PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Camus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Camus
vs
Chen

184 cm
24
183 lbs
7 - 2 - 2

175 cm
29
170 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Camus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Chen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Camus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Camus throws a wild body kick that Chen sees coming a mile off.
Camus connects with an inside leg kick.
Camus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body kick there by Camus.
Chen moves out of range of the body kick from Camus.
Camus throws a sloppy head kick and Chen moves out of range easily.
Camus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Camus misses with a leg kick.
Camus misses with a body kick.
Chen avoids the head kick by Camus.
Chen just misses with a punch to the body.
Camus throws a wild body kick that Chen sees coming a mile off.
Chen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Camus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camus lands with a slapping head kick.
Camus connects with a leg kick. Chen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camus tries to score with a low kick but Chen moves his leg out of the way.
Chen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camus.
Camus tries to score with a low kick but Chen moves his leg out of the way.
Good work by Chen as he checks the leg kick.
Chen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Camus misses with a body kick.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camus.
Camus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chen tries to clinch but Camus is having none of it.
Camus swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Chen blocks the low kick.
Chen throws a shot to the body.
Camus throws a front kick that sends Chen stumbling back into the cage.
Camus tried to score with a low kick but Chen checks it.
Camus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Camus tries a head kick but it misses.

Chen clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camus misses with the head strike.
Camus misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camus's elbow.

Camus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Camus.
Chen moves out of range as Camus throws a body kick.
Camus misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Chen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camus throws a head kick but Chen moves out of range.
Camus misses with a head kick.
Camus throws a leg kick but Chen moved away.
Camus misses with a body kick.
Camus looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Chen checks a low kick from Camus.
Camus misses with a head kick.
Chen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Chen finds it's way through Camus's defenses.
Chen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camus.
Camus throws a push kick but Chen slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Camus thuds his shin into the meat of Chen's side.
Camus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Camus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chen thows a body shot but no joy.
Camus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chen checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Camus throws a low kick but Chen moves out of range easily.
Camus is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camus slips under a jab from Chen.
Camus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Camus dominated that round.
That's time! Camus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chen lands a jab to the nose.
Chen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camus tries to work over Chen's front leg with a kick but Chen checks it.
Chen tries to clinch there but Camus circles away.
A head kick misses from Camus.
Good work by Chen as he checks the leg kick.
Camus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Camus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Camus.
Albert Camus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Camus. Camus obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Chen misses.
Chen connects with a jab.
Camus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Camus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camus thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Camus, right into the meat.
Camus throws a sloppy head kick and Chen moves out of range easily.
Camus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chen blocks a head kick by Camus.
Camus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Camus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Camus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Camus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chen looks to score with a jab to the body but Camus is just out of range.
A jab from Chen does it's job there.

Chen darts in and clinches Camus up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camus backwards.
Chen tries to throw a body punch but Camus avoids it by throwing Chen back against the cage.
Chen blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Camus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chen's brow.
Chen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chen has Camus pressed against the cage, preventing Camus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Camus blocks a body shot from Chen.
Chen can't find room to land a body shot as Camus controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Chen as the two fighters clinch.
Chen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Camus's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Chen.
Chen blocks an uppercut.
Chen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Camus.
Camus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Chen.
Chen blocks the elbow strike.
Chen gets through Camus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camus tries to break free but Chen pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen can't find room to land a body shot as Camus controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camus.
Chen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Camus is keeping busy.
Camus is trying to break free.
Chen tries to throw a body punch but Camus avoids it by throwing Chen back against the cage.

Camus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camus keeps Chen at a distance using the push kick.
Camus misses with a low kick.
Camus tries to score with a low kick but Chen moves his leg out of the way.
Camus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chen.
Camus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Camus ducks under a wild hook from Chen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camus.
Camus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Camus misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camus.
Camus throws a head kick that Chen semi-blocks.
Chen moves out of range of the body kick.
Camus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camus throws out a leg kick but Chen moves out of range and Camus only half commits.
Chen checks a leg kick.
Camus throws a head kick but Chen moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Camus misses.
Camus looks for the body kick but Chen saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camus motions for Chen to come forward. Camus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Camus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chen blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Chen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Camus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chen. That did some damage!
Camus takes one on the button.
Camus avoids the head kick by Chen.
Camus throws a low kick but Chen avoids it.
Camus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.
Some bone on bone action there as Chen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camus was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen.
Camus misses the shot to the body.
Camus tries a low kick but Chen avoids it.
Camus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Camus chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Camus.
Camus motions for Chen to come forward. Camus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chen.
Camus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Camus misses with a body kick.
Camus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chen sizes up Camus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Camus throws a front kick aimed at Chen's knee but Chen avoids it well.
Camus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chen's sensitive parts.
Camus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Camus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camus.
Chen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Albert Camus is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chen.
Camus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Camus.
A solid body kick from Camus.
Camus misses with a leg kick.

Chen moves into the clinch.
Chen lands with a right to the head.
Chen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Camus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen misses with a body punch.

Camus breaks from the clinch.
Chen digs a good body shot into Camus's ribs.
Chen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chen checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camus misses with a head kick.
Camus swings for the body but Chen moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Camus.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camus.
Camus tries to work over Chen's front leg with a kick but Chen checks it.
Camus tries a head kick but it misses.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Chen. Beautiful body shot.
Chen wants to clinch up but Camus keeps it at a distance.
Camus throws a leg kick but Chen checks it.
Camus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Chen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Camus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Camus throws a front kick aimed at Chen's knee but Chen avoids it well.
Albert Camus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chen. That did some damage!
Chen blocks a head kick by Camus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chen tries to clinch up.
Camus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camus throws a head kick that misses.
Camus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Camus misses with a body kick.
Camus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Camus throws a low kick but Chen moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen throws a good cross that connects.
Shawn Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camus scores with a head kick. Chen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Camus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Camus!
In his post fight interview, Albert Camus started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.