PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 425 p4p, 59 weight class) and Big Guns (ranked 523 p4p, 70 weight class). Chen Lo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Big Guns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chen Lo
vs
Guns

180 cm
29
192 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

180 cm
39
192 lbs
31 - 25 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 2, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Guns there.
Chen Lo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chen Lo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guns backs up against the cage.
Chen Lo misses with a left hand
and Guns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chen Lo throws an off balance right hand
and Guns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guns just misses with a punch to the body.
Guns looks for the body kick but Chen Lo saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen Lo misses the body punch
and Chen Lo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chen Lo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chen Lo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Timiko Chen Lo has been cut.
Guns looks to land a combination. Chen Lo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Guns takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guns cracks Chen Lo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Guns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Chen Lo catches Guns right on the button with a cross.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
Guns throws a series of punches but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo lands a head shot.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut
and Guns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chen Lo misses with a double jab.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the side of Guns's head but Guns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Guns.
Guns avoids the body shot from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guns.
Guns has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chen Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guns.
Guns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen Lo moves away.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the strikes.
Guns connects with a looping right hand.
Chen Lo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Guns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chen Lo thuds a left hand into Guns's body.
Guns wants to clinch up but Chen Lo keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen Lo misses the target.
Chen Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guns thows a body kick. Chen Lo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chen Lo. Chen Lo obviously looking to wear him down.
Chen Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guns was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guns throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Chen Lo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chen Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guns manages to avoid it.
Guns throws a hook but Chen Lo blocks it.
Guns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chen Lo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Guns scores with a hook to the body. Chen Lo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guns takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chen Lo swings widly with a right hand
and Guns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guns throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns pushes Chen Lo away with a front kick.
Guns is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chen Lo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Guns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chen Lo. That did some damage!
Guns swings for the body but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Guns misses with a lunging right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chen Lo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen Lo. Guns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guns misses with a head kick.
Guns misses with a double jab
and Chen Lo counters with a stiff right hand.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Chen Lo moves out of range easily.
Guns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen Lo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns misses with a straight right.
Chen Lo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guns at a distance.
Chen Lo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guns sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chen Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guns.
Guns misses with a right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a good low kick that Guns was not able to check.
Guns misses with a straight left.
Chen Lo misses with a series of wild punches.
Guns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chen Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Guns's shoulder, as Guns tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Guns as he checks the leg kick.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guns thuds a left hand into Chen Lo's body.
Nice defenses there by Chen Lo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Guns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
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 Lo cracks Guns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Chen Lo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guns will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Chen Lo gets to his feet - Guns follows without any prompting.
Chen Lo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chen Lo misses with a straight left.
A jab from Guns does it's job there.
Guns swings for the body but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Guns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chen Lo looks to land a right hand but Guns moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Chen Lo misses the target.
Guns moves away from the strike by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chen Lo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the strikes.
Chen Lo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Guns thuds a left hand into Chen Lo's body.
Chen Lo connects with a body shot that sends Guns's belly button to the back.

Chen Lo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Guns's guard.
Guns throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Guns wants to control the position but Chen Lo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Guns trying to control from the bottom.
Chen Lo blocks the strikes from Guns.
Guns throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guns preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Guns keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns wants to hold on but Chen Lo pushes him away.
Guns gets back to half guard.
Guns wants to improve his position but Chen Lo is controlling well.
Chen Lo passes into side control, despite Guns's attempt to control the position.
Guns wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guns struggling a bit here.
Guns is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chen Lo is staying active.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timiko Chen Lo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guns is looking for a sweep.

Chen Lo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Guns takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
Guns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chen Lo cracks Guns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
Chen Lo throws the left hand but Guns avoids the punch easily.
Guns connects with a jab.
Chen Lo cracks Guns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timiko Chen Lo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A big left from Guns misses.
Guns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chen Lo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chen Lo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guns.
Chen Lo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guns throws an overhand right that lands on Chen Lo's shoulder, as Chen Lo tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Guns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chen Lo staying out of range there.
Chen Lo swings widly with a right hand
and Guns makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chen Lo really felt that one!
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guns throws a jab but it's blocked by Chen Lo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Chen Lo. Beautiful body shot.
Chen Lo missing with a left hand there. Guns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo misses with a looping left.
Chen Lo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chen Lo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guns throws a combination. Chen Lo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chen Lo throws an off balance right hand
and Guns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chen Lo dives in and grabs Guns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guns pushes down on Chen Lo's head and hops out.
Guns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chen Lo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Guns but Guns pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timiko Chen Lo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chen Lo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Guns lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen Lo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chen Lo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Chen Lo is rocked!
Chen Lo slips a straight right by Guns.
Oh Chen Lo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chen Lo moves away from the strike by Guns.
Guns scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Timiko Chen Lo's cut is getting worse.
Chen Lo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen Lo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guns circles away quickly and effectively.
Chen Lo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Guns misses with a hook
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen Lo seems to have got his legs back now.
Guns looks to land a right hand but Chen Lo moved out of range.
Guns takes one on the button.
Chen Lo avoids the head kick by Guns.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chen Lo.
Guns scores with a jab. Chen Lo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chen Lo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chen Lo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chen Lo.
No joy there for Guns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guns throws a nice looking combination but Chen Lo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chen Lo throws a right and a left that Guns avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guns.
It looked like Chen Lo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Guns.
A swing and a miss from Guns.
Chen Lo fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Guns misses with a head kick.
Big Guns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guns throws a lazy uppercut
and Chen Lo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chen Lo blocks a jab.
Chen Lo tries for a takedown but Guns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guns slips under a jab.
Guns throws a big shot that misses.
Chen Lo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut.
Guns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A right-left combo lands from Guns.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guns. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Guns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Guns!
After winning the bout, Big Guns thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Timiko Chen Lo had this to say: 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.