PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ka Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lima
vs
Chair

180 cm
28
180 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

178 cm
26
178 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Demon Clothing Company and Laundy

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ka Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carpet Chair!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Chair shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lima is trying to defend but Chair finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lima gets back to full guard.
Lima wants to sweep but no luck.
Chair being controlled here momentarily.
Lima trying to control the position.
Chair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chair throws a big right hand that misses.
Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lima wants to stand but Chair is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chair's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chair 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.
Chair content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima controlling the position.
Chair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chair throws a big right hand that misses.
Lima pulls Chair in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chair stands up over Lima, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lima is looking to stand up but Chair isn't so interested in that idea.
Chair throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair throws a strike but Lima rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chair keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.

Chair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lima is aware though and is defending well.
Chair wants to improve his position but instead Lima has moved into half guard.
Lima wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Chair uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chair looking for subs off his back but Lima has passed one foot through into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lima in particular looking to stall.
Chair works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Chair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carpet Chair dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lima can pounce on him.
Chair moves away from the strike by Lima.
Chair slips a jab from Lima.
Chair lands with a nice body punch.
Lima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chair looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Lima throws a head kick that misses
and Chair counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Lima misses.

Chair shoots in and bounces Lima off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lima trying to keep a closed guard but Chair is proving a slippery customer.
Chair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Chair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chair.
Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet Lima, not yet.
Lima seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chair throws a big elbow that misses.
Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chair accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chair trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
Chair connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Chair content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chair trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chair scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chair scoring with some ground and pound.
Chair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chair working some strikes from top position.
Chair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chair connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima keeping full guard, as Chair tries to pass.
Carpet Chair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chair is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chair stopping the sweep attempt from Lima.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lima is on top in guard.
Chair keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Lima stopping the sweep attempt from Chair.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair is trying to control the position but Lima postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carpet Chair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Chair scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lima struggling a bit here.
Lima takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chair scoring with punches and elbows.
Chair misses with the ground and pound.
Chair working away.
Chair is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chair throws an elbow but Lima slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair in side control, throwing shots but Lima defends.
Lima is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chair tries to score with some ground and pound. Lima controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lima taking a bit of punishment here - Chair scoring with strikes.
The ground and pound from Chair seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chair looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lima is avoiding damage well.
Chair is putting a hurting on Lima here, landing some big shots from side control.
Check out the look on Chair's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chair landing strikes.
Chair wants to control but Lima is keeping him busy.
Chair working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ka Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair looks up at the clock and then as Lima takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chair smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Chair working the strikes but Lima uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Chair slips a nice elbow through Lima's hands, connecting with Lima's forehead.
Chair is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lima reverses the position - he's now on top in Chair's guard.

Chair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Chair escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair wants to control but Lima passes easily into half guard.
Chair is looking for a sweep. Lima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chair is still trying to improve position.
Chair trying to control here.

Chair looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chair is controlling Lima's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Chair moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carpet Chair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lima postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chair is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lima, into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carpet Chair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chair has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Carpet Chair!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Carpet Chair!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Carpet Chair!

Carpet Chair wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Carpet Chair rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.