PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baron Shushkev (ranked 3083 p4p, 393 weight class) and Chadwin De Chandler (ranked 2852 p4p, 366 weight class). Baron Shushkev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Shushkev
vs
De Chandler

179 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Aspire Nutrition
Vikai Gear

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baron Shushkev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chadwin De Chandler!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shushkev throws a sloppy body shot

and De Chandler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shushkev gets back to full guard.
Shushkev keeping moving, preventing De Chandler from controlling successfully.
Shushkev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Chandler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Chandler wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Chandler actively working from the bottom here.

Shushkev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shushkev working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shushkev lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Shushkev there.
Shushkev lands strikes from half guard.
De Chandler is looking to improve his position.

De Chandler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shushkev lands a nice short elbow.

De Chandler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shushkev pulls his head out easily.

De Chandler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Chandler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shushkev scores with a couple of nice shots.

De Chandler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shushkev working the head and body with strikes.
De Chandler wants to get back to full guard.

Shushkev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Shushkev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Chandler sees it coming and defends easily.

De Chandler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Chandler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shushkev scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Chandler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shushkev scores with a couple of nice shots.

De Chandler is defending against the submission attempts here by Shushkev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shushkev is looking for a kimura here.
Shushkev tries to pass to full mount but De Chandler defends it.
De Chandler wants to control but Shushkev is keeping busy.

De Chandler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shushkev pulls his head out easily.

Shushkev seems to be looking for submissions.
De Chandler is looking for a sweep. Shushkev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shushkev wants to free his trapped foot but De Chandler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Chandler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

De Chandler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shushkev pulls his head out easily.
Shushkev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

De Chandler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Shushkev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Chandler is just riding it out for now. Shushkev eventually gives up the hold.
Shushkev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shushkev winds up and cracks De Chandler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Shushkev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Shushkev is trying to work for a kimura but De Chandler is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shushkev tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Chandler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shushkev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shushkev tries to clinch

so De Chandler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shushkev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

De Chandler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

De Chandler looking for submissions off his back.

De Chandler looking for a kimura from the bottom but Shushkev passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shushkev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
De Chandler tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shushkev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
De Chandler is trying to control Shushkev's posture but Shushkev avoids it.
De Chandler is trying to get back to half guard.
Shushkev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Chandler can do to turn this around?
De Chandler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shushkev working the ground and pound from side control.

Shushkev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Chandler is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shushkev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shushkev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shushkev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Baron Shushkev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Shushkev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Chandler has escaped the position, nice work there.

Shushkev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Chandler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shushkev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Shushkev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shushkev landing a few strikes.

De Chandler is rocked!
De Chandler can't do much from the bottom here.
De Chandler is still in real trouble! Can Shushkev finish him?
De Chandler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Chandler seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Chandler prevents Shushkev from improving his position.

De Chandler seems to be working for a kimura but Shushkev defends the submission attempt.
Shushkev is doing well to control the position and prevent De Chandler from advancing to side control.
Shushkev is trying to get back to full guard.

De Chandler is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Shushkev to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Shushkev keeping moving, preventing De Chandler from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

De Chandler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Shushkev looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Shushkev looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Shushkev!

Shushkev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Chandler has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Chandler is looking for a sweep.

Shushkev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
De Chandler is looking to regain half guard here but Shushkev keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baron Shushkev dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

De Chandler shoots for a double leg takedown but Shushkev sprawls well. He's pushed De Chandler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shushkev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shushkev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shushkev throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and De Chandler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Chandler.
De Chandler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Chandler is fighting to break Shushkev's control of his arms but Shushkev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Chandler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Chandler manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

De Chandler looking for submissions off his back.

Shushkev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Chandler defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Chandler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

De Chandler has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Shushkev escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Shushkev!
De Chandler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shushkev working the body and head with strikes.
De Chandler on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
De Chandler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
De Chandler is trying to maintain the position but Shushkev is very close to passing his half guard.
De Chandler is trying to control but Shushkev passes into side control!
De Chandler is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shushkev is trying to get an arm triangle but De Chandler is defending well.

Shushkev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Chandler is looking for a sweep.
De Chandler takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Shushkev tries to advance to mount but can't.
De Chandler is looking to reverse the position.
De Chandler struggling a bit here.
De Chandler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shushkev connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shushkev lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on De Chandler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shushkev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shushkev lands a decent elbow from side control.

Shushkev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Chandler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shushkev working the head and body with strikes.
De Chandler is looking for a sweep.
Baron Shushkev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shushkev is looking to take a break and control but De Chandler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Chandler is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Shushkev stalls from top position.
Shushkev wants to control but De Chandler is keeping him busy.
De Chandler tries to buck Shushkev off but Shushkev is having none of it.
Chadwin De Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shushkev is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt De Chandler will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
De Chandler is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baron Shushkev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shushkev 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Shushkev!
Baron Shushkev made sure to mention his sponsor, Vikai Gear in his post fight interview.