PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Chalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eat Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Chalker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chalker
vs
Weed

225 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
133 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Chalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Eat Weed!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chalker clinches up with Weed and pushes him back against the cage.
Chalker is looking to control Weed's arms but Weed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chalker has his back to the cage.

Chalker has hold of one of Weed's legs. Weed is fighting the takedown attempt but Chalker gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chalker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chalker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chalker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weed on the ground.
Weed lands a decent shot there.
Weed throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chalker trying to control but Weed is working from the bottom.
Weed throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Weed tries to strike from the bottom.
Chalker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Weed lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Weed throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weed doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Weed tries to strike from the bottom.
Weed striking off his back but it's not causing Chalker any problems.
Chalker is looking to stand up but Weed won't let him.
Weed trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Weed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalker wants to control from the top but Weed keeps moving.
Weed trying to strike off his back.
Weed keeping moving, preventing Chalker from controlling successfully.
Weed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chalker manages to get himself to full guard.
Weed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Chalker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chalker has momentary wrist control but Weed slips an elbow through the middle.
Weed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Weed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chalker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chalker has control of Weed's left arm, preventing Weed from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalker trying to keep a closed guard but Weed is proving a slippery customer.
Weed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weed is working Chalker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Weed throws a big elbow that misses.
Chalker is breathing heavily.
Weed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Weed scoring with some ground and pound.
Weed postures up and lands a big shot to Chalker's brow.
Chalker trying to control the position.
Weed lands a couple of elbows.
Weed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Weed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed landing with the ground and pound.

Chalker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Weed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Weed lands a couple of elbows.
Chalker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chalker tries to get out of the position.
Chalker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Weed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Weed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Weed is in close to Chalker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chalker has momentary wrist control but Weed slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Weed chips away with some ground and pound.
Weed distracts Chalker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed is looking to work some ground and pound but Chalker has wrist control.

Chalker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Weed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Weed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Chalker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chalker has momentary wrist control but Weed slips an elbow through the middle.
Chalker controls Weed momentarily but Weed frees himself.
Weed postures up and lands a big shot to Chalker's brow.
Weed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Weed lands a couple of elbows.
Weed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eat Weed dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chalker closes the distance and clinches.
Weed wants a takedown.

Chalker jumps into guard, dragging Weed to the mat.
Weed postures up.

Chalker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Weed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Weed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chalker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weed is one step ahead there.
We've been informed that Weed has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chalker has momentary wrist control but Weed slips an elbow through the middle.
Weed with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chalker pulls Weed in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed is in close to Chalker's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Chalker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chalker has momentary wrist control but Weed slips an elbow through the middle.
Weed working some strikes from top position.
Weed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Weed landing with the ground and pound.

Chalker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Weed chips away with some ground and pound.
Chalker has momentary wrist control but Weed slips an elbow through the middle.
Eat Weed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Weed works over Chalker with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Weed with a nice head shot there.
Weed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Weed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Weed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Weed landing some decent shots from guard.
Chalker wants to stand and escape but Weed is having none of it.
Chalker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Weed lands a couple of elbows.
Chalker trying to control the position.
Weed chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Weed cracks Chalker with a solid left hand.
Weed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Weed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Weed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chalker wants to sweep here but Weed controlling him for the moment.
Weed postures up and lands a big shot to Chalker's brow.
Weed connects with a couple of short punches.
Chalker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Weed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chalker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chalker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Weed with a nice head shot there.
Weed works over Chalker with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weed keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chalker's head.

Weed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chalker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Weed has managed to get both his arms back between Chalker's legs - danger averted.
Chalker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Weed postures up and lands a big shot to Chalker's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Weed with a nice head shot there.
Weed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eat Weed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Chalker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Weed's guard.
Weed throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Weed throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chalker wants to stand but Weed is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chalker preventing the sweep.
Chalker wanted to stand there but Weed had control of the position.
Weed punching from the bottom.
Chalker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chalker's guard.
Weed keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chalker's head.
Weed stands up over Chalker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chalker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Weed defends it easily.
Weed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Weed is working Chalker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Weed preventing the sweep.
Weed works over Chalker with some ground and pound from guard.
Weed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Weed lands a couple of digs.
Weed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chalker 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.
Chalker has momentary wrist control but Weed slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Weed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Weed is in close to Chalker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chalker controlling Weed's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chalker wants to stand and escape but Weed is having none of it.

Chalker is looking for a triangle but Weed pushes his legs off easily.
Weed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Weed is working Chalker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Weed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Chalker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Weed works over Chalker with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed cracks Chalker with a solid left hand.
Weed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Weed postures up.
Weed chips away with some ground and pound.
Weed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chalker pulls Weed in close to his closed guard and prevents Weed from doing any damage or advancing position.
Weed with a nice head shot there.
Weed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Chalker working for a triangle but Weed defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed landing with the ground and pound.
Chalker is controlling Weed's posture.
Weed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chalker is pulling down on Weed's head. It's preventing any offense from Weed, at least for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Weed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Adam Chalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Weed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Eat Weed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Weed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eat Weed!
Eat Weed was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.