PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolliver Reign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolliver Reign has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chen
vs
Reign

180 cm
28
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

195 cm
27
188 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kolliver Reign!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign throws a head kick that misses.

Chen closes the distance and clinches.
Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reign blocks an uppercut.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Reign.
Chen working aggressively here.
Chen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reign jumps guard but Chen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reign tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Chen.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Chen.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Reign uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chen.
Chen misses with some punches.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.
Chen is trying to maintain a safe position but Reign gets an underhook and turns Chen into the cage.
Reign tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sean Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kolliver Reign.
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Reign jumps into guard, dragging Chen to the mat.
Chen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Reign looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chen passes into half guard.
Chen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Reign wants to improve his position but Chen is controlling well.
Reign tries to kick Chen off but Chen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign trying to hold on to Chen's head to control him but Chen postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Chen is going to stand back up.
Reign is trying to maintain the position but Chen is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Sean Chen has been cut.
Chen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reign ducks under a wild hook from Chen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Reign does no damage.
Kolliver Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen dodges the punch combination from Reign.
Reign just misses with a punch to the body.
Reign swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Chen rushes Reign and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reign is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Reign.
Reign blocks an uppercut.
Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reign is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chen scores with a shoulder strike.
Chen misses with some punches.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reign drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chen pulls his leg out and moves away.
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 clinch but Reign is having none of it.
Chen wants to clinch.
Chen throws a low kick, looking for Reign's leg but Reign calmly moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen catches Reign with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Chen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Chen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reign fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reign misses with a head kick.
Reign connects with a body shot.

Chen forces Reign back against the cage and clinches.
Reign can't get the takedown.
Chen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reigns head.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reign is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sean Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kolliver Reign.
Chen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chen.
Reign tries to pull guard but Chen won't allow it.
Chen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reigns head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign tries to pull guard but Chen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.
Reign blocks an uppercut.
Chen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
Reign letting Chen take a breather here.
Chen scores with a shot to the side of Reign's head.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reign is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chen pushes Reign back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reign takes a shot to the head.
Chen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Reign is rocked!
Reign is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reign is still on wobbly legs! Can Chen finish him?
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reign seems to have recovered his senses.
Sean Chen has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Chen.
Reign's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Chen.
A nice left hand lands by Chen.
Chen gets through Reign's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reign looking for a takedown.
Reign is trying to drag Chen to the mat but Chen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice left hand lands by Chen.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Reign uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen misses with a punch to the body.
Reign blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands a nice uppercut.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Chen scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chen.
Reign takes a shot to the head.
Chen stops a takedown attempt from Reign.
Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reign blocking some punches.
Reign takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Reign is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chen is pressed up against the cage. Reign has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chen down to the mat. Chen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reign looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Reign swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
Chen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign shoots in for a double leg but Chen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sean Chen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reign misses with a jab, cross combination.

Chen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reign is trying to drag Chen to the mat but Chen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice left hand lands by Chen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chen.
Chen scores with a shot to the side of Reign's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chen.
Chen gets underhooks to prevent Reign's takedown attempt.
Chen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reigns head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reign drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reign blocking some punches.
Chen digs a right hand into Reign's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reign's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Chen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Chen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Reign shoots and misses
and Chen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chen is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Reign flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Reign is out cold! Chen holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Chen!
After winning the bout, Sean Chen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.