PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between kurt ehntholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Chapelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

ehntholt
vs
Chapelle

175 cm
18
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Organic Peak Performance

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, kurt ehntholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Chapelle!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapelle works over ehntholt's head and body with a nice combination.
Toby Chapelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ehntholt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chapelle thows a body kick. ehntholt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chapelle is looking to land body kicks.

Chapelle moves into the clinch successfully.
Chapelle tries to score a body lock takedown but ehntholt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

ehntholt has clasped his hands together around Chapelle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
ehntholt in side control lands a decent elbow.
ehntholt landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ehntholt working the body and head with strikes.
Chapelle wants to get back to his feet.
ehntholt scores with punches from side control.

ehntholt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
ehntholt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
ehntholt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.

ehntholt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chapelle has escaped the position, nice work there.
ehntholt wants to control but Chapelle is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from ehntholt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
ehntholt wants to control but Chapelle is keeping him busy.

That's two 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.
Chapelle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chapelle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
ehntholt tries to score with some ground and pound. Chapelle controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
ehntholt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chapelle swivels and escapes.
ehntholt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ehntholt has a takedown stuffed.
Chapelle doesn't manage to clinch there - ehntholt circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chapelle clinches up with ehntholt and pushes him back against the cage.
ehntholt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kurt ehntholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ehntholt looking for a takedown.
ehntholt is breathing heavily.

Chapelle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chapelle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ehntholt's waist but ehntholt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chapelle off to one side.
ehntholt shoots in for a takedown but Chapelle shows good takedown defense.

Chapelle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
ehntholt wants to control from the top but Chapelle keeps moving.
Chapelle working a defensive guard here.
ehntholt trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapelle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ehntholt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapelle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chapelle is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
ehntholt looking to pass the guard.
ehntholt throws and elbow that misses. Chapelle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in ehntholt's guard. Nice move by Chapelle!
ehntholt punching from the bottom - just letting Chapelle know he's still in a fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Chapelle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Toby Chapelle will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

ehntholt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

ehntholt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
ehntholt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chapelle to see if he's OK.
ehntholt is trying to ground and pound but Chapelle uses the momentary lack of control by ehntholt to regain half guard.
Chapelle looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ehntholt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

ehntholt is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ehntholt slips a nice elbow through Chapelle's hands, connecting with Chapelle's forehead.
ehntholt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
ehntholt prevents Chapelle from standing back up.
ehntholt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chapelle's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice strikes from ehntholt there.
ehntholt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

ehntholt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
ehntholt thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chapelle to regain full guard.
ehntholt throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chapelle is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ehntholt wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chapelle is now in half guard.
ehntholt wants to improve his position but Chapelle is controlling well.

ehntholt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chapelle connects with a nice short shot to ehntholt's temple.

That's four 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.
ehntholt tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chapelle has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Chapelle landing strikes, looking to finish!
ehntholt swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ehntholt tries to reverse the position but Chapelle maintains control.

Chapelle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that kurt ehntholt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Chapelle.
Chapelle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps ehntholt's head backwards.
Chapelle lands with a nice body punch.
ehntholt shoots in looking for a takedown. Chapelle tries to sprawl out of it but ehntholt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chapelle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chapelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ehntholt tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Chapelle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
ehntholt trying to keep a closed guard but Chapelle is proving a slippery customer.
Chapelle chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ehntholt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ehntholt is working hard here to advance position.
Chapelle wanted to stand there but ehntholt had control of the position.
ehntholt is striking off his back. Chapelle thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
ehntholt wants to improve his position but Chapelle is controlling well.
Chapelle wants to stand up but ehntholt is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Chapelle. No joy for ehntholt on that attempt.

That's two 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.

Chapelle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
ehntholt trying to keep a closed guard but Chapelle is proving a slippery customer.

Chapelle stands up from ehntholt's guard - Chapelle perhaps looking for a knockout.
ehntholt circles away from the clinch attempt.

ehntholt tries to keep at a distance but Chapelle has taken the fight into the clinch.
ehntholt tries for a takedown but Chapelle manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kurt ehntholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chapelle breaks the clinch.
Chapelle misses with a two punch combination.
ehntholt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Chapelle both land. Nice combination.
ehntholt tries to move into range but Chapelle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
ehntholt misses with a takedown
and Chapelle counters with a right hand to the body.
Good exchange - Chapelle coming out on top.

ehntholt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
ehntholt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
ehntholt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chapelle!
Chapelle working to try and regain half guard.

ehntholt is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chapelle has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chapelle!
ehntholt tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chapelle gets to his feet - ehntholt follows without any prompting.
Chapelle is looking to clinch.
Chapelle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ehntholt's waist but ehntholt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chapelle off to one side.

Chapelle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Chapelle pushes ehntholt off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Chapelle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chapelle 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Chapelle!