PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meas Chanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Twista - Kamikaze as his entrance music. Meas Chanta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pat Brown's chin.

Chanta
vs
Brown

185 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meas Chanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Brown!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Chanta throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chanta avoids it really well and circles away.
Pat Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chanta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chanta's guard.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chanta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chanta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chanta is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Chanta pulls Brown in to control the position.
Brown won't allow Chanta to get back to his feet.
Chanta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chanta trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Meas Chanta wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chanta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown avoids the head kick by Chanta.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chanta avoids it really well and circles away.
Meas Chanta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Brown.
Chanta is looking to score with low kicks.
Chanta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown tries to clinch up but Chanta circles away and keeps his distance.
Chanta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown dives in and grabs Chanta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chanta pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Chanta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Nice body kick from Chanta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Pat Brown has been cut.

Chanta has managed to clinch.
Chanta scores with a knee to the head.
Chanta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chanta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Chanta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chanta with a knee to the head.
Chanta landing knees to the head.
Chanta lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chanta obliges.
Chanta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chanta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chanta obliges.
Chanta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chanta lands a left hand.
Chanta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Chanta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chanta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chanta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chanta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown can't get the takedown.
Chanta tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Chanta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chanta tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Chanta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Chanta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chanta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Brown works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chanta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Brown wants to control from the top but Chanta keeps moving.
Chanta trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chanta scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Chanta counters by clinching up.
A left hand lands to the body for Chanta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Chanta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chanta looking to stall.
Chanta tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meas Chanta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Chanta. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Chanta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Chanta scores with a four punch combination!
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.

Chanta closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the ropes.
Chanta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chanta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chanta landing knees to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chanta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chanta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chanta scores with a knee to the head.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chanta tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Meas Chanta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chanta misses with a knee to the head.
Brown jumps guard but Chanta stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Chanta.
Brown is trying to drag Chanta to the mat but Chanta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chanta obliges.
Chanta misses with a knee strike.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chanta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Meas Chanta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

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.
Chanta stuffs the takedown.
Brown has his takedown stuffed

and Chanta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chanta.
Chanta lands a nice knee to the body.
Chanta holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Chanta misses with a knee strike.
Chanta missing with knees to the body.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Chanta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chanta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Chanta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the ropes.
Chanta lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chanta.
Chanta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chanta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Chanta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chanta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Chanta is pressed up against the ropes. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chanta down to the mat. Chanta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Brown shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chanta is trying to defend but Brown finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chanta defending well though.
Chanta wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Chanta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chanta tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown controlling the action here.
Brown wants to control but Chanta is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meas Chanta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pat Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Chanta throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Chanta throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chanta counters with a nice leg kick.
Chanta wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.

Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chanta can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown tries to move to mount but Chanta blocks the move with his legs.
Brown trying to control the position but Chanta is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chanta's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chanta wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chanta wants to get back to full guard.
Brown thows a huge punch but Chanta dodges it nicely.
Chanta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Chanta defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown is keen to just control but Chanta is a slippery customer.
Chanta is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chanta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown is thwarting Chanta's attempts to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Meas Chanta wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chanta misses with a head kick.
Chanta throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chanta.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chanta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chanta as he avoids it easily.
Meas Chanta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Brown.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Chanta counters with a good, hard body kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Chanta throws a nice inside leg kick.

Chanta forces Brown back against the ropes and clinches.
Brown is working for takedown but Chanta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chanta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Meas Chanta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chanta lands a nice knee to the body.
Chanta landing knees to the body.
Chanta working Brown over with knees to the body.
Chanta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chanta.
Chanta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown is working for takedown but Chanta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chanta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Chanta lands a shot to the body.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chanta prevents it.
Knees to the body from Chanta.
A knee to the head by Chanta.
Chanta tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Chanta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brown tries for a takedown but Chanta circles away easily
and Chanta counters with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Meas Chanta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chanta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meas Chanta!