PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucien De Bray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Didion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Didion
vs
De Bray

160 cm
24
165 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Didion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucien De Bray!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bray misses with a left hand
and Didion counters with a thumping low kick.
De Bray throws a sloppy body shot
and Didion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Bray misses with the combination.
De Bray moves out of range of the strikes.
De Bray has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Bray lands a jab to the nose.

De Bray shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Didion trying to hold on to De Bray's head to control him but De Bray postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bray trying to control from half guard but Didion is working away.
Didion won't allow De Bray to pass to mount.
De Bray thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Didion's head.
De Bray tries to pass to full mount but Didion defends it.
Didion wants to improve his position but De Bray is controlling well.
Didion is refusing to be controlled, as De Bray sits in half guard.
De Bray thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Didion's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Didion is looking for a sweep. De Bray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Bray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Bray is keen to just control but Didion is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Didion tests De Bray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Didion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Didion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Didion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Didion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Bray's head.
De Bray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Didion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Didion counters with a nice body kick.
Didion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Didion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Didion throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Bray.
De Bray slips a jab and a cross from Didion.
De Bray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Didion is fending him off so far but De Bray persists. Nope, Didion circles away and we're back to standing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Didion, right into the meat.
De Bray misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Didion misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Didion tries to avoid it but De Bray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Didion to the ground. Didion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Didion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Bray drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Didion defends it well.
Didion slaps away a takedown attempt from De Bray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Didion misses the target.
Chad Didion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucien De Bray.
De Bray looks to score with a jab to the body but Didion is just out of range.
Didion tried to counter with a leg kick but De Bray avoided it.
De Bray fails with the takedown
and Didion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Didion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Didion dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

De Bray misses with a hook to the body
and Didion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Bray thinking.
Didion avoids the body shot from De Bray.
That kick from Didion tenderised De Bray's leg. De Bray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Didion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Bray.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Bray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Didion lands a head kick!

Didion shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Didion thows a huge punch but De Bray dodges it nicely.
De Bray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Bray keeps trying to improve his position.
De Bray gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Bray trying to control the position.
De Bray might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Didion haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Didion stopping the sweep attempt from De Bray.

De Bray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Didion defends well.
De Bray is trying to keep Didion in close.
De Bray keeping moving, preventing Didion from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Didion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Bray shoots and misses
and Didion counters with a low kick, right behind De Bray 's knee.
Didion lands a high kick!
Didion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Bray throws a shot from downtown. Didion moves away and avoids it.
Didion throws a quick counter kick to the body but De Bray avoids it.
Didion throws a leg kick

and De Bray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Bray trying to control the action but Didion is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Didion's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bray throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Didion to regain full guard.
Lucien De Bray has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Bray stopping the sweep attempt from Didion.
Didion is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Bray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Didion trying to control the position.
De Bray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Bray throws a series of punches but Didion avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Didion dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Didion throws a looping overhand right but De Bray ducks down to avoid it.
Lucien De Bray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Bray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Didion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Bray tries to bum rush Didion with a series of wild strikes but Didion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Didion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Bray.
Didion is looking for a counter combo.
Didion swings for the body but De Bray moves out of range.
Didion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Didion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Didion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Bray fails with a takedown attempt.
Didion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Bray dives in and grabs Didion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Didion pushes down on De Bray's head and hops out.
Didion tried to counter with a leg kick but De Bray avoided it.
Chad Didion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucien De Bray.
De Bray shoots in for a takedown but Didion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Didion thows a body kick. De Bray tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Bray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Didion on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Didion.
Didion misses with an uppercut. De Bray saw that one coming.
De Bray has his takedown stuffed
and Didion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Bray has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Bray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Didion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Didion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Bray can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didion looks to score with a jab to the body but De Bray is just out of range.
De Bray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the body from De Bray misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bray takes a jab right on the kisser.
Didion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from De Bray.
De Bray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucien De Bray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Didion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Bray manages to avoid it.
Didion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and De Bray counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Didion!
The ground and pound from De Bray seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Didion tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bray grinds an elbow into Didion's temple.
De Bray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Bray is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
De Bray passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Didion!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didion regains half guard.
De Bray passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Didion!
De Bray looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chad Didion.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Didion, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Didion!
Our winner, Chad Didion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.