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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Shelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Chappers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Chappers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Shelter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Floyd Chappers!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chappers misses with a two punch combination.
Chappers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shelter has a takedown stuffed.
Shelter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chappers, pushing him back against the cage.
Chappers prevents the takedown attempt.
Shelter pulls guard.
Chappers wants to get up but he can't break Shelter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chappers wants to stand and escape but instead Shelter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shelter trying to control but Chappers is working from the bottom.
Chappers wriggles free and stands up.
Chappers scores with a hook to the body. Shelter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shelter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chappers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Shelter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chappers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelter shoots in and drives through. Chappers sprawls well.
Chappers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shelter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shelter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chappers clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Chappers has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Shelter tries to keep control of the position but Chappers is staying busy.
Chappers is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Shelter tries to clinch but Chappers moves out of range.
Chappers misses with a few strikes there.
Shelter closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chappers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shelter has him pressed against the cage.
Shelter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Chappers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chappers tries to stand but Shelter is controlling from the bottom.
Shelter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chappers is one step ahead there.
Shelter controls Chappers momentarily but Chappers frees himself.
Shelter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chappers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chappers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shelter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chappers stands and steps away. Shelter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chappers throws a right and a left that Shelter avoids nicely.
Chappers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shelter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chappers looks gassed!
Chappers is trying to stand.
Shelter throwing shots but Chappers is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelter trying to control the action but Chappers is working from the bottom.
Shelter is looking for a kimura here.
Shelter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shelter stops Chappers from getting back to his feet.
Shelter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Shelter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chappers looks to land a combination but Shelter avoids it well.
Shelter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shelter takes the fight into the clinch.
Shelter pulls guard effortlessly.
Shelter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chappers puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chappers tries to stand but can't do so whilst Shelter controls his leg.
Chappers prevents Shelter from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chappers is working away from the top position though.
Chappers wants to stand but Shelter has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelter is looking to control Chappers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shelter avoid being mounted?
Chappers escapes and gets back to his feet.
Chappers is breathing heavily.
Shelter scores with a takedown into Chappers's guard.
Chappers has momentary wrist control but Shelter slips an elbow through the middle.
Chappers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shelter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shelter lands a couple of elbows.
Shelter stops Chappers from standing up.
Shelter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shelter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shelter is looking to take a break and control but Chappers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shelter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shelter tries for a kimura but Chappers is defending well.
Shelter trying to control the position but Chappers is working away.
Shelter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappers is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Shelter trying to control the action but Chappers is working from the bottom.
Chappers wants to get back to his feet.
Shelter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four 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.
Shelter controlling the position.
Shelter trying to control the action but Chappers is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shelter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chappers is trying to defend but Shelter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chappers is defending against the submission attempts here by Shelter.
Shelter is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Shelter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shelter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chappers, pushing him back against the cage.
Shelter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Chappers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shelter is proving hard to escape from.
Chappers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelter is trying to keep Chappers in close.
Chappers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chappers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappers postures up.
Shelter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shelter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chappers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shelter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson Shelter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shelter moves into the clinch.
Shelter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shelter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chappers wants to get up but he can't break Shelter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chappers wants to stand and escape but instead Shelter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Chappers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chappers is looking to stand up but Shelter isn't so interested in that idea.
Shelter looking to pass the guard.
Shelter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shelter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chappers is looking to stand up but Shelter isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shelter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shelter jumps into guard, dragging Chappers to the mat.
Shelter throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelter looking for a guillotine here but Chappers defends easily.
Shelter looking for a guillotine here but Chappers defends easily.
Shelter is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Chappers rolls with it to try and escape but Shelter cranks on the arm and Chappers is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Shelter!
Anderson Shelter retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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