PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjel Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dacir has chosen Os Mutantes - El Justiciero as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chair
vs
Dacir

178 cm
30
178 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

180 cm
32
180 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carpet Chair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arjel Dacir!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chair scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dacir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chair's hands.
Dacir moves out of range of the strikes.
Dacir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Carpet Chair has been cut.
Dacir misses with a double jab.
Chair misses with a shot to the body

and Dacir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dacir throws a head punch that misses.
Chair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chair misses with a punch to the body.
Chair tries to pull guard but Dacir holds him up against the cage and eventually Chair drops back down to his feet.
Chair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dacir'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.
Chair managing to block the knees to the body from Dacir.
Chair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dacir prevents a body shot from Chair.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacir lands with a left to the head.
Chair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dacir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dacir is keeping busy.
Dacir misses with the head strike.
Dacir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chair.
Chair is trying to pull guard but Dacir has him pressed against the cage.
Dacir working aggressively here.
Chair throws a punch but it's blocked by Dacir.
Chair lands a right hand.
Dacir swings wildly with an uppercut but Chair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dacir tries to land knees in the clinch but Chair avoids the damage to the body.
Chair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dacir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chair is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dacir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dacir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dacir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dacir.
Dacir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chair is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dacir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carpet Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dacir as Chair tries to tie him up.
Dacir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dacir keeps control of Chair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Chair breaks from the clinch.
Dacir scores with a body shot.
Arjel Dacir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chair throws a sloppy body shot

and Dacir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dacir throws a punch but it's blocked by Chair.
Chair tries a body shot but Dacir blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Dacir fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacir tries to land knees in the clinch but Chair avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dacir obliges.
Chair can't get the takedown.
Chair is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dacir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chair working aggressively here.
Chair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Chair manages to break the clinch.
Dacir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chair lands the left hand.
Dacir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chair has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Dacir. Those never looked like landing.
Dacir lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dacir lands a high kick!
Chair on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dacir tests Chair's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Chair throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dacir was covering up waiting for the punch and Chair finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dacir wants to sweep here but Chair controlling him for the moment.
Dacir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chair postures up in Dacir's guard and throws a big left but Dacir blocks it.
Dacir is trying to keep Chair in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dacir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chair.
Chair postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjel Dacir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
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.

Chair on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dacir. Dacir obviously looking to wear him down.
Dacir connects with a jab.
Dacir throws a head kick but Chair moves out of range.
Chair attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chair thuds a left hand into Dacir's body.
Dacir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Dacir as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dacir darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chair shoots for a double leg takedown but Dacir sprawls well. He's pushed Chair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dacir throws a head kick but Chair moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chair throws a right hand that misses

and Dacir moves into the clinch.
Dacir has Chair pressed against the cage, preventing Chair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chair slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair blocks an uppercut.
Dacir gets underhooks to prevent Chair's takedown attempt.
Chair stalling.
Chair blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Dacir scores with a nice short uppercut.

Carpet Chair's cut is getting worse.
Arjel Dacir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dacir prevents Chair from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dacir.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chair.
Dacir blocking some punches.
Dacir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chair tries to pull guard but Dacir holds him up against the cage and eventually Chair drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carpet Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dacir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dacir has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chair blocks an uppercut.
Dacir lands a good knee to the midsection. Chair won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Dacir misses with some punches.
Chair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dacir has him pressed against the cage.
Chair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dacir lands a nice uppercut.
Chair avoiding damage as Dacir throws knees to the body.
Chair is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dacir is defending well.
Dacir looking to slow down the pace here.
Dacir controlling the action here for a moment.
Dacir throws a punch but it's blocked by Chair.
Dacir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair avoiding damage as Dacir throws knees to the body.
Chair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chair misses with a punch on the inside.
Dacir lands with a light punch inside.
Chair dodges an elbow strike from Dacir.
Dacir trying to control the position but instead, Chair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dacir into the cage.
Chair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dacir or not.
Chair blocking some punches.
Dacir lands an elbow just above Chair 's eye.
Dacir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dacir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dacir landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Chair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chair misses with some punches.
Chair has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dacir after a bit of a struggle.
Chair goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dacir prevents it.
Dacir tries to land knees in the clinch but Chair avoids the damage to the body.
Chair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chair jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dacir walks away with a smile on his face. Chair gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dacir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Dacir.
An inside leg kick from Chair misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dacir moves away from the strike by Chair.
Dacir keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dacir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dacir throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Chair counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjel Dacir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chair is looking to land body kicks.
Chair lands a body shot.
Chair avoids the head kick by Dacir.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dacir. Chair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dacir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Chair shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dacir's guard.
Chair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chair won't allow Dacir to get back to his feet.
Dacir pulls Chair in to control the position.
Dacir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dacir keeps trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair throws a big right hand that misses.
Dacir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chair throws an elbow that misses. Dacir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chair's guard. Nice move by Dacir!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dacir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chair 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.

Chair is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Chair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dacir is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chair is on top in guard.
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!
Chair scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chair postures up in Dacir's guard and throws a big left but Dacir blocks it.
Dacir wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chair manages to pass to side control.
Chair throwing shots but Dacir is blocking nicely.
Dacir felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dacir wants to control but Chair is keeping busy.
Chair tries to pass to full mount but Dacir defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair is thwarting Dacir's attempts to control the position.
Dacir is trying to stand up here but Chair is controlling him well.
Carpet Chair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dacir is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Chair seems to be looking for submissions.
Chair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dacir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chair.
Dacir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chair.
Dacir is trying to control but can't.
Chair misses with a head shot. Dacir uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dacir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chair throwing strikes from guard but Dacir blocks nicely.
Dacir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chair is in close to Dacir's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dacir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chair is one step ahead there.
Chair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carpet Chair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dacir 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Arjel Dacir!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Arjel Dacir!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Arjel Dacir!

Arjel Dacir wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Arjel Dacir, 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.