PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Shurk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shurk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Achy Breaky Heart. On his way into the cage it seems that Shawn Shurk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shawn Shurk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Shurk
vs
Chen

170 cm
25
155 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

178 cm
26
149 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Shurk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Chen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shurk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shawn Shurk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shurk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chen pinned against the cage. Chen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Chen misses.
Shurk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shurk.
A telegraphed right hand from Shurk misses the target.
Shurk fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen connects with a body shot.
Chen throws a head kick that Shurk semi-blocks.
Good shot there by Shurk.
Shurk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kung Chen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chen lands a body shot.
Chen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shurk misses the body punch
and Chen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shurk throws a right hand that Chen ducks under and follows up with a left that Chen also avoids with ease.
Shurk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chen throws out the jab.
Shurk has his takedown stuffed
and Chen counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Shurk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shurk walks into a stiff left hand from Chen.
Chen leaves Shurk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shurk momentarily.
Chen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chen lands a high kick!
Chen takes a swing at Shurk's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Shurk.

Chen clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
Chen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shurk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chen prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Chen.
Chen landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chen lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Shawn Shurk has been cut.
Knees to the body from Chen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen scores a nice knee to the body.

Chen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Chen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Shurk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Chen.

Shurk darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shurk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk is fighting to break Chen's control of his arms but Chen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shurk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shurk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shurk throwing strikes but missing.
Shurk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chen is keeping the position for now.
Shurk passes Chen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chen is pressing down on Shurk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shurk preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shurk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chen is keeping the position for now.
Shurk preventing the sweep.
Shurk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Shurk from controlling successfully.
Shurk throwing strikes but missing.
Chen controlling Shurk's posture.
Shurk throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shurk trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Shurk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shurk looking to sit in guard and control but Chen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Shurk pushes Chen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Shurk swings widly with a right hand
and Chen counters with a nice uppercut.
Shurk throws a series of punches but Chen avoids them all with ease.
Chen lands a nice shot that snaps Shurk's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurk looks to land a combination but Chen avoids it well.
Shurk throws a nice looking combination but Chen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shurk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chen slips a jab and a cross from Shurk.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen misses the shot to the body.
Chen scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Shurk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Shurk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shurk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shurk shoots in but no luck this time.
Shurk avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shurk misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chen.

Shurk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shurk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk throws some wild stikes that Chen manages to avoid easily.
Chen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shurk tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shurk is trying to control here but Chen has managed to regain half guard.
Shurk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shurk.
Shurk trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Shurk postures up in Chen's guard and throws a big left but Chen blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen wants to sweep but no luck.
Shurk is fighting to break Chen's control of his arms but Chen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shurk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shurk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shurk postures up in Chen's guard and throws a big left but Chen blocks it.
Chen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shurk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shurk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shurk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shurk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shurk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shurk is looking to work some ground and pound but Chen has wrist control.
Shurk trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shurk throws an elbow that misses. Chen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shurk's guard. Nice move by Chen!
Chen looking to pass the guard.
Chen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shurk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chen!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurk with shots to the head and body - Chen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shurk looking to finish with strikes here!
Shurk scoring with strikes but Chen is staying in there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shurk with shots to the head and body - Chen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shurk misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shurk misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Shurk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shurk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Shurk!
After winning the bout, Shawn Shurk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.