PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan de Champlain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Man
vs
de Champlain

185 cm
19
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
276 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan de Champlain!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in for a takedown but de Champlain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by de Champlain which made him look bad.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but de Champlain swivels and escapes.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

de Champlain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but de Champlain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. de Champlain lands a nice short elbow.
de Champlain is trying to control. Man wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
de Champlain is looking to advance position but Man won't allow it.

de Champlain is looking for a kimura but Man is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for de Champlain to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Champlain throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but de Champlain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from de Champlain there.
de Champlain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
de Champlain wants to free his trapped foot but Man is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Man tries to get to full guard but de Champlain has control of the leg.
Man trying to control but de Champlain postures up.
Man is looking to improve his position.
de Champlain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
de Champlain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
de Champlain working the head and body with strikes.
Man is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Champlain drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Ground and pound from de Champlain.
Man is trying to stand back up but de Champlain is controlling him
de Champlain is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
de Champlain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from de Champlain.
de Champlain is pressing down on Man's thigh, looking to free his foot. Man is holding on for now.
de Champlain lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man has hold of de Champlain's hands but de Champlain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Man has hold of de Champlain's hands but de Champlain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Man is looking for a sweep. de Champlain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
de Champlain winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Champlain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Man might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Man taking some punishment here, with de Champlain in his half guard.
Man taking some punishment here, with de Champlain in his half guard.
de Champlain wants to stand but Man has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

de Champlain is working for a submission of some sort.
de Champlain lands strikes from half guard.
de Champlain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
de Champlain is thwarting Man's attempts to control the position.
de Champlain is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Champlain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de Champlain connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple.
de Champlain tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de Champlain connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man trying to control from the bottom.

de Champlain stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Man to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

de Champlain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than de Champlain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan de Champlain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Champlain.

Man closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming de Champlain to the mat! de Champlain manages to get full guard.
de Champlain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man preventing the sweep.
de Champlain looking to control.
de Champlain can't keep his opponent in guard - Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man prevents de Champlain from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown

and de Champlain counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by de Champlain.
de Champlain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Man looking to control.
de Champlain lands a couple of digs.
de Champlain chips away with some ground and pound.
de Champlain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
de Champlain scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Champlain is looking to stand up but Man won't let him.
Man is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Man is trying to control the position but de Champlain postures up.
de Champlain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Man's guard.
de Champlain lands strikes from half guard.
Man moves into full guard.
Man keeping full guard, as de Champlain tries to pass.
de Champlain wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
de Champlain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
de Champlain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but de Champlain is proving a slippery customer.
de Champlain won't allow Man to sweep him here.
de Champlain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells de Champlain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
de Champlain wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Ryan de Champlain has got the better of the ground game so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so de Champlain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de Champlain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Man trying to control the position.
de Champlain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
de Champlain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Man wants to stand and escape but de Champlain is having none of it.
de Champlain working some strikes from top position.
de Champlain wants to stand and escape but instead Man has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
de Champlain wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Man misses with a takedown

and de Champlain counters with a shoot takedown. Man fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan de Champlain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Man wants to clinch.
Man misses with a takedown

and de Champlain counters with a takedown into side control.
Man gets back to half guard.
Man taking some punishment here, with de Champlain in his half guard.
de Champlain working Man over with strikes.
de Champlain drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
de Champlain winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
de Champlain working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but de Champlain scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de Champlain connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Champlain lands strikes from half guard.
de Champlain winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
de Champlain is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
de Champlain throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Man is looking to improve his position.
Man slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Man will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
de Champlain distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
de Champlain scoring with punches to the head and body.

Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
de Champlain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
de Champlain preventing the sweep.
Man can't keep his opponent in guard - de Champlain advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
de Champlain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
de Champlain winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ryan de Champlain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Champlain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Man is looking for a sweep. de Champlain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. de Champlain lands a nice short elbow.
de Champlain working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man tries to roll over but de Champlain keeps him under control.
de Champlain working Man over with strikes.

Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de Champlain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. de Champlain connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple.
de Champlain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
de Champlain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Man wants to control but de Champlain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Man is looking to escape.
Man is staying active underneath de Champlain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
de Champlain working the head and body with strikes.
de Champlain wants to pass the guard but Man is defending well.
Man wants to improve his position but de Champlain is controlling well.
Mark Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Champlain tries to pass to full mount but Man defends it.
Man taking some punishment here, with de Champlain in his half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

de Champlain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. de Champlain showed some decent athleticism there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan de Champlain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well de Champlain 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan de Champlain!