PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipino Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler comes to the cage accompanied by The Toadies - Possum Kingdom. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chandler
vs
Pride

192 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Namunamu Clothing
West Coast Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerry Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Filipino Pride!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pride throws a right hand that Chandler ducks under and follows up with a left that Chandler also avoids with ease.
Chandler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chandler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pride misses with a two punch combination.
Pride looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pride misses with a wild combination.
Pride misses with a wild combination.
Chandler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pride manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pride looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chandler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pride.
A nice combination there by Pride.
Pride misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pride fails to land with a series of punches.
Chandler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pride throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pride misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Pride swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Chandler forces Pride back against the cage and clinches.

Chandler turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chandler manages to end up in side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pride tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chandler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pride can't do much from the bottom here.
Chandler misses with the ground and pound.
Chandler in side control, throwing shots but Pride defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pride takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Chandler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pride, who protects the arm well.

Chandler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride is trying to buck Chandler off.
Chandler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pride keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pride tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Chandler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pride is trying to improve his position.
Pride manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chandler's best efforts.
Pride avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chandler.
Pride tries to roll over but Chandler keeps him under control.
Pride is trying is best to control the position here.
Pride makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pride.
Chandler 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler looking to sit in guard and control but Pride gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Pride from controlling successfully.

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

Pride decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filipino Pride dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pride scores with a nice right hand.
Gerry Chandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pride swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chandler counters with a single leg into guard. Pride didn't expect that.
Pride utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pride working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chandler.
Pride wants to stand and escape but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Pride pushes Chandler off and scrambles back to his feet.
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!
A combination from Pride does no damage.
Chandler tries to clinch there but Pride circles away.
Chandler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Pride.
Pride misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pride swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pride uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pride throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pride swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chandler counters with a takedown into side control.
Chandler with the ground and pound but Pride regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pride is looking to control Chandler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pride avoid being mounted?
Chandler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Pride dodges it nicely.
Chandler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pride works his way to full guard. Good work.

Pride pushes Chandler off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pride jabs Chandler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chandler lands a leg kick that knocks Pride off balance momentarily.
Pride throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chandler doesn't manage to clinch there - Pride circles away.
Chandler walks into a jab.
Pride throws a right and a left that Chandler avoids nicely.
Pride will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pride is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pride.
Pride rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chandler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pride is breathing heavily.
Chandler tries to clinch but Pride is having none of it.
Chandler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chandler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Pride.
Pride throws a right hand that Chandler ducks under and follows up with a left that Chandler also avoids with ease.
Chandler needs to keep his hands up - Pride had a free shot at his head there.
Pride takes a swing at Chandler's ribcage but misses.
Pride throws a combination that misses

and Chandler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Pride swats away the attempt to clinch by Chandler.
No joy there for Pride, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pride misses with a few strikes there.
Pride tries to bum rush Chandler with a series of wild strikes but Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pride looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pride throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chandler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chandler throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Chandler.
Chandler misses with a knee to the head.
Chandler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pride.

Chandler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pride swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
Pride misses with a few strikes there.
Filipino Pride seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pride misses with a body shot.
Pride swats away the attempt to clinch by Chandler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pride throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chandler tries to clinch up.
Chandler fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Filipino Pride will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pride misses with the combination.
Chandler wants to clinch.
Pride ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chandler moves away.
Pride misses with a two punch combination.
Pride misses with a double jab.
Pride swinging wildly here.
Pride on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chandler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pride misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Chandler moves into the clinch successfully.
Pride wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chandler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pride just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pride takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chandler working aggressively here.
Chandler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pride avoids it.
Pride on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chandler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pride avoiding damage as Chandler throws knees to the body.
Pride avoiding damage as Chandler throws knees to the body.
Pride prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Pride tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chandler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chandler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pride is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler can't get the takedown.
Pride tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chandler smiles and moves away.
A jab from Pride misses.
Chandler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pride.
Chandler tries to clinch but Pride moves out of range.
Pride avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pride scores with a nice head shot.
Chandler is looking to clinch but Pride is avoiding it.
Chandler is looking to clinch but Pride is avoiding it.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Pride swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chandler dodges the punch combination from Pride.
Chandler lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chandler tries to clinch there but Pride circles away.
Chandler dodges the punch combination from Pride.
Pride throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chandler counters with a leg kick.
Pride tries to bum rush Chandler with a series of wild strikes but Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chandler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chandler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pride has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chandler tries to clinch but Pride moves out of range.
Gerry Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pride misses the shot to the body.
Pride throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pride misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Pride. Those never looked like landing.
Chandler thumps Pride with a low kick.

Chandler closes the distance and pushes Pride back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pride on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chandler trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chandler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chandler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Chandler.
Filipino Pride is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pride is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pride has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filipino Pride!