PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ljuti Hrcak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Chaney
vs
Hrcak

190 cm
25
170 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

177 cm
31
179 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 - 11 - 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 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ljuti Hrcak!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hrcak pinned against the cage. Hrcak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chaney with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hrcak decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chaney's guard.
Hrcak scoring with some ground and pound.
Hrcak won't allow Chaney to sweep him here.
Chaney is working hard here to advance position.
Hrcak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hrcak landing with the ground and pound.
Chaney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hrcak.
Hrcak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hrcak chips away with some ground and pound.
Chaney being controlled here, momentarily.
Hrcak with a nice head shot there.
Hrcak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrcak passes Chaney's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hrcak wants to free his trapped foot but Chaney is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hrcak slips a nice elbow through Chaney's hands, connecting with Chaney's forehead.
Chaney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chaney pushes Hrcak off looking to stand but Hrcak dives back in and keeps control.
Hrcak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hrcak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Hrcak wants to work for an arm triangle but Chaney is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chaney taking some punishment here, with Hrcak in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hrcak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hrcak is looking for a kimura here.
Chaney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Hrcak.
Hrcak controlling the action here.

Hrcak seems to be working for a kimura but Chaney defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hrcak wants to pass to mount but Chaney is defending the position.
Chaney is looking to improve his position.
Hrcak 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.
Hrcak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chaney wants to control but Hrcak is keeping busy.
Chaney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrcak is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hrcak stops Chaney from getting back to his feet.
Hrcak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hrcak works his way into full mount!
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!
Hrcak won't let Chaney get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hrcak dominating with strikes here.
Hrcak raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hrcak raining down shots from the mount!

Chaney is rocked!
Chaney is breathing heavily.
Chaney is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ljuti Hrcak dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hrcak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chaney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hrcak is out of range.
Chaney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hrcak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chaney!

Hrcak goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chaney rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hrcak's guard! Nice work there by Chaney!
Hrcak is looking to sweep but instead, Chaney has passed into half guard.
Hrcak is refusing to be controlled, as Chaney sits in half guard.
Hrcak wants to control but Chaney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ljuti Hrcak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hrcak controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hrcak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hrcak works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hrcak seems keen to control Chaney's posture.

Hrcak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chaney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chaney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Hrcak throws a couple of heel strikes.
Hrcak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hrcak slips a nice elbow through Chaney's hands, connecting with Chaney's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hrcak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hrcak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hrcak winds up and cracks Chaney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chaney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hrcak wants to take a breather but Chaney is having none of it.
Chaney is looking to escape.

Hrcak is working for a submission of some sort.
Hrcak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
My spies in BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym inform me that Hrcak has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney is in trouble now - Hrcak has advanced to mount!
Hrcak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chaney's face.
Hrcak pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hrcak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chaney is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Hrcak.
Oh Chaney is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hrcak postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Chaney badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hrcak around the waist but Hrcak pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hrcak is the winner by TKO! Hrcak jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ljuti Hrcak!
After the fight, Ljuti Hrcak was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.