PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Chappell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Blanc
vs
Chappell

160 cm
27
143 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
135 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Good gas tank

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The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pierre Blanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heath Chappell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanc looks to throw the jab but Chappell is out of range.
Blanc throws a hook but Chappell avoids it easily.
Blanc looks to land a left hand but Chappell moved out of range nicely.
Chappell ducks under a wild hook from Blanc.
Blanc throws the left hand but Chappell avoids the punch easily.
Chappell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blanc jabs Chappell right on the nose. Chappell blinks but takes it well.

Chappell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blanc 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.
Chappell has Blanc pressed against the cage, preventing Blanc from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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

Chappell moves into the clinch successfully.
Blanc takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Pierre Blanc has been cut.
Chappell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Chappell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blanc avoids the head kick by Chappell.
Chappell tries to clinch there but Blanc circles away.
Blanc misses with a straight right.
Chappell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blanc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chappell lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chappell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanc throws a hook to the side of Chappell's head but Chappell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blanc swats away the attempt to clinch by Chappell.
Blanc misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chappell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chappell slips under a jab.
Blanc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chappell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chappell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blanc misses with an uppercut. Chappell saw that one coming.
Blanc thows a body shot but no joy.
Blanc tests Chappell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blanc throws a looping overhand right but Chappell ducks down to avoid it.
Blanc paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Chappell clinches.
Blanc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Blanc blocks with his arms.

Blanc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Blanc.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanc misses with a right hand
and Chappell counters with an inside leg kick.
Blanc throws a hook but Chappell blocks it.
Pierre Blanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanc misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Blanc misses.
Blanc throws a lazy right hand but Chappell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blanc avoids the head kick by Chappell.
Blanc throws a jab when Chappell was well out of range.
Blanc misses the jab.
Blanc takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blanc throws a lazy uppercut
and Chappell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chappell slips under a jab.
Blanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chappell moves away.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blanc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Blanc as he connects with a hook.
Chappell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanc.
Jab, jab by Blanc - just one landing.
Chappell tries to clinch but Blanc moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chappell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chappell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Blanc.
Chappell tries to clinch but Blanc moves out of range.
Blanc avoids a kick to the body.
Chappell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chappell defending well as Blanc loads up on a big left hand.
Chappell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blanc is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blanc throws out a loose jab but Chappell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanc scores with a hook to the body. Chappell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chappell. Blanc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chappell wants to clinch
and Blanc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blanc misses with a hook.

Chappell has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanc takes a knee to the side of the body.

Chappell breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chappell slips a straight right by Blanc.
Chappell is looking to clinch.
Chappell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chappell is looking to slow Blanc down with leg kicks.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chappell wants to clinch but Blanc slips to the side
and Blanc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chappell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chappell slips a straight right by Blanc.
Blanc blocks a head kick by Chappell.
Blanc circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Blanc misses.
Chappell moves in looking to clinch but Blanc pushes him off.
Blanc scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blanc misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Heath Chappell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre Blanc's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chappell staying out of range there.
A big right from Blanc misses.
Blanc swings for the body but Chappell moves out of range.
Chappell doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanc circles away.
Chappell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Chappell clinches.
Chappell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanc's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chappell.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chappell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chappell lands a knee to the head.
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Blanc in his tracks for a moment.
Blanc is looking to break free of the clinch but Chappell has double underhooks.

Blanc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blanc. Chappell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chappell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanc.
Chappell tries to clinch but Blanc moves out of range.
Chappell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanc.
Blanc blocks a head kick by Chappell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanc.
Blanc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chappell counters with a big head kick but Blanc shrugs it off.
Blanc blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Chappell misses.
Blanc keeps the fight on the outside.
Blanc throws a hook but Chappell blocks it.
Blanc blocks a head kick by Chappell.
Blanc lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Blanc as he connects with a hook.
Chappell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chappell moves in looking to clinch but Blanc pushes him off.
Chappell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chappell.
Blanc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chappell throws a sloppy head kick and Blanc moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanc misses with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blanc takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chappell misses with a knee strike.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell lands a nice knee to the body.
Blanc is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chappell tries to land knees in the clinch but Blanc avoids the damage to the body.

