PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Kreedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Lee Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chapman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird 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.

Kreedy
vs
Lee Chapman

193 cm
23
223 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
28
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Kreedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duane Lee Chapman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreedy misses with a left hand
and Chapman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kreedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kreedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chapman.
Kreedy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chapman but Chapman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kreedy ducks under a wild hook from Chapman.
Kreedy slips under a jab from Chapman.
Kreedy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kreedy misses the jab.
Kreedy misses with a right hand
and Chapman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kreedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Chapman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kreedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chapman was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreedy.
Kreedy swings widly with a right hand
and Chapman counters with a nice uppercut.
Chapman takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreedy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kreedy shoots and misses
and Chapman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kreedy throws an off balance right hand
and Chapman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kreedy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kreedy misses with an uppercut
and Chapman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kreedy misses with an uppercut
and Chapman counters with a thumping low kick.
Chapman misses with a straight right.
Kreedy misses with an uppercut
and Chapman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chapman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kreedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chapman missing with a left hand there. Kreedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kreedy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chapman.

Kreedy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kreedy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is trying to escape back to his feet but Kreedy uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Chapman is trying to buck Kreedy off.

Kreedy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chapman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chapman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kreedy working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kreedy has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Chapman explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kreedy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kreedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chapman counters with a stiff right hand.
Kreedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kreedy misses with a double jab.
Kreedy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kreedy defending well as Chapman loads up on a big left hand.
Kreedy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Kreedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kreedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Chapman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duane Lee Chapman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kreedy.

Kreedy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kreedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chapman defending well though.
Chapman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kreedy.
Kreedy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kreedy stops Chapman from getting back to his feet.
Kreedy 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.
Kreedy throwing shots but Chapman is blocking nicely.
Kreedy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chapman tries to kick Kreedy off but Kreedy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chapman looks gassed!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Duane Lee Chapman 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.

Kreedy misses with a takedown attempt - Chapman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kreedy fails with the takedown.
Kreedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Chapman counters with a straight right hand.
Chapman throws an off balance right hand

and Kreedy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chapman's guard.
Chapman is looking to stand up but Kreedy isn't so interested in that idea.
Kreedy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chapman wants to stand up but Kreedy is controlling him.
Kreedy is looking to work some ground and pound but Chapman has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreedy stops Chapman from standing up.
Chapman is breathing heavily.
Kreedy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chapman wants to stand and escape but Kreedy is having none of it.
Chapman can't keep his opponent in guard - Kreedy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chapman wants to get back to his feet.
Chapman is not content to let Kreedy control the position.
Kreedy stops Chapman from getting back to his feet.

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.
Kreedy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kreedy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kreedy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chapman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kreedy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreedy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kreedy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kreedy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kreedy trying to control the action but Chapman is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreedy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chapman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kreedy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kreedy lands a nice short elbow.
Chapman is trying to stand.
Kreedy thows a huge punch but Chapman dodges it nicely.
Kreedy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kreedy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chapman tries to kick Kreedy off but Kreedy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kreedy wants to control but Chapman is keeping him busy.
Kreedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chapman defending well though.
Kreedy stops Chapman from getting back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Kreedy winds up and cracks Chapman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kreedy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kreedy is nestled in close to Chapman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chapman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kreedy lands with a punch from half guard.

Kreedy is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kreedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chapman is trying to stand back up but Kreedy is controlling him
Kreedy 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.

Diesel Kreedy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kreedy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kreedy throws a right hand that misses
and Chapman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kreedy throws a shot from downtown. Chapman moves away and avoids it.
Kreedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chapman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kreedy throws out the jab.
Kreedy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kreedy misses with a lunging right hand
and Chapman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kreedy misses with a body shot
and Chapman counters with a stiff right hand.
Kreedy misses with a body punch
and Chapman counters with a straight right hand.
Kreedy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kreedy.
Kreedy misses with a hook
and Chapman counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreedy misses with a shot to the body
enabling Chapman to counter with a crisp jab.
Chapman throws a leg kick
and Kreedy counters with a left to the body.
Kreedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chapman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chapman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kreedy.
Kreedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chapman counters with a thumping low kick.
Kreedy throws a sloppy body shot
letting Chapman counter with a right hand.
Chapman throws a poor cross that misses

and Kreedy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kreedy.
Kreedy is looking to work some ground and pound but Chapman has wrist control.
Kreedy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kreedy throws a big right hand that misses.
Kreedy looking to sit in guard and control but Chapman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kreedy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman wants to get up but he can't break Kreedy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Chapman stands up from Kreedy's guard - Chapman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreedy staying out of range there.
Kreedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chapman counters with a stiff right hand.
Chapman ducks under a wild hook from Kreedy.
Kreedy fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kreedy blocks the leg kick.
Chapman wants to slow Kreedy down by chopping away at his legs.

Kreedy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Chapman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chapman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kreedy looking for a takedown.
A short right from Chapman.
Chapman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kreedys head.
Chapman keeps control of Kreedy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chapman is stalling here.
Good body shot from Chapman.
Chapman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kreedy tries for a takedown but Chapman manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Kreedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapman lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Chapman.
Chapman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kreedy backwards.
Chapman pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chapman misses with the head strike.
Chapman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kreedy.
A right hook to the body lands for Chapman.
Chapman scores with a hook to the body.
Chapman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chapman cracks Kreedy with a nice body shot.
Chapman is trying to maintain a safe position but Kreedy gets an underhook and turns Chapman into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kreedy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chapman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chapman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chapman lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chapman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kreedy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chapman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chapman moves into range and connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Lee Chapman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chapman 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Lee Chapman!