PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vito Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vito Chaney has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Chaney
vs
Wheeler

200 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Chaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Wheeler!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wheeler drives through with a takedown into guard.

Chaney scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Wheeler tries to keep at a distance but Chaney has taken the fight into the clinch.

Chaney drags the fight down to the ground.
Wheeler preventing the sweep.
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.
Chaney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wheeler pulls Chaney in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaney advances position into side control!
Wheeler looks winded!
Chaney tries to score with some ground and pound. Wheeler controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chaney in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chaney working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chaney controlling the position from side mount.
Chaney postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Chaney are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chaney takes a little break here. Wheeler wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Chaney.
Chaney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chaney controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Chaney scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wheeler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chaney is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Chaney is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Chaney dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wheeler slips a jab and a cross from Chaney.

Chaney throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wheeler tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chaney is in Wheeler's guard.

Wheeler pushes Chaney off and gets back to his feet.
Wheeler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wheeler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Chaney gets the takedown into side control.
Wheeler bucks up and tries to throw Chaney off but instead Chaney has got his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chaney lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Wheeler hold on?!
Wheeler is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good control from Chaney.
Chaney loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Wheeler hold on?
Chaney biding his time, controlling Wheeler.
Chaney has Wheeler flattened out and is raining down punches.
Chaney 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.

Chaney is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Wheeler has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Chaney just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaney throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Chaney throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Chaney missing with punches from the back.

Wheeler is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney throwing damaging strikes from the back! Wheeler could be in trouble here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaney missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Chaney dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Wheeler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chaney looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Chaney throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Chaney scores with a takedown into Wheeler's guard.
Wheeler is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaney dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Chaney fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chaney takes a little break here. Wheeler wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chaney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chaney lands some shots froms side control.
Chaney cracks Wheeler with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chaney remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Chaney lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

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.
Chaney in side control, throwing shots but Wheeler defends.
Chaney working the ground and pound.
Chaney taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wheeler is trying to control Chaney's posture but Chaney avoids it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wheeler avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Chaney with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Chaney shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wheeler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chaney is working Wheeler over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wheeler trying to remain calm as Chaney controls from the top position.
Chaney throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Chaney takes a little break here. Wheeler wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wheeler dodges the ground and pound from Chaney.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Chaney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Chaney!