PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Landen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda has chosen Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Landen
vs
Chiarmanda

170 cm
23
168 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
162 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Conquer
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Landen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chiarmanda moves out of range as Landen strikes.
A jab from Chiarmanda does it's job there.
Paul Landen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chiarmanda! But no joy.
Landen throws a body shot but no joy.
Chiarmanda feints and then cracks Landen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Landen down.
A jab from Chiarmanda finds it's way through Landen's defenses.
Landen lands with an overhand left.
Landen throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda lands the left hand.
Landen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Landen jabs Chiarmanda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda moves out of range of the body kick.
Ossilus Chiarmanda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landen lands with a right hand.
Landen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiarmanda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chiarmanda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Landen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Landen.
Landen tries to free his leg and advance position but Chiarmanda is retaining full guard.
Chiarmanda keeping moving, preventing Landen from controlling successfully.
Chiarmanda wants to sweep here but Landen controlling him for the moment.
Chiarmanda has his hands on Landen's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Chiarmanda has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chiarmanda is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Landen looks for the body kick but Chiarmanda saw that one coming.
Landen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chiarmanda's calf.
Chiarmanda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Landen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Landen misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen dives in for a single leg takedown but Chiarmanda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chiarmanda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chiarmanda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Landen.
Landen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Landen looks to throw the jab but Chiarmanda is out of range.
Chiarmanda is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Landen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Landen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Landen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Chiarmanda.
Landen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Chiarmanda rushes Landen and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landen throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda lands with a right to the head.
Landen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chiarmanda throws an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Landen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiarmanda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Landen is defending well for now.
Landen lands a nice uppercut.
Landen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda misses with a body punch.
Landen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Landen.
A right hand to the body from Landen.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Landen.
Chiarmanda misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Landen.
Chiarmanda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chiarmanda looks winded!
Landen lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Landen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Landen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick from Landen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Landen.
Chiarmanda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Landen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chiarmanda scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot by Landen.
Landen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chiarmanda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
Chiarmanda misses with a head kick.
Landen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Landen misses the target.
Landen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Chiarmanda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Landen misses with a right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chiarmanda looks to land a body kick but Landen moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda throws a jab but it's blocked by Landen.
Paul Landen is winning the standup battle so far.
Landen just misses with a punch to the body.
Landen throws a leg kick which misses Chiarmanda's front leg but catches the back leg as Chiarmanda tries to avoid it.

Chiarmanda has Landen up against the cage in a clinch.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Landen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Landen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Landen lands a nice uppercut.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Landen's defenses.
Landen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paul Landen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Landen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Landen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chiarmanda can do to turn this around?
Chiarmanda misses with a punch to the body.
Chiarmanda misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Landen.
Landen swings wildly with an uppercut but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Chiarmanda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landen misses with a body punch.
Chiarmanda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chiarmanda tries to land knees in the clinch but Landen avoids the damage to the body.
Landen can't find room to land a body shot as Chiarmanda controls the action.
Landen working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Chiarmanda fails to land.
Landen leaning against his opponent.
Landen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda misses with a punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Landen lands a shoulder strike.
Landen scores with a shoulder strike.
Chiarmanda tries to land knees in the clinch but Landen avoids the damage to the body.
Landen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Landen blocks a body shot from Chiarmanda.
Landen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Landen misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chiarmanda misses with a knee strike.
Chiarmanda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Landen misses with a body punch.
Chiarmanda lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chiarmanda.
Landen is looking to break free of the clinch but Chiarmanda has double underhooks.
Chiarmanda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chiarmanda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Landen backwards.
Chiarmanda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Landen managing to block the knees to the body from Chiarmanda.
Landen misses with a punch to the body.
Chiarmanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Landen as the two fighters clinch.

Landen manages to break the clinch.
Landen throws a hook to the side of Chiarmanda's head but Chiarmanda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chiarmanda misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiarmanda lands a jab.

Chiarmanda closes the distance and pushes Landen back into the cage.
Landen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landen misses with a punch on the inside.
Landen lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landen.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Landen's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landen.
Landen lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Chiarmanda.
Landen prevents a body shot from Chiarmanda.
Landen lands a body punch.
Chiarmanda blocks an uppercut.

Landen manages to break the clinch.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Landen counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Landen will probably get the nod.
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!

Chiarmanda misses with a body shot.
Landen lands with a hook. Chiarmanda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chiarmanda throws a lazy head kick
and Landen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Landen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chiarmanda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chiarmanda. Landen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Landen.
Chiarmanda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Landen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Landen.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chiarmanda misses its intended target.
Chiarmanda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chiarmanda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Landen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chiarmanda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Landen lands a jab to Chiarmanda's midsection.
Chiarmanda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chiarmanda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chiarmanda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Landen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Landen scores with a jab.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landen misses with a lunging right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Chiarmanda tenderised Landen's leg. Landen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Landen has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiarmanda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Landen misses with a kick to the body.
Chiarmanda has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chiarmanda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Landen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Landen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chiarmanda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chiarmanda sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Landen.
Nice cross by Landen.
Landen blocks a jab.
Chiarmanda misses with a wild combination.
Landen misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Landen.
Chiarmanda dodges the punch combination from Landen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Landen misses with a takedown
letting Chiarmanda counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landen scoring well with a low kick there.
Landen misses with a lunging right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Landen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chiarmanda swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Landen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Landen connects with a looping right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Landen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Landen, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

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