PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Chandler (ranked 3888 p4p, 4561 weight class) and Shannon The Shrimp King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chandler
vs
The Shrimp King

178 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
152
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Chandler!
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, Shannon The Shrimp King!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Shrimp King looks for a takedown but Chandler sprawls well.
Chandler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Chandler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Shrimp King sprawls well initially but Chandler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chandler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chandler drops an elbow to the side of The Shrimp King's head.
Chandler is nestled in close to The Shrimp King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Chandler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Chandler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Shrimp King is just riding it out for now. Chandler eventually gives up the hold.

Chandler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Shrimp King defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Shrimp King tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chandler has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The Shrimp King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chandler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chandler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chandler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Shrimp King's face.
The Shrimp King tries to hold on but Chandler pushes him away.
Chandler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chandler 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.
The Shrimp King flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Shrimp King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chandler lands a nice shot to the head.
Chandler controlling the position easily from mount.
The Shrimp King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chandler looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Shrimp King is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Shrimp King?
Chandler content just to control the position here.
The Shrimp King is trying desperately to improve position.
The Shrimp King is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Chandler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler content just to control the position here.
Chandler scoring with strikes but The Shrimp King is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Chandler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Shrimp King looks for a takedown but Chandler sprawls well.
The Shrimp King throws a right hand that Chandler ducks under and follows up with a left that Chandler also avoids with ease.

Chandler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The Shrimp King to the ground. Chandler is now in The Shrimp King's guard.

The Shrimp King has his feet on Chandler's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Chandler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chandler seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Shrimp King for as long as he can get away with.
Chandler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Shrimp King can do to turn this around?
The Shrimp King trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Chandler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chandler frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chandler looking to control but The Shrimp King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Chandler working for a submission but The Shrimp King is keeping him at bay.
The Shrimp King regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Shrimp King trying to control but Chandler postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chandler in particular looking to stall.
Chandler is thwarting The Shrimp King's attempts to control the position.
Chandler slips a nice elbow through The Shrimp King's hands, connecting with The Shrimp King's forehead.
The Shrimp King trying to hold on to Chandler's head to control him but Chandler postures up.
The Shrimp King is trying to stand back up but Chandler is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Shrimp King trying to control but Chandler postures up.
Nice strikes from Chandler there.
Chandler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Shrimp King trying to control from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chandler trying to mount his opponent but The Shrimp King defends it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

The Shrimp King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chandler's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Shrimp King prevents Chandler from getting back to his feet.
The Shrimp King trying to control the position from guard on top but Chandler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chandler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chandler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Shrimp King.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Chandler looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! The Shrimp King has picked Chandler up and slammed him! Chandler can't keep hold of the triangle and The Shrimp King manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Shrimp King trying to control the action but Chandler is working from the bottom.
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 Nicholas Chandler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The Shrimp King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from The Shrimp King enables Chandler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Shrimp King manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The Shrimp King wants to get back to his feet but Chandler passes into half guard.

Chandler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chandler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Shrimp King misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The Shrimp King throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
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. Chandler connects with a nice short shot to The Shrimp King's temple.
Nicholas Chandler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Chandler tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Shrimp King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chandler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Chandler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Shrimp King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chandler.
The Shrimp King controlling the position well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Shrimp King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chandler scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Shrimp King trying to hold on to Chandler's head to control him but Chandler postures up.
Chandler stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler working the head and body with strikes.
Chandler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Chandler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chandler working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler staying calm.
The Shrimp King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chandler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chandler working away.
Chandler controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chandler lands an elbow.
Chandler takes a little break here. The Shrimp King wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chandler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Chandler!
A very excited looking Nicholas Chandler rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.