PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaunn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Szczerek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szczerek has chosen Sobota feat. chór Montu - Do góry łeb as his entrance music. Tomasz Szczerek will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Chen
vs
Szczerek

175 cm
23
170 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

190 cm
24
185 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaunn Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Szczerek!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczerek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Chen rushes Szczerek and presses him up against the cage.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Szczerek.
Chen gets underhooks to prevent Szczerek's takedown attempt.
Chen pushes Szczerek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Chen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Chen.

Szczerek breaks from the clinch.

Chen has closed the distance and engaged Szczerek in a clinch.
Chen misses with some punches.
Szczerek takes a shot to the head.
Szczerek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Szczerek is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chen is defending well.
Chen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Szczerek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen gets underhooks to prevent Szczerek's takedown attempt.
Shaunn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Szczerek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chen misses with the head strike.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szczerek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Szczerek is looking for a takedown.
Szczerek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczerek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Szczerek blocking some punches.
Chen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szczerek backwards.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Szczerek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chen can't find room to land a body shot as Szczerek controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Szczerek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Szczerek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Szczerek. That one must have hurt.
Szczerek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Szczerek tries to clinch there but Chen circles away.

Szczerek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szczerek backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Szczerek scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen scores with a shot to the side of Szczerek's head.
Szczerek blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.

Szczerek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Szczerek tries to clinch up.
No luck for Szczerek with that takedown attempt.
Tomasz Szczerek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szczerek throws out the jab.
Szczerek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Szczerek closes the distance and pushes Chen back into the cage.
Chen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Szczerek is trying to force a seperation but Chen has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczerek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Szczerek.
Szczerek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chen or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Szczerek blocks an uppercut.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Szczerek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chen tries a body shot but Szczerek blocks it.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.

Szczerek has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chen is trying to keep an underhook but Szczerek manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaunn Chen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chen throws a poor cross that misses
and Szczerek counters with an outside leg kick.
Szczerek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szczerek moves out of range of the strikes.

Chen gets tackled into the cage by Szczerek. Szczerek maintains the clinch.
Szczerek tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short left from Chen.
Szczerek misses with the head strike.
Chen gets underhooks to prevent Szczerek's takedown attempt.
Chen misses with the head strike.
Szczerek throws a punch but it's blocked by Chen.
Chen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Szczerek has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chen after a bit of a struggle.
Shaunn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Szczerek.
Szczerek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen lands a left hand.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczerek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Szczerek backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen lands a nice uppercut.
Chen misses with the head strike.

Szczerek breaks the clinch.

Szczerek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Szczerek lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Szczerek from controlling successfully.
Chen is looking to stand up but Szczerek isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek throws a strike but Chen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Szczerek has his hands on Chen's head, controlling the position.

Szczerek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Szczerek tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek wants to control but Chen passes easily into half guard.
Szczerek is looking for a sweep. Chen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Szczerek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Szczerek has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chen has passed into side control.
Szczerek manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek is trying to get back to full guard.
Chen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Szczerek is trying is best to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Szczerek wants to control but Chen is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tomasz Szczerek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chen tries to score with a low kick but Szczerek moves his leg out of the way.
Szczerek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Szczerek tries to close the distance and clinch but Chen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Szczerek 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.
Chen misses with a straight right.
Szczerek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chen, as that shot connected.
Szczerek fails with a takedown attempt.
Szczerek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen misses the jab.
Chen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szczerek can pounce on him.
Tomasz Szczerek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szczerek throws a leg kick but Chen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Szczerek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shaunn Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Szczerek.

Szczerek takes the fight into the clinch.

Szczerek manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Szczerek manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Szczerek unloads with some shots from mount but Chen bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to hold on but Szczerek postures up.
Szczerek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczerek thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tomasz Szczerek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chen tries to hold on but Szczerek pushes him away.
Chen working to try and regain half guard.
Szczerek throws some wild stikes that Chen manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Chen is rocked!
Szczerek landing strikes from the mount and Chen is in trouble!
Oh Chen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Szczerek working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Chen looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Szczerek! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tomasz Szczerek!
After winning the bout, Tomasz Szczerek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.