PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Great comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Adiemus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Chen
vs
Great

180 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
196 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Skin-Clothes Designing
Skin-Clothes Designing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Great!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great misses with an uppercut
and Chen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Great throws a leg kick but Chen moved away.
Great throws a right and a left that both miss.
Great throws a low kick but Chen moves out of range easily.
Great throws a low kick, looking for Chen's leg but Chen calmly moves out of range.
Chen takes a swing at Great's ribcage but misses.
Chen cracks Great with a good jab.
Chen works over Great's head and body with a nice combination.
Alexander Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen avoids the head kick by Great.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen is looking to clinch.
Chen digs a good hook to Great's body.
Great swinging wildly here.
Great throws out a leg kick but Chen moves out of range and Great only half commits.
Great throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Great chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chen is out of range and Great settles back down.
Chen avoids the head kick by Great.
Great connects with a leg kick. Chen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Great tries to score with a low kick but Chen moves his leg out of the way.
Great tries to land a leg kick but Chen saw it coming and moves away.
Chen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Great was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen.
Chen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Great takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Great finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Great.
Chen is looking to wear down Great with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Great misses with an uppercut. Chen saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Great.
Chen dodges the punch combination from Great.
Chen checks a low kick from Great.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses the shot to the body.
Chen throws out a loose jab but Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Great there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chen misses with a body shot.
Chen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Great displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chen throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen checks the leg kick.
Chen checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Great dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Great throws an overhand right that lands on Chen's shoulder, as Chen tries to avoid the shot.
Chen missing with a left hand there. Great was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Great tries to bum rush Chen with a series of wild strikes but Chen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Great. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Great.

It looks like Sean Chen has been cut.
Great throws a low kick, looking for Chen's leg but Chen calmly moves out of range.
Great buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Great misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great misses with the combination.
Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Great scoring well with a low kick there.
Chen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Great doesn't seem bothered though.

Chen instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Great breaks from the clinch.
Great takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Great throws a low kick, looking for Chen's leg but Chen calmly moves out of range.
Chen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Great.
Great lands with a cross.
Great does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Great on the side of the head.
Great attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Great lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexander Great seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Great avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Great.
A good leg kick by Great.
Chen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Great throws a leg kick which misses Chen's front leg but catches the back leg as Chen tries to avoid it.
Great lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Great throws a solid leg kick but Chen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Great.
Great throws a solid leg kick but Chen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Great.
Chen tries to clinch up but Great circles away and keeps his distance.
Chen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Great.
Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Great does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Great throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Great showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Chen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Great shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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.
Alexander Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Great throws a low kick but Chen avoids it.
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Chen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Great scoring well with a low kick there.
Great wants to slow Chen down by chopping away at his legs.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great misses with a head kick.
Great misses the jab.
Great fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Chen blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Great throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chen staying out of range there.
Great throws a leg kick which misses Chen's front leg but catches the back leg as Chen tries to avoid it.
Chen misses with a body shot
and Great counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands a right hook to the body.
Great throws a chopping leg kick but Chen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Great. Great obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Chen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Great uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Great. That's going to slow Chen down.
Chen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Great.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great swings for the body but Chen moves out of range.
Chen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexander Great is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Great wants to land a leg kick but Chen is out of range.
Chen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Great fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
That kick from Great tenderised Chen's leg. Chen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great tries a low kick but Chen avoids it.
Great throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Great slips a jab from Chen.
Great doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Great has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chen finds it's way round the side to connect with Great's head.
Great misses with a double jab.
Sean Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Great.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Great comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Great 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Great!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alexander Great thanked Skin-Clothes Designing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).