PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delvin Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chaos
vs
Shore

210 cm
30
272 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

193 cm
32
277 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Chaos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Delvin Shore!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chaos defends it nicely.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses.
Shore blocks a jab.
Shore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chaos avoids it really well and circles away.
Chaos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shore throws a right and a left that Chaos avoids nicely.
Chaos looks to throw the jab but Shore is out of range.
Chaos leaves Shore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cameron Chaos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Delvin Shore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos with a jab.

It looks like Delvin Shore has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Chaos as Shore shoots in.
Shore shoots in but no luck this time.
Shore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chaos defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses.
Chaos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chaos feints and then cracks Shore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shore down.
Chaos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chaos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Shore misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shore.
Shore missing with a left hand there. Chaos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaos scores with a push kick.
Chaos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shore if he has to take too many more of those.
Shore looks winded!
A thudding body kick lands there by Chaos!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chaos.

Chaos drops Shore with a big left hand and mounts him. Shore is in big trouble!
Chaos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos with a couple of short strikes.
Chaos wants to control the pace but Shore is squirming around nicely.
Shore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shore tries to lock up and control but Chaos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chaos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shore gets back to half guard.

Shore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chaos pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chaos lands a nice short elbow.
Chaos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but Shore defending well.
Shore is looking for a sweep. Chaos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chaos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Shore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chaos pulls his head out easily.
Chaos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chaos is keen to just control but Shore is a slippery customer.
Chaos controlling the action here.
Chaos working Shore over with strikes.
Chaos passes to side control.
Shore regains half guard.
Chaos is taking a breather. Shore says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Shore actively working from the bottom here.
We've been informed that Shore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Shore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shore trying to control from the bottom.
Chaos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shore is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chaos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chaos's back!
Chaos trying to control but not successfully.
Shore keeps control of the position as Chaos tries to break free.

Shore is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Chaos defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Chaos turns into Shore and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Chaos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Delvin Shore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chaos swivels and escapes.
Shore misses with a takedown attempt - Chaos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shore dodges the punch combination from Chaos.
Chaos loads up on a big right hand but Shore slips the punch.
Cameron Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shore with a poor takedown
and Chaos counters with a nice uppercut.
Cameron Chaos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Delvin Shore.
Chaos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Delvin Shore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chaos to score with a decent uppercut.
Shore shoots in but Chaos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shore throws a nice looking combination but Chaos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shore has time to react.

That has opened up Delvin Shore's cut even more.
Chaos connects with an inside leg kick.
Shore is breathing heavily.

Chaos lands a head kick that stumbles Shore and the fighters go to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Shore has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chaos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shore.
Shore being controlled for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos advances to mount.
Chaos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chaos trying to control but Shore is having none of it.
Chaos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chaos trying to control but Shore is having none of it.
Chaos controlling from the full mount.
Shore bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shore trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shore throwing strikes but missing.
Shore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chaos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Shore drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chaos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chaos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chaos!

Chaos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shore!
Shore is working to get back to half guard.
Chaos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shore gets back to half guard.
Shore taking some punishment here, with Chaos in his half guard.
Shore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chaos.
Shore wants to get back to full guard but Chaos has passed into side control.
Shore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chaos connects with a decent elbow.
Chaos scoring with punches from side control.
Chaos gets to mount! Shore was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Shore is desperately trying to improve his position but Chaos has a good base and remains in mount.
Chaos wants to control the pace but Shore is squirming around nicely.
Shore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shore tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shore?
Chaos lands a big elbow.
Chaos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chaos is landing with some decent strikes but Shore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Shore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Shore is rocked!
Shore working to try and regain half guard.
Chaos lands a heavy elbow.
Shore is still in real trouble! Can Chaos finish him?
Chaos controlling from mount.
Shore seems to have recovered his senses.
Chaos with shots to the head and body - Shore looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chaos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shore is working to get back to half guard.
Chaos lands a nice shot to the head.
Chaos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shore is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Chaos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Delvin Shore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chaos connects with a solid leg kick.
Shore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chaos avoids it really well and circles away.
Chaos keeps Shore at a distance using the push kick.
Chaos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chaos throws a front kick that sends Shore stumbling back into the cage.

Chaos bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Shore! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shore's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chaos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Shore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chaos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shore's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Chaos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chaos has managed to get both his arms back between Shore's legs - danger averted.

Shore working for a triangle but Chaos defends it easily.
Chaos content to stall in guard here.
Chaos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shore can do to turn this around?
Shore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chaos's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is pulling down on Shore's head to control his posture.
Shore trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shore stands and throws Chaos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shore working the ground and pound but Chaos is defending the strikes.

Shore is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chaos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shore is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos struggling a bit here.

Shore tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chaos is trying to control Shore's posture but Shore avoids it.
Cameron Chaos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chaos keeps working.
Chaos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shore.

Shore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chaos wants to control but Shore postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chaos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shore's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Shore is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chaos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shore.

Shore is trying to work for a kimura but Chaos is defending well.
Delvin Shore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cameron Chaos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chaos moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Chaos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaos 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Chaos!
Cameron Chaos retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Cameron Chaos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.