PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawnn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawasaki has chosen Linkin Park - Bleed It Out as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Chen
vs
Kawasaki

175 cm
25
170 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

177 cm
28
168 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawnn Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasaki connects with a leg kick. Chen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No joy there for Chen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki is looking to slow Chen down with leg kicks.
Kawasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Kawasaki misses with a leg kick
and Chen counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kawasaki 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Kawasaki scores with a four punch combination!
Chen works the jab nicely.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawasaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawasaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chen if he has to take too many more of those.
Kawasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Chen moves into range and clinches up with Kawasaki.
Kawasaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kawasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kawasaki blocks an uppercut.
Kawasaki misses with a body punch.
Chen scores with a hook to the body.
Chen takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Shawnn Chen has been cut.
Kawasaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawasaki.
Kawasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Chen.
Chen working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kawasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawasaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chen is keeping busy.
Chen misses with some punches.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawasaki.
Chen prevents a body shot from Kawasaki.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawasaki looking to stall.
Kawasaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Chen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawasaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Kawasaki.
Kawasaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Chen gets an underhook and turns Kawasaki into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Chen.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawasaki.
Kawasaki is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Chen fails to land.
Kawasaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Kawasaki blocks an uppercut.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Kawasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen scores with a shot to the side of Kawasaki's head.
Kawasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chen blocks it with crossed arms.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen has Kawasaki pressed against the cage, preventing Kawasaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chen being controlled against the cage.
Chen lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Kawasaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chen lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawasaki backwards.
Chen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kawasaki backwards.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Kawasaki misses with a punch to the body.

Kawasaki breaks the clinch.
Chen tries to clinch up but Kawasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawasaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chen counters with an inside leg kick.
Chen scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chen is looking to clinch.
Kawasaki looks to land a body kick but Chen moved away.
Kawasaki throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shawnn Chen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shawnn Chen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawasaki. That did some damage!
Kawasaki is looking to score with low kicks.
Kawasaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawasaki. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawasaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kawasaki thows a leg kick but Chen checks it
and Chen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kawasaki's knee momentarily.
Chen swings for the body but Kawasaki moves out of range.
Jun Kawasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chen tries to clinch there but Kawasaki circles away.
Chen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kawasaki throws a leg kick
and Chen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Kawasaki pushes him off.
Chen lunges at Kawasaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kawasaki's hand.
Kawasaki fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Chen does it's job there.
A jab from Chen misses.
A right-left combo lands from Chen.
Kawasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen.
Chen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawasaki.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Chen blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Chen.
Kawasaki misses with a head kick.
Kawasaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kawasaki misses with a body kick.
Chen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Kawasaki misses

and Chen counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawasaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawasaki trying to land knees to the body.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chen.
Kawasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawasaki tries to stall but Chen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kawasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kawasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Chen scoring well with a low kick there.
Kawasaki drops his hands momentarily and Chen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kawasaki throws a chopping leg kick but Chen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chen wants to clinch but Kawasaki slips to the side

and Kawasaki counters with a single leg into guard. Chen didn't expect that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kawasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki stays in close to Chen's body and controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawasaki is looking to advance position but Chen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kawasaki wants to control but Chen is having none of it.
Kawasaki is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawasaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shawnn Chen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shawnn Chen's cut.
That's time! Chen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Chen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chen looks to land a left hand but Kawasaki moved out of range nicely.
Kawasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Kawasaki tried to score with a low kick but Chen checks it.
Chen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kawasaki moves out of range as Chen strikes.
Kawasaki tried to score with a low kick but Chen checks it.
Chen swings for the body but Kawasaki moves out of range.
Kawasaki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chen rather than just go for the knockout.
Chen connects with a leg kick. Kawasaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kawasaki 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.
Kawasaki looks to land a body kick but Chen moved away.
Kawasaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kawasaki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kawasaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kawasaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Chen tries to clinch up.
Kawasaki is looking to chop away at Chen's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen moves out of range of the body kick.
Kawasaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kawasaki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawasaki lands a jab to Chen's midsection.
Kawasaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kawasaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kawasaki!
Chen throws a jab when Kawasaki was well out of range.
Kawasaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kawasaki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki misses with a leg kick
and Chen counters with a leg kick.
Shawnn Chen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawasaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kawasaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Chen counters with a stiff right hand.
Chen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kawasaki thows a leg kick but Chen checks it
and Chen counters with a series of strikes. Kawasaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki misses with a leg kick
letting Chen counter with a right hand.
Kawasaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shawnn Chen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawasaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chen avoids it really well and circles away.
Kawasaki looks for a takedown but Chen sprawls well.
Kawasaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to clinch but Kawasaki moves out of range.
Chen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kawasaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Chen gets an underhook and turns Kawasaki into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawasaki backwards.

Kawasaki is rocked!
Chen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shawnn Chen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kawasaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Chen finish him?
Kawasaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Chen has double underhooks.
Jun Kawasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kawasaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chen is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shawnn Chen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

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