PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luck Chidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Vedita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Chidell
vs
Vedita

183 cm
20
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luck Chidell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Vedita!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chidell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vedita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chidell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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

Chidell is defending against the submission attempts here by Vedita.
Chidell pushes Vedita off looking to stand but Vedita dives back in and keeps control.
Vedita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vedita controlling the pace.
Chidell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vedita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chidell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vedita on the ground.
Vedita trying to mount his opponent but Chidell defends it.

Vedita seems to be working for a kimura but Chidell defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chidell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chidell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vedita circles away quickly and effectively.
Vedita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chidell throws a jab when Vedita was well out of range.
Vedita fails to land the takedown.
Chidell misses with a wild body shot.
Chidell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chidell stuffs the takedown attempt from Vedita. Vedita gets slowly back to his feet.

A jab-cross combination lands for Chidell and sends Vedita crashing to the mat! Chidell follows him down to the mat - Vedita regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Vedita is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vedita manages to get to full guard.
Vedita is still in real trouble! Can Chidell finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Vedita working for submissions but it's allowed Chidell to get to half guard.
Vedita seems to have recovered his senses.
Vedita looks gassed!

Chidell postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Vedita to stand up.
Vedita connects with a jab.
Luck Chidell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chidell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chidell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vedita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chidell as he avoids it easily.
Luck Chidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of San Vedita.
Vedita tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chidell tries to bum rush Vedita with a series of wild strikes but Vedita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chidell misses with a two punch combination.
Chidell tries to bum rush Vedita with a series of wild strikes but Vedita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Chidell misses.
Chidell swinging wildly here.
Vedita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chidell.
Vedita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chidell tries to avoid it but Vedita manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chidell to the ground. Chidell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Chidell does no damage.
Vedita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chidell defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Chidell.

Vedita shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vedita was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vedita looking to control but Chidell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chidell wants to try and get back to his feet.
Vedita looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chidell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vedita.
Chidell tries to buck Vedita off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luck Chidell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chidell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Chidell.
Chidell throws a right and a left that Vedita avoids nicely.
Vedita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chidell sprawls well. Chidell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vedita gets slowly back to his feet.
Vedita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Chidell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chidell tries to bum rush Vedita with a series of wild strikes but Vedita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luck Chidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chidell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chidell fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vedita lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Vedita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Vedita is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chidell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vedita tries to control but Chidell wriggling away.
Chidell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vedita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chidell is looking to escape.
Vedita unloads with some shots from mount but Chidell bucks and avoids them well.
Chidell is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vedita tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chidell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vedita tries to control but Chidell wriggling away.
Chidell trying desperately to get to his feet.
Vedita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chidell is looking to escape.

Vedita goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Chidell is on top in guard.
Chidell wanted to stand there but Vedita had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vedita has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chidell is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Vedita.

Chidell decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chidell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Vedita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Vedita is looking for a kimura but Chidell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vedita to get the leverage.
Chidell is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vedita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chidell is just riding it out for now. Vedita eventually gives up the hold.
Chidell is trying to stand back up but Vedita is controlling him
Vedita is trying to control the action in half guard but Chidell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chidell is trying to stand back up but Vedita is controlling him
Vedita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chidell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chidell looks to land a combination but Vedita avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Vedita.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

San Vedita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vedita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chidell pinned against the cage. Chidell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chidell throws a right hand that Vedita ducks under and follows up with a left that Vedita also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Chidell misses the target.
Chidell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chidell throws a lazy right hand but Vedita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chidell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vedita circles away quickly and effectively.
Chidell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vedita.
A combination from Chidell does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vedita misses with a takedown attempt - Chidell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Vedita closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chidell did well to prevent Vedita getting side control.
Vedita is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chidell!
Chidell is squirming around, avoiding Vedita's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chidell is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vedita has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chidell's face.
Vedita trying to control but Chidell is having none of it.
Chidell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Vedita throws some wild stikes that Chidell manages to avoid easily.

Vedita swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chidell is now in Vedita's guard. A big mistake from Vedita there, giving up the dominant position!

Vedita is working an open guard so Chidell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chidell throws a predictable looking body shot

and Vedita counters with a shoot takedown. Chidell fights it but they end up in guard.
Vedita throws and elbow that misses. Chidell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vedita's guard. Nice move by Chidell!
San Vedita has got the better of the ground game so far.

Chidell gets to his feet - Vedita follows without any prompting.
Vedita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chidell misses with a combination

and Vedita counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chidell won't be happy with that.
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!
The ground and pound from Vedita seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Vedita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chidell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Vedita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chidell is pushing Vedita's head away, looking to escape. Vedita manages to hold on to the position though.
Chidell is not content to let Vedita control the position.
Chidell pushes Vedita away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vedita gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Vedita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chidell, who protects the arm well.
Chidell wants to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vedita tries for a takedown but Chidell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luck Chidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of San Vedita.
Chidell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vedita.
Chidell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vedita dodges the punch combination from Chidell.

Vedita drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vedita advances to mount.
Vedita tries to control but Chidell wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
San Vedita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vedita has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... San Vedita!