PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 337 p4p, 49 weight class) and William Chandler (ranked 671 p4p, 97 weight class). William Chandler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lemieux
vs
Chandler

193 cm
31
270 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

190 cm
24
245 lbs
7 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, William Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Lemieux forces Chandler back against the cage and clinches.
Lemieux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chandler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chandler lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lemieux lands an uppercut.
Chandler looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Chandler is trying to stall.
Chandler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemieux throws a punch but it's blocked by Chandler.
Lemieux blocks a body shot from Chandler.
Lemieux scores with a shot to the side of Chandler's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux misses with a punch on the inside.
Chandler prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lemieux.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux lands a body punch.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Lemieux controls the action.
Lemieux misses with the head strike.
Lemieux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
Chandler has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lemieux seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chandler can turn it around.
Lemieux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Lemieux.
A right hook to the body lands for Chandler.
Lemieux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemieux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lemieux tries to work over Chandler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chandler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemieux.
Lemieux lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Chandler fails to land.
A hook to the body from Chandler.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemieux's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
A short right from Chandler.
Chandler tries a body shot but Lemieux blocks it.
Lemieux misses with a body punch.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chandler blocks an uppercut.
Lemieux lands with a right to the head.
Lemieux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemieux tries to throw a body punch but Chandler avoids it by throwing Lemieux back against the cage.
Lemieux lands a hook that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Lemieux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chandler lands a body punch.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux tries to work over Chandler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chandler scores with a shot to the side of Lemieux's head.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemieux.
Chandler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lemieux backwards.

Chandler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chandler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lemieux moves out of range of the body kick from Chandler.
Vincent Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux misses with a left hand
enabling Chandler to counter with a crisp jab.

Lemieux is rocked!
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lemieux.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Chandler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chandler throws a head kick but Lemieux moves out of range.
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemieux.
Chandler misses with a body punch
and Lemieux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chandler thinking.
Lemieux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemieux misses with a looping right.

Lemieux has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lemieux.
Chandler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lemieux lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lemieux as Chandler tries to tie him up.
Lemieux lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chandler.
Lemieux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux lands with a right to the head.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Chandler.
Lemieux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lemieux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Chandler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lemieux misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Lemieux.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemieux.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemieux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lemieux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Lemieux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemieux.
A little jabbing left from Chandler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chandler throws a right hand that misses

and Lemieux counters with a crisp one two that drops Chandler! Lemieux thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chandler to his feet! Chandler is in big trouble!
Vincent Lemieux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lemieux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chandler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chandler throws an overhand right that lands on Lemieux's shoulder, as Lemieux tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Lemieux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lemieux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chandler counters with an outside leg kick.

Lemieux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chandler, pushing him back against the cage.
Chandler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemieux.
Lemieux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lemieux tries to work over Chandler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Chandler breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lemieux.
Lemieux looks to score with a jab to the body but Chandler is just out of range.
Chandler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Oooooh!!! Lemieux has knocked Chandler down with a huge combo! Lemieux steps away and waves a wobbly Chandler back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemieux.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Lemieux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lemieux looks to land a combination but Chandler avoids it well.
Lemieux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chandler counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chandler gets tackled into the cage by Lemieux. Lemieux maintains the clinch.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemieux.
Vincent Lemieux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chandler gets through Lemieux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Chandler struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemieux controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux tries to throw a body punch but Chandler avoids it by throwing Lemieux back against the cage.
Lemieux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux blocking some punches.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.

Chandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemieux moves into range and connects with a jab.

Lemieux feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chandler sprawling to the canvas! Chandler rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lemieux finish him?!

Chandler is rocked!

It looks like William Chandler has been cut.
Chandler misses with an uppercut
and Lemieux counters with a huge right that knocks Chandler out cold! Lemieux is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Lemieux!