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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Chandler (ranked 1708 p4p, 3479 weight class) and Adim Bulb (ranked 167 p4p, 281 weight class). Bulb has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adim Bulb!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler connects with a body shot.
Chandler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bulb throws a shot from downtown. Chandler moves away and avoids it.
Chandler misses with a looping left.
Chandler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chandler's corner calls for a 1-2. Chandler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chandler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bulb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chandler checks a low kick from Bulb.
Chandler throws a lazy uppercut
and Bulb counters with a nice uppercut.
Chandler jabs Bulb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bulb misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chandler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bulb kicks off Chandler and gets to his feet.
Joey Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler clobbers Bulb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chandler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulb moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb looks to land a right hand but Chandler moved out of range.
Chandler avoids the body shot from Bulb.
Bulb throws a hook but Chandler blocks it.
Chandler swings for the body but Bulb moves out of range.
Chandler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bulb is trying to keep Chandler in close.
Chandler throws a strike but Bulb rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Bulb from controlling successfully.
Bulb passes into half guard.
Chandler is looking to improve his position.
Bulb is looking for a kimura but Chandler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bulb to get the leverage.
Chandler is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Crapollas Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler moves into full guard.
Bulb trying to control the position from guard on top but Chandler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulb wants to pass the guard but Chandler is keeping the position.
Chandler pulls Bulb in close to his closed guard and prevents Bulb from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chandler looking for a sweep. Not yet Chandler, not yet.
Chandler is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chandler trying to mount his opponent but Bulb defends it.
Bulb trying to control here.
Bulb might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chandler haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chandler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bulb is looking to control Chandler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bulb avoid being mounted?
Bulb is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chandler pulls his head out easily.
Bulb has hold of Chandler's hands but Chandler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bulb is trying to get back to full guard.
Chandler tries to pass to full mount but Bulb defends it.
Bulb wants to improve his position but Chandler is controlling well.
Bulb gets full guard.
Chandler cracks Bulb with a solid left hand.
Chandler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Chandler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chandler cracks Bulb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chandler throws a body shot but no joy.
Chandler backing away here, and Bulb unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chandler avoids the body shot from Bulb.
Bulb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chandler on the side of the head.
Chandler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bulb is trying to defend but Chandler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chandler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bulb with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chandler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chandler working Bulb over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulb regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bulb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chandler landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler wants to control from the top but Bulb keeps moving.
Chandler looking to pass the guard.
Bulb trying to control the position.
Chandler stops Bulb from standing up.
Bulb trying to keep a closed guard but Chandler is proving a slippery customer.
Chandler is working Bulb over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bulb is controlling Chandler's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bulb controls Chandler momentarily but Chandler frees himself.
Chandler works over Bulb with some ground and pound from guard.
Chandler cracks Bulb with a solid left hand.
Bulb working a defensive guard here.
Bulb keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
Chandler pushing down on Bulb's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chandler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bulb with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chandler trying to pass the guard but Bulb defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb is trying to get back to full guard.
Chandler not doing much here.
Bulb is looking to improve his position.
Chandler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bulb can do to turn this around?
Bulb taking some punishment here, with Chandler in his half guard.
Chandler working the head and body with strikes.
Chandler drops an elbow to the side of Bulb's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chandler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bulb with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chandler wants to take a breather but Bulb is having none of it.
Bulb is trying to control but Chandler manages to pass to mount!
Chandler unloading with bombs!
Bulb tries to hold on but Chandler pushes him away.
Chandler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bulb?
Bulb really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bulb is rocked!
Chandler landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Chandler dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bulb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joey Chandler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chandler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bulb backs up against the cage.
Bulb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chandler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chandler defending well as Bulb loads up on a big left hand.
Chandler lands with a hook. Bulb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bulb throws a low kick but Chandler avoids it.
Chandler dips to his left and cracks Bulb with an uppercut!
Bulb misses with a straight right.
A jab from Chandler does it's job there.
Chandler thuds his right hand into Bulb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joey Chandler is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler gets a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Chandler seems content to control.
Bulb is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb trying to hold on to Chandler's head to control him but Chandler postures up.
Chandler is pressing down on Bulb's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bulb is holding on for now.
Bulb is trying to maintain the position but Chandler is very close to passing his half guard.
Chandler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bulb tries to roll over but Chandler keeps him under control.
Chandler not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bulb wants to improve his position but Chandler is controlling well.
Well, if Chandler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Adim Bulb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chandler lands a glancing blow to the side of Bulb's head.
Bulb walks into a straight right hand from Chandler.
Bulb gets caught flat footed, as Chandler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chandler content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb is pulling down on Chandler's head. It's preventing any offense from Chandler, at least for the moment.
Bulb trying to control the position.
Chandler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Bulb working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bulb gets caught flat footed, as Chandler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bulb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adim Bulb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulb sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chandler defending well though.
Chandler is trying to get back to full guard.
Chandler keeping control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chandler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Chandler!
A victorious Joey Chandler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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