PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bebe Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chavez
vs
Wills

175 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bebe Wills!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.

Wills closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wills lands in his opponent's guard.
Wills stopping the sweep attempt from Chavez.

Wills got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chavez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wills has managed to get both his arms back between Chavez's legs - danger averted.
Chavez trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez is really struggling to control Wills but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Wills drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wills jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wills really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chavez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wills preventing the sweep.
Wills wants to stand and escape but instead Chavez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Wills throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chavez uses it to pass to side control.
Wills tries to bench press Chavez off him but Chavez keeps the position.
Chavez scores with punches from side control.
Chavez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wills down.
Wills takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wills holds on to Chavez's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills is continuing to stall.
Chavez tries to score with some ground and pound. Wills controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chavez gets to mount! Wills was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wills is looking to get to half guard.
Chavez working the ground and pound effectively.
Chavez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wills's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wills tries to hold on but Chavez pushes him away.
Wills manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez prevents Wills from standing back up.
Chavez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wills defending well though.
Wills is trying to control but can't.
Chavez slips a nice elbow through Wills's hands, connecting with Wills's forehead.
Wills on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chavez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chavez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wills with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wills keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wills taking some punishment here, with Chavez in his half guard.
Wills is looking to control Chavez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wills avoid being mounted?
Chavez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chavez 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wills trying to control here.
Chavez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Wills looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wills looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wills keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herbert Chavez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wills moves in looking to clinch but Chavez pushes him off.
Chavez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wills.
Wills is looking to clinch but Chavez is avoiding it.
Chavez avoids the body shot from Wills.
Bebe Wills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wills shoots in and bounces Chavez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chavez controls Wills momentarily but Wills frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills wants to get up but he can't break Chavez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wills wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chavez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chavez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chavez trying to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chavez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wills thows a leg kick but Chavez checks it
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wills.
Chavez regains half guard.
Chavez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chavez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wills drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chavez dives on top into guard.

Chavez stopping the sweep attempt from Wills.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wills can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chavez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills wants to sweep here but Chavez controlling him for the moment.
Wills avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wills tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chavez landing with the ground and pound.
Chavez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wills works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chavez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wills preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chavez scoring with punches to the head and body.

Wills is looking for a triangle but Chavez pushes his legs off easily.
Chavez lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chavez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chavez throws a big right hand that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Wills shoots in and bounces Chavez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wills can do to turn this around?
Chavez looking for a sweep. Not yet Chavez, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chavez is on top in guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bebe Wills will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wills tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chavez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chavez.
Wills throws a wild body kick that Chavez sees coming a mile off.
Chavez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chavez counters with a left and a right that stings Wills.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wills scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Wills is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chavez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills is looking to take a break and control but Chavez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wills takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wills tries to advance to mount but Chavez instead regains half guard.
Chavez is refusing to be controlled, as Wills sits in half guard.
Wills might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chavez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chavez is trying to maintain the position but Wills is very close to passing his half guard.
Wills stalling away here and it's allowed Chavez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wills trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wills stopping the sweep attempt from Chavez.
Wills is looking to stand up but Chavez won't let him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Wills bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez regains half guard.
Chavez gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chavez is on top in guard.

Chavez postures up in Wills's guard and throws a big left but Wills blocks it.
Chavez scoring with some ground and pound.
Chavez cracks Wills with a solid left hand.
Wills is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chavez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wills wants to get back to his feet but Chavez passes into half guard.
Chavez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chavez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chavez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Chavez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chavez lands a nice short elbow.
Chavez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wills is trying to stand back up but Chavez is controlling him

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Herbert Chavez.
Well Chavez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herbert Chavez!