PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Chiappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haha Loose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chiappe
vs
Loose

170 cm
28
200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

181 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Chiappe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haha Loose!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chiappe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Loose did well to prevent Chiappe getting side control.
Chiappe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loose's head.

Chiappe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chiappe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Loose defending well though.
Chiappe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chiappe 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.
Chiappe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chiappe trying to control from half guard but Loose is working away.
Well, if Chiappe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiappe thows a huge punch but Loose dodges it nicely.

Chiappe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Loose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chiappe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chiappe trying to advance position but Loose counters by regaining guard.
Loose keeping moving, preventing Chiappe from controlling successfully.
Chiappe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiappe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chiappe trying to control but Loose is working from the bottom.
Chiappe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Loose is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Loose trying to control the position.
Chiappe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Ryan Chiappe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Loose tries to clinch up but Chiappe circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chiappe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chiappe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chiappe trying to control but Loose is working from the bottom.
Chiappe advances position into side control!
Chiappe is looking to take a break and control but Loose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loose is trying to improve his position.
Loose parries the strikes from Chiappe easily there. Chiappe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Loose to escape.
Chiappe trying to control the position but Loose is working away.

Chiappe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiappe trying to control the position but Loose is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Chiappe dominated that round.
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.

Loose stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Loose wants it to stay on the feet.
Chiappe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chiappe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loose slaps away a takedown attempt from Chiappe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Chiappe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loose tries to clinch but Chiappe moves out of range.
Chiappe scores with a sloppy right hand. Loose should have avoided that one.
Chiappe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chiappe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loose is looking to clinch.

Chiappe gets caught flat footed, as Loose shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Loose wants to control from the top but Chiappe keeps moving.
Loose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Chiappe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chiappe wants to sweep here but Loose controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiappe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryan Chiappe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Chiappe is looking for a triangle but Loose pushes his legs off easily.
Loose passes Chiappe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Loose thows a huge punch but Chiappe dodges it nicely.
Loose working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Loose trying to control from half guard but Chiappe is working away.
Loose is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chiappe is not content to let Loose control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loose seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Loose is trying to work for a kimura but Chiappe is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chiappe actively working from the bottom here.
Loose thows a huge punch but Chiappe dodges it nicely.
Chiappe manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chiappe wants to sweep but no luck.
Loose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chiappe is keeping the position for now.
Chiappe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loose.
Loose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Chiappe working for a triangle but Loose defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Loose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loose trying to control but Chiappe is working from the bottom.

Chiappe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Loose is aware though and is defending well.

Loose got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chiappe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Loose has managed to get both his arms back between Chiappe's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loose throwing strikes from guard but Chiappe blocks nicely.
Chiappe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loose wants to control from the top but Chiappe keeps moving.
Loose slips nicely into half guard.
Chiappe works his way to full guard. Good work.

Loose got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chiappe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Loose has managed to get both his arms back between Chiappe's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loose is looking to work some ground and pound but Chiappe has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chiappe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Loose defends it easily.

Chiappe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loose working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chiappe's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Haha Loose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Chiappe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Loose to the mat! Loose manages to get full guard.
Loose keeping moving, preventing Chiappe from controlling successfully.
Chiappe thows a big elbow that misses.
Chiappe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chiappe trying to control the position from guard on top but Loose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chiappe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Loose tries to roll over but Chiappe keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loose is trying to stand back up but Chiappe is controlling him

Chiappe 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.
Loose won't allow Chiappe to pass to mount.
Loose is trying to maintain the position but Chiappe is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiappe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chiappe trying to mount his opponent but Loose defends it.
Nice strikes from Chiappe there.
Loose regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chiappe.
Chiappe is looking to work some ground and pound but Loose has wrist control.
Chiappe's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loose keeping full guard, as Chiappe tries to pass.
Loose controls Chiappe momentarily but Chiappe frees himself.
Chiappe wants to control from the top but Loose keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryan Chiappe.

Loose looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chiappe!
Loose pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiappe is looking to get to half guard.
Loose lands with some strikes.
Chiappe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chiappe looking to sit in guard and control but Loose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Loose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loose trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiappe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Chiappe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Loose stacks Chiappe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Loose!
Loose is chipping away with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Chiappe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chiappe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Chiappe!