PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Chaykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog. Tim Augustine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Augustine
vs
Chaykin

193 cm
32
216 lbs
21 - 19 - 0

191 cm
28
214 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Augustine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheldon Chaykin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaykin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Augustine.
Augustine throws a front kick aimed at Chaykin's knee but Chaykin avoids it well.
Tim Augustine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaykin moves away from the strike by Augustine.
Augustine shoots for a takedown but Chaykin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Augustine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chaykin pinned against the cage. Chaykin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Augustine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaykin slips a straight right by Augustine.
Augustine dives in and grabs Chaykin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chaykin pushes down on Augustine's head and hops out.
Augustine fails with a takedown attempt.
Augustine throws a hook but Chaykin blocks it.
Augustine tries for a takedown but Chaykin circles away easily
and Chaykin counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine misses with a body shot
and Chaykin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chaykin stuffs the takedown attempt from Augustine. Augustine gets slowly back to his feet.
Augustine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chaykin swivels and escapes.
Augustine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Augustine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Augustine throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaykin counters with a good low kick that Augustine was not able to check.
Augustine misses with a takedown attempt - Chaykin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Augustine throws a shot from downtown. Chaykin moves away and avoids it.
Augustine misses with a looping right.
Augustine throws a jab when Chaykin was well out of range.
Augustine fails with the takedown

and Chaykin counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chaykin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Augustine blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augustine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chaykin smiles and moves away.
Augustine loads up on a big right hand but Chaykin slips the punch.
Augustine misses with an uppercut.
Augustine fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Augustine with that takedown attempt.
Augustine is breathing heavily.
Augustine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chaykin counters with a nice leg kick.
Augustine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chaykin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Augustine gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chaykin wants to improve his position but Augustine is controlling well.
Chaykin regains full guard. Nicely done.

Augustine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Augustine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustine stops Chaykin from standing up.
Chaykin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Augustine is one step ahead there.
Augustine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chaykin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Augustine!
Chaykin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustine regains half guard.

Augustine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chaykin pulls his head out easily.
Augustine gets full guard.
Chaykin scoring with some ground and pound.

Augustine has his foot on Chaykin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chaykin works his way back into a safe position though.
Augustine 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.

Augustine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Augustine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Augustine working for a triangle but Chaykin defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Augustine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chaykin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Augustine.
Chaykin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chaykin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Augustine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Augustine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Augustine shoots in for a takedown but Chaykin shows good takedown defense.
Nice body kick from Chaykin.
Augustine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chaykin but Chaykin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chaykin lands with a nice combination. Augustine backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine misses with a hook
and Chaykin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chaykin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Augustine misses with a takedown attempt
and Chaykin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Chaykin clinches up with Augustine and pushes him back against the cage.
Chaykin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chaykin tries a knee to the head but Augustine blocks it.
Chaykin landing knees to the head.
Chaykin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Augustines head.
Chaykin crunches a lovely knee into Augustine's ribcage.
Chaykin crunches a lovely knee into Augustine's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Chaykin.
Chaykin lands a nice knee to the body.
Chaykin connects with a knee to the head.
Chaykin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chaykin digs a right hand into Augustine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Augustine's gas tank.
Chaykin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine managing to block the knees to the body from Chaykin.
Chaykin lands a knee to the body.
Chaykin lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Chaykin.
Chaykin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Augustine's elbow.
Chaykin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Augustine blocks it with crossed arms.
Chaykin digs a right hand into Augustine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Augustine's gas tank.
Chaykin lands an uppercut.
Chaykin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chaykin keeps control of Augustine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Augustine is trying to pull guard but Chaykin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sheldon Chaykin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chaykin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaykin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Augustine's face.
Chaykin has Augustine pressed against the cage, preventing Augustine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chaykin tries to work over Augustine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaykin lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chaykin walks away with a smile on his face. Augustine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Augustine throws a right and a left that both miss.

Chaykin pushes Augustine up against the cage in a clinch.
Chaykin scores with a shot to the side of Augustine's head.
Chaykin lands with a short shot to the head.
Chaykin cracks Augustine with a nice body shot.
Chaykin tries a body shot but Augustine blocks it.
Chaykin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Augustine's efforts to push away.
Chaykin tries a knee to the head but Augustine blocks it.
Chaykin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chaykin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Augustine's face.
Chaykin blocks a body shot from Augustine.
Chaykin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Augustines head.
Chaykin misses with a knee to the head.
Chaykin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Augustine blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaykin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chaykin struggles to land a body shot inside as Augustine controls his hands.
Chaykin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaykin throws a knee to the head but misses.

Augustine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Augustine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chaykin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustine landing strikes.

Augustine tries for a kimura but Chaykin is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Augustine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Augustine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaykin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheldon Chaykin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Chaykin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Augustine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chaykin but Chaykin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Augustine has his takedown stuffed
enabling Chaykin to counter with a crisp jab.

Augustine throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chaykin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Augustine is in Chaykin's guard.
Chaykin 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.
Augustine stops Chaykin from standing up.

Augustine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Augustine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Augustine won't allow Chaykin to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Augustine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chaykin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Augustine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chaykin's head.
Augustine throws a big elbow that misses.
Augustine preventing the sweep.
Augustine postures up in Chaykin's guard and throws a big left but Chaykin blocks it.
Chaykin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Augustine.
Augustine throwing strikes from guard but Chaykin blocks nicely.
Augustine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chaykin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Augustine 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.
Augustine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chaykin wants to sweep here but Augustine controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chaykin is on top in guard.
Chaykin tries to free his leg and advance position but Augustine is retaining full guard.
Augustine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chaykin manages to get himself to full guard.

Augustine drops back looking for a leg! Chaykin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chaykin manages to kick Augustine off! Augustine jumps back into Chaykin's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaykin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!

Augustine is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Augustine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Augustine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Augustine drops back looking for a leg! Chaykin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chaykin manages to kick Augustine off! Augustine jumps back into Chaykin's guard.

Augustine drops back looking for a leg! Chaykin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chaykin manages to kick Augustine off! Augustine jumps back into Chaykin's guard.
Chaykin wants to get back to his feet but Augustine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaykin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Augustine is in close to Chaykin's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Chaykin is rocked!
Augustine postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Chaykin covers up, he's hurt! Augustine keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Augustine and the ref steps in to end the fight! Augustine can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Augustine!
After winning the bout, Tim Augustine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.