PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Professor Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ermey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaos 's entrance music is Chaos. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chaos
vs
Ermey

170 cm
23
178 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Professor Chaos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Ermey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos fails with a takedown attempt.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ermey as he jumps to the side.
Ermey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chaos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ermey counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor Chaos . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ermey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chaos missing with punches from the bottom.
Chaos trying to hold on to Ermey's head to control him but Ermey postures up.

Chaos looking for submissions off his back.

Ermey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos trying to hold on to Ermey's head to control him but Ermey postures up.

Chaos looking for submissions off his back.
Chaos wants to control but Ermey is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ermey not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Chaos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ermey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos moves into full guard.
Ermey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ermey with a nice head shot there.

Chaos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ermey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ermey trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos being controlled here, momentarily.
Chaos is trying to keep Ermey in close.
Chaos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chaos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ermey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ermey landing some decent shots from guard.
Chaos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ermey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chaos 's head.
Chaos looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaos , not yet.
Ermey wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
Ermey is looking to work some ground and pound but Chaos has wrist control.
Chaos striking off his back but it's not causing Ermey any problems.
Chaos is controlling Ermey's posture.
Ermey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chaos 's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chaos looking for a guillotine here but Ermey defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ermey postures up in Chaos 's guard and throws a big left but Chaos blocks it.
Chaos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chaos striking off his back but it's not causing Ermey any problems.
Chaos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ermey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ermey trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ermey throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ermey wants to pass the guard but Chaos is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Ermey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ermey throws a good cross that connects.
Chaos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ermey sprawls well. Ermey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chaos gets slowly back to his feet.
Chaos misses with a takedown attempt
and Ermey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor Chaos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos with a poor takedown
and Ermey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ermey stuffs the takedown attempt from Chaos . Chaos gets slowly back to his feet.
Ermey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ermey as he jumps to the side.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown but Ermey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Ermey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chaos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chaos throws a lazy body kick
and Ermey counters with a low kick, right behind Chaos 's knee.
Ermey scores with a leg kick.
Chaos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ermey swivels and escapes.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ermey as he avoids it easily.
Ermey swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Chaos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ermey is trying is best to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ermey trying to control but Chaos postures up.
Ermey is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chaos is staying active.

Ermey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ermey is trying to maintain the position but Chaos is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ermey looking for submissions off his back.
Chaos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos slows the pace down in half guard.
Chaos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chaos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ermey's head.
Ermey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ermey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chaos wants to control from the top but Ermey keeps moving.

Ermey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chaos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chaos postures up in Ermey's guard and throws a big left but Ermey blocks it.
Ermey is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos trying to control but Ermey is working from the bottom.

Ermey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ermey keeping full guard, as Chaos tries to pass.
Chaos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ermey is trying to keep Chaos in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ermey keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Chaos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Professor Chaos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chaos 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Chaos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chaos wants to free his trapped foot but Ermey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ermey wants to control but Chaos is keeping busy.
Ermey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chaos 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chaos 's back!
Professor Chaos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ermey controlling the positon.
Well, with Ermey on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Chaos is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Ermey is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chaos has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ermey not allowing Chaos to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ermey working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Chaos tries to break free.
Chaos tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Ermey swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chaos is now in Ermey's guard. A big mistake from Ermey there, giving up the dominant position!
Chaos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ermey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ermey keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Ermey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chaos is stalling in the full guard.
Chaos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ermey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ermey has momentary wrist control but Chaos slips an elbow through the middle.

Ermey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ermey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ermey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ermey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chaos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ermey is looking for a triangle but Chaos pushes his legs off easily.
Chaos connects with a couple of short punches.
Chaos landing some decent shots from guard.
Chaos is looking to work some ground and pound but Ermey has wrist control.

Ermey is looking for a triangle but Chaos pushes his legs off easily.
Chaos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chaos wants to control from the top but Ermey keeps moving.
Chaos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chaos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ermey's head.
Ermey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ermey keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Chaos working some strikes from top position.
Ermey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chaos .
Ermey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chaos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chaos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Ermey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chaos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chaos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ermey working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Professor Chaos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chaos 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor Chaos !
After winning the bout, Professor Chaos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.