PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Tennant (ranked 6062 p4p, 182 weight class) and William Chandler (ranked 4093 p4p, 115 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.

Tennant
vs
Chandler

187 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, William Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant tries to bum rush Chandler with a series of wild strikes but Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tennant scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tennant cracks Chandler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tennant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tennant works over Chandler's head and body with a nice combination.
A slow jab from Tennant misses its intended target.
Chandler connects with a single shot there.
Chandler's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chandler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chandler throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tennant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chandler thumps Tennant with a low kick.
Tennant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chandler.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chandler.
Tennant throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.

Tennant gets tackled into the cage by Chandler. Chandler maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tennant has a couple of punches blocked by Chandler.
Tennant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler scores with a shoulder strike.
Chandler gets through Tennant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Chandler.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Chandler.
Tennant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tennant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chandler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tennant throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tennant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chandler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chandler tries to stall but Tennant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Chandler breaks the clinch.
Tennant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chandler paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tennant. That did some damage!
Tennant misses with an uppercut. Chandler saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tennant cracks Chandler with a good jab.

Chandler rushes Tennant and presses him up against the cage.
Chandler digs a right hand underneath Tennant's ribcage. Tennant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tennant tries a body shot but Chandler blocks it.
Tennant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chandler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chandler lands a shoulder strike.
Tennant lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Chandler as the two fighters clinch.
Chandler has a couple of punches blocked by Tennant.
Chandler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tennant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chandler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chandler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tennants head.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tennant misses with the head strike.
Chandler lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chandler.
Tennant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Chandler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.

Chandler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tennant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tennant. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chandler lands with a hook. Tennant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tennant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chandler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tennant. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tennant throws a jab when Chandler was well out of range.
Chandler connects with a leg kick. Tennant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chandler throws an overhand right that lands on Tennant's shoulder, as Tennant tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant throws a right and a left that Chandler avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chandler! But no joy.
A combination from Tennant does no damage.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler throws a leg kick which misses Tennant's front leg but catches the back leg as Tennant tries to avoid it.
Tennant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chandler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tennant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chandler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Chandler. Beautiful body shot.
Tennant misses with a right hand
and Chandler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tennant thinking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chandler - that will leave a mark!
Tennant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Chandler.

It looks like Doctor Tennant has been cut.
Tennant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chandler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chandler, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Chandler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Tennant's cut.
That's time! Tennant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tennant keeps the fight on the outside.
Chandler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chandler staying out of range there.
Chandler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chandler scores with a spinning back kick!
Chandler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chandler connects with a body shot that sends Tennant's belly button to the back.
William Chandler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tennant throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tennant misses its target.
Chandler throws a shot to the body.
Chandler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tennant swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler throws a leg kick which misses Tennant's front leg but catches the back leg as Tennant tries to avoid it.
Chandler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tennant misses with a few strikes there.
Chandler wants to counter with a clinch but Tennant pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tennant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler scores with a jab. Tennant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tennant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tennant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tennant misses with an uppercut.
Chandler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tennant throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Chandler.
Chandler thuds his right hand into Tennant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chandler lands with a straight right. Tennant didn't see that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chandler, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Chandler.
Chandler connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Chandler pushes Tennant up against the cage in a clinch.
Chandler lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant struggles to land a body shot inside as Chandler controls his hands.
Tennant takes a shot to the head.
Tennant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tennant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Chandler is stalling here.
Tennant lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tennant.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tennant as Chandler tries to tie him up.
Tennant takes a shot to the head.

Chandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tennant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tennant's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tennant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chandler.
Chandler throws a jab when Tennant was well out of range.
Chandler connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tennant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chandler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tennant. That did some damage!
William Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler misses with a wild body shot.
Chandler fakes the leg kick and cracks Tennant in the body.
Chandler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tennant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chandler lands a body shot.
Chandler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chandler cracks the inside of Tennant's front leg.
Chandler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Tennant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tennant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Tennant.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chandler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chandler can pounce on him.
Chandler moves away from the strike by Tennant.
A big left from Tennant misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chandler.
Tennant looks to land a left hand but Chandler moved out of range nicely.
Chandler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chandler.
Tennant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice cross by Chandler.
Chandler is looking to slow Tennant down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tennant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tennant takes a swing at Chandler's ribcage but misses.
Tennant steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chandler. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Chandler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doctor Tennant's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chandler. Tennant shrugs it off though.
Chandler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tennant moves forwards but Chandler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chandler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chandler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chandler connects with a stiff jab that staggers Tennant - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Chandler!
William Chandler managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.