PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Ducreux (ranked 2735 p4p, 2782 weight class) and Chief Chumbo (ranked 342 p4p, 349 weight class). Joseph Ducreux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ducreux
vs
Chumbo

184 cm
24
180
3 - 4 - 0

177 cm
25
179
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Ducreux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chief Chumbo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chumbo.
Chumbo shoots in and drives through. Ducreux sprawls well.
It looked like Ducreux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chumbo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ducreux's waist but Ducreux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chumbo off to one side.
Chumbo tries for a takedown but Ducreux circles away easily
and Ducreux counters with a nice leg kick.
Joseph Ducreux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Chumbo.
Chumbo throws the left hand but Ducreux avoids the punch easily.
Chumbo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ducreux.
Chumbo throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ducreux. Chumbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Ducreux. Beautiful body shot.
Chumbo misses with a looping right.
Ducreux jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumbo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ducreux defends it nicely.
Ducreux is looking to slow Chumbo down with leg kicks.
Chumbo shoots for a double leg takedown but Ducreux sprawls well. He's pushed Chumbo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chumbo throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by Ducreux's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chumbo. Ducreux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chumbo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ducreux as he jumps to the side.
Chumbo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ducreux counters with a thumping low kick.
Ducreux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chumbo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Chumbo gets a double leg takedown into Ducreux's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ducreux has his hands on Chumbo's head, controlling the position.
Chumbo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ducreux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ducreux pulls Chumbo in close to prevent any damage.
Ducreux looking for a sweep. Not yet Ducreux, not yet.
Chumbo is in close to Ducreux's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ducreux keeping full guard, as Chumbo tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chumbo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ducreux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Ducreux has wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chumbo stopping the sweep attempt from Ducreux.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ducreux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Chumbo misses.
Chumbo scores with a nice right hand.
Ducreux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chumbo.
Chumbo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ducreux finds it's way round the side to connect with Chumbo's head.
Joseph Ducreux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chumbo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chumbo or perhaps it was just good defense by Ducreux, which made it look bad.
Chumbo throws an overhand right that lands on Ducreux's shoulder, as Ducreux tries to avoid the shot.

Ducreux gets caught flat footed, as Chumbo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ducreux bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chumbo's guard.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chumbo looking for a sweep. Not yet Chumbo, not yet.
Ducreux controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ducreux sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chumbo's guard.
Chumbo keeping control of the position.
Chumbo tries to get to full guard but Ducreux has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Ducreux 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.

Chumbo fails with the takedown
enabling Ducreux to counter with a crisp jab.
Chumbo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ducreux's head.
Ducreux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ducreux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chumbo misses with a body shot
and Ducreux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ducreux.
Chumbo lands a nice looking body shot.
Chumbo throws a hook to the side of Ducreux's head but Ducreux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chumbo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ducreux circles away.
Ducreux misses the shot to the body.
Ducreux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ducreux.
Chumbo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ducreux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chumbo swings widly with a right hand
and Chumbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ducreux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chief Chumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducreux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ducreux stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ducreux wants it to stay on the feet.
Ducreux is looking to counter with head kicks.
Joseph Ducreux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Chumbo.
A jab from Chumbo finds it's way through Ducreux's defenses.
Chumbo looks to throw the jab but Ducreux is out of range.
Chumbo loads up on a big right hand but Ducreux slips the punch.
Chumbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ducreux throws out the jab.
Ducreux throws a good cross that connects.
Ducreux slips a straight right by Chumbo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ducreux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chumbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Chumbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chumbo shoots for a double leg takedown but Ducreux sprawls well. He's pushed Chumbo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ducreux feints and then cracks Chumbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chumbo down.
Ducreux misses with a hook. Chumbo ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Chumbo misses
and Ducreux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chumbo tries to move into range but Ducreux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ducreux is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chumbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Chumbo misses.
Chumbo misses with a hook. Ducreux ducked under it nicely.
Chumbo loads up on a big right hand but Ducreux slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux takes a swing at Chumbo's ribcage but misses.
And Chumbo tries to counter it with a takedown but Ducreux pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chumbo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ducreux.
Chumbo throws a lazy right hand but Ducreux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chumbo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ducreux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chumbo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ducreux counters with a straight right hand.

Chumbo is rocked!
Chumbo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ducreux counters with a right hand from hell and Chumbo is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joseph Ducreux!
A very excited looking Joseph Ducreux 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.