PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igla Chlen (ranked 658 p4p, 365 weight class) and Rect Umm (ranked 97 p4p, 60 weight class). Chlen comes to the cage accompanied by . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chlen
vs
Umm

192 cm
31
215
14 - 5 - 0

200 cm
34
215
31 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat

Urban Fighter
Sydney Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igla Chlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umm defending well as Chlen loads up on a big left hand.
Chlen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Umm counters with a nice body shot.
Umm slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Umm misses.
Chlen avoids the body shot from Umm.
A punch combination from Chlen misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Chlen misses the target.
Umm misses the shot to the body.
Chlen throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Umm to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umm moves away.
Umm tries to clinch
and Chlen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Umm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chlen.
Umm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chlen doesn't seem bothered though.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but Umm is out of range.
Umm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Umm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chlen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Umm tries to clinch there but Chlen circles away.
Chlen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Umm throws a lazy right hand but Chlen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chlen throws an overhand right that lands on Umm's shoulder, as Umm tries to avoid the shot.
Umm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chlen.
No joy there for Umm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Umm darts in trying to clinch
and Chlen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Rect Umm has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Umm has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chlen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Umms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Umm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Umm lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Igla Chlen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chlen.
Umm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chlen rather than just go for the knockout.
Chlen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Umm to score with a decent uppercut.
Chlen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Umm's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Umm takes the fight into the clinch.

Chlen breaks the clinch.
Chlen lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chlen throws a jab when Umm was well out of range.
Umm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chlen with a body shot.
Chlen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chlen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Umm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chlen manages to avoid it.
Chlen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Umm walks into a jab.
Umm works Chlen's body with a nice hook.
Chlen misses with a body shot.
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Umm takes the fight into the clinch.
Chlen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Umm has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chlen wants to get back to striking at distance but Umm won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Chlen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chlen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Chlen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chlen misses with a hook to the body
and Chlen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umm ducks under a wild hook from Chlen.
Umm tries to clinch but Chlen moves away
and Chlen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Umm throws a poor cross that misses
and Chlen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chlen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Umm keeps control of Chlen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chlen misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Igla Chlen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Chlen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Umm counter with a right hand.
Chlen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chlen moves away from the strike by Umm.
Chlen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Umm tries to clinch
and Chlen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Umm throws a series of punches but Chlen avoids them all with ease.
Umm slips a straight right by Chlen.
Igla Chlen is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chlen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Umm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chlen scrambles back to his feet.
Umm slips a straight right by Chlen.
Umm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umm punishes Chlen's body with a nice straight punch.

Umm has closed the distance and engaged Chlen in a clinch.
Chlen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Umm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Chlen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rect Umm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chlen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Umm.
Chlen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Umm finds it's way round the side to connect with Chlen's head.
Chlen throws the left hand but Umm avoids the punch easily.
Chlen throws a right hand that Umm ducks under and follows up with a left that Umm also avoids with ease.
Chlen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Umm stuns Chlen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Chlen throws an off balance right hand
and Umm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chlen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umm was well out of range. Poor timing from Chlen.
Umm lands a nice shot that snaps Chlen's head back.
Chlen misses with a hook

and Umm counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chlen! Umm lets Chlen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Chlen is rocked!
Umm thuds a left hand into Chlen's body.
Oh Chlen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Umm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Umm walks into a left hand.
Chlen seems to have got his legs back now.
Umm lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Chlen misses.
It seemed like Umm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Umm has closed the distance and engaged Chlen in a clinch.
Chlen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Umm.
Umm is leaning against Chlen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chlen is trying to break the clinch but Umm is controlling him.
Umm has Chlen pressed against the cage, preventing Chlen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Chlen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chlen dips to his left and cracks Umm with an uppercut!
Umm misses with a right hand
and Chlen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chlen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Umm.
Umm drops Chlen with a huge uppercut! Chlen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Umm is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rect Umm!
A victorious Rect Umm thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.