PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 711 p4p, 1467 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 97 p4p, 182 weight class). Chen Lo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Denny Sideman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chen Lo
vs
Sideman

180 cm
30
192
18 - 9 - 0

183 cm
32
195
20 - 15 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sideman moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sideman.

Sideman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sideman takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
Chen Lo 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.
A low kick from Chen Lo misses
and Sideman counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Chen Lo misses.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen Lo moves away.
Chen Lo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sideman defending well as Chen Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Sideman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sideman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen Lo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut
and Chen Lo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sideman tries to clinch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chen Lo misses with a right hand
and Sideman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen Lo wants to slow Sideman down by chopping away at his legs.
Sideman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sideman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chen Lo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chen Lo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sideman fails with the takedown
and Chen Lo counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo misses with a hook.
Chen Lo lands a nice shot that snaps Sideman's head back.
Chen Lo misses the body punch
and Sideman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Timiko Chen Lo has been cut.
Chen Lo slips a straight right by Sideman.
Sideman tries to clinch up but Chen Lo circles away and keeps his distance.
Sideman tries to clinch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
It looked like Chen Lo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sideman.
Chen Lo looks to land a left hand but Sideman moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Sideman.
A shot to the body from Chen Lo misses
and Sideman counters with a left to the body.
Chen Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen Lo lands with a nice body punch.
Chen Lo lands a leg kick that knocks Sideman off balance momentarily.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
Chen Lo scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen Lo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sideman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sideman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Chen Lo misses its target.
Sideman wants to clinch up but Chen Lo keeps it at a distance.
Chen Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Sideman's shoulder, as Sideman tries to avoid the shot.
Sideman misses with a looping left.
Chen Lo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chen Lo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sideman tries to clinch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Sideman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chen Lo tries to land a leg kick but Sideman saw it coming and moves away.

Sideman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chen Lo, pushing him back against the cage.
Chen Lo takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sideman.
Sideman pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sideman on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chen Lo blocks an uppercut.
Sideman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Chen Lo fails to land.
Chen Lo has Sideman pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Sideman.
Nice body punch from Sideman.
Sideman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sideman struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen Lo controls his hands.
Sideman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sideman prevents a body shot from Chen Lo.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman can't find room to land a body shot as Chen Lo controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Chen Lo fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo presses Sideman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chen Lo.
Sideman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chen Lo or not.

Chen Lo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sideman misses with a straight right.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sideman avoids the body shot from Chen Lo.
Sideman slips a jab from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sideman. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chen Lo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chen Lo tries to counter with a takedown but Sideman is quick to defend against it.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Sideman moves out of range.
Sideman cracks Chen Lo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sideman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman jabs Chen Lo right on the nose. Chen Lo blinks but takes it well.
Sideman connects with a single shot there.
Chen Lo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denny Sideman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo'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.

Chen Lo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sideman is looking to clinch.
Chen Lo throws the left hand but Sideman avoids the punch easily.
Sideman looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen Lo is just out of range.
Sideman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chen Lo catches Sideman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sideman looks to land a right hand but Chen Lo moved out of range.
Chen Lo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Sideman.
Chen Lo throws a big counter combination but Sideman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chen Lo lands with a shot to the body.
Sideman looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen Lo is just out of range.
Chen Lo takes a swing at Sideman's ribcage but misses.
Sideman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sideman lands with a hook. Chen Lo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sideman missing with a left hand there. Chen Lo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chen Lo catches Sideman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sideman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Chen Lo scores with a nice strike.
Timiko Chen Lo is winning the standup battle so far.
Chen Lo throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sideman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sideman misses the jab.
Chen Lo lands a leg kick that knocks Sideman off balance momentarily.
Chen Lo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
A big left from Chen Lo misses.
Sideman loads up on a big right hand but Chen Lo slips the punch.
As Sideman tries to get set, Chen Lo tries to push him back and clinch up but Sideman manages to avoid the attempt.
Chen Lo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman scores with a jab to the body.
Chen Lo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
Sideman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Sideman misses.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen Lo moves away.
Sideman wants to clinch up but Chen Lo keeps it at a distance.
Chen Lo throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chen Lo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sideman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sideman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Sideman has Chen Lo up against the cage in a clinch.
Sideman has a couple of punches blocked by Chen Lo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sideman.
Sideman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sideman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo working aggressively here.
Chen Lo scores with a hook to the body.
Sideman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chen Lo misses with a body punch.
Chen Lo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sideman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chen Lo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sideman misses with the head strike.
Chen Lo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sideman tries to work over Chen Lo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chen Lo tries to throw a body punch but Sideman avoids it by throwing Chen Lo back against the cage.
Denny Sideman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sideman tries to work over Chen Lo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chen Lo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chen Lo.
Sideman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chen Lo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sideman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chen Lo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chen Lo as Sideman tries to tie him up.
Sideman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen Lo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sideman's elbow.
Sideman tries to work over Chen Lo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chen Lo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Chen Lo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sideman lands with a left to the head.

Chen Lo manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sideman.
A jab from Sideman misses.
Chen Lo misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Sideman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Chen Lo as he connects with a hook.
Sideman avoids the body shot from Chen Lo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen Lo. Sideman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sideman falls off balance throwing a combination

and Chen Lo moves into the clinch.
Chen Lo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chen Lo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sideman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Timiko Chen Lo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Chen Lo slips under a jab from Sideman.
Chen Lo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chen Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sideman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Sideman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chen Lo misses the body punch
and Sideman counters with a right hand to the body.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Sideman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sideman.
Sideman misses with some punches.
Chen Lo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sideman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chen Lo is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Chen Lo fails to land.
Chen Lo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chen Lo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chen Lo backwards.
Sideman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sideman.
Chen Lo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sideman controls his hands.
Chen Lo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen Lo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Chen Lo manages to break the clinch.
Sideman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chen Lo is looking to wear down Sideman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Sideman misses.
Chen Lo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chen Lo chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Sideman pushes Chen Lo up against the cage in a clinch.
Sideman blocks an uppercut.
Chen Lo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sideman controls his hands.
Chen Lo blocks an uppercut.
Sideman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chen Lo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chen Lo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sideman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chen Lo under the eye.
Chen Lo needs to keep his hands up - Sideman had a free shot at his head there.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chen Lo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
Sideman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chen Lo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chen Lo misses with a low kick.
Chen Lo feints and then cracks Sideman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sideman down.
Sideman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chen Lo's hands.

Sideman closes the distance and clinches.
Chen Lo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman working aggressively here.
Sideman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo misses with a body punch.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Chen Lo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chen Lo.
Sideman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman lands with a short shot to the head.
Chen Lo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen Lo lands a hook that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Sideman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman tries to throw a body punch but Chen Lo avoids it by throwing Sideman back against the cage.

Sideman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Sideman moves out of range.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen Lo moves away.
Chen Lo thuds a left hand into Sideman's body.
Sideman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sideman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chen Lo needs to keep his hands up - Sideman had a free shot at his head there.
Chen Lo tries to land a leg kick but Sideman saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman cracks Chen Lo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sideman tries to clinch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chen Lo's corner calls for a 1-2. Chen Lo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman lands a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sideman.
Chen Lo ducks right into an uppercut from Sideman.
Sideman avoids the body shot from Chen Lo.
A big right from Sideman misses.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
Chen Lo misses with a looping right.
Sideman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chen Lo counters with a stiff right hand.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman misses with a hook. Chen Lo ducked under it nicely.
Sideman just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Chen Lo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denny Sideman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sideman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denny Sideman!
Denny Sideman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Timiko Chen Lo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.