PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baldy Baldington (ranked 5602 p4p, 5671 weight class) and Nicholas Chandler (ranked 234 p4p, 397 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Baldington
vs
Chandler

176 cm
25
145
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
145
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldy Baldington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baldington.
Baldington shoots in for a double leg but Chandler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Chandler closes the distance and clinches.
Chandler avoids a wild elbow strike from Baldington.
Chandler tries to break the clinch but Baldington is controlling the position.
Chandler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chandler missing with knees to the body.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
Chandler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baldington is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baldy Baldington. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chandler ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chandler no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler has his hands on Baldington's head, controlling the position.
Chandler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baldington is controlling him.

Baldington has gone for a leg lock! Chandler slips out almost immediately though and dives into Baldington's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baldington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chandler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chandler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Baldington looking for a guillotine here but Chandler defends easily.

Baldington is looking for a triangle here but Chandler uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldington seems a little lost for a moment, as Chandler dominates the positioning.
Chandler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Baldington is looking to reverse the position.
Chandler tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Baldington prevents Chandler from improving position.
Baldington tries to buck Chandler off but Chandler is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler taking a breather here.
Baldington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chandler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chandler working the ground and pound.
Chandler tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Chandler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chandler lands a few punches from side control.
Baldington is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chandler is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Baldington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chandler raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler looking to control and managing it successfully.

Chandler working for a submission but Baldington is keeping him at bay.
Baldington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baldington is working hard here to advance position.
Chandler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baldington is desperately trying to improve his position but Chandler has a good base and remains in mount.
Baldington is breathing heavily.
Chandler working Baldington over with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Chandler 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.

Baldington darts in trying to clinch

and Chandler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Baldington actively working from the bottom here.
Chandler not doing much here.

Baldington looking for submissions off his back.
Chandler is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Baldington manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baldington isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chandler stacks Baldington on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chandler!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chandler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Chandler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baldington, who protects the arm well.
Baldington tries to bench press Chandler off him but Chandler keeps the position.
Chandler working the ground and pound.
Chandler tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Chandler working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldington takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chandler looks up at the clock and then as Baldington takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chandler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Baldington tries to improve position but can't.
Chandler in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Baldington is looking for a sweep.
Chandler is staying tight to Baldington's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Baldington is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chandler's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Chandler! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Baldington has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nicholas Chandler!
Nicholas Chandler bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.