PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Chapin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Shula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chapin comes to the cage accompanied by Eminence Front-The Who. Mort Shula has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Chapin
vs
Shula

189 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernard Chapin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mort Shula!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shula misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Chapin as Shula shoots in.
Shula shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chapin pinned against the cage. Chapin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shula tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chapin swivels and escapes.
Bernard Chapin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mort Shula.
Shula tries a head kick but it misses.
Shula tries a head kick but it misses.
Chapin tries to clinch up but Shula circles away and keeps his distance.
Shula throws a series of punches but Chapin moves out of range.
Chapin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shula is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Chapin with that takedown attempt.
Shula takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chapin is looking to clinch.
Chapin stalks Shula and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shula's face. Shula staggers backwards, shaken.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chapin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bernard Chapin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shula was well out of range. Poor timing from Chapin.
Shula misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chapin avoids the head kick by Shula.
Chapin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chapin is looking to clinch but Shula is avoiding it.
Shula misses with a straight right.
Chapin dodges the punch combination from Shula.

Shula rushes Chapin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chapin working hard to break the clinch.
Chapin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shula avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Chapin breaks from the clinch.
Chapin dodges the punch combination from Shula.
Chapin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shula at a distance.
Shula stalks Chapin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chapin's face. Chapin staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shula keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chapin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chapin avoids the head kick by Shula.

Chapin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shula is trying to defend but Chapin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chapin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Chapin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chapin is looking to stall here but Shula recovers full guard.
Chapin tries to free his leg and advance position but Shula is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shula is looking to stand up but Chapin isn't so interested in that idea.
Chapin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shula utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chapin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chapin trying to control but Shula is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chapin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shula, up you get!
Shula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shula throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chapin misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shula.

Shula darts in and clinches Chapin up against the cage.
Chapin has had enough of the clinch but Shula keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Chapin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shula fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shula leaves Chapin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Chapin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chapin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Shula works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Chapin moves into full mount! Shula won't be happy about that!
Chapin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chapin looking to finish with strikes here!
Chapin 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shula wants to get back to his feet.
Chapin controlling his opponent.
Chapin tries to control but Shula wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapin throwing strikes but Shula recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Shula keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shula is trying to stand up here but Chapin is controlling him well.
Chapin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chapin stops Shula from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shula keeps working.
Chapin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bernard Chapin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chapin wants to pass to mount but Shula is defending the position.

Chapin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shula misses with a few strikes there.
Chapin tries to clinch up but Shula circles away and keeps his distance.
Shula showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chapin.
Danga de danga de dang - Chapin scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shula misses with a series of wild punches.
Chapin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chapin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shula swivels and escapes.
Chapin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shula moves in looking to clinch but Chapin pushes him off.
Chapin is looking to wear down Shula with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shula shoots in for a takedown but Chapin shows good takedown defense.
Shula tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chapin shoots in for a takedown but Shula shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Chapin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shula slips a jab from Chapin.
Shula throws a head kick that misses.

Chapin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shula!
Shula is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shula is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Chapin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chapin has managed to clinch.
Shula is pressed up against the cage. Chapin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shula down to the mat. Shula avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shula misses with a head kick.
Chapin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bernard Chapin is winning the standup battle so far.
Shula misses with a head kick.
Chapin wants to clinch up but Shula keeps it at a distance.

Chapin instigates a clinch.
Chapin wants a takedown but no success here.
Shula keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chapin's efforts to push away.
Shula prevents Chapin from breaking the clinch.
Chapin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shula backwards.
Shula wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chapin is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Chapin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shula prevents a body shot from Chapin.
Chapin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chapin lands a left hand.

Shula breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Shula moves into the clinch successfully.

Shula pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shula shoots in but no luck this time.
Chapin ducks under a wild hook from Shula.
Chapin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shula fails with a takedown attempt.
Shula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chapin tries to close the distance and clinch but Shula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chapin swats away the attempt to clinch by Shula.
Mort Shula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shula shoots in for a takedown but Chapin shows good takedown defense.

Chapin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shula parries the strikes from Chapin easily there. Chapin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shula to escape.
Shula is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chapin is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Shula looks calm but he's in trouble here. Chapin gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Shula is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Chapin lets go of the hold and Shula can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bernard Chapin!