PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. What does the Fox Say kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chair
vs
The Impaler

178 cm
29
178 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

178 cm
33
178 lbs
25 - 11 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

North

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carpet Chair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Impaler.
The Impaler connects with an inside leg kick.
The Impaler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chair fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Impaler avoids it really well and circles away.
The Impaler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chair fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Impaler checks it well.
The Impaler scores with a leg kick.
Chair thows a body shot but no joy.
Chair has a takedown stuffed.
Chair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Impaler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chair misses with an uppercut
and The Impaler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Impaler misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Chair 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Carpet Chair has been cut.
Chair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Impaler as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carpet Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Impaler tries to move into range but Chair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Impaler scores with a kick to the body.
The Impaler connects with a solid leg kick.
The Impaler misses with an uppercut.
The Impaler lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Impaler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chair.
Nice takedown defense from The Impaler. No joy for Chair on that attempt.
Chair blocks the body kick.
Chair misses with a left hand
and The Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Chair. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Chair has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Impaler.
Chair is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Chair.
The Impaler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chair is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by The Impaler.
The Impaler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chair on the side of the head.
Chair scores with a jab. The Impaler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chair lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chair connects with a body shot that sends The Impaler's belly button to the back.
Chair gets off balance looking for a body kick

and The Impaler moves into the clinch.
Chair tries to score a body lock takedown but The Impaler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

The Impaler manages to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chair being controlled here momentarily.
Chair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair postures up.
The Impaler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chair manages to get himself to full guard.
The Impaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Chair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chair looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Impaler is one step ahead there.
The Impaler pushes down on Chair's leg and manages to get into half guard.

The Impaler seems to be looking for submissions.
The Impaler wants to control but Chair is keeping him busy.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler wants to take a breather but Chair is having none of it.
Chair wants to improve his position but The Impaler is controlling well.
The Impaler is keen to just control but Chair is a slippery customer.
Well, if The Impaler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Impaler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Impaler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chair defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chair has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Impaler is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad The Impaler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Impaler jabs Chair right on the nose. Chair blinks but takes it well.
The Impaler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Impaler connects with a leg kick. Chair looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chair lands a nice shot to the body.
Carpet Chair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Chair misses.
Chair throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Chair dives in and scores a takedown into The Impaler's guard.
Chair scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chair wants to pass the guard but The Impaler is keeping the position.
Chair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Impaler is controlling Chair's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Impaler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chair landing with the ground and pound.
Vlad The Impaler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chair won't allow The Impaler to sweep him here.
The Impaler pulls Chair in close to prevent any damage.
Chair preventing the sweep.
The Impaler pulls Chair in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vlad The Impaler.
Chair swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Impaler moves away.
The Impaler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chair connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Impaler scrambles back to his feet.
The Impaler motions for Chair to come forward. The Impaler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

The Impaler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chair to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Impaler controls Chair momentarily but Chair frees himself.
The Impaler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chair cracks The Impaler with a solid left hand.
Chair chips away with some ground and pound.
Chair preventing the sweep.
The Impaler is controlling Chair's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Impaler is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vlad The Impaler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chair checks the leg kick.
Chair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Impaler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Impaler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Impaler connects with a solid leg kick.
Chair connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chair scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chair fails to land with a series of punches.
Chair throws a solid leg kick but The Impaler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chair.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Chair. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick there by Chair.

Chair looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Impaler is pulling down on Chair's head to control his posture.
Chair won't allow The Impaler to sweep him here.
Chair is fighting to break The Impaler's control of his arms but The Impaler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The Impaler looking for a sweep. Not yet The Impaler, not yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Impaler has momentary wrist control but Chair slips an elbow through the middle.
Chair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chair with a nice head shot there.
The Impaler pulls Chair in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carpet Chair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A big right from Chair misses.
Chair throws an off balance right hand
letting The Impaler counter with a right hand.
Chair shoots in but The Impaler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chair goes for a double leg but The Impaler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Impaler continues to drive forward.
The Impaler takes a shot to the head.

The Impaler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Impaler is fending him off so far but Chair persists. Nope, The Impaler circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carpet Chair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chair misses with a looping left.
The Impaler misses with an uppercut. Chair saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from The Impaler.
The Impaler lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler swings for the body but Chair moves out of range.
The Impaler slaps away a takedown attempt from Chair, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Impaler keeps Chair at a distance using the push kick.
The Impaler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Chair does it's job there.
Crunch! The Impaler slams his shin into Chair's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chair throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chair shoots in for a takedown but The Impaler shows good takedown defense.
Donk. Chair catches The Impaler right on the button with a cross.
The Impaler looks to land a combination but Chair avoids it well.
Chair misses with an uppercut. The Impaler saw that one coming.
Carpet Chair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler just misses with a punch to the body.
The Impaler connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chair scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chair misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chair working the ground and pound from side control.
Chair working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Chair are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chair throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Chair sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but The Impaler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The Impaler is trying to get back to half guard.
The Impaler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The Impaler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Impaler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chair loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Impaler controlling the position easily from mount.
The Impaler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The Impaler wants to control the pace but Chair is squirming around nicely.
The Impaler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chair 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.
Chair regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair is looking for a sweep. The Impaler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Impaler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chair!
The Impaler controlling from mount.
The Impaler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Impaler throws some wild stikes that Chair manages to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad The Impaler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Impaler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Vlad The Impaler!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Vlad The Impaler!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Vlad The Impaler!

Vlad The Impaler wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Vlad The Impaler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.