PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hands Up Chin Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carolus Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Up Chin Down
vs
Augustus

190 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
270 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Blitzkrieg Supplements

Nordic Battle Gear
Einherjer RAW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hands Up Chin Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carolus Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin Down shoots in and drives through. Augustus sprawls well.
Chin Down looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Augustus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Augustus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chin Down works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Augustus distracts Chin Down with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Augustus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chin Down working a defensive guard here.
Augustus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Augustus cracks Chin Down with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chin Down trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chin Down keeping moving, preventing Augustus from controlling successfully.
Augustus stands up over Chin Down, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Augustus pushing down on Chin Down's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chin Down on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chin Down tries to get out of the position.
Chin Down is refusing to be controlled, as Augustus sits in half guard.
Augustus throwing shots but Chin Down is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus winds up and cracks Chin Down with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chin Down trying to control but Augustus postures up.
Chin Down tries to roll over but Augustus keeps him under control.
Augustus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chin Down defending well though.
Chin Down is looking for a sweep. Augustus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chin Down is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Chin Down tries to get to full guard but Augustus has control of the leg.
Augustus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chin Down's head.
Chin Down trying to control but Augustus postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Augustus rushes Chin Down and presses him up against the cage.
Augustus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Augustus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chin Down pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chin Down takes a knee right on the jaw!
Augustus wants a takedown.
Augustus taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin Down can't break the clinch.
Chin Down wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Augustus has him pressed against the cage.

Augustus lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Augustus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Augustus looks gassed!
Chin Down is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Augustus lands strikes from half guard.
Augustus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chin Down keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chin Down wants to get back to full guard but Augustus has passed into side control.
Augustus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Augustus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chin Down taking shots to the head.
Augustus blocks Chin Down's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Chin Down is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chin Down is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Chin Down that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Augustus working Chin Down over with strikes here.
Chin Down is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Augustus dominating with strikes here.
Augustus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Augustus lands a big elbow.
Chin Down is looking to improve his position but Augustus isn't that keen on the idea.
Augustus lands a big shot there that rocks Chin Down but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chin Down knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Augustus on the ground.
Chin Down is trying to escape the mount.
Augustus working Chin Down over with strikes here.
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!
Augustus unloading with bombs!
Augustus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Augustus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Augustus connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to control the pace but Chin Down is squirming around nicely.
Chin Down is desperately trying to improve his position but Augustus has a good base and remains in mount.
Augustus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chin Down looks a forlorn figure.
Chin Down wants to control but Augustus is having none of it.
Augustus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chin Down can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Augustus scoring with strikes but Chin Down is staying in there.
Augustus content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Augustus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chin Down is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chin Down tries to lock up and control but Augustus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chin Down is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carolus Augustus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chin Down has his takedown stuffed

and Augustus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Augustus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Augustus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Augustus trying to control the action but Chin Down is working from the bottom.
Chin Down is looking to control Augustus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chin Down avoid being mounted?
Augustus wants to pass the guard but Chin Down is defending well.
Chin Down misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Augustus is thwarting Chin Down's attempts to control the position.
Augustus prevents Chin Down from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Augustus throwing shots but Chin Down is blocking nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Augustus fails with a takedown attempt.
Chin Down has his takedown stuffed

and Augustus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Augustus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chin Down's head.
Chin Down wants to sweep but no luck.
Augustus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Augustus throwing strikes from guard but Chin Down blocks nicely.
Augustus landing with the ground and pound.
Chin Down keeping full guard, as Augustus tries to pass.
Chin Down trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Augustus trying to control the position from guard on top but Chin Down is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Augustus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chin Down keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chin Down darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin Down fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chin Down fails with the takedown

and Augustus counters with a shoot takedown. Chin Down fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hands Up Chin Down. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chin Down looking for a guillotine here but Augustus defends easily.
Augustus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chin Down preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chin Down keeping moving, preventing Augustus from controlling successfully.
Augustus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Augustus trying to control but Chin Down is working from the bottom.
Chin Down tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chin Down wants to stand up but Augustus is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus chips away with some ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chin Down shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Augustus pinned against the cage. Augustus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Augustus misses with a takedown attempt - Chin Down sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chin Down but Chin Down pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Augustus as Chin Down shoots in.
Chin Down shoots for a takedown but Augustus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Augustus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Augustus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Augustus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin Down tries to get to full guard but Augustus has control of the leg.
Augustus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chin Down tries to get to full guard but Augustus has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Augustus connects with a nice short shot to Chin Down's temple.
Chin Down is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Augustus scores with a couple of nice shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chin Down punishes Augustus's body with a nice straight punch.
Chin Down doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Augustus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augustus slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Chin Down.
Chin Down is looking to control Augustus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chin Down avoid being mounted?
Augustus lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carolus Augustus 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Augustus stuffs the takedown attempt from Chin Down. Chin Down gets slowly back to his feet.
Chin Down with a lazy takedown attempt

and Augustus counters with a takedown into side control.
Augustus working the ground and pound.
Augustus scores with punches from side control.
Augustus cracks Chin Down with a big right hand but Chin Down just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chin Down tries to buck Augustus off but Augustus is having none of it.
Augustus working the head and body with strikes.
Chin Down is working to avoid the ground and pound but Augustus connects with a decent elbow.
Augustus working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augustus lands an elbow.
Chin Down tries to improve position but can't.
Chin Down struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Augustus working the head and body with strikes.
Augustus working away.
Chin Down trying to control but Augustus flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus is working the ground and pound. Can Chin Down escape?
Augustus is landing with strikes from the back.
Will Augustus go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Augustus is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Chin Down up.
Chin Down rolls, trying to escape but Augustus keeps control of the position.

Augustus working for the choke.
Augustus lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Chin Down hold on?!
Chin Down is trying to break free.
Chin Down wants to control his opponent's hands but Augustus gets his hands free.
The referee is taking a good look at Chin Down as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Augustus!
Chin Down has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
A lull in the action here.
Carolus Augustus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin Down tries to escape the position.
Chin Down prevents Augustus from getting a body triangle.
Chin Down controlling Augustus 's hands.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Chin Down avoids the strikes from Augustus.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Augustus's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is hanging on to Chin Down's back as he tries to escape.
Chin Down looking very determined here, making life difficult for Augustus.

Augustus is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I really don't envy Chin Down right now.
Chin Down is working hard here to advance position.
Augustus wants to control but Chin Down is keeping busy.
Chin Down has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Augustus throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Augustus trying to control momentarily.
Chin Down has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Augustus.
Chin Down is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A lull in the action here.
Augustus missing with strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Augustus's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Despite being in the dominant position, Carolus Augustus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Chin Down.
Augustus can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Augustus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Augustus can't do much from the bottom here.
Augustus tries to buck Chin Down off but Chin Down is having none of it.
Hands Up Chin Down has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Check out the look on Chin Down's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carolus Augustus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Augustus 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carolus Augustus!