PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Chase (ranked 23840 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony King (ranked 5692 p4p, 632 weight class). Giovanni Chase has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Chase
vs
King

210 cm
18
214 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giovanni Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony King!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King moves into the clinch.
Chase tries to score a body lock takedown but King shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

King gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chase regains guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Chase manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Chase really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Chase is blocking nicely.

King breaks the clinch.

Chase gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
Chase tries for a takedown but King manages to get underhooks.
Chase is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giovanni Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

King pulls guard effortlessly.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chase's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Chase is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
King throws a big elbow that misses.

Chase throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
Chase wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Chase looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chase keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
Chase looking to control.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Chase has wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
King stays in close to Chase's body and controls the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Chase tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chase manages to get to full guard.
Chase not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chase will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Chase scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Chase tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chase pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.
Chase blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King throwing shots but Chase is blocking nicely.

Chase pushes King off and gets back to his feet.
King looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Chase's head and hops out.

King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase has a closed guard, preventing King from standing up.

Chase has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. King is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chase.
Chase tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King trying to control the position but Chase is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony King dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

King gets a clinch.

King has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chase uses from the top position.
Chase lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Anthony King has got the better of the ground game so far.

King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chase defends it easily.
Chase stands up over King, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase preventing the sweep.
Chase makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chase scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chase trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chase working some strikes from top position.
Chase working some strikes from top position.
Chase with a flurry of punches that miss.
King is looking to stand up but Chase isn't so interested in that idea.
King is breathing heavily.
Chase lands a couple of digs.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chase won't allow King to get back to his feet.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chase is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase lands a couple of elbows.
Chase lands a couple of elbows.
Chase works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Chase postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chase with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chase makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chase postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chase with a nice head shot there.
Chase lands a couple of digs.
Chase stands up over King, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Chase with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King looking to control but Chase passes into half guard.
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. Chase connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
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. Chase connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
Chase 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.
Chase landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chase stops King from getting back to his feet.
Chase seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chase takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chase is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Chase there.

Chase is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well.
King tries to get to full guard but Chase has control of the leg.
Chase working the head and body with strikes.
Chase scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chase looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chase is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chase is working away from the top position though.
Chase lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovanni Chase dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chase shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King misses with a double jab

and Chase moves into the clinch.
Chase drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Chase circles away.
Chase is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from King.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chase off to one side.
King feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giovanni Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.

King manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chase on his heels. He'll look to pass Chase's guard now, I'm sure.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase looking to control.

King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chase has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Chase's legs - danger averted.
Chase wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and King is now in half guard.
Chase is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chase is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
King throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chase is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chase because King loaded up on that one.
King misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chase tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
King avoids the attempt from Chase to control.
Chase is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Chase working to try and regain half guard.
King looking to control but Chase is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase is trying to escape the mount.
Chase wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by King.
King misses with some ground and pound and Chase recovers position to half guard.
Chase is not content to let King control the position.
Chase moves into full guard.
Chase keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.
Chase lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Chase scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King is trying to keep Chase in close.
Chase postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony King!