PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaunn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaunn Chen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Chen
vs
Powers

175 cm
20
170 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

174 cm
24
171 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaunn Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Powers!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Powers tries to clinch there but Chen circles away.
Powers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chen circles away.
Chen stuffs the takedown attempt from Powers. Powers gets slowly back to his feet.
Powers darts in trying to clinch
and Chen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Powers or perhaps it was just good defense by Chen which made him look bad.
Shaunn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Powers.
Chen blocks a jab.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
Powers is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Powers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Chen counter with a right hand.
Chen slips a straight right by Powers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen swats away the attempt to clinch by Powers.
Powers fails to land the takedown.
Powers misses with a hook to the body
and Chen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Powers thinking.
Powers tests Chen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Powers cracks Chen with a good jab.

Powers has managed to clinch.
Chen pushes Powers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chen lands with a left to the head.
Chen has Powers pressed against the ropes, preventing Powers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powers is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Powers wants a takedown.
Chen lands with a short shot to the head.
Chen stops a takedown attempt from Powers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers is working for takedown but Chen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Powers is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen lands with a short shot to the head.
Chen lands with a left to the head.
Powers wants a takedown but no success here.
Powers looks gassed!
Chen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powerss head.
Powers is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chen tries to work over Powers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chen lands a left hand.

Powers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Powers tries to clinch up
and Chen counters with a nice body shot.
Tommy Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen.
Powers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chen misses with a low kick.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers moves in looking to clinch but Chen pushes him off.
Chen slaps away a takedown attempt from Powers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Powers tries to clinch there but Chen circles away.
Chen lands an overhand right.

It looks like Tommy Powers has been cut.
Powers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chen counters with a left to the body.
Powers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Powers dives in and grabs Chen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chen pushes down on Powers's head and hops out.
Powers avoids the body shot from Chen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Powers misses.
Chen is looking to wear down Powers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers misses with a right hand
and Chen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Powers thinking.
Chen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chen throws out a powerful jab.
Chen lunges at Powers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Powers's hand.

Powers is rocked!
Chen cracks a nice hook into Powers's ribs.
Powers is still on wobbly legs! Can Chen finish him?
Chen lands a body shot.
Chen drops Powers with a straight right hand, right on the button! Chen follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaunn Chen!
Shaunn Chen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! for their support in the buildup to the fight.