PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeland Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Patton
vs
Chapman

184 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Marvel Combat
PhoQus Sports Enhancement

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Patton keeping moving, preventing Chapman from controlling successfully.
Chapman looking to pass the guard.
Chapman is stalling in the full guard.
Patton keeping moving, preventing Chapman from controlling successfully.

Patton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Patton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chapman trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton looking to control.
Chapman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chapman postures up.
Chapman 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.

Patton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Patton keeping moving, preventing Chapman from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Chapman gets to his feet. Patton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

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

Patton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chapman trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Despite being in the dominant position, Leeland Chapman just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patton closes the distance and clinches up with Chapman, looking for a takedown. Patton pushes Chapman against the cage but Chapman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Patton gets caught flat footed, as Chapman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton working a defensive guard here.
Chapman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Patton's guard.
Chapman not doing much here.
Chapman prevents Patton from standing back up.
Chapman passes to full mount!
Patton is desperately trying to improve his position but Chapman has a good base and remains in mount.
Chapman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Chapman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Chapman tries to control but Patton wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chapman!
Chapman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
Patton tries to clinch but Chapman moves out of range.
Patton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chapman counters with a nice body shot.
Chapman with a lazy takedown attempt

and Patton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chapman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chapman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chapman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chapman wants to improve his position but instead Patton has moved into half guard.
Chapman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chapman is doing well to control the position and prevent Patton from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Leeland Chapman just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patton moves in looking to clinch but Chapman pushes him off.

Chapman moves into the clinch.

Chapman gets control of Patton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chapman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chapman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chapman is adopting a defensive guard.
Chapman is looking to sweep but instead, Patton has passed into half guard.
Chapman is trying to maintain the position but Patton is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Patton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Chapman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Patton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Chapman stands up from Patton's guard - Chapman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chapman throws a right hand that Patton ducks under and follows up with a left that Patton also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman with a poor takedown

and Patton moves into the clinch.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Patton breaks the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Chapman.
Chapman controls the position from side control.
Chapman is looking to take a break and control but Patton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chapman working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Leeland Chapman has got the better of the ground game so far.

Chapman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chapman.
Patton blocks a low kick nicely.
Chapman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chapman tries to clinch but Patton moves out of range.
Chapman fails with a takedown attempt.
Craig Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leeland Chapman.
Chapman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeland Chapman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Patton.
Chapman shoots for a takedown but Patton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chapman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Patton!
Chapman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Patton?
Patton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chapman tries to control but Patton wriggling away.
Chapman looking to finish Patton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Patton!
Chapman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Patton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chapman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton is trying to control but Chapman passes into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Chapman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Patton wants to control but Chapman postures up.
Chapman controlling the position from side mount.
Chapman advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chapman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chapman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chapman controlling the pace for now.
Chapman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Patton throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The referee warns Patton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Patton is squirming around, avoiding Chapman's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton gets back to half guard.
Chapman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Patton wants to improve his position but Chapman is controlling well.
Patton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Patton.
Patton has momentary wrist control but Chapman slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chapman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chapman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chapman passes into half guard.
Patton trying to get back to full guard but Chapman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Patton tries to hold on but Chapman postures up.
Craig Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Leeland Chapman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chapman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leeland Chapman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chapman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leeland Chapman!