PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jhon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Chartier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chartier has chosen Disturbed - Stricken as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jhon
vs
Chartier

183 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

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 Las Vegas, Chris Jhon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Chartier!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chartier.
Chartier tries for a takedown but Jhon circles away easily

and Jhon counters by clinching up.
Jhon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chartier gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jhon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jhon is trying to pull guard but Chartier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chartier has Jhon pressed against the cage, preventing Jhon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chartier managing to block the knees to the body from Jhon.
Jhon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chartier managing to block the knees to the body from Jhon.
Chartier tries for a takedown but Jhon manages to get underhooks.
Chris Jhon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Chartier.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jhon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jhon dives in and grabs Chartier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chartier pushes down on Jhon's head and hops out.

Chartier clinches up against the cage.
Jhon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chartier walks away with a smile on his face. Jhon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Chartier has managed to clinch.
Jhon wants to break free but Chartier has control.
Jhon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jhon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jhon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chartier is defending well for now.
Jhon has Chartier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chartier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chartier tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chartier prevents Jhon from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chartier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jhon avoids it.
Jhon looking for a takedown.
Jhon blocks the elbow strike.
Jhon jumps guard but Chartier stands there with Jhon around his waist. Jhon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jhon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Jhon pulls guard.
Chartier looking to sit in guard and control but Jhon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jhon postures up.
Chartier wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jhon is now in half guard.
Jhon is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chartier trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chartier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jhon pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jhon seems to be looking for submissions.
Chartier is trying to get back to full guard.

Jhon decides to stand and escape the position.
Jhon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jhon shoots for a takedown but Chartier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jhon is breathing heavily.
Chartier wants to clinch up but Jhon keeps it at a distance.
Jhon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chartier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Chartier with that takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Jhon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chartier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jhon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chartier darts in looking for a takedown but Jhon gets double underhooks and turns Chartier into the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Chartier scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Chris Jhon has been cut.
Jhon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jhon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chartier fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jhon avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Jhon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Jhon's cut.
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.

Jhon throws a lazy head kick
and Chartier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chartier has his takedown stuffed

and Jhon counters by moving into the clinch.
Chartier tries to pull guard but Jhon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jhon is looking to break free of the clinch but Chartier has double underhooks.

Chartier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chartier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jhon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chartier is fending him off so far but Jhon persists. Nope, Chartier circles away and we're back to standing.
Chartier changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jhon throws the kick towards the body but Chartier avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Chartier as Jhon shoots in.
Jhon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jhon wants it to stay on the feet.
Chris Jhon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Chartier.
Chartier shoots in for a takedown but Jhon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chartier shoots in for a double leg but Jhon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chartier.

Chartier moves into the clinch.

Jhon jumps guard and drags Chartier to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jhon seems keen to control Chartier's posture.
Jhon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chartier wants to control from the top but Jhon keeps moving.
Chartier is looking to stand up but Jhon won't let him.

Jhon has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Chartier has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jhon pulls guard effortlessly.
Chartier wants to get up but he can't break Jhon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chartier is fighting to break Jhon's control of his arms but Jhon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chartier looking to pass the guard.
Jhon keeping moving, preventing Chartier from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jhon managing to control the position.
Jhon wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chartier throws a series of punches but Jhon moves out of range.

Jhon moves into the clinch successfully.
Jhon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chartier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chartier shoots in for a takedown but Jhon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chris Jhon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chartier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jhon pinned against the cage. Jhon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jhon closes the distance and clinches.

Jhon successfully pulls guard.
Chartier trying to control the position from guard on top but Jhon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chartier won't allow Jhon to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jhon seems keen to control Chartier's posture.
Chartier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jhon is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Jhon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Jhon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chartier shoots in for a takedown but Jhon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Jhon rushes Chartier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jhon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jhon tries to pull guard but Chartier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jhon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jhon wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chartier jumps guard but Jhon stands there with Chartier around his waist. Chartier gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chartier is looking to break free of the clinch but Jhon has double underhooks.
Chartier is looking for a takedown.
Chris Jhon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Chartier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chartier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jhon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chartier is defending well.
Chartier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chartier trying to stall but Jhon improves his position.
Chartier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chartier letting Jhon take a breather here.
Jhon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jhon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chartier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jhon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chartier can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chartier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jhon after a bit of a struggle.
Chartier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jhon's face.
Chartier tries to score a body lock takedown but Jhon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jhon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chartier to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chartier pushes off an throws an elbow but Jhon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jhon looking for a takedown.
Jhon avoiding damage as Chartier throws knees to the body.
Chris Jhon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chartier jumps guard but Jhon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Jhon drags the fight down to the ground.

Chartier has gone for a leg lock! Jhon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chartier's guard.

Chartier keeping full guard, as Jhon tries to pass.
Chris Jhon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jhon won't allow Chartier to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chartier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chartier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jhon is one step ahead there.
Chartier trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Chartier has an active guard here but Jhon has managed to pass into half guard.
Jhon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Jhon is trying to work for a kimura but Chartier is defending well.
Jhon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jhon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chartier trying to control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Jhon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jhon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Jhon!