PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Chad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Necro Philiac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Necro Philiac acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Chad
vs
Philiac

175 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Chad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Necro Philiac!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philiac shoots in for a takedown but Chad shows good takedown defense.
Philiac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chad throws a sloppy head kick and Philiac moves out of range easily.
Philiac closes the distance and clinches up with Chad, looking for a takedown. Philiac pushes Chad against the cage but Chad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Chad lands a takedown into guard.
Philiac looking to control.
Philiac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chad trying to control the position from guard on top but Philiac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Philiac looking to control.
Philiac throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Philiac is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Philiac has a closed guard, preventing Chad from standing up.
Philiac keeping moving, preventing Chad from controlling successfully.
Philiac 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Philiac is working an open guard so Chad takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Philiac fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Chad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Necro Philiac.
Philiac shoots in for a double leg but Chad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Philiac looks gassed!

Chad forces Philiac back against the cage and clinches.

Chad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Chad instigates a clinch.

Chad tightens his grip and picks Philiac up, before dumping him to the ground. Philiac manages to land in guard.
Philiac tries to strike from the bottom.

Philiac has his foot on Chad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chad works his way back into a safe position though.
Chad trying to control but Philiac is working from the bottom.
Chad throwing strikes from guard but Philiac blocks nicely.
Philiac working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chad with a flurry of punches that miss.

Chad stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chad misses with a body shot.

Chad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chad wants to control from the top but Philiac keeps moving.
Chad stopping the sweep attempt from Philiac.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chad wants to pass the guard but Philiac is keeping the position.
Chad throwing strikes from guard but Philiac blocks nicely.
Philiac is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chad missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philiac throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Philiac looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Chad pushes Philiac off and gets back to his feet.
Philiac misses with a takedown

and Chad counters with a takedown into side control.

Chad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Philiac has escaped the position, nice work there.
Philiac sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Philiac is defending against the submission attempts here by Chad.
Philiac trying to control but Chad postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chad wants to control but Philiac is keeping him busy.

Chad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Philiac defends it well.
Chad seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Philiac has his takedown stuffed

and Chad counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Chad turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Philiac manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chad's best efforts.
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!
Chad prevents Philiac from improving his position.
Chad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Chad dominated that round.
That's time! Chad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Philiac shoots for a takedown but Chad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Chad gets a takedown into half guard.
Philiac is controlling Chad's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The Chad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Chad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Philiac doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chad.
Chad wants to stand but Philiac has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Philiac trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philiac is looking for a sweep. Chad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chad keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Philiac with a poor takedown

and Chad counters by moving into the clinch.

Chad is trying to trip Philiac. He has hold of a leg but Philiac is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chad persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Chad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chad wants to control from the top but Philiac keeps moving.
Philiac trying to keep a closed guard but Chad is proving a slippery customer.
Chad postures up in Philiac's guard and throws a big left but Philiac blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philiac keeping moving, preventing Chad from controlling successfully.
Philiac controls Chad momentarily but Chad frees himself.
Chad stopping the sweep attempt from Philiac.

Chad stands up and waves to Philiac to follow him.
Chad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philiac shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chad counters with a one-two to the body.
The Chad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Necro Philiac.

Chad drives through and clinches with Philiac against the cage.

Chad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Philiac bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Philiac seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Philiac trying to control the position but Chad is working away.
Chad is trying to get back to half guard.
Chad wants to control but Philiac postures up.
Chad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chad is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chad is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Chad clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chad has hold of one of Philiac's legs. Philiac is fighting the takedown attempt but Chad gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Philiac lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chad!
Chad is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chad is in a horrible position here. Philiac smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chad regains half guard.
Chad controlling the position for now.
Chad is looking to control Philiac's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chad avoid being mounted?

Philiac is looking for a kimura but Chad is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Philiac to get the leverage.
Philiac prevents Chad from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Chad dominated that second round.
That's time! Chad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Philiac shoots and misses

and Chad counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chad.
Chad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Philiac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Philiac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chad stays in close to Philiac's body and controls the position.
Philiac manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chad tries to hold on but Philiac pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Philiac has hold of Chad's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chad manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chad bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chad with a flurry of punches that miss.

Philiac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Philiac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chad trying to control the position from guard on top but Philiac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chad wants to stand but Philiac is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chad is looking to work some ground and pound but Philiac has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philiac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Philiac is keeping the position for now.
Philiac lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chad!
Chad taking shots to the head.
Chad can't escape the position.
Chad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chad is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Philiac is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Philiac with the ground and pound from mount.
Chad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philiac is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Philiac wants to control the pace but Chad is squirming around nicely.
Chad is desperately trying to improve his position but Philiac has a good base and remains in mount.
Philiac breaks from Chad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Philiac takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Chad manages to reverse the position and now he's in Philiac's guard. Nice work there by Chad.
Philiac throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chad tries to free his leg and advance position but Philiac is retaining full guard.

Philiac throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Philiac is trying to control the position but Chad postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chad gets to his feet. Philiac looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Chad pushes Philiac up against the cage in a clinch.
Philiac has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Philiac drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Chad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Necro Philiac.

Chad has hold of one of Philiac's legs. Philiac is fighting the takedown attempt but Chad gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chad trying to control the position from guard on top but Philiac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Philiac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chad looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Chad.
Well Chad 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Chad!