PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Chille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Blein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chille
vs
Blein

186 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shannon Chille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Blein!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chille moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Chille.
Blein has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chille is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chille lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blein avoids the elbow strike from Chille, against the cage.
Chille looking to throw knees to the head but Blein is blocking nicely.
Blein has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chille is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chille landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Chille.
Chille lands an elbow inside.
Chille lands an elbow just above Blein 's eye.
Our sources have told us that Chille has been working on his elbows in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blein is working for takedown but Chille is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shannon Chille has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Blein.
Chille misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chille.
Chille with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chille trying to land knees to the body.
Chille with a knee to the head.
Blein tries for a takedown but Chille manages to get underhooks.
Chille tries a body shot but Blein blocks it.
Chille misses with a punch on the inside.
Chille stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chille tries to land knees in the clinch but Blein avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blein.
Blein drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blein looking for a takedown.
Chille gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chille tries a knee to the head but Blein blocks it.
Chille landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chille throws a head punch that misses.
Chille lands a nice elbow.
Chille creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blein's defenses.
Chille lands a knee to the body.
Chille misses with some punches.
Chille connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blein's face.
Blein managing to block the knees to the body from Chille.
Chille is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blein tries for a takedown but Chille manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chille gets underhooks to prevent Blein's takedown attempt.
Chille lands an elbow inside that Blein shrugs off.
Chille lands a nice elbow.
Chille stalling against the cage.
Chille gets underhooks to prevent Blein's takedown attempt.
Chille using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chille is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blein looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chille taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chille has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chille with a knee to the head.
Chille lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chille lands a damaging elbow.
Blein is working for takedown but Chille is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Chille.
Shannon Chille has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chille lands a nice elbow.
Chille just leaning against Blein, taking a breather.
Blein is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chille lands a good knee to the midsection. Blein won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Chille.
Chille tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chille with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chille comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chille's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blein wants a takedown but no success here.
Shannon Chille has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Blein.
Chille gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chille with a knee to the head.
Chille lands an elbow just above Blein 's eye.
Chille misses with a knee to the head.
Chille misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blein.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chille.
Blein is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chille comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chille comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blein.
Chille creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blein's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chille.
Chille connects with a knee to the head.
Chille slows down the pace here.
Chille gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chille trying to land knees to the body.
Chille with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chille.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chille fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chille is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blein is defending well for now.
Chille tries a knee to the head but Blein blocks it.
Chille is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blein can do to turn this around?
The referee is keeping an eye on Chille - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chille is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chille holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chille is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chille crunches a lovely knee into Blein's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shannon Chille dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blein.
Blein moves out of range as Chille strikes.
Blein raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Blein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chille sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Chille clinches up against the cage.
Chille lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blein changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chille fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shannon Chille has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Blein.
Blein shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Chille counters by moving into the clinch.
Chille stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chille creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blein's defenses.
Blein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chille creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blein's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chille looking to throw knees to the head but Blein is blocking nicely.
Chille lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Nathan Blein has been cut.
Chille manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chille throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chille lands a nice knee to the body.
Chille with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chille stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chille lands a damaging elbow.
Chille lands an elbow inside that Blein shrugs off.
Chille landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Chille.
Blein managing to block the knees to the body from Chille.
Chille lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chille is pressed up against the cage. Blein has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chille down to the mat. Chille avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A combination from Chille does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blein motions for Chille to come forward. Blein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chille tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blein manages to circle out of the way.
Shannon Chille is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chille checks a leg kick.

Chille rushes Blein and presses him up against the cage.
Blein goes for a takedown attempt but Chille pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shannon Chille is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Blein closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chille pushes Blein off looking to stand but Blein dives back in and keeps control.

Blein is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chille sees it coming and defends easily.
Chille wants to get back to his feet.

Chille manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Chille takes a swing at Blein's ribcage but misses.
Chille lands with a straight right. Blein didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blein misses with a low kick as Chille jumps back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Blein lands but Chille takes it in his stride.

Chille moves into the clinch.
Chille with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chille lands an elbow inside that Blein shrugs off.
Chille creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blein's defenses.
Chille with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chille lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nathan Blein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blein drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chille pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shannon Chille showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chille 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shannon Chille!