PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ka Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ka Lima acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Chair
vs
Lima

178 cm
26
178 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

180 cm
29
180 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carpet Chair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ka Lima!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chair connects with a nice looking jab.
Lima missing with a left hand there. Chair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lima.
Chair lands with a cross.

Chair shoots in and gets a takedown into Lima's guard.
Lima looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lima is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chair controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lima is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lima's guard.
Chair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lima regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chair.
Chair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chair trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
Chair is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lima is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chair throwing strikes from guard but Lima blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chair throws a big elbow that misses.
Lima is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chair is controlling him.
Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lima wants to sweep here but Chair controlling him for the moment.

Lima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chair doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chair manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair lands a couple of elbows.
Chair passes Lima's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lima tries to roll over but Chair keeps him under control.
Chair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lima's head.
Lima trying to control but Chair postures up.
Lima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chair.
Chair trying to advance position but Lima counters by regaining guard.
Chair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chair makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chair trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Lima wants to sweep here but Chair controlling him for the moment.
Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carpet Chair dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chair gets a takedown into half guard.
Lima keeping hold of Chair's head, controlling as best he can.
Chair throws a strike but Lima avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chair postures up in Lima's guard and throws a big left but Lima blocks it.
Carpet Chair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chair is looking to work some ground and pound but Lima has wrist control.
Chair wants to pass the guard but Lima is keeping the position.
Lima is trying to hold Chair in close to prevent damage but Chair has managed to pass into half guard.
Lima tries to roll over but Chair keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair is looking to advance position but Lima won't allow it.
Lima trying to hold on to Chair's head to control him but Chair postures up.
Chair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lima defending well though.
Lima is trying to maintain the position but Chair is very close to passing his half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lima is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chair is staying active.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ka Lima wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lima with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chair to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair misses with an uppercut
and Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chair moves out of range as Lima strikes.

Chair drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lima keeping full guard, as Chair tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Chair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chair working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lima's head.
Chair throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Chair throwing strikes from guard but Lima blocks nicely.
Chair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chair throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chair pushing down on Lima's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chair.
Lima manages to get to full guard.
Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lima can't keep his opponent in guard - Chair advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chair throws the left hand but Lima avoids the punch easily.

Chair shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chair showed some decent athleticism there.
Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lima has hold of Chair's hands but Chair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chair is pressing down on Lima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lima is holding on for now.
Chair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chair missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair thows a huge punch but Lima dodges it nicely.
Lima felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lima manages to get to full guard.
Chair lands a couple of elbows.
Lima looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chair is one step ahead there.
Lima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chair's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chair is on top in guard.
Lima has momentary wrist control but Chair slips an elbow through the middle.
Ka Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chair trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chair is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet Lima, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair is pushing down on Lima's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lima is fighting to maintain full guard but Chair has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chair landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chair lands with a punch from half guard.
Chair slips a nice elbow through Lima's hands, connecting with Lima's forehead.
Lima wants to control but Chair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chair scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lima can do to turn this around?
Lima moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chair trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chair tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard.
Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chair working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chair slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chair trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chair content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carpet Chair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chair has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 less than humble Carpet Chair misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.