PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Chief (ranked 6096 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Strange (ranked 25599 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chief
vs
Strange

189 cm
22
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Chief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Strange!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chief misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strange looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Chief tries for a takedown but Strange circles away easily

and Strange counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chief won't be happy with that.
Chief is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chief tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chief parries the strikes from Strange easily there. Strange is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chief to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Strange.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Strange has eaten all the pies!

Strange is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chief has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chief is pushing Strange's head away, looking to escape. Strange manages to hold on to the position though.
Chief is holding Strange down, trying to stall.
Sloppy strikes there by Strange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chief down.
Strange looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chief tries to buck Strange off but Strange is having none of it.
Chief is pushing Strange's head away, looking to escape. Strange manages to hold on to the position though.
Strange is looking to take a break and control but Chief is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chief is looking to reverse the position.
Chief is trying to get back to his feet.
Chief is looking for a sweep.
Chief wants to get back to his feet.
Strange throws an elbow but Chief slips to the side and avoids it well.

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.
Chief takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Strange is trying to get an arm triangle but Chief is defending well.

Strange is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chief is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chief tries to improve position but can't.
Chief is trying to get back to his feet.
Strange wants to control but Chief is keeping him busy.
Chief tries to escape but Strange is in control.
Chief is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chief is not content to let Strange control the position.
Chief tries to bench press Strange off him but Strange keeps the position.
Strange landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chief knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Strange on the ground.
Chief is trying to control Strange's posture but Strange avoids it.

Strange thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Strange trying to control the action but Chief is working from the bottom.
Chief is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Strange has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chief struggling a bit here.

Strange looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chief is trying to buck Strange off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strange lands some shots froms side control.
Chief can't do much from the bottom here.
Chief is not content to let Strange control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Strange dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chief scores with a takedown into Strange's guard.
Chief working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chief wants to stand but Strange is controlling his posture from full guard.
Peter Strange has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chief controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chief wants to pass the guard but Strange is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chief gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Strange is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Chief.
Chief shoots for a double leg takedown but Strange sprawls well. He's pushed Chief's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Strange tries a quick counter leg kick but Chief is wise to it.

Chief closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strange wants a takedown.

Chief successfully pulls guard.
Chief keeping moving, preventing Strange from controlling successfully.
Chief will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chief is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chief is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Strange stopping the sweep attempt from Chief.
Strange postures up in Chief's guard and throws a big left but Chief blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Strange postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chief or perhaps it was just good defense by Strange, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chief has Strange up against the cage in a clinch.

Chief breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chief fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Chief. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chief lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chief instigates a clinch.

Chief breaks the clinch.
Chief scores with a three punch combo!
Chief scores with a three punch combo!

Chief shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chief slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chief accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strange wants to sweep here but Chief controlling him for the moment.
Chief looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Chief dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Strange gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chief is fighting to break Strange's control of his arms but Strange is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chief pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strange is keeping the position for now.
Chief stays in close to Strange's body and controls the position.
Strange has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Strange takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief stopping the sweep attempt from Strange.
Chief controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chief throws a strike but Strange rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Chief on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chief tries to get out of the position.
Strange is fighting to break Chief's control of his arms but Chief is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Chief throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chief utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chief avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Strange trying to control the position from guard on top but Chief is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strange throwing strikes from guard but Chief blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief wants to stand and escape but Strange is having none of it.
Strange throwing strikes from guard but Chief blocks nicely.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Chief. Those never looked like landing.

Chief scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chief seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Strange gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chief's guard.

Strange throwing strikes from guard but Chief blocks nicely.
Chief is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strange can do to turn this around?
Strange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strange throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Strange wants to control from the top but Chief keeps moving.
Strange scoring with punches to the head and body.
Strange wants to control from the top but Chief keeps moving.
Strange throws a strike but Chief rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Strange keeping moving, preventing Chief from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange has control of Chief's left arm, preventing Chief from doing any damage.
Chief looking to pass the guard.
Chief wants to control from the top but Strange keeps moving.
Chief looking to sit in guard and control but Strange gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strange trying to control but Chief is working from the bottom.
Chief controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Chief showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chief has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Chief!