PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Pembelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napalm Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pembelton comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Mary by Tupac. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pembelton
vs
Chief

177 cm
34
179 lbs
26 - 21 - 1

172 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Pembelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Napalm Chief!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chief throws a right and a left that both miss.

Pembelton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chief was covering up waiting for the punch and Pembelton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chief wants to control the position but Pembelton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pembelton lands a nice short elbow.
Chief looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chief controlling the position for now.

Pembelton seems to be working for a kimura but Chief defends the submission attempt.
Pembelton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chief wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief is refusing to be controlled, as Pembelton sits in half guard.
Chief keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pembelton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chief defending well though.
Pembelton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chief with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pembelton is pressing down on Chief's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chief is holding on for now.
Chief is not content to let Pembelton control the position.

Pembelton seems to be looking for submissions.
Pembelton passes to side control.
Chief is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chief is staying active underneath Pembelton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pembelton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chief wants to get back to full guard.
Chief is doing well to control the position and prevent Pembelton from advancing to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chief keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chief is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Pembelton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chief is looking for a sweep. Pembelton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chief tries to kick Pembelton off but Pembelton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chief wants to improve his position but Pembelton is controlling well.
Pembelton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pembelton is thwarting Chief's attempts to control the position.
Chief avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pembelton.
Chief avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pembelton.
Chief is looking to improve his position.
Chief is not content to let Pembelton control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pembelton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chief keeping hold of Pembelton's head, controlling as best he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pembelton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chief manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chief misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chief uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pembelton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Pembelton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Pembelton. That snapped Chief's head back.
Chief takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pembelton dodges the punch combination from Chief.
Pembelton defending well as Chief loads up on a big left hand.
Chief avoids the body shot from Pembelton.
Chief misses with an uppercut. Pembelton saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Pembelton.
Pembelton cracks Chief with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chief jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pembelton swings for the body but Chief moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pembelton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chief as he jumps to the side.
Chief ducks under a wild hook from Pembelton.
Pembelton moves out of range as Chief strikes.
Pembelton takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the body from Pembelton misses
and Chief counters with a two punch combo.
Pembelton avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pembelton. Chief does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chief takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chief just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief stuffs the takedown attempt from Pembelton. Pembelton gets slowly back to his feet.

Pembelton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pembelton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pembelton 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.
Pembelton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pembelton preventing the sweep.
Pembelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Chief is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pembelton looking to sit in guard and control but Chief gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pembelton has his foot on Chief's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chief works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton has a closed guard, preventing Chief from standing up.

Pembelton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chief is aware though and is defending well.

Chief got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pembelton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chief has managed to get both his arms back between Pembelton's legs - danger averted.
Chief trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pembelton's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton has a closed guard, preventing Chief from standing up.

Chief stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chief throws a looping overhand right but Pembelton ducks down to avoid it.
Chief waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pembelton.
Chief swings for the body but Pembelton moves out of range.
Chief takes a swing at Pembelton's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chief avoids the body shot from Pembelton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pembelton throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Pembelton will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Chief throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pembelton is looking to wear down Chief with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pembelton.
Chief throws a shot from downtown. Pembelton moves away and avoids it.
Chief throws a hook but Pembelton blocks it.
A big left from Pembelton misses.
Pembelton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pembelton misses the shot to the body.
Pembelton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pembelton misses with a wild body shot.
Chief works over Pembelton's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pembelton throws a looping overhand right but Chief ducks down to avoid it.
Chief rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pembelton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chief misses with a hook.

Pembelton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chief quickly recovers to half guard.

Pembelton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chief defends it well.
Pembelton tries to pass to full mount but Chief defends it.
Pembelton misses with a head shot. Chief uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pembelton trying to control but Chief is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief is controlling Pembelton's posture.
Pembelton lands a couple of digs.
Frank Pembelton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chief is trying to control the position but Pembelton postures up.
Pembelton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chief keeping moving, preventing Pembelton from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chief misses with a lunging right hand

and Pembelton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chief's guard now.
Napalm Chief has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pembelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Chief is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton landing with the ground and pound.
Pembelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Chief is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chief working a defensive guard here.
Pembelton trying to control but Chief is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Pembelton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pembelton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pembelton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chief throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pembelton shoots in but Chief avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pembelton throws out a loose jab but Chief uses good head movement to avoid it.
Napalm Chief is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pembelton thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pembelton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch lands to the side of Chief 's head but he takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Pembelton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pembelton, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Pembelton!