PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lysander Birdwhistle (ranked 3508 p4p, 3569 weight class) and Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 391 p4p, 400 weight class). Birdwhistle comes to the cage accompanied by Black Vultures - Halestorm. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Birdwhistle
vs
Chukwuma

188 cm
20
216
3 - 3 - 0

194 cm
19
219
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lysander Birdwhistle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwuma tries to bum rush Birdwhistle with a series of wild strikes but Birdwhistle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Birdwhistle misses with a wild body shot.
Chukwuma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Birdwhistle moves out of range as Chukwuma strikes.
Birdwhistle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chukwuma on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle throws a hook but Chukwuma blocks it.
Chukwuma is looking for the big counter here.
Chukwuma cracks Birdwhistle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chukwuma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chukwuma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheers as Birdwhistle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chukwuma doesn't seem phased though.
Chukwuma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Birdwhistle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chukwuma throws a lazy uppercut
and Birdwhistle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Birdwhistle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Birdwhistle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chukwuma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chukwuma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chukwuma stuffs the takedown attempt from Birdwhistle. Birdwhistle gets slowly back to his feet.
Chukwuma connects with a body shot that sends Birdwhistle's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Birdwhistle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Birdwhistle moves out of range of the strikes.
Chukwuma clobbers Birdwhistle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chukwuma.
Birdwhistle takes one to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Birdwhistle punishes Chukwuma's body with a nice straight punch.
Birdwhistle connects with a crisp jab.
Birdwhistle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chukwuma lands a nice shot that snaps Birdwhistle's head back.
Chukwuma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Birdwhistle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chukwuma throws a hook but Birdwhistle blocks it.
Birdwhistle looks for a takedown but Chukwuma sprawls well.
Chukwuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Birdwhistle.
Chukwuma thuds a left hand into Birdwhistle's body.
Chukwuma loads up on a big right hand but Birdwhistle slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Chukwuma.
No luck for Birdwhistle with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lysander Birdwhistle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Birdwhistle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good shot there by Chukwuma.
A jab from Chukwuma misses.
Birdwhistle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chukwuma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Birdwhistle misses.
Chukwuma catches Birdwhistle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Birdwhistle lands a jab to the nose.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birdwhistle walks into a straight right hand from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Birdwhistle's hands.
Birdwhistle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chukwuma throws a poor cross that misses
and Birdwhistle counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chukwuma.
Birdwhistle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Birdwhistle drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chukwuma sprawls and moves away.
No joy there for Chukwuma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Birdwhistle ducks under a wild hook from Chukwuma.
Birdwhistle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birdwhistle moves away.
Chukwuma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Birdwhistles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chukwuma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Birdwhistle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Birdwhistle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chukwuma works the jab nicely.
Chukwuma digs a good body shot into Birdwhistle's ribs.
Tinashe Chukwuma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chukwuma lands a right hook to the body.
Chukwuma throws an overhand right that lands on Birdwhistle's shoulder, as Birdwhistle tries to avoid the shot.
Birdwhistle is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Chukwuma finds it's target.
Chukwuma throws an off balance right hand
and Birdwhistle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Birdwhistle takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma moves away from the strike by Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chukwuma cracks Birdwhistle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chukwuma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Birdwhistle throws a body punch but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Chukwuma throws out a counter right but Birdwhistle avoids it with no problem.
Birdwhistle slips a straight right by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Chukwuma misses the target.
Birdwhistle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chukwuma manages to avoid it.
Chukwuma misses the body punch
and Birdwhistle counters with a stiff right hand.
Chukwuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birdwhistle throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Chukwuma to counter with a crisp jab.
Birdwhistle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chukwuma is fending him off so far but Birdwhistle persists. Nope, Chukwuma circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Birdwhistle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma scores with a shot to the body.
Birdwhistle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good exchange - Chukwuma coming out on top.
Birdwhistle misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chukwuma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Birdwhistle circles away quickly and effectively.
Birdwhistle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birdwhistle with a jab.
Chukwuma misses with a wild body shot.
Birdwhistle throws a lazy right hand but Chukwuma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Birdwhistle misses with a few strikes there.
Chukwuma missing with a left hand there. Birdwhistle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chukwuma misses with a combination
and Birdwhistle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Birdwhistle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Birdwhistle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chukwuma cracks Birdwhistle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle moves out of range as Chukwuma strikes.
Birdwhistle misses with the combination.

Birdwhistle gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birdwhistle prevents Chukwuma from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma is looking to control Birdwhistle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chukwuma avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Birdwhistle prevents Chukwuma from improving his position.

Birdwhistle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chukwuma moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

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.
Birdwhistle looking to pass the guard.
Chukwuma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Birdwhistle pushes down on Chukwuma's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chukwuma manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Birdwhistle is one step ahead there.
Chukwuma trying to control the position here.
Chukwuma wants to get back to his feet but Birdwhistle passes into half guard.
Chukwuma is looking to control Birdwhistle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chukwuma avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Birdwhistle wants to pass to mount but Chukwuma is defending the position.
Chukwuma is doing well to control the position and prevent Birdwhistle from advancing to side control.
Birdwhistle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chukwuma slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Birdwhistle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Birdwhistle trying to control the position from guard on top but Chukwuma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lysander Birdwhistle dominated that second round.
That's time! Birdwhistle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chukwuma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Chukwuma misses the target.
Chukwuma blocks a head kick by Birdwhistle.
Chukwuma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chukwuma connects with a jab.
Chukwuma connects with a jab.
Chukwuma tests Birdwhistle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chukwuma walks into a jab.
Chukwuma lands a lovely overhand right.
Birdwhistle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Birdwhistle ducks right into an uppercut from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chukwuma blocks a jab.
Chukwuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Birdwhistle.
Chukwuma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Birdwhistle on the side of the head.
Chukwuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Birdwhistle counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Chukwuma catches Birdwhistle right on the button with a cross.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Birdwhistle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Birdwhistle just misses with a punch to the body.
Birdwhistle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chukwuma dips to his left and cracks Birdwhistle with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Chukwuma misses its intended target.
It looks like Birdwhistle has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Birdwhistle throws a looping overhand right but Chukwuma ducks down to avoid it.
Chukwuma looks to score with a jab to the body but Birdwhistle is just out of range.
Birdwhistle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Birdwhistle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chukwuma throws out the jab.
Chukwuma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Birdwhistle.
Chukwuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Birdwhistle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chukwuma!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birdwhistle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chukwumas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Chukwuma counter with a right hand.

Birdwhistle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chukwuma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Birdwhistle tries to free his leg and advance position but Chukwuma is retaining full guard.
Chukwuma keeping moving, preventing Birdwhistle from controlling successfully.
Birdwhistle preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Birdwhistle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Birdwhistle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is trying to control the position but Birdwhistle postures up.
Birdwhistle controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chukwuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chukwuma misses the shot to the body.
Chukwuma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chukwuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chukwuma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chukwuma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chukwuma fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Birdwhistle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma throws an overhand right that lands on Birdwhistle's shoulder, as Birdwhistle tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Chukwuma catches Birdwhistle right on the button with a cross.
Chukwuma throws an off balance right hand

and Birdwhistle counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chukwuma!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Birdwhistle advances to full mount.
Lysander Birdwhistle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chukwuma tries to lock up and control but Birdwhistle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chukwuma reaches up to try and pull Birdwhistle in and control his posture, but Birdwhistle latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Chukwuma taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lysander Birdwhistle!
During a confident post fight interview, Lysander Birdwhistle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.