PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Chadstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Charles
vs
Chadstone

222 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Warren Chadstone!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles misses with a head kick.
Chadstone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Charles.

Chadstone has closed the distance and engaged Charles in a clinch.
Chadstone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Charles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Chadstone pulls guard.
Chadstone trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Chadstone has his foot on Charles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Charles works his way back into a safe position though.
Chadstone trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Charles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chadstone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Charles defends well.
Charles chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chadstone isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Charles stacks Chadstone on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Charles!
Chadstone is looking for a sweep.
Charles working away.
Chadstone tries to improve position but can't.
Chadstone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chadstone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Charles trying to control the position but Chadstone is working away.
Charles working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chadstone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Charles cracks Chadstone with a big right hand but Chadstone just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Charles landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chadstone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chadstone tries to control but Charles manages to take his back.
Charles missing with punches from the back.
Charles is hanging on to Chadstone's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chadstone trying to control the hands but Charles breaks the grip.
Charles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chadstone tries to escape but Charles has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Chadstone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chadstone trying to control the position but Charles manages to sink in the hooks.
Charles is hanging on to Chadstone's back as he tries to escape.
Chadstone breaks Charles's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Charles pulls Chadstone in close to prevent any damage.
Charles wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chadstone trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chadstone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chadstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Charles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chadstone wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Charles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Charles avoids the body shot from Chadstone.

Chadstone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Charles makes his way to full guard, as Chadstone worked for a kimura.
Chadstone wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chadstone wants to stand but Charles has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chadstone trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chadstone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chadstone throws an elbow that misses. Charles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chadstone's guard. Nice move by Charles!

Charles landing with the ground and pound.
Chadstone striking off his back but it's not causing Charles any problems.
Chadstone wants to sweep but no luck.
Chadstone trying to keep a closed guard but Charles is proving a slippery customer.
Charles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chadstone on the ground.

That's two 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.

Chadstone throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Charles escapes and throws Chadstone's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chadstone struggling a bit here.
David Charles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chadstone tries to buck Charles off but Charles is having none of it.
Charles gets to mount! Chadstone was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chadstone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chadstone is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Chadstone sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chadstone is looking to get back to full guard here but Charles has managed to pass to side control instead.
Charles lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles cracks Chadstone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Charles trying to control the position but Chadstone is working away.
Chadstone is looking for a sweep.
Charles scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chadstone to see if he's OK.
Chadstone struggling a bit here.
Charles throws an elbow but Chadstone slips to the side and avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charles working the ground and pound.
Charles creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Charles dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Charles enables Chadstone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Charles manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chadstone looking to sit in guard and control but Charles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Chadstone looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Charles is defending well. Chadstone quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Charles has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Chadstone celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Warren Chadstone!