PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaylon Chaffin (ranked 4464 p4p, 347 weight class) and Ragnar Lothbrook (ranked 4411 p4p, 374 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chaffin
vs
Lothbrook

175 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaylon Chaffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Lothbrook!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaffin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lothbrook tries to bum rush Chaffin with a series of wild strikes but Chaffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lothbrook throws a body punch but Chaffin moves out of range.
Chaffin avoids a punch combination nicely.

Chaffin closes the distance and clinches.
Chaffin stalling against the cage.

Chaffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaffin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chaffin duly obliges.

It looks like Ragnar Lothbrook has been cut.
Lothbrook fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lothbrook throws the left hand but Chaffin avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaffin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lothbrook's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Chaffin misses.
Chaffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chaffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lothbrook scores with a nice right hand.
Jab by Chaffin.
Lothbrook lands a lovely overhand right.
Lothbrook misses with a straight right.
Lothbrook cracks Chaffin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrook throws a jab when Chaffin was well out of range.
Chaffin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lothbrook throws a poor cross that misses
letting Chaffin counter with a right hand.
Lothbrook misses with a wild body shot.
As Lothbrook looks to move away, Chaffin throws a big counter combo but Lothbrook just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook looks to land a combination but Chaffin avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Chaffin misses its target.
Lothbrook lands a nice looking body shot.
Lothbrook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaffin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chaffin thows a body kick. Lothbrook tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lothbrook takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chaffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lothbrook.
Chaffin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lothbrook connects with a body shot that sends Chaffin's belly button to the back.
Lothbrook throws a body punch but Chaffin moves out of range.
Chaffin drops his hands momentarily and Lothbrook takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lothbrook throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaffin counters with a nice body shot.
Lothbrook misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook sizes up Chaffin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Chaffin clinches with his opponent.

Chaffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lothbrook misses with a wild body shot.
Lothbrook just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Chaffin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chaffin feints and then cracks Lothbrook's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lothbrook down.
A combination from Lothbrook does no damage.
Lothbrook throws a hook to the side of Chaffin's head but Chaffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chaffin avoids the body shot from Lothbrook.
Chaffin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chaffin avoids the body shot from Lothbrook.
Chaffin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lothbrook swinging wildly here.
Lothbrook swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chaffin counters with a one-two to the body.
Lothbrook misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaffin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrook takes one to the chin there.
Ragnar Lothbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lothbrook with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chaffin to score with a decent uppercut.
Chaffin throws a big shot that misses.
Lothbrook swings for the body but Chaffin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ragnar Lothbrook will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Lothbrook's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lothbrook swings for the body but Chaffin moves out of range.
Chaffin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lothbrook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaffin manages to avoid it.
Lothbrook throws a jab but it's blocked by Chaffin.
Chaffin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lothbrook looks to land a right hand but Chaffin moved out of range.
Lothbrook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Lothbrook.
Chaffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ragnar Lothbrook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaffin counters with a nice body shot.
Chaffin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lothbrook throws a right and a left that Chaffin avoids nicely.
Chaffin appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lothbrook misses its intended target.
Lothbrook throws a poor cross that misses
and Chaffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lothbrook just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaffin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lothbrook momentarily.
Lothbrook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lothbrook lands with a nice combination. Chaffin backs away looking to recover.
Lothbrook swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lothbrook gets tackled into the cage by Chaffin. Chaffin maintains the clinch.
Lothbrook is looking to break free of the clinch but Chaffin has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chaffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chaffin walks into a straight right hand from Lothbrook.
Chaffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Lothbrook. Beautiful body shot.
Lothbrook misses with a right hand
and Chaffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lothbrook lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chaffin sizes up Lothbrook with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chaffin, as that shot connected.
Chaffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lothbrook lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook throws a body shot but no joy.
Chaffin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lothbrook finds it's way round the side to connect with Chaffin's head.
Lothbrook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaffin.
Lothbrook looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lothbrook lands with a good body shot.
Kaylon Chaffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lothbrook avoids the head kick by Chaffin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lothbrook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lothbrook throws a right hand that Chaffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaffin also avoids with ease.
Chaffin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lothbrook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook lands with a cross.
Chaffin avoids the body shot from Lothbrook.
Chaffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chaffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Chaffin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lothbrook scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lothbrook throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lothbrook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lothbrook takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ragnar Lothbrook will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Lothbrook's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chaffin has managed to clinch.
Chaffin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chaffin tries to throw a body punch but Lothbrook avoids it by throwing Chaffin back against the cage.
Chaffin prevents Lothbrook from breaking the clinch.
Lothbrook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chaffin effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chaffin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrook is trying to break free.
Lothbrook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chaffin has him pressed against the cage.

Chaffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lothbrook. Chaffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lothbrook lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chaffin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chaffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Lothbrook. Beautiful body shot.
Lothbrook misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook misses with a hook. Chaffin ducked under it nicely.

Chaffin forces Lothbrook back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Chaffin.
Lothbrook wants to break free but Chaffin has control.
Lothbrook is trying to break the clinch but Chaffin is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chaffin stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chaffin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lothbrook avoids the elbow strike from Chaffin, against the cage.
Chaffin'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.
Lothbrook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaffin just leaning against Lothbrook, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kaylon Chaffin.
No joy there for Lothbrook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

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.
Chaffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaffin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chaffin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lothbrook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lothbrook scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lothbrook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lothbrook misses with a jab to the body
and Chaffin counters with a straight right hand.
Lothbrook slips a jab and a cross from Chaffin.
Lothbrook cracks Chaffin with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lothbrook lands a body shot.
Lothbrook throws a combination that misses
and Chaffin counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ragnar Lothbrook.
I've got Lothbrook winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Ragnar Lothbrook!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Kaylon Chaffin!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Kaylon Chaffin!

Kaylon Chaffin wins by split decision!