PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luck Chiddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Deverux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiddell comes to the cage accompanied by Shmurda Remix Bobby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chiddell
vs
Deverux

188 cm
20
217 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
19
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luck Chiddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Deverux!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiddell fails with a takedown attempt.
Luck Chiddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Deverux finds it's way through Chiddell's defenses.
Chiddell shoots for a takedown but Deverux saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chiddell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Chiddell rushes Deverux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Deverux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deverux misses with a straight right.
Deverux misses with a hook.
Deverux stuffs the takedown attempt from Chiddell. Chiddell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luck Chiddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deverux misses with a straight right.
Chiddell has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiddell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deverux sprawls well. Deverux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chiddell gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Deverux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Deverux slaps away a takedown attempt from Chiddell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Deverux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chiddell tries to clinch but Deverux moves out of range.
Deverux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chiddell has Deverux up against the cage in a clinch.

Chiddell breaks the clinch.
Chiddell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chiddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chiddell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Deverux avoids it really well and circles away.
Chiddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chiddell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Deverux's waist but Deverux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chiddell off to one side.
Deverux scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Luck Chiddell has been cut.
Deverux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chiddell wants to clinch up but Deverux keeps it at a distance.
Chiddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deverux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Chiddell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chiddell tries to pull guard but Deverux won't allow it.
Chiddell prevents Deverux from breaking the clinch.

Deverux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deverux throws a big shot that misses.
Deverux misses with a straight right.
As Deverux looks to move away, Chiddell throws a big counter combo bu Deverux just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deverux. Chiddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deverux throws a shot from downtown. Chiddell moves away and avoids it.
Chiddell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chiddell there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deverux misses with a hook. Chiddell ducked under it nicely.
Deverux misses with a hook. Chiddell ducked under it nicely.
Chiddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Deverux circles away.
Chiddell fails with a takedown attempt.

Chiddell forces Deverux back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Deverux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deverux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deverux tries to circle away but Chiddell has him pinned against the cage.
Chiddell fails to pull guard.
Chiddell jumps guard but Deverux turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chiddell tries to pull guard but Deverux won't allow it.

Chiddell pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deverux stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chiddell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deverux.
Chiddell slips a straight right by Deverux.
Chiddell avoids the body shot from Deverux.
Deverux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Chiddell misses the target.
Chiddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deverux.
Chiddell takes one to the chin there.
Chiddell has a takedown stuffed.
Deverux is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Deverux might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chiddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deverux.
Deverux misses with a hook. Chiddell ducked under it nicely.
Deverux slaps away a takedown attempt from Chiddell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chiddell lands with a right hand.
Deverux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chiddell momentarily.
Deverux keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Deverux just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiddell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deverux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chiddell.
Chiddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deverux.
Chiddell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Deverux pinned against the cage. Deverux gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice defenses there by Chiddell.
Deverux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deverux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chiddell on the side of the head.
Chiddell misses with a takedown attempt - Deverux sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steve Deverux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deverux connects with a single shot there.

Luck Chiddell's cut is getting worse.
Chiddell ducks under a wild hook from Deverux.
Chiddell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deverux swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Deverux.
Chiddell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Deverux at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Deverux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luck Chiddell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chiddell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Deverux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Chiddell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chiddell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Deverux circles away.
Deverux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Chiddell forces Deverux back against the cage and clinches.

Chiddell breaks from the clinch.
Luck Chiddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chiddell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Deverux finds it's way round the side to connect with Chiddell's head.
Deverux misses with a looping right.
Chiddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chiddell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Deverux throws a right hand that misses
and Chiddell counters with a stiff right hand.

Chiddell darts in and clinches Deverux up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Deverux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chiddell's brow.
We've been informed that Deverux has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Deverux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chiddell tries to pull guard but Deverux holds him up against the cage and eventually Chiddell drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luck Chiddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chiddell breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chiddell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Deverux sprawls well initially but Chiddell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiddell stops Deverux from getting back to his feet.

Chiddell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Deverux pushes Chiddell off looking to stand but Chiddell dives back in and keeps control.

Chiddell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Deverux doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chiddell.
Chiddell looks to land a strike but Deverux avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Chiddell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Chiddell is looking to stand up but Deverux won't let him.

Chiddell 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.
Chiddell won't allow Deverux to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chiddell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Deverux pinned against the cage. Deverux gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Deverux lands with a hook. Chiddell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chiddell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Chiddell moves into range and clinches up with Deverux.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiddell tries to pull guard but Deverux forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

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

Chiddell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Deverux gets to his feet - Chiddell follows without any prompting.
Deverux tests Chiddell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deverux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiddell.
Chiddell shoots in for a double leg but Deverux sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Deverux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deverux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chiddell tries to clinch there but Deverux circles away.
Chiddell tries to clinch up.
Deverux throws a looping overhand right but Chiddell ducks down to avoid it.
Deverux thuds his right hand into Chiddell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chiddell tries to clinch but Deverux moves out of range.
Chiddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiddell walks into a stiff left hand from Deverux.

Luck Chiddell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chiddell shoots in looking for a takedown. Deverux tries to sprawl out of it but Chiddell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Deverux manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Deverux! But no joy.
Steve Deverux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chiddell dives in for a single leg takedown but Deverux sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deverux connects with a single shot there.

Deverux lands a left and a right that send Chiddell crashing to the mat, dazed. Deverux thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Chiddell is rocked!
Deverux missing with a left hand there. Chiddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chiddell ducks under a wild hook from Deverux.
Chiddell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deverux throws a body shot but no joy.
Chiddell moves in looking to clinch but Deverux pushes him off.
Deverux stuffs the takedown attempt from Chiddell. Chiddell gets slowly back to his feet.

Deverux lands a left and a right that send Chiddell crashing to the mat, dazed. Deverux thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Chiddell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Luck Chiddell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luck Chiddell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Deverux!
The defeated Luck Chiddell had this to say: 'I'll Knock him out Later he was just a lucky man tonight!'.