PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chappa Chippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chappa Chippa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mercury
vs
Chippa

168 cm
29
188 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

200 cm
29
185 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chappa Chippa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chippa blocks a jab.
Mercury misses with an uppercut. Chippa saw that one coming.
Mercury leaves Chippa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chippa throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercury.
Chippa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mercury moves into the clinch.
Mercury is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mercury tries to stall but Chippa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chippa working Mercury over with knees to the body.
Mercury leaning against his opponent.
Mercury lands with a left to the head.
Chippa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mercury takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury stalls.
Chippa landing knees to the body.
Chippa scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercury is breathing heavily.
Mercury trying to control the position but instead, Chippa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mercury into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chippa obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chippa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mercury in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mercury takes an elbow to the temple.
Chippa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Chippa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chippa obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chippa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mercury in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chippa obliges.
Chippa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa lands an elbow inside that Mercury shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Chippa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chippa.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mercury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
Chippa wants a takedown but no success here.
Pete Mercury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chappa Chippa.
Mercury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mercury tries to stall but Chippa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chippa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chippa lands a knee to the body.
Chippa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chippa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chippa lands a knee to the body.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Chippa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chippa lands a nice elbow.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
Chippa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Chippa.
Chippa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Chippa scores a nice knee to the body.
Chippa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chippa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Chippa.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Chippa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mercury misses with the head strike.
Chippa lands an elbow inside that Mercury shrugs off.
Mercury takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chippa scores with a knee to the head.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chippa with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippa wants to stall.
Chippa takes a shot to the head.
Mercury trying to control the position but instead, Chippa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mercury into the ropes.
Mercury misses with the head strike.
Mercury takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chippa is trying to drag Mercury to the mat but Mercury just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
Chippa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mercury's efforts to push away.
Mercury lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a head punch that misses.
Chippa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chippa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chippa blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mercury.
Mercury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Chippa.
Chippa lands a knee to the body.
Chippa tries to stall but Mercury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mercury gets underhooks to prevent Chippa's takedown attempt.
Mercury throws a head punch that misses.
Mercury takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chippa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Chippa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chippa working Mercury over with knees to the body.
Chippa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
Chippa lands a damaging elbow.
Chippa stalling in the clinch.
Chippa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mercury is trying to break the clinch but Chippa has him pressed against the ropes.
Chippa lands an elbow inside.
Chippa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mercury has a couple of punches blocked by Chippa.
Mercury throws a punch but it's blocked by Chippa.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
Mercury gets underhooks to prevent Chippa's takedown attempt.
Chippa lands an elbow inside that Mercury shrugs off.
Mercury takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Mercury is trying to break the clinch but Chippa is controlling him.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chippa working Mercury over with knees to the body.
Chippa goes for a takedown attempt but Mercury pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chippa shoots in and drives through. Mercury sprawls well.
Mercury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercury throws a solid leg kick but Chippa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercury.
Chippa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercury.
Mercury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercury looks to land a left hand but Chippa moved out of range nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a big shot that misses.
Chippa looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Chippa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mercury dives in and grabs Chippa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chippa pushes down on Mercury's head and hops out.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Mercury misses.
Chippa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercury.
Chippa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercury lands a lovely overhand right.
Chippa throws out a leg kick but Mercury moves out of range and Chippa only half commits.
Mercury looks for a takedown but Chippa sprawls well.
That kick from Chippa tenderised Mercury's leg. Mercury is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercury is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chippa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chippa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercury dives in for a single leg takedown but Chippa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Chippa tries to score a body lock takedown but Mercury shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mercury takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mercury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chippa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mercury fails to land.
Chippa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chippa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mercury prevents it.
Mercury wants to get back to striking at distance but Chippa won't allow it.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chippa as Mercury tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury can't break the clinch.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Chippa lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chappa Chippa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chippa throws a hook but Mercury avoids it easily.
Mercury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chippa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chippa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Some bone on bone action there as Mercury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mercury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chippa as he jumps to the side.
Mercury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mercury.
Chippa misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Mercury as Chippa shoots in.
Chippa slips a jab and a cross from Mercury.
Mercury looks to land a left hand but Chippa moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chippa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chippa closes the distance and clinches up with Mercury, looking for a takedown. Chippa pushes Mercury against the ropes but Mercury circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pete Mercury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chappa Chippa.
Mercury tries for a takedown but Chippa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mercury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
Chippa has a takedown stuffed.
Chippa dives in for a single leg takedown but Mercury sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mercury is looking to break free of the clinch but Chippa has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chippa.
Mercury working hard to break the clinch.
Mercury has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chippa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chippa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mercury is looking to control Chippa's arms but Chippa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercury has his back to the ropes.
Chippa tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercury avoids the damage to the body.
Mercury wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mercury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercury is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chappa Chippa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury misses with the head strike.
Mercury is trying to maintain a safe position but Chippa gets an underhook and turns Mercury into the ropes.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Mercury lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chippa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mercury in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
Mercury pushes Chippa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chippa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mercury trying to stall but Chippa improves his position.
Chippa scores a nice knee to the body.
Chippa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mercury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chippa blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mercury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chippa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mercury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chippa as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Mercury. No joy for Chippa on that attempt.

Mercury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chippa, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mercury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chippa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercury avoids it.
Chippa scores with a knee to the head.
Mercury is trying to stall.
Chippa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mercury blocks it with crossed arms.
Mercury trying to control the position but instead, Chippa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mercury into the ropes.
Chippa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chippa landing knees to the body.
Mercury wants to get back to striking at distance but Chippa won't allow it.
Mercury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chippa backwards.
Chippa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mercury prevents it.
Mercury slowing the pace effectively.
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!
Chippa tries for a takedown but Mercury manages to get underhooks.
Chippa looking to slow down the pace here.
Mercury lands with a right to the head.
Mercury slowing the pace effectively.
Chippa can't get the takedown.
Mercury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercury is trying to break the clinch but Chippa is controlling him.
Chippa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mercury's defenses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chippa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mercury is defending well.
Chippa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mercury is trying to stall.
Mercury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercury wants to stall.
Chippa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercury is defending well for now.
Mercury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chippas head.
Mercury taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chippa.
Mercury has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mercury stalling in the clinch but Chippa improves position.
Chippa scores with a knee to the head.
Chippa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mercury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mercury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chippa obliges.
Mercury can't break the clinch.
Mercury looking to stall.
Mercury working hard to break the clinch.
Mercury lands with a right to the head.
Mercury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mercury wants to break free but Chippa has control.
Mercury working hard to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chippa landing knees to the body.
Mercury is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chippa scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercury is looking to control Chippa's arms but Chippa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercury has his back to the ropes.
Mercury seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Chippa is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mercury can't break the clinch.
Mercury pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Mercury stalling in the clinch but Chippa improves position.
Mercury takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Chippa.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
Well,Mercury is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Chippa is looking for a takedown.
Chippa wants a takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chippa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mercury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chippa has him pressed against the ropes.
Mercury looking to stall.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mercury wants to break free but Chippa has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chippa.
Mercury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mercury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chippa backwards.

Chippa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mercury clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mercury tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mercury regains half guard.
Mercury manages to get to full guard.
Chippa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mercury is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mercury working the head and body with strikes.
Chippa wants to improve his position but Mercury is controlling well.
Mercury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mercury lands strikes from half guard.
Chippa moves into full guard.
Mercury connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercury trying to control the position from guard on top but Chippa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chappa Chippa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercury throws a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pete Mercury.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Chappa Chippa!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Chappa Chippa!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Chappa Chippa!

Chappa Chippa wins by unanimous decision!
Chappa Chippa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.