PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Deacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Deacon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chantry
vs
Deacon

188 cm
22
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

190 cm
21
208 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

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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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Deacon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deacon takes one on the button.
Deacon throws a sloppy head kick and Chantry moves out of range easily.
Chantry throws a leg kick but Deacon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chantry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chantry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chantry with a hook.
Borden Chantry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chantry lands with a nice combination. Deacon backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chantry lands a jab to the head.
Chantry looks to land a right hand but Deacon moved out of range.
Chantry tries to clinch up.
Chantry wants to clinch up but Deacon keeps it at a distance.
Chantry lands a jab to the head.
Deacon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chantry.
No joy there for Chantry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deacon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chantry misses with a hook. Deacon ducked under it nicely.
Deacon scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry misses with a head kick.
Deacon throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Deacon misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chantry. Deacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chantry misses with a hook to the body
and Deacon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chantry's knee momentarily.
Deacon misses with a body shot.
Chantry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deacon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chantry.
Deacon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chantry throws out the jab.
Chantry is looking to chop away at Deacon's legs.
Deacon slips under a jab.
Deacon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chantry cracks a nice hook into Deacon's ribs.
Deacon throws a right hand that Chantry ducks under and follows up with a left that Chantry also avoids with ease.
Deacon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deacon.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deacon, right into the meat.
Deacon takes one to the chin there.
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!
Chantry looks to throw the jab but Deacon is out of range.
Chantry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deacon.
Chantry misses the shot to the body.
Chantry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chantry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chantry tries to clinch but Deacon is having none of it.
Chantry swings widly with a right hand
and Deacon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chantry tries to clinch but Deacon moves out of range.
Deacon blocks a jab.
Deacon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chantry thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deacon swats away the attempt to clinch by Chantry.
Chantry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick from Chantry.

Chantry closes the distance and clinches.
Deacon pushes Chantry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chantry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deacon working aggressively here.
Chantry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deacon backwards.
Chantry throws a head punch that misses.
Chantry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deacon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chantry backwards.
Chantry lands with a left to the head.
Deacon misses with a hook from the clinch.

Deacon manages to break the clinch.
Deacon moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry looks to score with a jab to the body but Deacon is just out of range.
Deacon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deacon with a jab.
Deacon throws a leg kick but Chantry moved away.
Deacon blocks a head kick by Chantry.
Deacon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chantry.
Deacon ducks under a wild hook from Chantry.
Deacon misses with a straight left.
Chantry connects with an inside leg kick.
Deacon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deacon misses with an uppercut. Chantry saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Deacon.
Chantry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deacon.
Chantry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borden Chantry dominated that round.
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.

Chantry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deacon can pounce on him.
Chantry misses with a head kick.
Chantry is looking to clinch.
Deacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Chantry.
Deacon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chantry throws a leg kick but Deacon checks it.
Chantry throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Chantry misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deacon. Chantry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chantry swings for the body but Deacon moves out of range.
Deacon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chantry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deacon looks to score with a jab to the body but Chantry is just out of range.
Chantry misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deacon throws a looping overhand right but Chantry ducks down to avoid it.
Chantry misses with a two punch combination.
Chantry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Deacon misses with a wild body shot.
Deacon throws out a loose jab but Chantry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chantry throws a shot from downtown. Deacon moves away and avoids it.
Deacon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chantry tries to clinch up but Deacon circles away and keeps his distance.
Deacon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chantry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deacon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Deacon as he checks the leg kick.
Chantry ducks under a wild hook from Deacon.
Chantry lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry throws a sloppy head kick and Deacon moves out of range easily.
Deacon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Chantry misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deacon connects with a body shot that sends Chantry's belly button to the back.
Chantry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chantry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Deacon cracks Chantry with an open hand slap.
Deacon staying out of range there.
Chantry lands with a nice combination. Deacon backs away looking to recover.
Deacon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chantry. Chantry obviously looking to wear him down.
Deacon moves away from the strike by Chantry.
Chantry misses with an uppercut. Deacon saw that one coming.
Borden Chantry is winning the standup battle so far.
Deacon slips a jab from Chantry.
A jab from Chantry does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry thows a body shot but no joy.
Deacon tests Chantry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chantry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chantry misses with a wild combination.
Deacon lands a jab.
Deacon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Chantry - just one landing.
Deacon wants to land a leg kick but Chantry is out of range.
Deacon avoids a kick to the body.
Chantry pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry tries to close the distance and clinch but Deacon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chantry throws a series of punches but Deacon avoids them all with ease.
Chantry misses with a hook. Deacon ducked under it nicely.
Chantry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deacon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Chantry.
Chantry throws a hook but Deacon blocks it.
Deacon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chantry.
Deacon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chantry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chantry tries to bum rush Deacon with a series of wild strikes but Deacon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deacon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chantry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deacon moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deacon misses with a looping left.
Chantry lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borden Chantry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Deacon throws a right and a left that Chantry avoids nicely.
A big left from Chantry misses.
Deacon throws the left hand but Chantry avoids the punch easily.
Chantry tries to clinch but Deacon moves out of range.
Chantry looks to land a combination but Deacon avoids it well.
Chantry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deacon moves away.
Chantry doesn't manage to clinch there - Deacon circles away.
Chantry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deacon was well out of range. Poor timing from Chantry.
Chantry thows a body shot but no joy.
Chantry's corner calls for a 1-2. Chantry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Deacon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chantry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Deacon slips under a jab from Chantry.
Deacon checks a low kick from Chantry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry moves in looking to clinch but Deacon pushes him off.
A punch combination from Chantry misses.
Chantry misses with a hook. Deacon ducked under it nicely.
Chantry tries to clinch up but Deacon circles away and keeps his distance.
Chantry throws a leg kick but Deacon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Deacon jabs Chantry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chantry swings widly with a right hand
and Deacon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deacon throws a looping overhand right but Chantry ducks down to avoid it.

Chantry drives through and clinches with Deacon against the cage.
Deacon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chantry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deacon backwards.
Chantry stalling.

Deacon breaks the clinch.
Deacon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chantry. Deacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chantry misses with a hook
and Deacon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deacon avoids a kick to the body.
Chantry misses with a hook to the body
enabling Deacon to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deacon lands a nice hook to Chantry's body. Chantry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Deacon scores with a nice head shot.
Chantry misses the jab.
Chantry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deacon moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chantry. That's going to slow Deacon down.
Deacon blocks a jab.
Deacon checks the leg kick.
Chantry jabs Deacon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chantry throws a head kick but Deacon moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Chantry catches Deacon right on the button with a cross.
Deacon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chantry.
Deacon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Chantry moves into range and clinches up with Deacon.
Chantry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Deacon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Chantry scores with a nice short uppercut.

Deacon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chantry scores with a jab to the body.
Deacon moves away from the strike by Chantry.
Deacon tries to land a front kick but Chantry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Deacon ducks right into an uppercut from Chantry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chantry misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry lands with a cross.
Deacon lands with a shot to the body.
Chantry throws a leg kick which misses Deacon's front leg but catches the back leg as Deacon tries to avoid it.
Chantry connects with a nice looking jab.
Chantry throws a hook to the side of Deacon's head but Deacon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chantry tests Deacon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chantry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Deacon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Deacon looks to land a body kick but Chantry moved away.
Chantry throws a lazy head kick
and Deacon counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chantry tries to clinch but Deacon is having none of it.
Chantry defending well as Deacon loads up on a big left hand.
David Deacon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chantry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Borden Chantry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chantry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borden Chantry!