PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Chaney (ranked 3289 p4p, 4676 weight class) and Paul Eclaro (ranked 379 p4p, 442 weight class). Chaney comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman . Eclaro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm The Boy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Chaney
vs
Eclaro

175 cm
25
154
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
23
155
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

White Gorilla

White Gorilla
PWNAGE™

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viktor Chaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Eclaro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaney throws a head kick that misses.
Chaney throws a head kick but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro with the counter takedown but Chaney avoids it easily.
Chaney throws a series of punches but Eclaro avoids them all with ease.
Chaney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eclaro.
Chaney is looking to counter the offense by Eclaro and move into the clinch.
Chaney shoots in for a takedown but Eclaro shows good takedown defense.
Eclaro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chaney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eclaro feints the counter takedown.
Eclaro just misses with a punch to the body.

Eclaro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Eclaro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Eclaro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
You can see the frustration on Chaney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chaney regains half guard.

Eclaro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eclaro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chaney moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eclaro is looking to work some ground and pound but Chaney has wrist control.
Eclaro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

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.
Eclaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Chaney is retaining full guard.
Eclaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chaney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eclaro wants to pass the guard but Chaney is keeping the position.
Chaney seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Eclaro throwing strikes but missing.
Chaney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chaney working a defensive guard here.
Eclaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaney looking to control but Eclaro passes into half guard.
Chaney is looking to control Eclaro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chaney avoid being mounted?
Eclaro wants to free his trapped foot but Chaney is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chaney thows a leg kick but Eclaro checks it

and Eclaro counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chaney!
Chaney is not content to let Eclaro control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eclaro wants to take a breather but Chaney manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Eclaro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Chaney is retaining full guard.
Eclaro wants to control from the top but Chaney keeps moving.
Eclaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Chaney is retaining full guard.
Chaney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eclaro is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Eclaro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Eclaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eclaro as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eclaro throws a hook but Chaney blocks it.
Chaney throws a leg kick but Eclaro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chaney throws a combination that misses

and Eclaro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chaney's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eclaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chaney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eclaro postures up in Chaney's guard and throws a big left but Chaney blocks it.
Eclaro slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro is looking to advance position but Chaney won't allow it.
Eclaro moves nicely into side control.
Eclaro trying to control the action but Chaney is working from the bottom.
Chaney defending against the ground and pound.
Chaney can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Eclaro crashes against the mat.

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.
Eclaro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Eclaro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Eclaro working the ground and pound but Chaney is defending the strikes.
Eclaro misses with the ground and pound.
Eclaro in side control, throwing shots but Chaney defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eclaro throws a strike aimed at the side of Chaney's head but Chaney avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eclaro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chaney regains half guard, as Eclaro was trying to land strikes.

Eclaro is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro wants to free his trapped foot but Chaney is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Eclaro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chaney wants to control but Eclaro is keeping busy.
Eclaro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eclaro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chaney's head.
Eclaro wants to take a breather but Chaney is having none of it.

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.

Eclaro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chaney doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Eclaro.
Eclaro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chaney defending well though.
Chaney is in trouble now - Eclaro has advanced to mount!
Eclaro punching from mount but Chaney doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eclaro wants to control the pace but Chaney is squirming around nicely.

Eclaro swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chaney is now in Eclaro's guard. A big mistake from Eclaro there, giving up the dominant position!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Eclaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chaney tries for a takedown but Eclaro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eclaro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Eclaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chaney throws a series of punches but Eclaro moves out of range.
Chaney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eclaro avoids the head kick by Chaney.
Chaney wants to clinch but Eclaro slips to the side

and Eclaro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Eclaro moves into full mount! Chaney won't be happy about that!
Eclaro throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro trying to control but Chaney is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Eclaro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaney wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Eclaro.
Eclaro throwing strikes here but Chaney is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Eclaro landing strikes from the mount and Chaney is in trouble!
Eclaro thowing shots but they're missing.
Eclaro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chaney avoids a series of strikes thrown by Eclaro.
Eclaro thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chaney is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eclaro looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Eclaro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chaney avoids a series of strikes thrown by Eclaro.

Eclaro working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Eclaro is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Chaney is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Eclaro!
A very excited looking Paul Eclaro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.