PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igla Chlen (ranked 789 p4p, 833 weight class) and Gotan Wasselach (ranked 126 p4p, 131 weight class). Chlen comes to the cage accompanied by . The crowd seem to be enjoying Wasselach's choice of entrance music: Time Is On My Side by Maze. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chlen
vs
Wasselach

192 cm
39
215
29 - 11 - 0

194 cm
32
215
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igla Chlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gotan Wasselach!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wasselach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chlen misses with a wild body shot.
Chlen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wasselach was well out of range. Poor timing from Chlen.
Chlen throws a body shot but no joy.
Wasselach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chlen throws out the jab.
Chlen throws a body shot but no joy.
Chlen avoids a kick to the body.
Wasselach throws an off balance right hand
and Chlen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wasselach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chlen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wasselach loads up on a big right hand but Chlen slips the punch.
Chlen moves out of range of the body kick from Wasselach.
Chlen connects with a body shot that sends Wasselach's belly button to the back.
Chlen is looking to wear down Wasselach with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut lands for Chlen. That snapped Wasselach's head back.
Wasselach throws a low kick but Chlen avoids it.
Wasselach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chlen.
Chlen misses with a body shot
and Wasselach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wasselach moves into range and clinches up with Chlen.
Chlen misses with a knee strike.
Chlen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Chlen scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach lands a right hand.
Wasselach prevents a body shot from Chlen.
Wasselach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chlen is trying to force a seperation but Wasselach has the dominant position.
Chlen misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Wasselach - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chlen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wasselach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wasselach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chlen struggles to land a body shot inside as Wasselach controls his hands.
Chlen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chlen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chlen misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Wasselach has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Chlen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wasselach gets a clinch.
Wasselach scores with a shot to the side of Chlen's head.
Wasselach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Chlen breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Chlen.
A little feinted left hand from Chlen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chlen throws a jab but it's blocked by Wasselach.
Chlen missing with a left hand there. Wasselach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach misses the body punch
and Wasselach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Chlen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wasselach doesn't seem phased though.
Wasselach keeps Chlen at a distance using the push kick.
Chlen throws a hook but Wasselach blocks it.
Chlen slips a jab and a cross from Wasselach.
Wasselach throws a head kick that misses
and Chlen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chlen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wasselach lands with an overhand left.
Wasselach listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wasselach takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chlen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wasselach's head.
Wasselach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chlen finds it's way round the side to connect with Wasselach's head.
Wasselach misses with a hook.
Chlen blocks the body kick.
Chlen swings for the body but Wasselach moves out of range.
Wasselach throws a lazy right hand but Chlen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chlen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Wasselach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Wasselach. Beautiful body shot.
Chlen lunges at Wasselach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wasselach's hand.
Chlen jabs Wasselach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wasselach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wasselach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Chlen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chlen lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Chlen misses the target.
Chlen misses with a lunging right hand
and Wasselach counters with a right hand to the body.
Wasselach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chlen misses with a straight left.
Wasselach tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wasselach throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Chlen to counter with a crisp jab.
Chlen misses with an uppercut.
Chlen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wasselach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chlen.
Chlen lands a jab to Wasselach's midsection.
Wasselach looks to land a body kick but Chlen moved away.
Wasselach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chlen.
Chlen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach tries to close the distance and clinch but Chlen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chlen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chlen throws a body punch but Wasselach moves out of range.
Chlen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chlen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wasselach has time to react.
Wasselach misses with a hook.
As Wasselach backs away, Chlen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wasselach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chlen on the side of the head.
Wasselach misses the jab.
Chlen blocks a head kick by Wasselach.
Wasselach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chlen.
Wasselach tries to land a front kick but Chlen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wasselach just misses with a punch to the body.
Wasselach misses with a kick to the body
and Chlen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wasselach looks to land a right hand but Chlen moved out of range.
Chlen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chlen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chlen connects with a body shot that sends Wasselach's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Chlen.
Wasselach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chlen.
Chlen throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igla Chlen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some bone on bone action there as Wasselach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wasselach misses with a body kick.
Chlen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chlen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chlen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wasselachs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wasselach throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Wasselach misses.
Wasselach misses with a body shot.
Wasselach loads up on a big right hand but Chlen slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Chlen.
Wasselach with a nice calf kick.
Wasselach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chlen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasselach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Wasselach misses the target.
Wasselach slips under a jab from Chlen.
Chlen lunges at Wasselach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wasselach's hand.
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 takes a swing at Wasselach's ribcage but misses.
Chlen looks to land a right hand but Wasselach moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chlen throws out the jab.
Wasselach lands a high kick!
Wasselach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wasselach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wasselach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wasselach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Wasselach misses.
Chlen swings for the body but Wasselach moves out of range.
Wasselach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chlen misses with a hook. Wasselach ducked under it nicely.
Chlen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wasselach's hands.
Wasselach walks into a stiff left hand from Chlen.
Wasselach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chlen.
Wasselach ducks under a wild hook from Chlen.
Wasselach scores with a nice right hand.
Chlen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chlen punishes Wasselach's body with a nice straight punch.
Wasselach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chlen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wasselach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chlen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wasselach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlen lands a jab.
Chlen throws a shot from downtown. Wasselach moves away and avoids it.
Wasselach misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Chlen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chlen throws a leg kick but Wasselach sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wasselach with a nice calf kick.
Chlen looks to land a right hand but Wasselach moved out of range.
Chlen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chlen swings widly with a right hand
and Wasselach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wasselach connects with a jab.
Chlen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasselach.
Wasselach walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Chlen.
Wasselach lands with a right hand.
Wasselach cracks Chlen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chlen throws a hook to the side of Wasselach's head but Wasselach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wasselach checks a leg kick.
Wasselach misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach slips a jab from Chlen.
Chlen throws the left hand but Wasselach avoids the punch easily.
Wasselach takes one to the chin there.
Chlen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wasselach.
Wasselach only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wasselach takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wasselach tries to clinch but Chlen is having none of it.
Chlen walks into a stiff left hand from Wasselach.
Wasselach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wasselach throws a jab when Chlen was well out of range.
Chlen misses with a looping left.
Wasselach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wasselach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chlen.
Chlen throws a jab when Wasselach was well out of range.
Wasselach avoids the body shot from Chlen.
Wasselach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wasselach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chlen throws out a loose jab but Wasselach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chlen throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wasselach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Wasselach blocks the leg kick.
A left lands for Wasselach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wasselach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chlen ducks under a wild hook from Wasselach.
Wasselach misses with a looping right.
A big left from Chlen misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wasselach.
Wasselach throws a push kick but Chlen slaps the foot to one side.
Chlen looks to land a right hand but Wasselach moved out of range.

