PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgey Prendergast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chaney
vs
Prendergast

190 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

182 cm
25
173 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Chaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georgey Prendergast!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Prendergast clinches.
Prendergast lands a right hand.
A short right from Prendergast on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prendergast.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prendergast creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prendergast lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Prendergast - that landed with a thud.
Prendergast lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prendergast is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chaney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prendergast avoids it.
Prendergast works on Chaney's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Prendergast.
Prendergast lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prendergast lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Prendergast is working Chaney over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Prendergast.
Prendergast digs a right hand into Chaney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chaney's gas tank.
Prendergast digs a right hand into Chaney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chaney's gas tank.
Prendergast is working Chaney over against the cage.
Prendergast displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chaney up against the cage.
Prendergast lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaney backwards.
Prendergast lands a shot to the body.
Prendergast lands a nice shot to the body.
Chaney is breathing heavily.
Prendergast lands a nice shot to the body.
Prendergast gets through Chaney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prendergast scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Prendergast.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prendergast lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prendergast lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prendergast is working Chaney over against the cage.
Prendergast scores with a shot to the side of Chaney's head.
Chaney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A right handed body shot lands from Prendergast.
Prendergast lands a body shot in the clinch.
Prendergast lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Prendergast.
Prendergast cracks Chaney with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Prendergast gets through Chaney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prendergast.
Prendergast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prendergast lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chaney or not.
Prendergast presses Chaney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prendergast.
Nice body punch from Prendergast - that landed with a thud.
Prendergast stalls.
Prendergast stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chaney being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Prendergast.
A short right from Prendergast.
Prendergast managing to block the knees to the body from Chaney.
Prendergast taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prendergast.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Prendergast.
Nice body punch from Prendergast - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prendergast.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prendergast throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaneys head.
The referee calls for Prendergast to work.
A short left from Prendergast.
A left hand lands to the body for Prendergast.
Prendergast scores with a shot to the side of Chaney's head.
Prendergast'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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgey Prendergast dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Prendergast moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Prendergast lands with a left to the head.
Prendergast lands with a right to the head.
Prendergast lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Prendergast scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Prendergast as the two fighters clinch.
Prendergast scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prendergast stalling against the cage.
Prendergast lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chaney is trying to pull guard but Prendergast has him pressed against the cage.
Prendergast presses Chaney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prendergast lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prendergast lands a body shot in the clinch.
Prendergast holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Prendergast lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prendergast stalls.
Prendergast pushes Chaney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prendergast throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Prendergast.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prendergast creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prendergast lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prendergast lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Prendergast on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prendergast lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chaney backwards.
Chaney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prendergast has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Prendergast scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chaney letting Prendergast take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prendergast lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Prendergast as the two fighters clinch.
Prendergast scores with a shoulder strike.
Prendergast avoiding damage.
A hook to the body from Prendergast.
A short body shot lands from Prendergast as the two fighters clinch.
Georgey Prendergast seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prendergast lands a shoulder strike.
Prendergast scores with a shot to the side of Chaney's head.
Prendergast lands with a left to the head.
Prendergast scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Prendergast on the inside.
Chaney letting Prendergast take a breather here.
Prendergast receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Prendergast digs a right hand underneath Chaney's ribcage. Chaney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prendergast working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prendergast is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prendergast is working Chaney over against the cage.
Prendergast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Prendergast.
A right hand to the body from Prendergast.
Prendergast lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Prendergast.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prendergast.
Prendergast is pushing Chaney up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Prendergast lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prendergast stalling.
Nice body punch from Prendergast - that landed with a thud.
Prendergast stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgey Prendergast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Chaney doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Prendergast counters with a two punch combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Prendergast.
A body shot lands from Prendergast.
Prendergast stalls.
Prendergast lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chaney looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Prendergast.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prendergast works on Chaney's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prendergast has Chaney pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prendergast gets through Chaney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prendergast effectively controlling the action here.
Prendergast continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Georgey Prendergast.

Prendergast fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chaney, pushing him back against the cage.
Prendergast throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaneys head.
Prendergast lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Prendergast scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prendergast.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Prendergast.
Prendergast lands a shot to the body.
Prendergast working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prendergast.
Prendergast is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Prendergast scores with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Prendergast.
Prendergast scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prendergast lands a shoulder strike.
Prendergast lands a nice uppercut.

Chaney is rocked!
Prendergast lands a shot to the body.
Oh Chaney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Prendergast as the two fighters clinch.
Chaney seems to have got his legs back now.
Prendergast lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Prendergast takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prendergast.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prendergast throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaneys head.
Prendergast scores with a shoulder strike.
Prendergast scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prendergast lands with a left to the head.
Prendergast avoiding damage.
A short right from Prendergast on the inside.
Prendergast stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Prendergast.
Prendergast presses Chaney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prendergast will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chaney up against the cage.
Prendergast is working Chaney over against the cage.
Prendergast lands an uppercut.
Prendergast lands with a right to the head.
Prendergast scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Prendergast.
Prendergast digs a right hand into Chaney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chaney's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Prendergast.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Prendergast.
Prendergast works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
James Chaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prendergast lands a body punch.
Prendergast stalling in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georgey Prendergast comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prendergast has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgey Prendergast!
Our winner, Georgey Prendergast, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.