PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Master Chuin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jampage Rackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Master Chuin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Chuin
vs
Rackson

173 cm
19
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Master Chuin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jampage Rackson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chuin.
Chuin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rackson looks gassed!
Chuin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chuin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chuin misses with a head kick.

Chuin lands a left and a right that send Rackson crashing to the mat, dazed. Chuin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Jampage Rackson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rackson blocks a head kick by Chuin.
Rackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chuin misses with a head kick.

Rackson feints and as Chuin raises his hands in defense, Rackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chuin wants to stand but Rackson is controlling the position.
Rackson throwing strikes from guard but Chuin blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rackson content to stall in guard here.
Chuin keeping moving, preventing Rackson from controlling successfully.

Chuin pushes Rackson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Chuin misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chuin misses with a head kick.
Rackson swings for the body but Chuin moves out of range.
Rackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chuin throws a head kick but Rackson moves out of range.

Rackson scores a takedown into full mount!
Chuin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Rackson controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuin is trying to stand.
Rackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rackson won't let Chuin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Chuin is trying to stand.
Chuin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rackson on the ground.
Rackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rackson looking to finish Chuin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chuin!

Rackson is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chuin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rackson misses the target.
Chuin scores with a kick to the body.
Chuin misses with a head kick.
Rackson throws a right and a left that Chuin avoids nicely.

Rackson moves into the clinch.
Rackson working hard to break the clinch.

Rackson jumps guard and drags Chuin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rackson is controlling Chuin's posture.
Rackson has a closed guard, preventing Chuin from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rackson is pulling down on Chuin's head. It's preventing any offense from Chuin, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Chuin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jampage Rackson'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.

Chuin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Master Chuin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chuin lands with a nice body kick.
Chuin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rackson's head.
Chuin throws a sloppy head kick and Rackson moves out of range easily.
Chuin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chuin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chuin throws a right and a left that both miss.

Rackson gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuin pushes Rackson off looking to stand but Rackson dives back in and keeps control.

Rackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Chuin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rackson is controlling the pace.
Rackson is keen to just control but Chuin is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chuin wants to get back to his feet.
Rackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chuin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chuin tries to kick Rackson off but Rackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Rackson decides to stand and escape the position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rackson.
Chuin throws a body kick that misses.
Chuin throws a head kick but Rackson moves out of range.

Rackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rackson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackson slows the pace down.
Chuin tries to escape but Rackson is in control.
Rackson controls the position.

Rackson stands up and beckons Chuin to his feet.
A slow jab from Rackson misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Master Chuin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jampage Rackson.
Chuin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rackson avoids the head kick by Chuin.
Chuin throws a head kick that misses.

Rackson scores with a takedown into Chuin's guard.
Rackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rackson content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rackson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jampage Rackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jampage Rackson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chuin tries a head kick but it misses.
Chuin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rackson circles away quickly and effectively.

Rackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chuin's half guard.
Rackson is looking to advance position but Chuin won't allow it.
Rackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Rackson looking to control but Chuin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chuin hang on?
Rackson controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jampage Rackson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chuin blocks a head kick by Rackson.
Rackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chuin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chuin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rackson.
Chuin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rackson takes a step back to recover.
Chuin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice combination there by Chuin.
Master Chuin is winning the standup battle so far.
Chuin scores with a spinning back kick!
Chuin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Rackson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chuin did well to prevent Rackson getting side control.
Chuin is trying to stand up here but Rackson is controlling him well.
Rackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackson trying to control the action but Chuin is working from the bottom.
Chuin is trying to stand up here but Rackson is controlling him well.

Rackson is trying to work for a kimura but Chuin is defending well.
Still in half guard, Rackson seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Rackson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Rackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chuin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rackson.
Chuin looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Master Chuin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chuin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Chuin!