PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vito Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deon Carruthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deon Carruthers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chaney
vs
Carruthers

200 cm
18
161 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vito Chaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deon Carruthers!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carruthers closes the distance and clinches.
Chaney tries a body shot but Carruthers blocks it.
Chaney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Carruthers manages to break the clinch.
Carruthers moves in looking to clinch but Chaney pushes him off.
Carruthers doesn't manage to clinch there - Chaney circles away.
Carruthers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carruthers tries to clinch up but Chaney circles away and keeps his distance.
Chaney seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carruthers doesn't manage to clinch there - Chaney circles away.

Carruthers closes the distance and clinches.

Carruthers breaks from the clinch.
Chaney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carruthers.
Carruthers fails in his attempt to clinch.

Carruthers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carruthers scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Carruthers as the two fighters clinch.
Carruthers misses with a punch on the inside.
Carruthers lands with a left to the head.
Carruthers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chaney up against the cage.
Carruthers stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers taking a breather.
Carruthers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carruthers lands a nice shot to the body.
Carruthers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carruthers taking a breather.
Carruthers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaney blocks it with crossed arms.
Carruthers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Carruthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carruthers tries to clinch up

and Chaney counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carruthers!
Chaney working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Carruthers wants to get back to his feet but Chaney is dominant here and he's now got Carruthers's back!
Chaney lands strikes to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers trying to get back to his feet but Chaney is in full control for now.
Chaney slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Carruthers is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deon Carruthers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Carruthers tries to clinch up.
Carruthers tries to clinch

and Chaney counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Chaney connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carruthers some visible discomfort.
Carruthers wants to get back to his feet but Chaney is dominant here and he's now got Carruthers's back!
Carruthers wants to get back to his feet.
Chaney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaney punishes Carruthers with strikes from the back mount.

Chaney has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Carruthers has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carruthers wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaney missing with punches from the back.
Chaney lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Chaney.
Vito Chaney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chaney has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Carruthers.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Chaney.
Carruthers is trying to get back to his feet but Chaney has full control of the position and if anything, Carruthers has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chaney working for the choke.
Chaney scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Carruthers is looking for a way out.
Carruthers is trapped and Chaney is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaney scores with strikes from the back.
Carruthers is trying to get back to his feet but Chaney has full control of the position and if anything, Carruthers has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Chaney keeps control of the position easily here as Carruthers tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chaney looking for the RNC.
Carruthers is trying to stand back up.
Chaney is working the ground and pound. Can Carruthers escape?
Chaney struggling to land strikes to the head as Carruthers covers up.
Carruthers trying to get back to his feet but Chaney is in full control for now.
Carruthers is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers is trying to get back to his feet but Chaney has full control of the position and if anything, Carruthers has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Chaney landing with strikes.
Chaney landing with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carruthers is trying to get back to his feet but Chaney has full control of the position and if anything, Carruthers has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Chaney loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Carruthers hold on?
Chaney 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.
Carruthers is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Chaney dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carruthers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaney shoots in for a takedown but Carruthers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chaney avoids a kick to the body.
Carruthers lands with a thumping leg kick.

Chaney looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chaney controlling the pace.
Chaney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carruthers can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carruthers has hold of Chaney's hands but Chaney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chaney controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carruthers kicks Chaney off and gets back to his feet.
Carruthers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chaney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deon Carruthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carruthers. Carruthers obviously looking to wear him down.
Carruthers misses with a body kick.
Carruthers just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Chaney misses the target.
Carruthers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carruthers tries to clinch there but Chaney circles away.

Carruthers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carruthers stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carruthers breaks the clinch.
Carruthers tries to clinch but Chaney moves out of range.
Chaney swats away the attempt to clinch by Carruthers.

Carruthers clinches with his opponent.
Carruthers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carruthers has had enough of the clinch but Chaney keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carruthers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaney blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carruthers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chaney's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carruthers.
Carruthers misses with a punch on the inside.
Carruthers trying to stall but Chaney improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Chaney ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chaney no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chaney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Chaney looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deon Carruthers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carruthers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!