PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Li Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Open Hapiness. Star comes into a darkened arena with his song building. National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kai Star enters the cage!

Chen
vs
Star

194 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Star!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star avoids the head kick by Chen.
Chen swinging wilding here.
Nice takedown defense from Star. No joy for Chen on that attempt.

Star moves into the clinch successfully.

Star breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Star has managed to clinch.

Star breaks from the clinch.
Star swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
Star is looking to clinch.

Star has Chen up against the cage in a clinch.
Chen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Star pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Star pushes Chen up against the cage in a clinch.
Star throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chen blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Star just leaning against Chen, taking a breather.
Star lands a nice knee to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Star - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Star lands a knee to the body.

Star breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Star wants to clinch
and Chen counters with a head kick.
Star keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Star moves out of range as Chen throws a body kick.
Chen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Star is fending him off so far but Chen persists. Nope, Star circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Chen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chen is breathing heavily.

Star has taken the fight to the clinch.
Star digs a right hand underneath Chen's ribcage. Chen let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Star escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Star fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Star tries to clinch up but Chen circles away and keeps his distance.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Star tries to clinch but Chen moves away
and Chen counters with a big head kick but Star shrugs it off.

Star takes the fight into the clinch.
Chen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Star just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star keeps control of Chen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Star goes for a takedown attempt but Chen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Star tries to clinch up but Chen circles away and keeps his distance.
Chen fails with a takedown attempt.
Chen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Star throws a nice head kick!
Star is looking to clinch but Chen is avoiding it.

Star has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen fails to pull guard.
Star taking a breather.
Chen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Star pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Star escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Star closes the distance and clinches.
Star lands a knee to the body.
Chen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Star pulls his leg out and moves away.

Star clinches.
The referee calls for Star to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Star dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chen circles away from the clinch attempt.

Star shoots in and bounces Chen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Star stands up from Chen's guard - Star perhaps looking for a knockout.
Star fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chen keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Star has closed the distance and engaged Chen in a clinch.
Star has Chen pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Star's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen is trying to drag Star to the mat but Star just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Star breaks from the clinch.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chen shoots in but Star avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Star scores with a kick to the body.

Star closes the distance and clinches.

Star escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Star circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Chen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Star feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Star is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Star slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Star stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Star pushes Chen up against the cage in a clinch.
Star gets underhooks to prevent Chen's takedown attempt.

Star breaks from the clinch.

Star drives through and clinches with Chen against the cage.
Star is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Star pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Star looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chen stuffs the takedown attempt from Star. Star gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Star looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chen, right into the meat.
Chen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Star swivels and escapes.

Star darts in and clinches Chen up against the cage.
Star using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Star breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Star throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chen counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck for Chen with that takedown attempt.

Star has Chen up against the cage in a clinch.
Star lands a nice knee to the body.
Star avoiding damage.
Star scores with a nice hook to the head.
Star avoiding damage as Chen throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Star showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chen misses with a takedown attempt - Star sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Star throws a sloppy head kick and Chen moves out of range easily.
Chen shoots for a double leg takedown but Star sprawls well. He's pushed Chen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Star tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Star throws a nice looking combination but Chen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Star drives through and clinches with Chen against the cage.

Star manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Star looking for a guillotine here but Chen defends easily.
Chen chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Star looking for a sweep. Not yet Star, not yet.
Star wants to get back to his feet but Chen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Star tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Star keeping moving, preventing Chen from controlling successfully.

Chen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Star tries to clinch there but Chen circles away.
Chen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Chen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Star wants to clinch up but Chen keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Star is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Star is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Star fails in his attempt to clinch.

Star clinches.
Star avoiding damage.
Chen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Star tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee calls for Star to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Star tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chen smiles and moves away.
Star wants to clinch.
Star doesn't manage to clinch there - Chen circles away.
Li Chen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chen tries to clinch up but Star circles away and keeps his distance.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Star pushes him off.
Star takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch but Chen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chen throws a sloppy head kick and Star moves out of range easily.
Chen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Star swivels and escapes.
Star misses with a head kick.
Chen throws a head kick but Star moves out of range.

Star has closed the distance and engaged Chen in a clinch.
Star lands a knee to the body.
Chen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Star manages to break the clinch.
Li Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kai Star is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Star is looking to clinch but Chen is avoiding it.
Star tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chen counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Star comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Star has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Star!