PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Chalke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor The Notourious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chalke
vs
The Notourious

175 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Chalke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor The Notourious!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Notourious throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chalke tries to counter with a takedown but The Notourious is quick to defend against it.
The Notourious throws a looping overhand right but Chalke ducks down to avoid it.

Chalke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching The Notourious on his heels. He'll look to pass The Notourious's guard now, I'm sure.
The Notourious wants to sweep but no luck.
Chalke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chalke lands a couple of elbows.
Chalke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chalke with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Notourious is trying to control the position but Chalke postures up.
Chalke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chalke won't allow The Notourious to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.
Chalke cracks The Notourious with a solid left hand.
Chalke is working The Notourious over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chalke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chalke lands a couple of elbows.
Chalke scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chalke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The Notourious wants to sweep but no luck.
Chalke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The Notourious had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chalke defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chalke with a nice head shot there.
Chalke stays in close to The Notourious's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chalke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chalke controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke is in close to The Notourious's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Notourious controls Chalke momentarily but Chalke frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chalke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chalke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chalke wants to pass the guard but The Notourious is keeping the position.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.
Chalke stands up over The Notourious, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chalke is in close to The Notourious's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chalke scoring with some ground and pound.
Chalke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chalke stands up over The Notourious, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Notourious has momentary wrist control but Chalke slips an elbow through the middle.
Chalke distracts The Notourious with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chalke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chalke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chalke landing with the ground and pound.
The Notourious wants to sweep here but Chalke controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Chalke dominated that 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.

The Notourious connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chalke momentarily.
The Notourious throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chalke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Notourious steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chalke.
A nice side step and The Notourious releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chalke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Notourious darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Conor The Notourious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chalke moves out of range as The Notourious strikes.
The Notourious lands with a shot to the body.
The Notourious misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Notourious staying out of range there.
The Notourious throws a jab but it's blocked by Chalke.
The Notourious throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chalke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Notourious throws a lazy right hand but Chalke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Notourious throws a body punch but Chalke moves out of range.
The Notourious looks to throw the jab but Chalke is out of range.
Chalke tries to counter with a takedown but The Notourious is quick to defend against it.
Chalke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Notourious can do to turn this around?
Chalke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Notourious.
The Notourious lands a nice looking body shot.
The Notourious misses with a body shot.
Chalke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Conor The Notourious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Chalke looking to score a takedown here. The Notourious is defending well but Chalke drives through and ends up in The Notourious's guard.
Chalke is in close to The Notourious's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.
Chalke preventing the sweep.
Chalke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chalke content to stall in guard here.
Chalke with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke controlling from the top position.

The Notourious escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chalke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chalke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chalke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chalke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chalke 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chalke preventing the sweep.
Chalke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cody Chalke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chalke with a nice head shot there.
The Notourious wants to sweep here but Chalke controlling him for the moment.
Chalke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Notourious's head.
Chalke won't allow The Notourious to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chalke stands up over The Notourious, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chalke lands a couple of elbows.
Chalke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chalke scoring with some ground and pound.
Chalke working some strikes from top position.
Chalke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.

The Notourious is rocked!
Chalke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chalke with a nice head shot there.
The Notourious is still in real trouble! Can Chalke finish him?
Chalke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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 Cody Chalke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The Notourious lands with a hook. Chalke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Notourious seems to have recovered his senses.
Chalke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Notourious.
Chalke slips a jab from The Notourious.

The Notourious gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chalke working some strikes from top position.
Chalke lands a couple of elbows.
Chalke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chalke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Notourious is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chalke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chalke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chalke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Notourious not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chalke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Notourious swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chalke stands up over The Notourious, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chalke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Notourious's head.
Chalke sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke won't allow The Notourious to get back to his feet.
Chalke chips away with some ground and pound.
Chalke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chalke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chalke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Notourious's head.
Chalke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chalke cracks The Notourious with a solid left hand.
Chalke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chalke seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Notourious for as long as he can get away with.
Chalke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Notourious is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Notourious being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Notourious staying out of range there.
It seemed like The Notourious was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chalke takes a swing at The Notourious's ribcage but misses.
The Notourious looks to land a right hand but Chalke moved out of range.
The Notourious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Notourious throws a shot from downtown. Chalke moves away and avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Chalke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chalke lands in his opponent's guard.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Chalke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chalke, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Chalke!
Cody Chalke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.