PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rachid Telamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Bummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Telamon
vs
Bummer

185 cm
26
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
29
215 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rachid Telamon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Bummer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telamon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bummer.
Telamon misses with a kick to the body.

Bummer moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bummer.
Telamon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bummer won't allow it.
Telamon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Telamon tries to break the clinch but Bummer is controlling the position.
Bummer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Telamon working hard to break the clinch.
Bummer prevents Telamon from breaking the clinch.
Telamon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bummer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Telamons head.
Telamon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bummer won't allow it.
Bummer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bummer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bummer lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telamon is trying to push Bummer away but Bummer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bummer is stalling here.
Telamon wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bummer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Telamon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bummer.
Telamon punishes Bummer's body with a nice straight punch.
Bummer looks to land a combination but Telamon avoids it well.
Telamon cracks Bummer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Telamon thuds his shin into the meat of Bummer's side.
Telamon scores with a head kick. Bummer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Chuck Bummer has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bummer moves into the clinch successfully.
Bummer misses with a body punch.

Bummer breaks from the clinch.
Telamon lands with a good body shot.
Telamon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bummer will feel that in the morning.
Telamon misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Telamon lands but Bummer takes it in his stride.
Telamon fails to land with a series of punches.
Telamon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bummer was well out of range. Poor timing from Telamon.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bummer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Telamon tries a head kick but it misses.
Telamon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bummer circles away quickly and effectively.
Bummer throws a nice looking combination but Telamon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Telamon throws a series of punches but Bummer avoids them all with ease.
Telamon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Telamon misses with a right hand
and Bummer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Telamon misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telamon throws a head kick but Bummer moves out of range.
Bummer works Telamon's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Bummer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Telamon looks to land a right hand but Bummer moved out of range.
Bummer scores with a sloppy right hand. Telamon should have avoided that one.
Bummer throws a right and a left that Telamon avoids nicely.
Bummer misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Telamon as he connects with a hook.
Telamon misses with the combination.
Telamon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Telamon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bummer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bummer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Telamon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Telamon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bummer misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bummer misses with a double jab.
Telamon misses with a body kick.
Bummer fails to land with a series of punches.
Telamon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Telamon misses with a few strikes there.
Telamon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Telamon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bummer lands with a straight right. Telamon didn't see that one coming.
Telamon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bummer.
Telamon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bummer.
Telamon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bummer.
Telamon scores with a jab. Bummer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Telamon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bummer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bummer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Telamon, pushing him back against the cage.
Bummer lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rachid Telamon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Bummer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bummer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Telamon misses with a looping left.
Telamon throws a right hand that misses
and Bummer counters with a one-two to the body.
Rachid Telamon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Telamon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Telamon tries to keep at a distance but Bummer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bummer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Telamon backwards.
Bummer effectively controlling the action here.
Bummer scores with a shoulder strike.

Bummer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Telamon misses with a wild body shot.
Telamon thows a body shot but no joy.
Telamon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Telamon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Bummer pushes Telamon up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bummer.
Bummer tries to work over Telamon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Telamon tries to circle away but Bummer has him pinned against the cage.

Bummer breaks the clinch.
Bummer throws a series of punches but Telamon avoids them all with ease.
Bummer works the jab nicely.
Telamon scores with a jab to the body.
Telamon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Telamon throws a series of punches but Bummer avoids them all with ease.
Telamon throws a right hand that misses
and Bummer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bummer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rachid Telamon is winning the standup battle so far.
Telamon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Bummer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Bummer.
Bummer lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telamon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bummer won't allow it.
Telamon is trying to break the clinch but Bummer has him pressed against the cage.
Bummer is stalling here.
Bummer lands a shot to the body.

Bummer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bummer clinches up with Telamon and pushes him back against the cage.
Bummer gets through Telamon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Telamon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telamon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bummer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bummer stalling the fight.
Telamon working hard to break the clinch.
Telamon tries to circle away but Bummer has him pinned against the cage.
Telamon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bummer won't allow it.
Bummer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bummer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bummer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Telamons head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bummer.
Telamon being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Telamon's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bummer lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Bummer.
Bummer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bummer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Telamon is rocked!
Telamon being controlled against the cage.
Oh Telamon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bummer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Bummer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Bummer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Telamon misses with a head kick.
Telamon seems to have got his legs back now.
Bummer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Telamon.
Telamon misses with a body kick.
Telamon fails to land with a series of punches.
Telamon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bummer slips a jab and a cross from Telamon.
Telamon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Telamon misses with a two punch combination.
Bummer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bummer slips a jab and a cross from Telamon.
Bummer misses with a series of wild punches.
Bummer fails to land with a series of punches.
Telamon digs a good body shot into Bummer's ribs.
Telamon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Telamon digs a good hook to Bummer's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Bummer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bummer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telamon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bummer.
Telamon looks to land a right hand but Bummer moved out of range.
Bummer looks to land a combination but Telamon avoids it well.
Telamon looks to score with a jab to the body but Bummer is just out of range.

Bummer moves into the clinch.
Bummer lands a left hand.
Telamon is trying to force a seperation but Bummer has the dominant position.
Bummer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Telamon is trying to break the clinch but Bummer is controlling him.
Bummer is pushing Telamon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chuck Bummer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bummer is leaning against Telamon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Telamon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Telamon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bummer has Telamon pressed against the cage, preventing Telamon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bummer lands an uppercut.
Telamon has had enough of the clinch but Bummer keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Bummer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Telamon has had enough of the clinch but Bummer keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bummer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Telamon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Come on Bummer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Bummer's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bummer lands with a left to the head.
Bummer gets through Telamon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bummer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bummer lands a right hand.

Telamon is rocked!
Telamon has had enough of the clinch but Bummer keeps him there for the moment.
Oh Telamon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bummer gets through Telamon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Telamon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bummer.
Telamon seems to have got his legs back now.
Bummer lands with a short shot to the head.
Bummer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bummer.
Telamon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bummer lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Telamon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bummer has him pressed against the cage.
Bummer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Telamon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Bummer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bummer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Bummer!