PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helio Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Purcell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavez comes to the ring accompanied by The Brazilian National Anthem. Helio Chavez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chavez
vs
Purcell

178 cm
22
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Synergy Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Helio Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Purcell!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but Purcell shows good takedown defense.
Chavez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Purcell circles away.
Chavez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chavez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Purcell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chavez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Purcell lands a few punches from side control.
Purcell wants to stand but Chavez is controlling his arm.
Chavez gets back to half guard.
Chavez manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chavez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Chavez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Purcell tries to stand but Chavez is controlling from the bottom.

Chavez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Purcell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Purcell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chavez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Purcell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chavez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Purcell postures up in Chavez's guard and throws a big left but Chavez blocks it.

Chavez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Purcell passes into side control.
Chavez is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Purcell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chavez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Purcell tries to stand but Chavez is controlling his head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Purcell misses with the combination.
Purcell defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Chavez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Purcell circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Purcell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Purcell tries to avoid it but Chavez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Purcell to the ground. Purcell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Purcell's shoulder, as Purcell tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez has his takedown stuffed

and Purcell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chavez's guard.

Chavez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Purcell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chavez slips a jab from Purcell.
Chavez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Purcell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Helio Chavez has been cut.

Purcell has closed the distance and engaged Chavez in a clinch.

Purcell breaks from the clinch.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt
and Purcell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Purcell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Purcell fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purcell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chavez at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Purcell looks for a takedown but Chavez sprawls well.
Chavez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Chavez is rocked!
Purcell throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Rick Purcell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Chavez misses.
Nice takedown defense from Purcell. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Purcell scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chavez dodges the punch combination from Purcell.
Chavez seems to have got his legs back now.
Purcell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chavez. Chavez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Purcell looks to land a combination but Chavez avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Purcell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Chavez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Purcell misses.
Chavez shoots and misses
and Purcell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Purcell misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Purcell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez shoots in but Purcell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Purcell avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Purcell tries to bum rush Chavez with a series of wild strikes but Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Purcell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Purcell but Purcell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Purcell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Purcell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez avoids a kick to the body.
Helio Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Purcell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavez fails with the takedown

and Purcell counters with a single leg into guard. Chavez didn't expect that.
Chavez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rick Purcell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Purcell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Purcell is one step ahead there.
Purcell wants to stand but Chavez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Chavez looking for a guillotine here but Purcell defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Purcell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Purcell pinned against the cage. Purcell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Purcell doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.
Purcell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Purcell swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purcell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chavez throws a jab when Purcell was well out of range.

Chavez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chavez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Purcell looks like he's trying to stand up.

Chavez is looking for a kimura but Purcell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chavez to get the leverage.
Chavez lands strikes from half guard.
Purcell wants to get back to his feet.
Chavez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chavez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Purcell tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chavez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Chavez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chavez landing shots from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Purcell can do anything to dispel that myth.

Chavez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chavez 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.
Purcell squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Purcell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Helio Chavez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Purcell.

Chavez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Purcell is defending against the submission attempts here by Chavez.
Purcell is trying to stand.
Chavez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Purcell to regain full guard.
Chavez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Purcell wants to get back to his feet but Chavez drags him back down.
Chavez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Purcell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Chavez has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Chavez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Purcell is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Chavez yanks on the arm and Purcell is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Chavez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio Chavez!