PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ming T Chau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Mcfillin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ming T Chau could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kelly Mcfillin's chin.

T Chau
vs
Mcfillin

166 cm
19
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ming T Chau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kelly Mcfillin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chau looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chau thows a big elbow that misses.
Mcfillin looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chau thows a big elbow that misses.
Chau is in close to Mcfillin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chau lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chau looking to sit in guard and control but Mcfillin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Chau uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfillin moves in looking to clinch but Chau pushes him off.
Ming T Chau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Chau.
Mcfillin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chau misses with a wild combination.
Chau swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcfillin.
Mcfillin tries to clinch but Chau is having none of it.

Chau shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mcfillin taking shots to the head.

Mcfillin is rocked!
The referee warns Mcfillin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mcfillin is still in real trouble! Can Chau finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcfillin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chau lands a heavy elbow.
Mcfillin is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chau goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mcfillin turns into him and now he's in Chau's guard.
Mcfillin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcfillin seems to have recovered his senses.
Chau has momentary wrist control but Mcfillin slips an elbow through the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mcfillin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcfillin forces his way into half guard.
Chau on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chau tries to get out of the position.

Chau makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Chau.
Mcfillin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chau's waist but Chau gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcfillin off to one side.
Mcfillin looks gassed!
Chau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chau fails to land the takedown.
Chau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcfillin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcfillin wants to clinch
letting Chau counter with a right hand.

Chau shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mcfillin is refusing to be controlled, as Chau sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Chau is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mcfillin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chau misses with a head shot. Mcfillin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chau distracts Mcfillin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ming T Chau dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chau shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcfillin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chau ducks under a wild hook from Mcfillin.

Chau closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mcfillin is looking to escape.
Chau throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcfillin manages to get to full guard.
Chau trying to control but Mcfillin is working from the bottom.
Mcfillin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chau manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chau is pulling down on Mcfillin's head to control his posture.
Mcfillin lands a couple of elbows.
Mcfillin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcfillin.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcfillin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chau is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chau keeping full guard, as Mcfillin tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chau is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mcfillin trying to hold on to Chau's head to control him but Chau postures up.
Chau is trying to control the action in half guard but Mcfillin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chau lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfillin trying to hold on to Chau's head to control him but Chau postures up.
Chau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcfillin keeps working.
Mcfillin trying to control from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chau thows a body shot but no joy.
Chau tries to clinch up.
Chau cracks Mcfillin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcfillin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ming T Chau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chau decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chau scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chau winds up and cracks Mcfillin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chau looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Chau is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chau wants to take a breather but Mcfillin is having none of it.
Mcfillin trying to control but Chau postures up.
Nice strikes from Chau there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ming T Chau dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mcfillin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcfillin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chau.
Chau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chau misses with a series of wild punches.
Chau lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chau tries to clinch but Mcfillin moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcfillin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chau staying out of range there.
Mcfillin throws a jab when Chau was well out of range.
Mcfillin throws a push kick but Chau slaps the foot to one side.
Chau misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcfillin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mcfillin thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chau scoring well with a low kick there.
Chau tries to clinch but Mcfillin is having none of it.

Chau closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mcfillin did well to prevent Chau getting side control.
Chau trying to pass the guard but Mcfillin defending well.

Mcfillin has one foot on Chau's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Chau lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chau.
Chau tests Mcfillin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcfillin.
Chau looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mcfillin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chau counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfillin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mcfillin looks to score with a jab to the body but Chau is just out of range.
Mcfillin throws a series of punches but Chau moves out of range.
Mcfillin tries to clinch but Chau moves out of range.

Chau moves into the clinch successfully.

Chau jumps guard and drags Mcfillin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mcfillin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mcfillin won't allow Chau to sweep him here.
Mcfillin throwing strikes but missing.
Chau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcfillin's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chau postures up in Mcfillin's guard and throws a big left but Mcfillin blocks it.
Chau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chau postures up.
Mcfillin keeping moving, preventing Chau from controlling successfully.
Mcfillin is trying to keep Chau in close.
Kelly Mcfillin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chau scoring with some ground and pound.
Chau throwing strikes from guard but Mcfillin blocks nicely.
Chau stays in close to Mcfillin's body and controls the position.
Ming T Chau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcfillin wants to sweep here but Chau controlling him for the moment.
Chau postures up in Mcfillin's guard and throws a big left but Mcfillin blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ming T Chau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Chau closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mcfillin to the mat! Mcfillin manages to get full guard.
Chau trying to control but Mcfillin is working from the bottom.
Chau throws and elbow that misses. Mcfillin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chau's guard. Nice move by Mcfillin!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ming T Chau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chau 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ming T Chau!