PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawnn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Licud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chen
vs
Licud

175 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

177 cm
22
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawnn Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Licud!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Licud throws out the jab.
Chen ducks under a wild hook from Licud.
Chen misses with a wild body shot.
Licud misses with a low kick.
Chen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Licud.
Licud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Licud misses with a left hand

and Chen counters by moving into the clinch.
Chen prevents the takedown attempt.
Chen tries a body shot but Licud blocks it.
Chen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chen digs a right hand into Licud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Licud's gas tank.

Chen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Licud.

Licud throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chen was covering up waiting for the punch and Licud finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Licud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Licud won't allow Chen to get back to his feet.
Licud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Licud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Licud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Licud throws a big right hand that misses.
Chen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Licud.
Chen pulls Licud in to control the position.
Licud keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chen's head.
Licud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Licud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chen is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licud is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chen trying to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Shawnn Chen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Licud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licud misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Licud is defended easily by Chen.
Chen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Licud.

Chen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Licud is looking to work some ground and pound but Chen has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Licud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Licud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Licud dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Licud throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Licud shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Licud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Chen. No joy for Licud on that attempt.
Alex Licud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Licud throws a series of punches but Chen avoids them all with ease.
Chen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Licud.
Nice sprawl there from Chen as Licud shoots in.
Shawnn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Licud.
Chen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Licud manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Licud. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Licud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Licud takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licud throws a series of punches but Chen moves out of range.
Licud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chen but Chen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chen misses with a hook.
Licud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Licud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Chen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen. Licud does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Licud tries to land a front kick but Chen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chen fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licud fails with a takedown attempt.
Chen connects with a body shot that sends Licud's belly button to the back.
Chen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Licud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chen throws a body punch but Licud moves out of range.

Licud feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Licud is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Licud from controlling successfully.
Licud is looking to work some ground and pound but Chen has wrist control.
Chen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Licud from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Licud throws a big right hand that misses.
Licud with a flurry of punches that miss.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chen slips under a jab from Licud.
Licud fails with a takedown attempt.
Chen slips a jab and a cross from Licud.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Licud tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Licud somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Licud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Licud.
Licud fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chen is looking to wear down Licud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Licud moves out of range of the strikes.
Chen tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Licud drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Licud wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Licud controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Licud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chen tries to get out of the position.
Licud stops Chen from standing up.
Licud tries to free his leg and advance position but Chen is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chen tries to clinch but Licud moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Licud.
Licud looks for a takedown but Chen sprawls well.
Chen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chen wants it to stay on the feet.
Shawnn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Licud.
Horrible takedown by Licud or perhaps it was just good defense by Chen which made him look bad.
Licud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Licud throws a right and a left that Chen avoids nicely.
Chen ducks under a wild hook from Licud.
Chen slaps away a takedown attempt from Licud, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chen misses with a looping left.
Licud misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Licud fails with the takedown.
Licud is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Chen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licud shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chen sprawls well. Chen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Licud gets slowly back to his feet.
Chen avoids the body shot from Licud.
Licud throws a series of punches but Chen avoids them all with ease.
Alex Licud is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Chen forces Licud back against the cage and clinches.
Licud is looking to break free of the clinch but Chen has double underhooks.
Licud misses with a body punch.
Chen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shawnn Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chen can't find room to land a body shot as Licud controls the action.
Chen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Licud.
I've got Licud winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Licud!