PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gilles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chamberlain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gilles
vs
Chamberlain

176 cm
24
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
24
174 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Gilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Chamberlain!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilles connects with a body shot that sends Chamberlain's belly button to the back.
Gilles just misses with a punch to the body.
Chamberlain looks for a takedown but Gilles sprawls well.
Nice shot by Gilles.
Chamberlain misses with a kick to the body.
Johnny Chamberlain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilles stuns Chamberlain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gilles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chamberlain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gilles is fending him off so far but Chamberlain persists. Nope, Gilles circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Gilles. Those never looked like landing.
Gilles looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamberlain is just out of range.
Gilles jabs Chamberlain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gilles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chamberlain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Chamberlain dives in and grabs Gilles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gilles pushes down on Chamberlain's head and hops out.
Mark Gilles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Chamberlain.
Gilles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mark Gilles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamberlain closes the distance but Gilles moves to the side
and Gilles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Gilles.
Gilles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gilles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gilles scores with a nice right hand.
Gilles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chamberlain.
Chamberlain is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gilles is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chamberlain.
Gilles scores with a punch to the head.
Chamberlain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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!
Gilles misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilles throws out a powerful jab.
Chamberlain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gilles sprawls well. Gilles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chamberlain gets slowly back to his feet.
Chamberlain looks gassed!
Gilles throws a series of strikes that have Chamberlain backpedaling.
Chamberlain takes one to the side of the head.
Chamberlain walks into a stiff left hand from Gilles.
Gilles lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Gilles as Chamberlain shoots in.
Gilles misses with a wild combination.
Chamberlain tries to clinch but Gilles moves away
enabling Gilles to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gilles. No joy for Chamberlain on that attempt.
Chamberlain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gilles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gilles connects with a crisp jab.
Chamberlain walks into a straight right hand from Gilles.
Gilles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gilles counters with a three punch combo that has Chamberlain backing up. Chamberlain nods at Gilles to acknowledge the strikes.
Chamberlain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gilles scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain throws an off balance right hand
and Gilles counters with a nice uppercut.
Chamberlain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gilles catches Chamberlain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chamberlain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gilles's waist but Gilles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chamberlain off to one side.
Gilles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gilles swings for the body but Chamberlain moves out of range.
Chamberlain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lazy left from Gilles finds it's target.
Gilles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gilles.
Good standup being displayed there by Gilles as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Gilles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gilles throws a nice looking combination but Chamberlain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chamberlain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gilles has got the better of the exchanges.
Chamberlain tries to clinch
and Gilles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gilles throws a nice looking combination but Chamberlain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gilles lands an overhand right.
Chamberlain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gilles pinned against the cage. Gilles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gilles scores with a decent looking hook.
Chamberlain shoots in but no luck this time.
Mark Gilles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chamberlain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gilles sprawls well. Gilles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chamberlain gets slowly back to his feet.
Mark Gilles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Chamberlain.
Chamberlain is breathing heavily.
Chamberlain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chamberlain counters with a good, hard body kick but Gilles shrugs it off.
Gilles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chamberlain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice jab there from Gilles.
Gilles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chamberlain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gilles scores with a one two! Chamberlain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gilles scores with a jab to the head.
Gilles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gilles stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Gilles finds it's way through Chamberlain's defenses.
Gilles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gilles lands a nice looking body shot.
Chamberlain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gilles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gilles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gilles lands with a shot to the body.
Gilles scores with a body shot.
Chamberlain looks to clinch
and Gilles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gilles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chamberlain drives through with a takedown into guard.

Chamberlain is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gilles is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gilles has escaped and now he's on top!

Chamberlain is working an open guard so Gilles takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chamberlain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chamberlain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chamberlain ducks right into an uppercut from Gilles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilles scores with a jab to the head.
Gilles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chamberlain can do to turn this around?
Chamberlain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gilles pinned against the cage. Gilles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gilles scores with a hook to the body. Chamberlain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gilles!
Chamberlain throws a sloppy head kick and Gilles moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilles digs a good hook to Chamberlain's body.
Chamberlain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chamberlain shoots in for a takedown but Gilles shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Gilles dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gilles works Chamberlain's body with a nice hook.
Chamberlain with a poor takedown
enabling Gilles to counter with a crisp jab.
Gilles connects with a body shot.
Chamberlain looks for a takedown but Gilles sprawls well.
Gilles circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Gilles counters with a stiff right hand.
Gilles throws a series of punches but Chamberlain moves out of range.
Gilles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chamberlain on the side of the head.
Gilles lands with an uppercut that bounces Chamberlain off the cage and back into range.
Chamberlain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chamberlain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chamberlain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chamberlain takes the fight into the clinch.

Gilles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chamberlain tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chamberlain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gilles as he avoids it easily.
Mark Gilles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Chamberlain.
Gilles connects with a body shot that sends Chamberlain's belly button to the back.
Chamberlain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gilles lands a glancing blow to the side of Chamberlain's head.
Sloppy strikes from Chamberlain. Those never looked like landing.
Gilles with a hook.
Gilles scores with a shot to the body.
Gilles fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chamberlain.
Gilles works Chamberlain's body with a nice hook.
Gilles cracks Chamberlain with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilles looks to land a combination. Chamberlain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gilles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mark Gilles is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Gilles.
Gilles misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Chamberlain or perhaps it was just good defense by Gilles which made him look bad.
Gilles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilles lands the left hand.
Gilles scores with a hook to the body. Chamberlain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chamberlain fails with a takedown attempt.
Gilles is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chamberlain tries to clinch up
and Gilles counters with a left and a right that stings Chamberlain.
Chamberlain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gilles as he jumps to the side.
Gilles lands a lovely overhand right.
Mark Gilles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gilles finds it's way through Chamberlain's defenses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chamberlain.
Chamberlain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gilles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilles works over Chamberlain's head and body with a nice combination.
Chamberlain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chamberlain shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilles stalks Chamberlain and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chamberlain's face. Chamberlain staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnny Chamberlain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chamberlain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gilles is fending him off so far but Chamberlain persists. Nope, Gilles circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Gilles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gilles, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Gilles!
Mark Gilles decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.