PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes to the cage accompanied by Gangsta Gangsta. Fadden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: From Hell by Faces Of Mars. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Chase
vs
Fadden

175 cm
28
164 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

170 cm
30
147 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fadden!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chase.
Chase lands with a slapping head kick.
Chase lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chase lands a head kick. Fadden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Jack Fadden has been cut.
Vincent Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase scores with a one two! Fadden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Chase closes the distance and clinches.
Chase blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chase lands an elbow inside that Fadden shrugs off.
Fadden crunches a lovely knee into Chase's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chase.

Chase has picked Fadden up - he's going for a ride! Chase dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Chase escapes and gets back to his feet.
Chase swinging wildly here.
Chase chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fadden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chase sprawls well. Chase wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fadden gets slowly back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase avoiding damage.
Fadden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chase avoids it.
Chase tries a body shot but Fadden blocks it.
Chase lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Fadden trying to control the position but instead, Chase has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fadden into the cage.
Chase avoiding damage as Fadden throws knees to the body.
Chase unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fadden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Chase scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chase works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chase managing to block the knees to the body from Fadden.
Chase lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chase lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chase breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Chase coming out on top.
Chase lands a jab to the head.
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!
Chase scores with a jab. Fadden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chase throws a head kick that misses.
Chase thuds a left hand into Fadden's body.
Chase works over Fadden's head and body with a nice combination.
Chase throws a leg kick which misses Fadden's front leg but catches the back leg as Fadden tries to avoid it.
Fadden looks to score with a jab to the body but Chase is just out of range.
Chase scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Chase.

Chase gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fadden to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chase controlling Fadden's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase striking from the bottom.
Chase managing to control the position.

Fadden decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fadden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chase throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chase looks to land a combination. Fadden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chase throws a combination. Fadden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Chase clinches up with Fadden and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Chase.
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!
Chase lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Fadden effectively controlling the action here.
Fadden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chase lands a nice knee to the body.
Fadden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Chase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fadden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fadden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fadden looks gassed!

Chase clinches up with Fadden and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Chase.
Fadden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Chase dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Fadden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chase misses with the combination.
Fadden throws a series of punches but Chase avoids them all with ease.
Chase throws a one two combo.
Fadden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chase sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fadden needs to keep his hands up - Chase had a free shot at his head there.
Fadden with a poor takedown
and Chase counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Fadden tenderised Chase's leg. Chase is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fadden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chase throws a shot to the body.
Chase lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chase sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vincent Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fadden.

Chase instigates a clinch.
Chase stalling the fight.
Fadden is breathing heavily.
Chase prevents Fadden from breaking the clinch.

Chase pulls Fadden into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase 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.

Fadden is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chase is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chase has escaped and now he's on top!
Chase is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fadden can do to turn this around?
Chase stands up over Fadden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fadden doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chase postures up in Fadden's guard and throws a big left but Fadden blocks it.
Chase 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden keeping full guard, as Chase tries to pass.
Chase trying to control the position from guard on top but Fadden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fadden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chase sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chase throws a big right hand that misses.
Chase looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chase trying to control but Fadden is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vincent Chase has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Fadden gets tackled into the cage by Chase. Chase maintains the clinch.
Chase lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chase lands a body shot.
Fadden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chase gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chase lands an elbow that stopped Fadden in his tracks for a moment.
Chase stalling against the cage.
A short right from Chase.
Chase slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Chase.
Fadden tries to circle away but Chase has him pinned against the cage.
Chase landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fadden tries to land knees in the clinch but Chase avoids the damage to the body.
Chase working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That has opened up Jack Fadden's cut even more.

Chase breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chase slips a jab and a cross from Fadden.

Chase clinches.
Chase gets underhooks to prevent Fadden's takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chase lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chase prevents a body shot from Fadden.
Fadden takes an elbow to the temple.
Vincent Chase has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chase slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Chase dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Fadden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chase throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chase tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fadden tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
Vincent Chase is winning the standup battle so far.

Chase rushes Fadden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chase tries to pull guard but Fadden won't allow it.
Chase prevents the takedown attempt.
Chase lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chase changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fadden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chase lands with a hook. Fadden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chase blocks a head kick by Fadden.
Vincent Chase is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chase gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fadden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chase blocks it with crossed arms.

Chase pulls guard successfully.
Fadden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase keeping moving, preventing Fadden from controlling successfully.
Fadden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fadden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chase works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fadden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fadden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fadden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fadden postures up in Chase's guard and throws a big left but Chase blocks it.
Chase preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chase is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chase's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Vincent Chase wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fadden wants to clinch up but Chase keeps it at a distance.
Chase lands a front kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fadden looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase is working Fadden over against the cage.

Chase has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fadden uses from the top position.
Chase seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fadden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chase manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fadden manages to get himself to full guard.
Chase cracks Fadden with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase passes Fadden's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Chase looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chase content to control rather than advance.
Chase thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vincent Chase is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fadden's head.
Fadden is in trouble now - Chase has advanced to mount!
Chase tries to control but Fadden wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chase cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Chase connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chase takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chase landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Chase showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chase 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Chase!