PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Longson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Longson comes to the cage accompanied by Oopsy daisy chipmunk. Chapman has chosen Mc rennie as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Longson
vs
Chapman

165 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Longson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Tyler Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chapman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chapman throws a head kick but Longson moves out of range.
Longson looks to land a combination but Chapman avoids it well.

Longson rushes Chapman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Longson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chapman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chapman misses with a double jab
and Longson counters with a thumping low kick.
Chapman misses with an uppercut. Longson saw that one coming.
Chapman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Longson counters with a good low kick that Chapman was not able to check.
Chapman looks gassed!
Chapman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Longson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Longson clinches with his opponent.

Longson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chapman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Longson counters with a leg kick.
Brandon Longson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Chapman.
Longson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chapman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Longson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Longson clobbers Chapman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Chapman is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Longson instigates a clinch.
Chapman is still on wobbly legs! Can Longson finish him?

Longson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Longson drops Chapman with a nice combination! Longson dives into Chapman's guard, looking to finish!
Longson postures up and lands a big shot to Chapman's brow.
Longson connects with a couple of short punches.
Longson preventing the sweep.
Longson pushes down on Chapman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Longson working Chapman over with strikes.
Chapman is looking for a sweep. Longson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chapman seems to have recovered his senses.
Longson lands with a punch from half guard.
Longson working the head and body with strikes.
Longson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Longson prevents Chapman from improving his position.
Longson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Longson throws a series of punches but Chapman moves out of range.

Chapman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Longson connects with an elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chapman cracks Longson with a big right hand but Longson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Longson sneaks back into half guard.
Chapman wants to free his trapped foot but Longson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Longson taking some punishment here, with Chapman in his half guard.
Chapman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chapman connects with a nice short shot to Longson's temple.
Ground and pound from Chapman.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Longson wants to clinch up but Chapman keeps it at a distance.
Chapman throws a sloppy head kick
and Longson counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman has his takedown stuffed
and Longson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chapman misses with a takedown attempt

and Longson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chapman can't get the takedown.
Chapman wants to break free but Longson has control.

Chapman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chapman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Longson counters with a body kick.
Longson looks to land a combination but Chapman avoids it well.

Chapman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chapman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chapman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Longson 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.
Chapman is working Longson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Longson striking from the bottom.
Chapman is in close to Longson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Longson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman connects with a couple of short punches.
Chapman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Longson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Longson.
Longson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chapman misses with an uppercut. Longson saw that one coming.
Chapman darts in trying to clinch
and Longson counters with a one-two to the body.
Chapman misses with a wild combination.
Chapman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Longson swivels and escapes.

Longson gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Longson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chapman has his takedown stuffed
and Longson counters with a good low kick that Chapman was not able to check.
No joy there for Chapman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Longson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Longson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Longson counters with a head kick.
Tyler Chapman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chapman with a lazy takedown attempt

and Longson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chapman looking to throw knees to the head but Longson is blocking nicely.

Longson breaks the clinch.
Longson misses with a double jab
and Chapman counters with a big head kick but Longson shrugs it off.
Chapman fails with the takedown
and Longson counters with a one-two to the body.
Chapman with a poor takedown
and Longson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brandon Longson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Chapman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapman fails with the takedown.
Chapman moves in looking to clinch but Longson pushes him off.
Chapman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Longson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chapman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chapman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chapman landing strikes from the mount and Longson is in trouble!
Chapman breaks from Longson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Longson regains half guard.
Longson is looking for a sweep. Chapman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Longson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Chapman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chapman is nestled in close to Longson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Longson is pressing down on Chapman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Longson wants to sweep here but Chapman controlling him for the moment.
Chapman looking to pass the guard.
Chapman with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good shot there by Longson.
Longson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandon Longson is winning the standup battle so far.
Chapman with a poor takedown
and Longson counters with a low kick, right behind Chapman 's knee.
Longson connects with a solid leg kick.

Chapman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chapman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Longson is pressing down on Chapman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chapman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chapman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chapman stopping the sweep attempt from Longson.
Longson is working hard here to advance position.
Chapman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chapman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Longson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chapman misses with a takedown attempt

and Longson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chapman is looking to break free of the clinch but Longson has double underhooks.

Longson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Longson dodges the punch combination from Chapman.
Chapman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Chapman.

Chapman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chapman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Longson looking for a sweep. Not yet Longson, not yet.
Chapman landing some decent shots from guard.
Longson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chapman is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chapman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chapman chips away with some ground and pound.
Chapman stands up over Longson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chapman fails with the takedown
and Longson counters with a slapping leg kick.

Longson clinches.
Longson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chapman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Longson is looking to break free of the clinch but Chapman has double underhooks.
Longson has had enough of the clinch but Chapman keeps him there for the moment.
Longson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chapman.
Chapman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyler Chapman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chapman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Longson counters by clinching up.
Chapman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Longson.

Longson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chapman tries for a takedown but Longson circles away easily

and Longson counters by clinching up.
Longson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Longson breaks the clinch.
Chapman misses with a takedown attempt
and Longson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandon Longson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Chapman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longson tries to clinch up but Chapman circles away and keeps his distance.
Longson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chapman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chapman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chapman lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman cracks Longson with a solid left hand.
Longson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Longson throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Chapman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chapman stopping the sweep attempt from Longson.
Chapman works over Longson with some ground and pound from guard.
Longson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chapman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

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

Longson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Longson is pressed up against the cage. Chapman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Longson down to the mat. Longson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Chapman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chapman drops an elbow to the side of Longson's head.
Longson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chapman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chapman's back!
Chapman is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Chapman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is pressing down on Longson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chapman with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Longson can't handle though.
Longson is in close to Chapman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Longson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chapman is on top in guard.
Longson wants to sweep but no luck.
Chapman lands a couple of elbows.
Longson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chapman is one step ahead there.
Longson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chapman's guard.
Chapman scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Longson works over Chapman with some ground and pound from guard.
Chapman looking for a sweep. Not yet Chapman, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chapman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chapman lands a couple of shots from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Chapman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chapman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Longson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Longson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Longson is looking for a sweep. Chapman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chapman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Longson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chapman lands with a punch from half guard.
Chapman working Longson over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longson scores with a few weak punches.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Longson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Longson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Chapman counter with a right hand.
Chapman lands with a nice combination. Longson backs away looking to recover.
Chapman misses with a few strikes there.
Longson throws a leg kick but Chapman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Longson avoids a kick to the body.
Chapman misses with a series of wild punches.
Chapman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chapman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Longson counters with a low kick, right behind Chapman 's knee.
A head kick by Chapman misses

and Longson counters by moving into the clinch.

Chapman breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Chapman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chapman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 for Brandon Longson!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Brandon Longson!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Brandon Longson!

Brandon Longson wins by unanimous decision!