PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Fangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Chavez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fangle
vs
Chavez

190 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Burt Fangle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez checks a leg kick.
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.

Fangle gets a takedown into half guard.
Chavez tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Fangle manages to move to mount!
A nice elbow there by Fangle.
Fangle wants to control the pace but Chavez is squirming around nicely.

Fangle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chavez is surviving well by controlling Fangle's body position as best he can.
Fangle with shots to the head and body - Chavez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chavez'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.
Fangle controlling the pace for now.
Fangle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Fangle lands a heavy elbow.

It looks like Ricardo Chavez has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Fangle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fangle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Chavez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fangle with a couple of short strikes.
Fangle looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Fangle.
Fangle controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chavez'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.
Chavez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fangle controlling from the full mount.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.
Chavez looks gassed!
The referee warns Chavez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fangle content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chavez for as long as he can get away with.
Chavez is squirming around, avoiding Fangle's attempts to control the action.
Chavez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Fangle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Fangle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chavez wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fangle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.
Chavez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fangle.
Fangle unloads with some shots from mount but Chavez bucks and avoids them well.
Chavez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fangle lands a heavy elbow.
Fangle controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt Fangle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Chavez'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.

Fangle throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.

Fangle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chavez sprawls well initially but Fangle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fangle is keen to just control but Chavez is a slippery customer.
Fangle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chavez defending well though.
Fangle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fangle prevents Chavez from standing back up.
Fangle lands strikes from half guard.
Chavez is trying to stand up here but Fangle is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fangle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fangle slips under a jab from Chavez.
Fangle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fangle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fangle's head.
Chavez on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangle misses with a looping left.
Chavez misses with a double jab

and Fangle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chavez's guard.
Fangle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chavez wants to stand but Fangle is controlling the position.
Fangle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fangle throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Fangle from controlling successfully.
Chavez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fangle is controlling him.

Chavez has his feet on Fangle's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Fangle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chavez tries to bum rush Fangle with a series of wild strikes but Fangle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chavez misses with the combination.
Fangle throws a jab when Chavez was well out of range.
Burt Fangle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fangle scores with a takedown into Chavez's guard.
Fangle trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fangle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fangle looking to pass the guard.
Fangle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chavez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fangle is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chavez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Chavez lands a jab to Fangle's midsection.
Chavez throws a right and a left that Fangle avoids nicely.
Fangle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Fangle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fangle is looking to advance position but Chavez won't allow it.
Fangle stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangle is keen to just control but Chavez is a slippery customer.
Chavez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fangle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fangle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fangle stops Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Fangle wants to pass the guard but Chavez is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.
Fangle looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Fangle shoots in but no luck this time.
Fangle misses with a wild combination.
Fangle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fangle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt Fangle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Chavez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fangle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chavez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Fangle misses.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Fangle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ricardo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fangle tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fangle.

Chavez tries to keep at a distance but Fangle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez gets underhooks to prevent Fangle's takedown attempt.
Fangle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chavez stops a takedown attempt from Fangle.
Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fangle backwards.
Chavez gets underhooks to prevent Fangle's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Fangle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez prevents the takedown attempt.
Fangle looking to stall.
Chavez prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chavez breaks the clinch.
Chavez throws a right and a left that Fangle avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fangle.
Fangle creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fangle lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fangle controlling the position.

Fangle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fangle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chavez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fangle lands a few punches from side control.
Fangle working the ground and pound.
Chavez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fangle asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fangle decides to stand back up.
Fangle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fangle walks into a jab.

It looks like Burt Fangle has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez misses with a wild combination.
Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chavez connects with a nice cross there... Fangle is looking wobbly and Chavez recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Fangle to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Chavez jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricardo Chavez!