PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luck Chiddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, James Brown - Living in America. Chiddell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Frontline - Pillar. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Creed
vs
Chiddell

189 cm
22
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
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Heavy handed

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luck Chiddell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiddell moves out of range as Creed strikes.
Chiddell moves away from the strike by Creed.
Creed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Creed swings for the body but Chiddell moves out of range.
Creed throws a nice looking combination but Chiddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Chiddell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Creed finds it's way round the side to connect with Chiddell's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed swinging wilding here.
Creed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chiddell checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed throws a jab when Chiddell was well out of range.
A combination from Creed does no damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chiddell checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Chiddell.
Creed scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Creed misses.
Chiddell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiddell.
Creed lunges at Chiddell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chiddell's hand.
Creed throws a jab but it's blocked by Chiddell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
Creed fails to land with a series of punches.
Creed fails to land with a series of punches.
Creed misses with a straight left.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Creed throws a jab but it's blocked by Chiddell.
Chiddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Creed wants to land a leg kick but Chiddell is out of range.
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chiddell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Creed misses.
Creed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Creed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chiddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
Creed thows a body shot but no joy.
Creed misses with a hook.
A combination from Creed does no damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Creed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chiddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apollo Creed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Creed thows a body shot but no joy.
Creed misses with a two punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chiddell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Creed misses with a wild body shot.
Apollo Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Creed.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiddell.
Creed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Creed there.
Nice shot by Creed.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
Chiddell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Luck Chiddell has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Apollo Creed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Creed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Creed cracks Chiddell with a good jab.
Chiddell dodges the punch combination from Creed.
Creed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Creed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chiddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed.
A punch combination from Creed misses.
Creed loads up on a big right hand but Chiddell slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed tries to bum rush Chiddell with a series of wild strikes but Chiddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Creed lands a glancing blow to the side of Chiddell's head.
Creed connects with a looping right hand.
Creed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Creed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Creed.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Creed throws a right hand that Chiddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Chiddell also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Creed looks to land a right hand but Chiddell moved out of range.
Chiddell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Creed misses with a two punch combination.
Creed throws a right and a left that Chiddell avoids nicely.
Creed throws a big shot that misses.
Creed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chiddell.
Creed misses with a body shot.
Chiddell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Creed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chiddell checks a low kick from Creed.
Creed misses with a double jab.
Chiddell checks a low kick from Creed.
Some wild striking there from Creed.
Creed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Apollo Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
Creed looks to land a left hand but Chiddell moved out of range nicely.
Creed missing with a left hand there. Chiddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Creed.
Creed throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apollo Creed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luck Chiddell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Creed misses with an uppercut.
Creed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Creed throws a jab when Chiddell was well out of range.
Chiddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chiddell moves out of range as Creed strikes.
A big right from Creed misses.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Chiddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiddell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Creed finds it's way through Chiddell's defenses.
Creed throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Creed.
The fighters circling - Creed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Creed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Creed misses.
Creed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Creed loads up on a big right hand but Chiddell slips the punch.
Chiddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Creed misses with a series of wild punches.
Chiddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Creed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chiddell in his tracks.
Creed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Creed misses with a hook.
Creed throws a body punch but Chiddell moves out of range.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chiddell checks the leg kick.
Creed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chiddell momentarily.
Chiddell avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiddell blocks a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chiddell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Creed has got the better of the exchanges.
Creed lands with a right hand.
Creed misses with a double jab.
Creed looks to land a right hand but Chiddell moved out of range.
Chiddell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chiddell checks a low kick from Creed.
Chiddell checks a leg kick.
Creed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Creed throws a right and a left that Chiddell avoids nicely.
Chiddell defending well as Creed loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Chiddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chiddell slips a jab and a cross from Creed.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Chiddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luck Chiddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chiddell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creed to score with a decent uppercut.
Chiddell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Creed.
Chiddell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Creed.
Creed stalks Chiddell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chiddell's face. Chiddell staggers backwards, shaken.
Chiddell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Creed.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
Creed misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Creed 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Creed!