Wasselach clinches with his opponent.
Wasselach tries a knee to the head but Chlen blocks it.
Chlen scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Gotan Wasselach has been cut.
Chlen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chlen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wasselach breaks from the clinch.
Wasselach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chlen digs a good body shot into Wasselach's ribs.
Wasselach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chlen is out of range.
Wasselach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chlen manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gotan Wasselach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gotan Wasselach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wasselach rushes Chlen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Chlen.
Igla Chlen has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Chlen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chlen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wasselach misses with a body shot.
Wasselach stuns Chlen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wasselach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chlen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chlen. Wasselach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but Wasselach is out of range.
Chlen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wasselach clobbers Chlen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wasselach throws a head kick but Chlen moves out of range.
Chlen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wasselach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chlen moves out of range of the strikes.
Chlen misses with a straight left.
Chlen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chlen throws a hook but Wasselach avoids it easily.
Wasselach slips under a jab.
Wasselach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Wasselach finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Wasselach misses its intended target.
Chlen scores with a shot to the body.
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wasselach moves away.
Chlen motions for Wasselach to come forward. Chlen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wasselach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wasselach slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chlen misses with an uppercut.
Igla Chlen is winning the standup battle so far.
Chlen throws a hook but Wasselach avoids it easily.
Chlen misses with a hook.
Wasselach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chlen throwing a counter right hand but Wasselach manages to avoid it.
Chlen walks into a left hand.
Chlen slips a straight right by Wasselach.
Chlen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wasselach was well out of range. Poor timing from Chlen.
Wasselach scores with a jab.
Chlen misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wasselach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chlen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wasselach finds it's way round the side to connect with Chlen's head.
Chlen throws a right hand that misses
and Wasselach counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chlen's knee momentarily.
Chlen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wasselach.
Wasselach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Wasselach.
Wasselach moves out of range as Chlen strikes.
Chlen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chlen jabs Wasselach right on the nose. Wasselach blinks but takes it well.
Chlen with a hook.
Wasselach throws a head kick that misses.
Chlen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wasselach is looking to clinch.
A jab from Wasselach misses.
Wasselach throws the left hand but Chlen avoids the punch easily.
Wasselach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wasselach moves forwards but Chlen connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chlen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chlen misses with a wild body shot.
Wasselach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chlen missing with a left hand there. Wasselach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chlen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wasselach throws a lazy right hand but Chlen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wasselach tests Chlen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but Wasselach is out of range.
Chlen misses with a right hand
and Wasselach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but Wasselach is out of range.
Chlen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wasselach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wasselach! But no joy.
Wasselach tries to clinch up.
Chlen throwing a counter right hand but Wasselach manages to avoid it.
Wasselach with a nice cross.
Wasselach swings for the body but Chlen moves out of range.
Chlen lands a nice hook to Wasselach's body. Wasselach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chlen throws a hook but Wasselach avoids it easily.
Chlen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wasselach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Wasselach.
Wasselach misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chlen throws out the jab.
Wasselach throws a leg kick but Chlen checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasselach connects with a crisp jab.
Wasselach misses with a hook. Chlen ducked under it nicely.
Chlen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wasselach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chlen misses with a body shot.
Wasselach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wasselach throws a hook but Chlen avoids it easily.
Wasselach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wasselach looks for the body kick but Chlen saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chlen.
Wasselach misses with a hook.
A jab from Chlen misses.
Wasselach misses with a hook
and Chlen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chlen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wasselach.
Wasselach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chlen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wasselach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gotan Wasselach.
I think Wasselach 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gotan Wasselach!
After winning the bout, Gotan Wasselach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Igla Chlen stepped up to the mic, saying 'I shit my pants during the fight and I just couldnt focus after that'.