PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Chesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chesner
vs
Felix

182 cm
18
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Lucid Nutrition
Lucid Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Chesner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Felix!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chesner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chesner closes the distance and clinches up with Felix, looking for a takedown. Chesner pushes Felix against the cage but Felix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Felix moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No luck for Chesner with that takedown attempt.
Chesner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Felix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Felix both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felix throws a series of punches but Chesner avoids them all with ease.

Felix takes the fight into the clinch.
Felix lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Felix gets underhooks to prevent Chesner's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Chesner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chesner tries for a takedown but Felix manages to get underhooks.
Felix lands a nice knee to the body.
Felix lands a nice shot to the body.
Chesner can't break the clinch.
Felix lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Felix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chesner looking for a takedown.
Chesner is breathing heavily.
Chesner goes for a takedown attempt but Felix pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Felix throws a left that rocks Chesner and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Felix dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Chesner regain composure!

Chesner is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Chesner's face as Felix controls the position.
Chesner is not content to let Felix control the position.
Chesner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Felix moves into full mount!
Felix controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chesner is working to get back to half guard.
Felix controlling his opponent.
Chesner working to try and regain half guard.
Felix landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Chesner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Felix controlling the pace for now.
Felix trying to control but Chesner is having none of it.
Chesner is bucking up trying to escape but Felix cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chesner is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chesner is working hard here to advance position.
Chesner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chesner tries to hold on but Felix postures up.
Chesner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chesner wants to control but Felix is having none of it.
Chesner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Felix dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chesner clobbers Felix with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chesner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Felix should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Chesner dodges the punch combination from Felix.
Felix lands the left hand.
Chesner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chesner closes the distance but Felix moves to the side

and Felix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Felix.
Chesner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Felix gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Felix lands a hook that snaps the head of Chesner backwards.
Chesner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Felix pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Chesner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chesner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Felix makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chesner doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Felix counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Felix is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chesner!
Felix with shots to the head and body - Chesner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Felix scoring with strikes but Chesner is staying in there.
Felix controlling the pace for now.
Chesner is desperately trying to improve his position but Felix has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix tries to control but Chesner wriggling away.
Felix controlling the position easily from mount.
Felix wants to control the pace but Chesner is squirming around nicely.
Chesner wants to hold on but Felix pushes him away.
Chesner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Felix lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chesner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Felix wants to control the pace but Chesner is squirming around nicely.
Chesner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Felix lands a big shot there that rocks Chesner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chesner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chesner wants to try and get back to his feet.
Chesner is squirming around, avoiding Felix's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Felix.
Chesner is looking to get to half guard.
Felix raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Felix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chesner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Chesner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Felix throws a series of strikes that have Chesner backpedaling.
Rock Chesner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Felix.
Chesner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Felix.

Felix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Felix prevents Chesner from breaking the clinch.
Felix gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chesner.
Chesner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Felix pulls his leg out and moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Felix.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Felix scores with a nice strike.
Chesner misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chesner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Felix counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chesner!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Chesner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Felix controlling from the full mount.
Felix looking to finish Chesner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chesner!
Felix trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chesner is looking to improve his position but Felix isn't that keen on the idea.
Rock Chesner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chesner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Felix looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Felix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Felix landing shots from mount.
Chesner is in a horrible position here. Felix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chesner is working to get back to half guard.
Felix looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chesner is looking to improve his position but Felix isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chesner is squirming around, avoiding Felix's attempts to control the action.
Chesner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Felix wants to control the pace but Chesner is squirming around nicely.
Felix controlling his opponent.
Chesner is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felix controlling his opponent.
Chesner is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Felix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Felix has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Felix!