PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Professor Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Tweedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hard Act To Follow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chaos
vs
Tweedy

170 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
30
180 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Professor Chaos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Tweedy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tweedy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tweedy feints a jab promting Chaos to slip. Tweedy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chaos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No luck for Chaos with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Tweedy as Chaos shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor Chaos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tweedy slaps away a takedown attempt from Chaos , before circling back to the center of the mat.

Chaos feints and as Tweedy raises his hands in defense, Chaos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tweedy is on top in guard.
Chaos is pulling down on Tweedy's head to control his posture.
Chaos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tweedy manages to get himself to full guard.
Tweedy keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos trying to move into half guard but instead Tweedy has managed to sweep!
Tweedy throwing strikes from guard but Chaos blocks nicely.
Tweedy wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
Chaos seems keen to control Tweedy's posture.
Chaos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tweedy on the ground.
Tweedy won't allow Chaos to sweep him here.
Chaos is adopting a defensive guard.

Tweedy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chaos keeping moving, preventing Tweedy from controlling successfully.
Chaos wants to sweep but no luck.
Chaos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tweedy is looking to work some ground and pound but Chaos has wrist control.
Tweedy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chaos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chaos pulls Tweedy in to control the position.
Tweedy passes Chaos 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tweedy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chaos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tweedy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Chaos controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chaos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chaos controlling Tweedy's posture.

Chaos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chaos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tweedy throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy won't allow Chaos to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tweedy postures up in Chaos 's guard and throws a big left but Chaos blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tweedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tweedy being controlled here momentarily.
Tweedy won't allow Chaos to sweep him here.
Chaos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chaos tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tweedy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chaos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tweedy has Chaos in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tweedy trying to keep a closed guard but Chaos is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Professor Chaos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tweedy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chaos back to the cage. Tweedy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chaos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tweedy swivels and escapes.
Chaos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tweedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaos was well out of range. Poor timing from Tweedy.
Tweedy misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Tweedy misses

and Chaos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tweedy won't be happy with that.

Chaos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tweedy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chaos lands a nice forearm strike.
Chaos lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chaos connects with a decent elbow.
Chaos cracks Tweedy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tweedy gets back to half guard.
Chaos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chaos working Tweedy over with strikes.
Chaos 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.
Chaos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Tweedy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chaos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tweedy is not content to let Chaos control the position.
Chaos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chaos stalling away here and it's allowed Tweedy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tweedy 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.
Chaos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chaos chips away with some ground and pound.
Chaos connects with a couple of short punches.
Chaos forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Professor Chaos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tweedy is looking to improve his position.
Chaos working over Tweedy with some ground and pound. Tweedy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chaos wants to control but Tweedy is keeping him busy.

Chaos wants to work for an arm triangle but Tweedy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tweedy is looking to control Chaos 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tweedy avoid being mounted?
Chaos trying to control from half guard but Tweedy is working away.
Chaos working over Tweedy with some ground and pound. Tweedy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chaos controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos misses with a head shot. Tweedy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chaos stopping the sweep attempt from Tweedy.
Tweedy keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Tweedy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tweedy looking for a sweep. Not yet Tweedy, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Professor Chaos dominated that second round.
That's time! Chaos 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tweedy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chaos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ben Tweedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos blocks a low kick nicely.
Chaos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tweedy is fending him off so far but Chaos persists. Nope, Tweedy circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Tweedy as Chaos shoots in.
Chaos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tweedy misses with a kick to the body

and Chaos counters with a single leg into guard. Tweedy didn't expect that.
Chaos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Chaos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chaos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Tweedy is retaining full guard.

Tweedy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chaos defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tweedy working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedy can't keep his opponent in guard - Chaos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tweedy wants to control but Chaos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tweedy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chaos not doing much here.
Chaos thows a huge punch but Tweedy dodges it nicely.
Chaos is looking to take a break and control but Tweedy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chaos connects with a nice short shot to Tweedy's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chaos looking to sit in guard and control but Tweedy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chaos is controlling Tweedy's posture.
Tweedy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tweedy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chaos has control of Tweedy's left arm, preventing Tweedy from doing any damage.
Chaos tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy stopping the sweep attempt from Chaos .
Tweedy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chaos wants to sweep but no luck.
Professor Chaos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chaos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chaos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tweedy trying to control from the bottom.
Ben Tweedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Chaos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tweedy trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tweedy wants to improve his position but Chaos is controlling well.
Chaos not doing much here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Professor Chaos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chaos , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor Chaos !