PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chanda Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philander Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chanda Armstrong had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Armstrong
vs
Chavez

170 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chanda Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philander Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chavez moves to clinch but Armstrong breaks away

and Armstrong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Armstrong.

Armstrong breaks the clinch.
Chavez tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Armstrong. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Chavez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chavez moves to clinch but Armstrong breaks away

and Armstrong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chavez won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Armstrong wants to stand but Chavez has his arm trapped.
Chavez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Armstrong blocks the strikes from Chavez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez controlling the position for now.
Chavez is trying to get back to full guard.
Chavez is controlling Armstrong's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Chavez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez misses with a body punch.
Chavez fails to pull guard.
Chanda Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philander Chavez.

Armstrong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chavez shoots in looking for a takedown but Armstrong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chavez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez wants to clinch up but Armstrong keeps it at a distance.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chavez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Armstrong checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Armstrong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philander Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chavez wants to clinch up but Armstrong keeps it at a distance.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez fails to land the takedown.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Armstrong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Chavez, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Chavez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Armstrong, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armstrong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Armstrong pushes him off.
Chavez tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
Chanda Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez tries to clinch up
and Armstrong counters with a left and a right that stings Chavez.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez wants to clinch.
Chavez tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Chavez does no damage.
Chavez shoots in looking for a takedown but Armstrong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chavez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chanda Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philander Chavez.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavez shoots for a double leg takedown but Armstrong sprawls well. He's pushed Chavez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chavez is defended easily by Armstrong.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but Armstrong shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looks to clinch

and Armstrong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Armstrong.
Chavez wants to sweep but no luck.
Chavez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chavez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong content to stall in guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chanda Armstrong.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philander Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Armstrong as Chavez shoots in.
Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chavez moves to clinch but Armstrong breaks away

and Armstrong moves into the clinch.
Armstrong lands a good knee to the midsection. Chavez won't want to take too many of those.

Chavez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but Armstrong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Armstrong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Philander Chavez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chavez tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Armstrong counters by moving into the clinch.
Chavez keeps control of Armstrong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Armstrong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chavez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chavez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armstrong's efforts to push away.
Chavez is trying to break the clinch but Armstrong has him pressed against the cage.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Armstrong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chavez misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez darts in trying to clinch

and Armstrong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Armstrong is trying to force a seperation but Chavez has the dominant position.
Chavez tries to pull guard but Armstrong holds him up against the cage and eventually Chavez drops back down to his feet.
Chavez wants to take the fight to the mat but Armstrong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chanda Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philander Chavez.

Armstrong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armstrong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Armstrong wants it to stay on the feet.
A low kick from Chavez misses
and Armstrong counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Armstrong counters with a three punch combo that has Chavez backing up. Chavez nods at Armstrong to acknowledge the strikes.
Chavez wants to clinch up but Armstrong keeps it at a distance.
Chavez tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Chavez tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Chavez tries to clinch

and Armstrong counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Armstrong breaks the clinch.
Chavez is looking to clinch but Armstrong is avoiding it.
Armstrong throws a series of strikes that have Chavez backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Armstrong.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
Chavez wants to clinch up but Armstrong keeps it at a distance.
Chavez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Armstrong's waist but Armstrong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chavez off to one side.
Philander Chavez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Armstrong lands with a straight right. Chavez didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
Chanda Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong blocks a low kick nicely.
Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chavez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chavez misses with a double jab
and Armstrong counters with a three punch combo that has Chavez backing up. Chavez nods at Armstrong to acknowledge the strikes.
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chavez wants to clinch
and Armstrong counters with a series of strikes. Chavez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chavez misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philander Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chavez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philander Chavez!
After winning the bout, Philander Chavez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.