PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Hemlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemlock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Champagneros 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.

Chapman
vs
Hemlock

200 cm
28
284 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Hemlock!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hemlock.
Chapman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hemlock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jack Chapman has been cut.
Hemlock tries to work over Chapman's front leg with a kick but Chapman checks it.
Hemlock throws a sloppy head kick and Chapman moves out of range easily.

Chapman lands a left and a right that send Hemlock crashing to the mat, dazed. Chapman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chapman lands a left and a right that send Hemlock crashing to the mat, dazed. Chapman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hemlock is rocked!

Chapman scores with a takedown into Hemlock's guard.
Hemlock is still in real trouble! Can Chapman finish him?
Chapman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hemlock seems to have recovered his senses.
Chapman content to stall in guard here.
Chapman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hemlock is proving hard to escape from.
Hemlock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman is positioning himself well to prevent Hemlock advancing to mount.
Chapman is looking for a sweep. Hemlock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Chapman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hemlock pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chapman actively working from the bottom here.
Hemlock passes to full mount!
Chapman is working to get back to half guard.
Hemlock unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock avoids the attempt from Chapman to control.
Chapman is trying to stand up.
Chapman can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chapman is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Hemlock has taken his back.

Chapman fending off the submission attempt from Hemlock.
Hemlock missing with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chapman has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Chapman trying to control the position but Hemlock manages to sink in the hooks.
Chapman has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Chapman can't escape the position.
Hemlock wants to control but Chapman is keeping busy.
Hemlock doesn't have the hooks in and Chapman manages to turn into his guard.
Chapman wants to control from the top but Hemlock keeps moving.

Chapman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chapman is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman throws a right and a left that Hemlock avoids nicely.
Hemlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chapman misses with the combination.
Hemlock misses with a straight right.
Hemlock tries to land a front kick but Chapman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jack Chapman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemlock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hemlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hemlock tries to clinch there but Chapman circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hemlock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chapman counters with a stiff right hand.
Chapman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hemlock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chapman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chapman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Chapman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Chapman's cut.
That's time! Chapman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hemlock throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chapman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chapman passes Hemlock's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hemlock tries to get to full guard but Chapman has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Chapman.
Chapman is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Chapman wants to work for an arm triangle but Hemlock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hemlock is trying to get back to full guard.
Chapman controlling the action here.
Hemlock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman is nestled in close to Hemlock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chapman trying to control the action but Hemlock is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chapman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chapman trying to control the action but Hemlock is working from the bottom.
Chapman is really struggling to control Hemlock but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Chapman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

We're going to have a standup here because Jack Chapman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hemlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chapman throws a combination that misses
and Hemlock counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hemlock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jack Chapman is winning the standup battle so far.
Chapman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hemlock pinned against the cage. Hemlock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chapman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hemlock is fending him off so far but Chapman persists. Nope, Hemlock circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Chapman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hemlock slips a jab and a cross from Chapman.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chapman checks a leg kick.
Hemlock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chapman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chapman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hemlock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chapman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chapman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hemlock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chapman.
Hemlock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chapman circles away.
Hemlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chapman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hemlock counters with a three punch combo that has Chapman backing up. Chapman nods at Hemlock to acknowledge the strikes.
Hemlock shoots in looking for a takedown. Chapman tries to sprawl out of it but Hemlock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chapman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Hemlock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hemlock in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman trying to control but Hemlock postures up.
Chapman controlling the position for now.

Hemlock is working for a kimura but Chapman is defending it quite comfortably.
Chapman wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Hemlock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Chapman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hemlock shoots in for a takedown but Chapman shows good takedown defense.
Hemlock blocks the body kick.
Chapman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hemlock.
Chapman lands a slapping body shot.
Hemlock misses with a left hand
and Chapman counters with a right hand to the body.
Hemlock tries for a takedown but Chapman circles away easily
and Chapman counters with a three punch combo that has Hemlock backing up. Hemlock nods at Chapman to acknowledge the strikes.
Hemlock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Chapman misses.
Chapman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hemlock throws a sloppy head kick
and Chapman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hemlock thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chapman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Chapman finds it's way through Hemlock's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hemlock.
Chapman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chapman punishes Hemlock's body with a nice straight punch.

Chapman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chapman controlling the action here.
Chapman passes into side control, despite Hemlock's attempt to control the position.
Chapman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Chapman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hemlock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock wants to control but Chapman postures up.
Jack Chapman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chapman controlling from side mount.
Chapman working the ground and pound.

Chapman swings around for an armbar but Hemlock sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chapman's guard.
Chapman wants to stand up but Hemlock is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Hemlock drops back looking for a leg! Chapman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chapman manages to kick Hemlock off! Hemlock jumps back into Chapman's guard.
Hemlock won't allow Chapman to get back to his feet.
Hemlock trying to control but Chapman is working from the bottom.
Hemlock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chapman is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Chapman working for a triangle but Hemlock defends it easily.
Hemlock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hemlock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chapman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chapman wants to get back to his feet but Hemlock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hemlock content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Chapman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chapman 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

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