PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Chat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Birchmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chat
vs
Birchmont

160 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, El Chat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Birchmont!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birchmont circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chat looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Chat closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Birchmont wants to stand back up but Chat manages to pass into side control.
Birchmont is holding Chat down, trying to stall.
Birchmont is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Birchmont tries to escape but Chat is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchmont is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chat prevents Birchmont from standing back up.
Birchmont holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Birchmont is trying to stand back up but Chat is controlling him
Birchmont is controlling Chat's trapped leg to prevent Chat from advancing to side control.
Chat prevents Birchmont from improving his position.
Chat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Birchmont moves into full guard.
Chat won't allow Birchmont to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Birchmont wants to stand but Chat is controlling the position.

That's two 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.
Chat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chat throws a combination that misses

and Birchmont counters with a shoot takedown. Chat fights it but they end up in guard.
Birchmont with a nice head shot there.
Birchmont really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Birchmont chips away with some ground and pound.
Birchmont cracks Chat with a solid left hand.
Birchmont not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Birchmont sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Birchmont looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Birchmont lands a nice short elbow.
Birchmont is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Birchmont lands with a punch from half guard.
Birchmont is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Birchmont lands with a punch from half guard.
Birchmont looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Birchmont is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Birchmont lands strikes from half guard.
Birchmont looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Birchmont working Chat over with strikes.
Birchmont seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Birchmont.
Chat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Birchmont lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Birchmont lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Birchmont looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Birchmont connects with a nice short shot to Chat's temple.
Birchmont scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birchmont working Chat over with strikes.
Chat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Birchmont scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Birchmont seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Birchmont seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Birchmont scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Birchmont looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Birchmont dominated that 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.

Birchmont throws a sloppy head kick and Chat moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chat throws a head kick that misses.

Chat gets caught flat footed, as Birchmont shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Birchmont is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Birchmont landing some decent shots from guard.

Chat is rocked!
Birchmont working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Chat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Birchmont is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Birchmont lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Birchmont looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchmont slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Birchmont scoring with punches to the head and body.
Birchmont tries to free his leg and advance position but Chat is retaining full guard.
Birchmont engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chat trying to keep a closed guard but Birchmont is proving a slippery customer.
Birchmont is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chat is trying to keep Birchmont in close.
Birchmont postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Birchmont is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two 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.
Birchmont works over Chat with some ground and pound from guard.
Birchmont lands a couple of digs.
Birchmont scoring with some ground and pound.
Birchmont not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Birchmont trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Birchmont is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Chat looking for a guillotine here but Birchmont defends easily.
Birchmont is in close to Chat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Birchmont lands a couple of elbows.
Birchmont works over Chat with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont is in close to Chat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Birchmont postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Chat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Birchmont makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Birchmont controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Birchmont works over Chat with some ground and pound from guard.
Birchmont postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Birchmont stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chat is trying to keep Birchmont in close.
Chat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Birchmont showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Birchmont works over Chat with some ground and pound from guard.
Birchmont working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chat's head.
Birchmont with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Birchmont cracks Chat with a solid left hand.
Birchmont is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Birchmont landing some decent shots from guard.
Chat wants to sweep here but Birchmont controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Birchmont showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Birchmont throws a body shot but no joy.
Chat seems to have got his legs back now.
Birchmont throws a right and a left that both miss.

Chat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Birchmont lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Birchmont is working Chat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Birchmont is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchmont landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Birchmont lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Birchmont postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchmont engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Birchmont working some strikes from top position.
Birchmont cracks Chat with a solid left hand.

Chat working for a triangle but Birchmont defends it easily.
Birchmont postures up and lands a big shot to Chat's brow.
Birchmont is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Chat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Birchmont is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Birchmont working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chat's head.
Chat keeping full guard, as Birchmont tries to pass.
Birchmont working some strikes from top position.
Birchmont lands a couple of elbows.
Birchmont makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Birchmont trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Birchmont scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Birchmont lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Birchmont with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Birchmont's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Birchmont must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Birchmont with a nice head shot there.
Samuel Birchmont has got the better of the ground game so far.
Birchmont scoring with punches to the head and body.
Birchmont distracts Chat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Birchmont's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chat lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Birchmont is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chat is controlling him.
Chat trying to control but Birchmont is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chat is one step ahead there.
Chat tries to stand but Birchmont is controlling from the bottom.
Chat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Birchmont is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chat wants to control from the top but Birchmont keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Birchmont comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Birchmont has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Birchmont!