PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keon Fazeli (ranked 6209 p4p, 479 weight class) and Jake Chimper (ranked 4719 p4p, 427 weight class). Fazeli comes to the cage accompanied by Diamonds Dancing. Jake Chimper has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fazeli
vs
Chimper

180 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keon Fazeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Chimper!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fazeli has closed the distance and engaged Chimper in a clinch.
Fazeli prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fazeli letting Chimper take a breather here.
Chimper is trying to break the clinch but Fazeli has him pressed against the cage.
Fazeli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chimper's efforts to push away.

Fazeli manages to break the clinch.
Fazeli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Fazeli slams his shin into Chimper's torso.

Chimper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Fazeli has one foot on Chimper's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Fazeli has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazeli jabs Chimper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fazeli.
Fazeli lands with a nice body kick.
Keon Fazeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fazeli moves out of range of the body kick from Chimper.

Fazeli has managed to clinch.

Fazeli gets control of Chimper's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fazeli will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fazeli trying to control the position here.
Chimper prevents Fazeli from getting back to his feet.
Chimper's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimper throws a big right hand that misses.

Chimper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chimper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chimper looking to sit in guard and control but Fazeli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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.
Fazeli is stalling in the full guard.
Fazeli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fazeli lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fazeli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chimper is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli wants to control from the top but Chimper keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fazeli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chimper's head.
Chimper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fazeli wants to pass the guard but Chimper is keeping the position.

Fazeli decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Fazeli pushes Chimper up against the cage in a clinch.

Fazeli gets control of Chimper's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fazeli will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fazeli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimper trying to control but Fazeli is working from the bottom.
Fazeli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Chimper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fazeli tries to pass to full mount but Chimper defends it.
Fazeli working Chimper over with strikes.
Chimper wants to get back to full guard.
Fazeli is taking a breather. Chimper 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.
Fazeli tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chimper knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keon Fazeli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fazeli scores with a takedown into Chimper's guard.
Fazeli is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fazeli looking to pass the guard.
Fazeli preventing the sweep.
Fazeli postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fazeli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fazeli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazeli preventing the sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fazeli looks for a takedown but Chimper sprawls well.

Chimper gets caught flat footed, as Fazeli shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fazeli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chimper's guard.
Keon Fazeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chimper is looking to improve his position.
Fazeli is looking to pass Chimper's guard but actually Chimper recovers to full guard.
Fazeli looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli trying to control but Chimper is working from the bottom.

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

Fazeli wants to control but Chimper postures up.

Chimper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fazeli is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli is working hard here to advance position.

Chimper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chimper is breathing heavily.

Chimper goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fazeli has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chimper but great work by Fazeli.

Fazeli in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Chimper is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keon Fazeli!
Keon Fazeli took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'BOOM!'.
In defeat, Jake Chimper stepped up to the mic, saying 'I took this fight on very short notice. I'm not making excuses, I'm just saying that if I had a full camp, My hand would be raised.'.