PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Chang (ranked 5444 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fighter Three (ranked 25187 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter Three looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Chang
vs
Three

164 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sidney Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fighter Three!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Three avoids it.
Chang tries to pull guard but Three won't allow it.
Chang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Three avoids it.

Chang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Three uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang pulls Three in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Three got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Three has managed to get both his arms back between Chang's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang keeping moving, preventing Three from controlling successfully.
Chang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chang trying to control the position here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Three misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fighter Three seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Three closes the distance and clinches up with Chang, looking for a takedown. Three pushes Chang against the cage but Chang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chang could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

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.
Three looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chang is fending him off so far but Three persists. Nope, Chang circles away and we're back to standing.
Chang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sidney Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fighter Three.

Three gets the takedown into side control.
Three looks winded!
Three trying to control the action but Chang is working from the bottom.
Chang gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chang wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chang wants to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chang manages to get to full guard.
Three working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chang is pulling down on Three's head. It's preventing any offense from Three, at least for the moment.
Chang continues to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four 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.
Three throws a head kick but Chang moves out of range.
Chang is looking to counter punch.
Chang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Three shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chang sprawls well. Chang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Three gets slowly back to his feet.

Chang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chang controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sidney Chang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chang clinches with his opponent.
Three is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Three can do to turn this around?

Three's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Chang. No joy for Three on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Chang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Chang shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Three manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Chang.
Three is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang lands a couple of elbows.
Sidney Chang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Three can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chang controls the pace.
Three wants to stand but Chang is controlling the position.
Chang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Three's head.
Chang seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Three has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chang is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's two 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.

Chang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chang with a nice head shot there.
Three can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chang controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Three for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Three.

Chang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chang's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chang 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.
Chang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
More hug and hope from Chang.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chang's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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

Chang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Three quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sidney Chang dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Three throws a nice looking combination but Chang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Chang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Three to the ground. Chang is now in Three's guard.
Chang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chang working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang sitting in guard here, content to control.
Three takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chang continues to hold on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Chang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Three to the ground. Chang is now in Three's guard.
Chang is stalling in the full guard.
Chang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Chang drops back looking for a leg! Three is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Three manages to kick Chang off! Chang jumps back into Three's guard.
Chang lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Three's head.
Chang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chang is in close to Three's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chang connects with a couple of short punches.
Three being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Three shoots in looking for a takedown. Chang tries to sprawl out of it but Three keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Three tries to sprawl but Chang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chang slips a nice elbow through Three's hands, connecting with Three's forehead.
Chang scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chang'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.
Nice strikes from Chang there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Three moves out of range as Chang strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chang takes a swing at Three's ribcage but misses.
Three is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fighter Three has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sidney Chang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Chang decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sidney Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chang 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sidney Chang!