PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musky Chunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Napao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chunder kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slam. Gabriel Napao will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chunder
vs
Napao

180 cm
23
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musky Chunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Napao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chunder shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Napao is trying to defend but Chunder finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chunder is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Chunder stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Napao to get to his feet.
Chunder tries to clinch but Napao is having none of it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Chunder.

Chunder decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chunder tries to clinch but Napao moves out of range.
Chunder tries to clinch but Napao moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Chunder fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Napao sprawls well initially but Chunder persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunder looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chunder is thwarting Napao's attempts to control the position.
Napao is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chunder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chunder's back!
Chunder manages to reverse the position and now he's in Napao's guard. Nice work there by Chunder.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chunder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Napao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chunder wants to control from the top but Napao keeps moving.
Chunder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chunder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Napao is keeping the position for now.
Chunder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

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.

Napao is looking for a triangle but Chunder pushes his legs off easily.

Napao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chunder can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chunder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chunder wants to pass the guard but Napao is keeping the position.
Chunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Napao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napao keeping full guard, as Chunder tries to pass.

Napao looking for a guillotine here but Chunder defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunder scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Napao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chunder is stalling in the full guard.
Chunder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Napao keeping full guard, as Chunder tries to pass.

Chunder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Napao is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chunder wants to control from the top but Napao keeps moving.
Chunder advances position into side control!
Chunder scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Napao to see if he's OK.
Napao is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chunder cracks Napao with a big right hand but Napao just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chunder is putting a hurting on Napao here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chunder connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Napao some visible discomfort.
Napao is trying to control Chunder's posture but Chunder avoids it.
Chunder controls the position.
Chunder scores with punches from side control.
Napao is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chunder moves in looking to clinch but Napao pushes him off.
Chunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Napao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Napao shoots in but no luck this time.
Chunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Napao shoots in and drives through. Chunder sprawls well.
Napao tries for a takedown but Chunder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Musky Chunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Napao.

Chunder is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Napao's half guard.
Napao is staying active underneath Chunder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chunder sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chunder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunder looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chunder lands with a punch from half guard.
Chunder lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chunder trying to control from half guard but Napao is working away.
Napao is in trouble now - Chunder has advanced to mount!
Chunder lands a heavy elbow.
Napao wants to control but Chunder is having none of it.
The referee warns Napao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chunder controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napao bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chunder pulls Napao in close to prevent any damage.
Napao looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunder is controlling Napao's posture.
Chunder looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Napao puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chunder is looking to control Napao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chunder avoid being mounted?
Napao trying to control the action but Chunder is working from the bottom.

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.
Chunder tries to get to full guard but Napao has control of the leg.
Chunder is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musky Chunder dominated that second round.
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!

Chunder wants to clinch.
Chunder wants to clinch up but Napao keeps it at a distance.
Chunder tries to clinch but Napao is having none of it.
Chunder is looking to clinch.
Napao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chunder tries to clinch but Napao is having none of it.
Chunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chunder doesn't manage to clinch there - Napao circles away.
Chunder fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chunder fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chunder shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Napao's guard.
Napao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chunder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Napao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Musky Chunder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Napao keeping moving, preventing Chunder from controlling successfully.
Chunder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Napao isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chunder stacks Napao on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chunder!
Chunder controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunder has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Chunder is trying to get an arm triangle but Napao is defending well.
Chunder grinds an elbow into Napao's temple.
Chunder scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Chunder's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Napao is trying to control Chunder's posture but Chunder avoids it.
Chunder lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chunder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Napao keeps working.
Chunder working away.
Napao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Chunder politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chunder prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Napao struggling a bit here.
Napao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Napao takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chunder in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chunder working away.
Chunder moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Check out the look on Chunder's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Chunder has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gabriel Napao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunder wants to clinch up but Napao keeps it at a distance.
Chunder moves in looking to clinch but Napao pushes him off.
Chunder is looking to clinch but Napao is avoiding it.

Chunder shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Napao actively working from the bottom here.
Chunder working the head and body with strikes.
Musky Chunder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chunder is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Musky Chunder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chunder 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musky Chunder!