PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Chamberlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ching lalalalalalLng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Chamberlin
vs
lalalalalalLng

160 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
149 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clinton Chamberlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ching lalalalalalLng!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamberlin throws a leg kick which misses lalalalalalLng's front leg but catches the back leg as lalalalalalLng tries to avoid it.
Chamberlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and lalalalalalLng counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
lalalalalalLng throws a big elbow that misses.
lalalalalalLng in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
lalalalalalLng with a flurry of punches that miss.

lalalalalalLng is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
lalalalalalLng has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

lalalalalalLng is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Chamberlin has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. lalalalalalLng is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Chamberlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chamberlin lands a nice hook to lalalalalalLng's body. lalalalalalLng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lalalalalalLng closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chamberlin circles away.
lalalalalalLng will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chamberlin scores with a hook to the body. lalalalalalLng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
lalalalalalLng fails to land the takedown.
lalalalalalLng's coach down at Cozad MMA Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on lalalalalalLng's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clinton Chamberlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ching lalalalalalLng.
lalalalalalLng takes one to the side of the head.
Chamberlin's jab looks to have found its range, popping lalalalalalLng under the eye.
Chamberlin connects with a body shot that sends lalalalalalLng's belly button to the back.
Chamberlin tries to clinch there but lalalalalalLng circles away.
Chamberlin feints and then cracks lalalalalalLng's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow lalalalalalLng down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chamberlin.
Chamberlin scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chamberlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chamberlin misses with a hook.
Chamberlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chamberlin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chamberlin fails to land with a series of punches.
Chamberlin fails to land with a series of punches.

Chamberlin closes the distance and clinches.

lalalalalalLng ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. lalalalalalLng no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

lalalalalalLng has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chamberlin doesn't defend quickly enough and lalalalalalLng has managed to lock this one up! Can Chamberlin escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to lalalalalalLng on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ching lalalalalalLng!
Ching lalalalalalLng decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.