PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Philipps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philipps has chosen Ice, Ice Baby (Bob Synclair Club Mix) as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chavez
vs
Philipps

159 cm
20
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Philipps!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philipps tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Chavez counters with a shoot takedown. Philipps fights it but they end up in guard.
Chavez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Philipps is proving hard to escape from.
Chavez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chavez postures up.
Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but Philipps is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Philipps.
Philipps throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
Philipps tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chavez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chavez clinches up with Philipps and pushes him back against the cage.
Chavez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Philipps is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chavez really is a fat lump.

Chavez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Philipps darts in trying to clinch

and Chavez counters by moving into the clinch.

Philipps escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chavez really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Philipps throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Chavez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Chavez is trying to work for a kimura but Philipps is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philipps wants to get back to his feet.
Chavez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Philipps defending well though.
Chavez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Philipps knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chavez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philipps tries to roll over but Chavez keeps him under control.
Chavez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The ref stands the fighters back up. William Chavez wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Chavez darts in and clinches Philipps up against the cage.
Chavez is looking for a takedown.
Philipps is trying to break free.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philipps scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chavez takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like William Chavez has been cut.
Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Philipps.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chavez as Philipps tries to tie him up.
Philipps working Chavez over with knees to the body.
Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Philipps tries to land a knee to the head but Chavez blocks with his arms.
Philipps looks winded!
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Philipps tries to land knees in the clinch but Chavez avoids the damage to the body.
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Philipps prevents a body shot from Chavez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chavez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Chavez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Chavez.
Philipps tries to close the distance and clinch but Chavez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Philipps.
Philipps doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Philipps. Those never looked like landing.
Philipps tries to clinch there but Chavez circles away.
Jason Philipps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philipps steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Philipps is looking to clinch but Chavez is avoiding it.
Philipps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philipps fails with an attempt to clinch.

Chavez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but Philipps is retaining full guard.

Chavez gets to his feet. Philipps looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
William Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Philipps is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philipps throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
Philipps throws a head kick that misses.
Philipps tries to clinch but Chavez moves out of range.
Philipps tries to clinch up.

Chavez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Chavez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Philipps avoids them all with ease.

Chavez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez winds up and cracks Philipps with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chavez works his way into side control.
Chavez staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chavez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Chavez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Chavez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chavez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chavez working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philipps wants to control but Chavez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Chavez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Chavez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chavez swats away the attempt to clinch by Philipps.
Philipps tries to close the distance and clinch but Chavez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chavez misses with a body shot.

Chavez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chavez tries to stand and escape but Philipps is controlling the position.
Philipps tries to get to full guard but Chavez has control of the leg.
Philipps trying to control but Chavez postures up.
Chavez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because William Chavez just wasn't active enough.
Chavez throws a wild body kick that Philipps sees coming a mile off.
Philipps tries to clinch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez tries to score with a low kick but Philipps moves his leg out of the way.

Chavez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Philipps regains half guard there - taking advantage of Chavez's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Chavez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philipps trying to control from the bottom.
Chavez is taking a breather. Philipps says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Philipps makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Philipps.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because William Chavez just wasn't active enough.
Philipps tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chavez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Philipps tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Chavez clinches up against the cage.

Chavez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chavez.
Philipps goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Philipps closes the distance but Chavez moves to the side
and Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philipps avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Philipps enables Chavez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Philipps manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
William Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Philipps not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chavez won't allow Philipps to sweep him here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chavez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Philipps is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Philipps wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Philipps is just out of range.
Jason Philipps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez shoots in but no luck this time.
William Chavez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Philipps throws the kick towards the body but Chavez avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chavez, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Chavez!