PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Glue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luck Chidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Glue
vs
Chidell

176 cm
23
208 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Glue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luck Chidell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chidell moves in looking to clinch but Glue pushes him off.
Mr Glue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chidell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Glue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glue keeps the fight on the outside.
Glue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chidell moves away.
Chidell tries to close the distance and clinch but Glue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glue misses with a wild body shot.
Chidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Glue circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glue misses with a body shot.
Chidell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Glue finds it's way through Chidell's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chidell slips a jab and a cross from Glue.
Chidell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glue.
Glue misses with a two punch combination.
Glue thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chidell tries to close the distance and clinch but Glue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chidell wants to clinch up but Glue keeps it at a distance.
Glue misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chidell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Glue circles away.
Glue fails in his attempt to clinch.

Glue clinches with his opponent.
Glue content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chidell prevents a body shot from Glue.

Glue manages to break the clinch.
Chidell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Glue counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chidell throws a head kick but Glue moves out of range.
Glue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chidell manages to avoid it.
Glue scores with a one two! Chidell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Luck Chidell has been cut.
Chidell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chidell tries to clinch but Glue moves away
and Glue counters with a stiff right hand.
Glue misses with a body punch
and Chidell counters with a solid body kick.
Glue throws a wild body kick that Chidell sees coming a mile off.
Chidell closes the distance looking to clinch

and Glue counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glue avoiding damage as Chidell throws knees to the body.
Chidell wants to get back to striking at distance but Glue won't allow it.
Glue blocks the elbow strike.
Chidell is looking to control Glue's arms but Glue gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chidell has his back to the cage.
Glue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Glue dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chidell.
Glue leaning his opponent against the cage.

Glue breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chidell. That's going to slow Glue down.
Glue is looking to wear down Chidell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Glue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chidell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Glue counters with a straight right hand.
Chidell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Glue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luck Chidell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Glue wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Glue throws a body punch but Chidell moves out of range.
Glue throws a hook but Chidell avoids it easily.
Chidell avoids the body shot from Glue.
Glue just misses with a punch to the body.
Chidell tries to clinch up

and Glue counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chidell is trying to break the clinch but Glue is controlling him.
Chidell is trying to stall.
Chidell throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chidell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chidell tries to clinch up
and Glue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glue misses with a looping left.
Chidell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chidell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Glue counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Glue has closed the distance and engaged Chidell in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chidell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glue blocks it with crossed arms.
Chidell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Glue's face.
Chidell blocks an uppercut.
Glue throws a punch but it's blocked by Chidell.
Glue can't find room to land a body shot as Chidell controls the action.
Glue's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A body shot lands from Glue.
Glue keeps control of Chidell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Glue.
Glue misses with an elbow strike.
Glue pressing his opponent against the cage.
Glue tries to land knees in the clinch but Chidell avoids the damage to the body.
Glue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chidell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Glue holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Glue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chidell is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Glue fails to land.
Chidell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glue.
Glue lands a hook that snaps the head of Chidell backwards.
Glue stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Chidell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chidell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chidell pushes off an throws an elbow but Glue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chidell trying to control the position but instead, Glue has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chidell into the cage.
Glue avoiding damage as Chidell throws knees to the body.
Chidell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chidell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Glue's defenses.
Glue has Chidell pressed against the cage, preventing Chidell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Glue avoiding damage as Chidell throws knees to the body.
Glue tries a body shot but Chidell blocks it.
Glue cracks Chidell with a nice body shot.
Glue misses with a body punch.
Chidell tries to stall but Glue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Glue lands a hook that snaps the head of Chidell backwards.
Chidell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chidell is breathing heavily.

That's four 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.
Glue is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glue.
Chidell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Glue.
Chidell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Glue to work.
Chidell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chidell throws an elbow that misses.
Glue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chidell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glue cracks Chidell with a nice body shot.
Glue misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Glue lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Glue.
Glue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glue avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Glue dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luck Chidell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

Glue throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Glue misses its intended target.
Glue swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Chidell moves into the clinch.
Chidell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Glue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glue thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chidell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chidell tries to clinch but Glue moves away

and Glue holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chidell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glue.
Glue avoiding damage as Chidell throws knees to the body.

Glue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Glue has closed the distance and engaged Chidell in a clinch.
Chidell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Glue throws a head punch that misses.
Chidell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Glue just leaning against Chidell, taking a breather.

Chidell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glue jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Glue clinches.
Chidell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chidell is trying to break the clinch but Glue is controlling him.
Chidell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Glue is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chidell wants to break free but Glue has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chidell tries a knee to the head but Glue blocks it.
Chidell is trying to break the clinch but Glue has him pressed against the cage.
Chidell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Glue.
Chidell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glue misses with a punch to the body.
Glue just leaning against Chidell, taking a breather.
Glue scores with a shoulder strike.
Chidell tries to land a knee to the head but Glue blocks with his arms.
Glue lands a body shot.
Glue works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Glue.
Glue slows down the pace here.
Glue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Glue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chidell's brow.
Nice body punch from Glue.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Glue lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chidell.
A short left from Glue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glue is struggling to control the position.
Chidell looking to throw knees to the head but Glue is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Glue scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glue avoids the elbow strike from Chidell, against the cage.
Glue has Chidell pressed against the cage, preventing Chidell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chidell is trying to break free.
Glue creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chidell's defenses.
Glue leaning his opponent against the cage.
Glue has Chidell pressed against the cage, preventing Chidell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Glue effectively controlling the action here.
Chidell takes a shot to the head.
Glue just leaning against Chidell, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Glue.
Glue will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chidell up against the cage.
Chidell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Glue taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mr Glue.
Chidell misses the shot to the body.
Glue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glue throws a body kick the misses

and Chidell counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Glue.
Glue is struggling to control the position.
Glue misses with a punch on the inside.
Mr Glue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chidell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chidell has Glue pushed against the cage.
Glue is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Glue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Glue 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Glue!