PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Tiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Harold Chen enters the cage!

Tiili
vs
Chen

193 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Tiili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Chen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiili looks to throw the jab but Chen is out of range.
Chen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tiili swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
Jab from Tiili.
Nice defenses there by Chen.
Tiili ducks under a wild hook from Chen.
Tiili tried to score with a low kick but Chen checks it.
Chen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiili.
Chen ducks under a wild hook from Tiili.
Tiili looks to throw the jab but Chen is out of range.
Tiili tests Chen's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Harold Chen has been cut.
A left and a right from Tiili both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiili digs a good hook to Chen's body.
Tiili misses with a wild body shot.
Tiili circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chen tries to clinch up.
Tiili jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chen blocks a jab.
Chen is looking to clinch but Tiili is avoiding it.
Tiili throws a hook but Chen avoids it easily.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiili paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiili.
Nice sprawl there from Tiili as Chen shoots in.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiili circles away.
Tiili throws a hook to the side of Chen's head but Chen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiili keeps the fight on the outside.
Tiili takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
Tiili bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chen's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili lands a nice looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tiili.
Tiili connects with a nice looking jab.
Chen tries to clinch but Tiili is having none of it.
Chen wants to clinch.
Tiili lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiili lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiili ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiili swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chen.
Tarmo Tiili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That has opened up Harold Chen's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiili swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiili misses with the combination.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tarmo Tiili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tiili tries a low kick but Chen avoids it.
Tiili scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tiili throws an overhand right that lands on Chen's shoulder, as Chen tries to avoid the shot.
Tiili feints and then cracks Chen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chen down.
Tiili swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
Tiili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiili lands a head shot.
Chen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chen circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiili will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tiili throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chen.
Tiili swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiili misses with a looping right.
Tiili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chen is looking to clinch.
Tiili tries a low kick but Chen avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiili throws a low kick but Chen moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiili, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen slips under a jab from Tiili.
Tiili throws a jab when Chen was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Tiili dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Chen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tiili lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chen backs up against the cage.
Chen wants to clinch.
Tiili smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Tiili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiili.

The cut above Harold Chen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tiili misses with an uppercut. Chen saw that one coming.
Tiili scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiili misses with a wild body shot.
Tiili scores with a kick to the body.
Tiili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chen can do to turn this around?
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chen avoids the head kick by Tiili.
Chen tries to clinch up but Tiili circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiili stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Harold Chen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Tiili misses with a double jab.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiili feints a jab promting Chen to slip. Tiili then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tiili throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiili will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Chen clinches with his opponent.

Tiili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chen lands a head kick. Tiili smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tiili misses.
Tiili feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chen's calf.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiili circles away.
Chen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tiili manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiili swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chen wants to clinch.
Tiili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiili looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Tiili keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tiili misses its intended target.
Chen wants to clinch.
Tiili jabs at Chen's body.
Chen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harold Chen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tarmo Tiili!