PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monroe Hutchens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Chambers
vs
Hutchens

200 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

200 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Monroe Hutchens!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Chambers misses the target.
Hutchens fails in his attempt to clinch.

Chambers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hutchens has a couple of punches blocked by Chambers.
Hutchens looking for a takedown.
Hutchens is trying to break free.

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

Hutchens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chambers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hutchens is trying to break the clinch but Chambers is controlling him.
Chambers stalls.

Chambers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chambers just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers leaves Hutchens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hutchens looks for a takedown but Chambers sprawls well.
George Chambers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monroe Hutchens.
Chambers tries to clinch up but Hutchens circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Hutchens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hutchens shoots in looking for a takedown. Chambers tries to sprawl out of it but Hutchens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chambers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chambers throws a right hand that Hutchens ducks under and follows up with a left that Hutchens also avoids with ease.

Hutchens drives through and clinches with Chambers against the cage.
Hutchens jumps guard but Chambers stands there with Hutchens around his waist. Hutchens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chambers stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is pressed up against the cage. Hutchens has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chambers down to the mat. Chambers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hutchens fails with a takedown attempt.
Chambers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hutchens.
Some wild striking there from Hutchens.

Chambers pushes Hutchens up against the cage in a clinch.
Chambers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hutchens is trying to pull guard but Chambers has him pressed against the cage.
Hutchens tries to pull guard but Chambers holds him up against the cage and eventually Hutchens drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chambers manages to break the clinch.
Chambers wants to clinch up but Hutchens keeps it at a distance.

Chambers rushes Hutchens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hutchens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chambers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hutchens backwards.
Hutchens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chambers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hutchens has him pressed against the cage.
Hutchens is trying to force a seperation but Chambers has the dominant position.
Chambers tries to circle away but Hutchens has him pinned against the cage.
Chambers looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chambers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hutchens prevents Chambers from breaking the clinch.

Chambers breaks the clinch.
Hutchens shoots in but Chambers avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chambers tries to clinch there but Hutchens circles away.
Chambers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Chambers has closed the distance and engaged Hutchens in a clinch.
Hutchens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hutchens breaks the clinch.
Hutchens misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hutchens slips under a jab from Chambers.
A punch combination from Chambers misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Chambers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hutchens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chambers avoids it really well and circles away.
Chambers stalks Hutchens and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hutchens's face. Hutchens staggers backwards, shaken.
Chambers tries to clinch there but Hutchens circles away.
George Chambers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chambers rushes Hutchens and presses him up against the cage.
Chambers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hutchenss head.
Chambers leaning his opponent against the cage.

Chambers manages to break the clinch.
Chambers misses with the combination.
Chambers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Hutchens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hutchens throws a right hand that Chambers ducks under and follows up with a left that Chambers also avoids with ease.
Hutchens misses with a takedown attempt - Chambers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chambers tries to close the distance and clinch but Hutchens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chambers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chambers throws out a loose jab but Hutchens uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Hutchens misses.
Chambers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hutchens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chambers tries to clinch but Hutchens is having none of it.

Chambers moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers stalling in the clinch but Hutchens improves position.
Hutchens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chambers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
George Chambers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monroe Hutchens.

Hutchens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chambers is looking to clinch but Hutchens is avoiding it.
Chambers tries to clinch up but Hutchens circles away and keeps his distance.
George Chambers is winning the standup battle so far.
Chambers fails to land with a series of punches.
Chambers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hutchens clinches up against the cage.

Chambers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hutchens clinches up against the cage.
Chambers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chambers can't find room to land a body shot as Hutchens controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chambers breaks from the clinch.
George Chambers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chambers looks to score with a jab to the body but Hutchens is just out of range.
Hutchens goes for a double leg but Chambers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chambers continues to drive forward.
Chambers is looking to break free of the clinch but Hutchens has double underhooks.
Hutchens swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Chambers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chambers fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Chambers both land. Nice combination.
Chambers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hutchens circles away quickly and effectively.
Chambers connects with a body shot.
Chambers throws a series of punches but Hutchens moves out of range.
Chambers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hutchens.
Hutchens is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chambers wants it to stay on the feet.
Hutchens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chambers tries to clinch but Hutchens moves out of range.
Hutchens swinging wildly here.
Chambers tries to clinch up but Hutchens circles away and keeps his distance.
Chambers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hutchens.
Hutchens is trying desperately to land a takedown but Chambers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hutchens.
Hutchens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chambers finds it's way round the side to connect with Hutchens's head.
Chambers cracks Hutchens with a good jab.

Hutchens is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hutchens is still on wobbly legs! Can Chambers finish him?

Chambers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Chambers dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hutchens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chambers.
Hutchens seems to have recovered his senses.
Chambers feints with a jab and clips Hutchens right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Hutchens is sent crashing into the canvas and Chambers leaps in for the kill! Hutchens tries to get to his feet but Chambers is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Hutchens is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Chambers!