PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dun Fighten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chan
vs
Fighten

156 cm
20
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carl Chan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dun Fighten!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Fighten as Chan shoots in.
Fighten fails with a takedown attempt.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
Fighten shoots in for a double leg but Chan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Fighten moves into the clinch successfully.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighten.

Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Fighten. No joy for Chan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighten tries a head kick but it misses.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chan tries to clinch up but Fighten circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighten shoots in for a takedown but Chan shows good takedown defense.
Fighten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighten throws a chopping leg kick but Chan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chan wants it to stay on the feet.
Chan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fighten is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fighten is defended easily by Chan.
Fighten looks gassed!
Chan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fighten.
Chan dives in and grabs Fighten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fighten pushes down on Chan's head and hops out.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
Chan dives in and grabs Fighten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fighten pushes down on Chan's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighten shoots in for a takedown but Chan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fighten defends it nicely.
Fighten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chan avoids the head kick by Fighten.
Fighten swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Nice takedown defense from Fighten. No joy for Chan on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fighten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fighten goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chan prevents it.
Fighten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fighten dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Fighten pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chan passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Chan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to control but Fighten is keeping him busy.
Chan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fighten moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan is fighting to break Fighten's control of his arms but Fighten is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chan trying to control but Fighten is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dun Fighten will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chan shoots in for a double leg but Fighten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chan keeps the fight on the outside.
Chan shoots in looking for a takedown. Fighten tries to sprawl out of it but Chan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fighten manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fighten shoots in looking for a takedown. Chan tries to sprawl out of it but Fighten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Fighten.
Fighten is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fighten closes the distance and clinches.
Chan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighten looking to slow down the pace here.

Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fighten fails to land the takedown.
Fighten shoots in for a double leg but Chan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fighten is breathing heavily.
Chan throws a wild body kick that Fighten sees coming a mile off.
Fighten dives in and grabs Chan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chan pushes down on Fighten's head and hops out.
Fighten pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chan looks to clinch
and Fighten counters with a nice uppercut.
Dun Fighten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan tries to clinch there but Fighten circles away.

Chan has Fighten up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan wants to clinch up but Fighten keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan lands a leg kick that knocks Fighten off balance momentarily.
Chan tries to clinch up but Fighten circles away and keeps his distance.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Fighten sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chan leaves Fighten with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Chan. No joy for Fighten on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Chan or perhaps it was just good defense by Fighten which made him look bad.

Chan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fighten sprawls well initially but Chan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fighten trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fighten wants to improve his position but Chan is controlling well.
Chan is trying to control. Fighten wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chan trying to mount his opponent but Fighten defends it.
Fighten wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fighten does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighten is controlling Chan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Chan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chan drives through and clinches with Fighten against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fighten as the two fighters clinch.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighten's elbow.
Chan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fighten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Chan breaks from the clinch.
Fighten shoots in and drives through. Chan sprawls well.
Chan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fighten.
Fighten shoots in and drives through. Chan sprawls well.
Fighten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carl Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dun Fighten.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Fighten circles away.
Fighten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chan.
Horrible takedown by Chan or perhaps it was just good defense by Fighten which made him look bad.
Fighten misses with a body kick.
Chan stuffs the takedown attempt from Fighten. Fighten gets slowly back to his feet.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fighten keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fighten moves into the clinch.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Fighten avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Chan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighten avoids it.
Fighten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chan tries to circle away but Fighten has him pinned against the cage.
Chan letting Fighten take a breather here.
Fighten tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chan wants a takedown but no success here.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chan being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chan as Fighten tries to tie him up.

Chan pulls guard successfully.
Fighten postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Fighten gets to his feet - Chan follows without any prompting.
Chan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fighten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Fighten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chan, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chan digs a right hand into Fighten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fighten's gas tank.
Chan is trying to stall.
Fighten lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Fighten has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chan after a bit of a struggle.
Fighten prevents a body shot from Chan.
Chan looking to throw knees to the head but Fighten is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighten tries to break free but Chan pushes him back against the cage.
Fighten is trying to push Chan away but Chan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chan fails to pull guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dun Fighten.
I think Fighten 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dun Fighten!
Dun Fighten is the new featherweight champion!