vector avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vector working the ground and pound but Chilemba is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilemba is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chilemba is trying to control Vector's posture but Vector avoids it.
Chilemba is letting Vector control him for a moment.
Chilemba is trying to control Vector's posture but Vector avoids it.

Vector tries for a kimura but Chilemba is defending well.
Chilemba sneaks back into half guard.
Chilemba trying to control here.
Chilemba is not content to let Vector control the position.
Chilemba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vector is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilemba is refusing to be controlled, as Vector sits in half guard.
Vector working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vector working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Vector is keen to just control but Chilemba is a slippery customer.
Chilemba is trying to maintain the position but Vector is very close to passing his half guard.
Vector trying to control the pace.
Chilemba is controlling Vector's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chilemba misses with a takedown

and Vector counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Chilemba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vector taking a breather here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vector wants to control but Chilemba is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chilemba struggling a bit here.
Chilemba tries to buck Vector off but Vector is having none of it.
Chilemba looks to move to half guard but instead Vector has passed into mount! Damn!
Vector raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vector sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vector pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vector unloading with bombs!
Vector landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Chilemba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vector tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vector in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chilemba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vector controlling the position easily from mount.
Chilemba tries to lock up and control but Vector gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vector connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vector landing strikes from the mount and Chilemba is in trouble!
Vector avoids the attempt from Chilemba to control.
Vector controlling from mount.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vector misses with a looping right.
Chilemba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chilemba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chilemba tries for a takedown but Vector circles away easily

and Vector counters with a single leg into guard. Chilemba didn't expect that.
Vector has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vector scoring with some ground and pound.

Chilemba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vector defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chilemba is pulling down on Vector's head. It's preventing any offense from Vector, at least for the moment.
Vector trying to control but Chilemba is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Chilemba isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Vector stacks Chilemba on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Vector!
Vector in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chilemba is looking for a sweep.
Chilemba trying to remain calm as Vector controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on Chilemba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Check out the look on Vector's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vector wants to control but Chilemba is keeping him busy.
Chilemba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vector wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilemba is trying to control Vector's posture but Vector avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vector tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chilemba's legs.
Chilemba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vector wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chilemba takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chilemba wants to control but Vector postures up.
Chilemba trying his best to control but Vector has mounted him.
Vector has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chilemba is in a horrible position here. Vector smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vector looking to finish Chilemba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chilemba!
Chilemba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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.
Vector lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vector sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chilemba wants to hold on but Vector pushes him away.
Chilemba is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vector is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vector pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vector sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chilemba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rocky Chilemba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vector jabs Chilemba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vector lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vector clobbers Chilemba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vector scores with a jab to the jaw.
Victor Vector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vector lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Chilemba sprawling to the canvas. Vector follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Chilemba hang on?

Chilemba is rocked!
Vector lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Chilemba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vector looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chilemba trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Chilemba seems to have got his legs back now.
Vector working Chilemba over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chilemba wants to control but Vector is having none of it.
Vector content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Vector showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chilemba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Vector shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vector was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chilemba struggling a bit here.
Chilemba is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Chilemba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chilemba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vector happy to just control the position for now.
Vector works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vector working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chilemba trying to remain calm as Vector controls from the top position.
Chilemba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chilemba is trying to escape the position but Vector is controlling the position.
The strikes coming from Vector are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vector trying to control the position but Chilemba is working away.
Chilemba is trying to control Vector's posture but Vector avoids it.
Chilemba dodges the ground and pound from Vector.
Victor Vector has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilemba takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vector working away.
Chilemba takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vector working away.
Chilemba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vector.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vector controlling from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Chilemba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vector takes a little break here. Chilemba wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vector wants to control but Chilemba is keeping him busy.
Vector is staying tight to Chilemba's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chilemba is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector scores with punches from side control.
Chilemba can't do much from the bottom here.
Vector working the head and body with strikes.
Chilemba is trying to control Vector's posture but Vector avoids it.
Vector lands a decent elbow from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Chilemba wants to control but Vector postures up.
Chilemba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vector cracks Chilemba with a big right hand but Chilemba just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vector working away.
Vector happy to just control the position for now.
Vector lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chilemba down.
Victor Vector is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vector is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chilemba's shoulder. That is not cool.
Vector lands some shots froms side control.
Vector is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chilemba's shoulder. That is not cool.
Vector landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Vector tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vector wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chilemba keeps working.
Vector advances to full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chilemba bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rocky Chilemba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vector avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Vector comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vector has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Vector!
After the fight, Victor Vector was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.