Blanc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Chappell forces Blanc back against the cage and clinches.

Chappell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chappell wants to clinch.
Blanc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chappell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blanc's knee momentarily.
Blanc throws an off balance right hand
and Chappell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blanc is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chappell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blanc looks to land a right hand but Chappell moved out of range.
Blanc misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanc moves out of range of the body kick.

Chappell clinches up with Blanc and pushes him back against the cage.
Blanc tries to break the clinch but Chappell is controlling the position.

Chappell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chappell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blanc to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Blanc.
Chappell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanc.
Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Blanc.
Pierre Blanc is winning the standup battle so far.
Chappell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blanc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blanc throws a hook but Chappell avoids it easily.
Blanc scores with a jab to the head.
Chappell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chappell throws a head kick but Blanc moves out of range.
Blanc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chappell doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanc circles away.
Blanc walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chappell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chappell tries to clinch there but Blanc circles away.
Blanc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chappell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blanc throws a lazy uppercut
and Chappell counters with a nice leg kick.
Chappell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blanc looks to land a left hand but Chappell moved out of range nicely.
Chappell tries to clinch up but Blanc circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Chappell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chappell wants to clinch up but Blanc keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Blanc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chappell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chappell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heath Chappell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierre Blanc's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Blanc slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blanc throws a big shot that misses.
Blanc misses with an uppercut. Chappell saw that one coming.
Blanc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chappell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanc looks to score with a jab to the body but Chappell is just out of range.
Blanc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blanc throws an off balance right hand
and Chappell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chappell.
Blanc looks to land a right hand but Chappell moved out of range.
Chappell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanc.

Chappell rushes Blanc and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chappell keeps control of Blanc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Chappell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chappell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blanc.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chappell.
Blanc throws a shot from downtown. Chappell moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanc takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chappell throws a leg kick but Blanc sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blanc throws a jab but it's blocked by Chappell.
Blanc throws a lazy right hand but Chappell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Chappell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Blanc manages to break the clinch.
Chappell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blanc connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Blanc - just one landing.
Chappell defending well as Blanc loads up on a big left hand.
Blanc throws a looping overhand right but Chappell ducks down to avoid it.
Blanc misses with a straight left.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chappell throws a head kick that misses.
Chappell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Chappell takes the fight into the clinch.

Chappell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierre Blanc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanc misses with a straight left.
A big left from Blanc misses.
Chappell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chappell takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut lands for Blanc. That snapped Chappell's head back.
Blanc swings widly with a right hand
and Chappell counters with a body kick that stops Blanc in his tracks momentarily.
Chappell wants to clinch.
Chappell defending well as Blanc loads up on a big left hand.
Chappell connects with a jab.
Chappell is looking to clinch but Blanc is avoiding it.
Blanc misses with an uppercut. Chappell saw that one coming.
Blanc swats away the attempt to clinch by Chappell.
Blanc throws a lazy uppercut
and Chappell counters with a big head kick but Blanc shrugs it off.
Blanc looks to land a right hand but Chappell moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chappell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanc is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left lands for Blanc.
Chappell tries to clinch there but Blanc circles away.

Chappell closes the distance and clinches.
Blanc tries to circle away but Chappell has him pinned against the cage.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chappell keeps control of Blanc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heath Chappell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Chappell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chappell tries to clinch up but Blanc circles away and keeps his distance.
Chappell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blanc's calf.
Blanc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chappell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chappell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chappell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chappell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chappell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Chappell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chappell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blanc.
Blanc looks to land a left hand but Chappell moved out of range nicely.
Chappell moves in looking to clinch but Blanc pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chappell.
The fighters circling - Blanc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blanc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blanc throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chappell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chappell connects with an inside leg kick.
Chappell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chappell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanc misses the jab.
Chappell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blanc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blanc misses with a right hand
and Chappell counters with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heath Chappell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chappell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heath Chappell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Heath Chappell waved his t-shirt featuring The Dark Side's logo in front of the cameras.