PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Chandler (ranked 5222 p4p, 493 weight class) and Johnny Umbutu (ranked 8592 p4p, 625 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chandler
vs
Umbutu

190 cm
21
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

195 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, William Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Umbutu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler lands a leg kick that knocks Umbutu off balance momentarily.
Chandler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chandler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chandler scoring well with a low kick there.

Chandler has closed the distance and engaged Umbutu in a clinch.
Chandler lands a hook that snaps the head of Umbutu backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Umbutu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Chandler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chandler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chandler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Umbutu's calf.
Chandler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
William Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umbutu looks winded!
A right-left combo lands from Chandler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chandler.

Chandler feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Umbutu sprawling to the canvas! Umbutu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chandler finish him?!

Umbutu is rocked!
Umbutu is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Chandler Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Umbutu is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). William Chandler!
After the big win, William Chandler made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.