PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito has chosen "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat" by Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Armando Esposito was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Chan
vs
Esposito

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simo Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Armando Esposito!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chan clinches up with Esposito and pushes him back against the cage.
Esposito looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Chan darts in and clinches Esposito up against the cage.
Esposito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esposito prevents the takedown attempt.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Esposito.

Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chan has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
As Esposito looks to move away, Chan throws a big counter combo bu Esposito just gets out of the way.
Chan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Esposito tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Esposito to the ground. Esposito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito is looking for the big counter here.
Chan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Esposito but Esposito pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chan shoots for a takedown but Esposito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chan digs a good body shot into Esposito's ribs.
Chan shoots in and drives through. Esposito sprawls well.
Chan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Esposito defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick from Chan.

Chan darts in and clinches Esposito up against the cage.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
Chan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Esposito prevents it.
Chan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Esposito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Esposito gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chan pulls guard.
Chan has his hands on Esposito's head, controlling the position.
Chan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chan passes Esposito's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Chan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Esposito can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chan controlling the pace for now.
Esposito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Esposito can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Chan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chan shoots in looking for a takedown. Esposito tries to sprawl out of it but Chan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Esposito manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Chan feints and as Esposito raises his hands in defense, Chan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chan stays in close to Esposito's body and controls the position.
Esposito really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Chan 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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Esposito stuffs the takedown attempt from Chan. Chan gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Esposito's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chan or perhaps it was just good defense by Esposito, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chan or perhaps it was just good defense by Esposito, which made it look bad.
Chan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esposito can do to turn this around?
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Chan misses.

Chan clinches up against the cage.
Esposito stops a takedown attempt from Chan.

Chan manages to break the clinch.

Chan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Well, if Chan 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chan is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Chan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Chan has Esposito up against the cage in a clinch.
Esposito tries to break free but Chan pushes him back against the cage.
Chan lands a shoulder strike.
Chan is stalling here.

Chan breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chan instigates a clinch.
Chan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Esposito after a bit of a struggle.
Esposito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Chan jumps guard and drags Esposito to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Esposito has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Chan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Esposito is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Chan pulls down on the head and he's put Esposito to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Simo Chan!
Armando Esposito spoke after the fight, saying 'Stay tuned!'.