PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Chumbucked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Brockett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Chumbucked
vs
Brockett

172 cm
22
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Chumbucked!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bud Brockett!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brockett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brockett shoots for a double leg takedown but Chumbucked sprawls well. He's pushed Brockett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Chumbucked feints and as Brockett raises his hands in defense, Chumbucked changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brockett keeping moving, preventing Chumbucked from controlling successfully.
Brockett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chumbucked throws a big right hand that misses.
Chumbucked won't allow Brockett to get back to his feet.
Chumbucked postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumbucked postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chumbucked accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Chumbucked rushes Brockett and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Chumbucked misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brockett.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chumbucked just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brockett's brow.
Brockett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chumbucked lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chumbucked lands an elbow inside.
Brockett wants to get back to striking at distance but Chumbucked won't allow it.

That's two 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.
Chumbucked tries a knee to the head but Brockett blocks it.
Brockett wants to break free but Chumbucked has control.
Chumbucked lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chumbucked jumps guard but Brockett stands there with Chumbucked around his waist. Chumbucked gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chumbucked.
Brockett is trying to break the clinch but Chumbucked is controlling him.
Chumbucked lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chumbucked taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brockett wants to get back to striking at distance but Chumbucked won't allow it.

Chumbucked escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chumbucked fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chumbucked moves in looking to clinch but Brockett pushes him off.
Brockett with a poor takedown
and Chumbucked counters with a nice body kick.
Brockett shoots and misses

and Chumbucked counters by clinching up.
Hans Chumbucked has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bud Brockett.
Brockett is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chumbucked gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chumbucked gets control of Brockett's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chumbucked will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brockett won't allow Chumbucked to get back to his feet.
Brockett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chumbucked's head.
Brockett postures up in Chumbucked's guard and throws a big left but Chumbucked blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chumbucked is on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brockett looks gassed!
Chumbucked with a flurry of punches that miss.

Chumbucked drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chumbucked jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brockett can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brockett wants to stand and escape but Chumbucked is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Chumbucked dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Brockett keeps the fight on the outside.

Chumbucked closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brockett to the mat! Brockett manages to get full guard.
Chumbucked thows a big elbow that misses.

Chumbucked has gone for a leg lock! Brockett slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chumbucked's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brockett throwing strikes from guard but Chumbucked blocks nicely.
Brockett looking to pass the guard.
Brockett works over Chumbucked with some ground and pound from guard.
Chumbucked looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brockett is one step ahead there.
Chumbucked wants to get back to his feet but Brockett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumbucked has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brockett is in close to Chumbucked's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brockett with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brockett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chumbucked is looking to clinch but Brockett is avoiding it.
Brockett shoots and misses

and Chumbucked counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brockett is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Chumbucked seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brockett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chumbucked.
Chumbucked missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chumbucked not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chumbucked wants to control but Brockett is keeping him busy.
Chumbucked sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brockett defending well though.
Chumbucked throwing shots but Brockett is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brockett.
Brockett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chumbucked manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chumbucked is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Chumbucked not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brockett wants to get back to his feet.
Chumbucked working over Brockett with some ground and pound. Brockett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brockett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chumbucked.
Still in half guard, Chumbucked seems content to control.
Chumbucked sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brockett defending well though.
Chumbucked prevents Brockett from standing back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brockett avoids the head kick by Chumbucked.
Chumbucked tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brockett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chumbucked looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brockett has his takedown stuffed

and Chumbucked counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Chumbucked dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Chumbucked is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chumbucked looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chumbucked tries to clinch but Brockett moves out of range.
Chumbucked is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chumbucked is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chumbucked wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumbucked tries to clinch up but Brockett circles away and keeps his distance.

Brockett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brockett winds up and cracks Chumbucked with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chumbucked is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brockett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brockett's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chumbucked throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Chumbucked is trying to stick to Brockett's back but Brockett is turning into Chumbucked. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chumbucked's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brockett.
Brockett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brockett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brockett thows a big elbow that misses.
Chumbucked is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brockett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brockett working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brockett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chumbucked moves in looking to clinch but Brockett pushes him off.
Chumbucked showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brockett.
Brockett keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brockett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chumbucked is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chumbucked will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brockett throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Chumbucked gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Chumbucked breaks the clinch.
Brockett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Chumbucked counters with a shoot takedown. Brockett fights it but they end up in guard.
Chumbucked trying to control the position from guard on top but Brockett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chumbucked throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hans Chumbucked.
Well Chumbucked 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Chumbucked!