PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boaz Jachin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler comes to the cage accompanied by Silverchair - Tomorrow. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jachin's choice of entrance music: Depeche Mode - Heaven (Freemason Remix). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chandler
vs
Jachin

192 cm
25
212 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

187 cm
20
209 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerry Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boaz Jachin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jachin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Chandler has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An inside leg kick from Jachin misses.
Chandler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jachin looks to land a left hand but Chandler moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as Jachin blocks the low kick.
Chandler tries to score with a low kick but Jachin moves his leg out of the way.
Jachin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jachin misses with a right hand
and Chandler counters with a head kick.
Jachin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chandlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jachin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chandler.
Jachin misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chandler.
Jachin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chandler.
Jachin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chandler tries a head kick but it misses.
Chandler pushes Jachin away with a front kick.
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!
Chandler looks for the body kick but Jachin saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Chandler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Chandler throws a jab but it's blocked by Jachin.
Chandler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jachin.
Gerry Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chandler, right into the meat.
Chandler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jachin moves out of range of the leg kick from Chandler.
Jachin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jachin just misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler throws a chopping leg kick but Jachin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chandler thumps Jachin with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jachin just misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Chandler tries to keep at a distance but Jachin has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jachin prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jachin prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Jachin stops a takedown attempt from Chandler.
Chandler lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jachin fails to land.
Jachin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jachin can't find room to land a body shot as Chandler controls the action.
Chandler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jachin.

Jachin manages to break the clinch.
Boaz Jachin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jachin tries to close the distance and clinch but Chandler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jachin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chandler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chandler lands a head kick. Jachin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jachin misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jachin checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands a head kick!
Chandler scores with a leg kick.
Jachin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jachin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chandler looks for the body kick but Jachin saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Jachin coming out on top.
Jachin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Chandler walks into a stiff left hand from Jachin.
Jachin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chandler lands a leg kick that knocks Jachin off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jachin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jachin thows a body shot but no joy.
Jachin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chandler throws a sloppy head kick and Jachin moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jachin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Chandler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jachin. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jachin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chandler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chandler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jachin misses with a straight right.
Chandler misses with a head kick.
Jachin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chandler throws a sloppy head kick
and Jachin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Jachin.
Jachin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chandler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jachin.
Jachin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chandler can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chandler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Jachin clinches.
Jachin misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jachin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Chandler dominated that round.
That's time! Chandler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chandler misses with a body kick.
Chandler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jachin.
Jachin throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Chandler misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chandler, right into the meat.
Jachin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chandler checks it well.
Chandler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jachin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chandler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jachin punishes Chandler's body with a nice straight punch.
Chandler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chandler feints and then cracks Jachin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jachin down.
Jachin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chandler scoring well with a low kick there.
Jachin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chandler rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chandler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jachin is out of range.
Jachin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chandler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chandler looks for the body kick but Jachin saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jachin misses with a hook.
Chandler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jachin.
Chandler throws a head kick that Jachin semi-blocks.
Chandler blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Chandler.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chandler.
Chandler dives in and grabs Jachin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jachin pushes down on Chandler's head and hops out.
Chandler shoots for a takedown but Jachin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jachin.
Gerry Chandler is winning the standup battle so far.
Jachin throws out a loose jab but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler tries to land a leg kick but Jachin saw it coming and moves away.

Chandler 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jachin wants to stand and escape but Chandler is having none of it.
Jachin controlling Chandler's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler stopping the sweep attempt from Jachin.
Jachin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jachin wants to stand up but Chandler is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jachin is breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Boaz Jachin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chandler scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Jachin.
Chandler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chandler connects with an inside leg kick.
Jachin tries a head kick but it misses.
Chandler cracks the inside of Jachin's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jachin's sensitive parts.
Chandler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Jachin.
Jachin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jachin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Jachin.
Chandler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chandler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chandler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chandler thumps Jachin with a low kick.
Chandler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jachin swings widly with a right hand
and Chandler counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jachin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chandler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jachin misses with a wild body shot.
Chandler scoring well with a low kick there.
Jachin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chandler lands a high kick!
Chandler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jachin.
A big right from Jachin misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chandler, right into the meat.
Chandler scoring well with a low kick there.
Jachin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chandler misses with a low kick.
Jachin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Jachin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jachin misses with a wild combination.
Chandler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jachin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Chandler dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jachin throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chandler.
Chandler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jachin. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jachin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jachin looks to score with a jab to the body but Chandler is just out of range.
Chandler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chandler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jachin checks it well.
Chandler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chandler. That's going to slow Jachin down.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler defending well as Jachin loads up on a big left hand.
Jachin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chandler scores with a spinning back kick!
Jachin misses with a two punch combination.
Jachin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jachin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jachin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chandler misses with a kick to the body.
Chandler throws a nice head kick!
Jachin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chandler.
Jachin just misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler connects with a solid leg kick.
Chandler lands a high kick!
Jachin blocks a head kick by Chandler.
Jachin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jachin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jachin takes a swing at Chandler's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jachin avoids a kick to the body.
Jachin misses with an uppercut. Chandler saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler shoots for a double leg takedown but Jachin sprawls well. He's pushed Chandler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jachin misses with a body shot.
Chandler moves away from the strike by Jachin.
Chandler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boaz Jachin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Chandler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jachin quickly recovers to half guard.
Jachin is trying is best to control the position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nice strikes from Chandler there.
Chandler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jachin's head.
Chandler working over Jachin with some ground and pound. Jachin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jachin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chandler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chandler is looking to take a break and control but Jachin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jachin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chandler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jachin trying to control from the bottom.
Jachin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chandler haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Chandler is trying to work for a kimura but Jachin is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jachin regains full guard. Nicely done.

Jachin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chandler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jachin wants to stand up but Chandler is controlling him.
Jachin wants to sweep here but Chandler controlling him for the moment.

Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chandler wants to pass the guard but Jachin is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chandler is looking to work some ground and pound but Jachin has wrist control.
Chandler stopping the sweep attempt from Jachin.
Jachin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chandler is positioning himself well to prevent Jachin advancing to mount.
Gerry Chandler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jachin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chandler's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chandler 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Chandler!
Gerry Chandler gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).