PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rumor Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance comes to the cage accompanied by This Joint. Titan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chance
vs
Titan

174 cm
25
184 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rumor Chance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Titan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chance lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chance throws a low kick, looking for Titan's leg but Titan calmly moves out of range.
Chance takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Titan throws a series of punches but Chance avoids them all with ease.
Chance cracks the inside of Titan's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chance, as that shot connected.
Chance lands a nice hook to Titan's body. Titan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chance digs a good body shot into Titan's ribs.
Chance tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Chance darts in and clinches Titan up against the cage.
Chance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Titan's elbow.
Titan prevents a body shot from Chance.
Titan misses with the head strike.
Titan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Titan throws a head punch that misses.
Titan struggles to land a body shot inside as Chance controls his hands.
Titan tries to work over Chance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chance throws a punch but it's blocked by Titan.
Chance misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chance leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chance blocking some punches.

Titan jumps into guard, dragging Chance to the mat.
Titan is adopting a defensive guard.
Titan keeping full guard, as Chance tries to pass.

Titan has his foot on Chance's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chance works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two 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.
Chance stopping the sweep attempt from Titan.
Chance has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Titan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Titan keeping moving, preventing Chance from controlling successfully.
Chance stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Titan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chance trying to control the position from guard on top but Titan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Titan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Titan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chance is just riding it out for now. Titan eventually gives up the hold.
Titan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Titan is trying to work for a kimura but Chance is defending well.

Chance is defending against the submission attempts here by Titan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titan wants to free his trapped foot but Chance is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lance Titan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good standup being displayed there by Chance as he connects with a hook.
Chance slips a straight right by Titan.
Chance scores with a shot to the body.
Chance tries to clinch up.
Titan lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Titan. Chance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Titan tries to clinch but Chance is having none of it.
Chance misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chance scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chance moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Titan.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Titan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chance - the referee stops the clock and Titan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chance. Titan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheers as Chance lands an impressive looking overhand right. Titan doesn't seem phased though.
Chance throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Titan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Titan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Titan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chance scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Titan doesn't seem bothered though.
Titan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chance.
Titan staying out of range there.
Jab from Titan.
Nice straight punches there by Chance. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chance.
Chance scores with a spinning back kick!

Chance gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Titan misses with a body punch.
Chance blocking some punches.
Chance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chance misses with the head strike.
Titan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chance.
Titan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Titan misses with the head strike.
Chance content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Titan throws a head punch that misses.
Chance prevents a body shot from Titan.
Chance working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Titan can't find room to land a body shot as Chance controls the action.
Chance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Titan backwards.
Titan working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Titan fails to land.
Titan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Titan prevents a body shot from Chance.
Titan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chance blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan lands a nice uppercut.
Chance tries to work over Titan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chance misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chance has a couple of punches blocked by Titan.
Titan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Titan misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Titan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Titan working aggressively here.
Titan working aggressively here.
Titan can't find room to land a body shot as Chance controls the action.
Titan tries to pull guard but Chance won't allow it.
Chance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Titan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Titan misses with a hook from the clinch.

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.
Titan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chance.
Chance taking a breather.
Titan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Titan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chances head.
Titan pushes Chance back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Chance.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Titan struggles to land a body shot inside as Chance controls his hands.
Chance holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Titan fails to land.
Chance blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rumor Chance will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Chance.
Chance turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Titan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Titan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Titan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Titan has a takedown stuffed.
Chance moves in looking to clinch but Titan pushes him off.
Titan slips a straight right by Chance.
Titan misses with a double jab
letting Chance counter with a right hand.
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch but Titan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Titan falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Titan takes a swing at Chance's ribcage but misses.
Titan throws a hook but Chance avoids it easily.
Titan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chance.
Chance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance lands a nice leg kick that just misses Titan's sensitive parts.
Chance scores with a spinning back kick!
Titan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Titan works Chance's body with a nice hook.
Chance scores with a leg kick.
Titan scores with a hook to the body. Chance takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot lands for Titan.
Chance misses with an uppercut.
Chance getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chance staying out of range there.
Chance throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Titan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chance!

Titan swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lance Titan!