PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kraus has chosen Annihilator - King of the Kill as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Chen
vs
Kraus

175 cm
28
170 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

179 cm
28
185 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frederik Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraus shoots and misses
and Chen counters with a straight right hand.

Chen has managed to clinch.
Chen gets underhooks to prevent Kraus's takedown attempt.

Chen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kraus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chen throws the left hand but Kraus avoids the punch easily.
Kraus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chen defends it nicely.
Shawn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederik Kraus.

Chen moves into the clinch successfully.
Chen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kraus fails with the takedown.
Kraus pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Chen moves into range and clinches up with Kraus.
Chen is looking to control Kraus's arms but Kraus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chen has his back to the ropes.
Chen lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Chen.
Kraus looks gassed!
Kraus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chen's elbow.
Kraus prevents a body shot from Chen.
Chen lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen works on Kraus's body with a couple of short punches.
Chen pushes Kraus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Chen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chen looks to land a combination. Kraus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chen stuns Kraus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Chen moves into range and clinches up with Kraus.
Chen lands a shot to the body.
Kraus prevents a body shot from Chen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen cracks Kraus with a nice body shot.
Kraus has Chen pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Chen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chen is leaning against Kraus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Chen - that landed with a thud.
Chen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Chen.
A shot in the inside from Chen.
Chen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chen.
Chen tries a body shot but Kraus blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Chen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Chen gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
Kraus jumps guard but Chen stands there with Kraus around his waist. Kraus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chen lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chen pushes Kraus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kraus.
Chen is working Kraus over against the ropes.
Kraus tries for a takedown. No joy.

Chen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kraus shoots for a double leg takedown but Chen sprawls well. He's pushed Kraus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Chen closes the distance and clinches.

Chen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Chen drives through and clinches with Kraus against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Chen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kraus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kraus throws a sloppy head kick and Chen moves out of range easily.
Chen with a nice cross.
Chen lands with a nice body punch.
Chen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Frederik Kraus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen cracks Kraus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Chen rushes Kraus and presses him up against the ropes.
Kraus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chen smiles and moves away.
Shawn Chen is winning the standup battle so far.
Chen misses with a two punch combination.
Kraus is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kraus doesn't seem bothered though.
Chen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Chen rushes Kraus and presses him up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
Chen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Chen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Chen does it's job there.
Kraus takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
Chen avoids a kick to the body.
Chen is looking to wear down Kraus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kraus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus throws a sloppy head kick and Chen moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Chen. No joy for Kraus on that attempt.
Kraus misses with a head kick.
Kraus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kraus can do to turn this around?
Chen digs a good body shot into Kraus's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kraus gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Chen moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Chen.
Kraus being controlled against the ropes.
Chen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chen works on Kraus's body with a couple of short punches.
Kraus jumps guard but Chen turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Shawn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederik Kraus.
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
Chen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kraus.
Chen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kraus.
Chen stalling against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kraus tries to keep at a distance but Chen has taken the fight into the clinch.

Chen breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen jabs Kraus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kraus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Chen darts in and clinches Kraus up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Chen.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chen manages to break the clinch.

Chen moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Chen.
Chen is working Kraus over against the ropes.
Chen is working Kraus over against the ropes.
Chen lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chen lands a body punch.
Chen tries to work over Kraus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Kraus fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Chen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chen clinches with his opponent.
Chen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chen cracks Kraus with a nice body shot.
Chen is pushing Kraus up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
Chen controlling the action here for a moment.

Chen manages to break the clinch.
Kraus falls off balance throwing a combination

and Chen counters by clinching up.
Kraus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
Good body shot from Chen.
Chen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
Good body shot from Chen.
A right hook to the body lands for Chen.
Chen digs a right hand underneath Kraus's ribcage. Kraus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Chen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Chen clinches.
Kraus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Chen to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chen leaning his opponent against the ropes.

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

Chen moves into the clinch successfully.
Kraus tries to pull guard but Chen holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kraus drops back down to his feet.
Shawn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederik Kraus.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chen is leaning against Kraus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chen pushes Kraus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kraus blocks a body shot from Chen.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.

Chen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frederik Kraus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chen closes the distance and pushes Kraus back into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus being controlled against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
Chen can't find room to land a body shot as Kraus controls the action.

Chen breaks from the clinch.

Chen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Frederik Kraus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chen lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chen pushes Kraus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Chen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kraus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kraus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Chen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chen presses Kraus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Chen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kraus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chen scores with a body shot.
Shawn Chen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Chen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chen 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Chen!
Shawn Chen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.