PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igla Chlen (ranked 959 p4p, 975 weight class) and Dai Zexi (ranked 130 p4p, 132 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chlen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to . Zexi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BRADIO-Flyers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chlen
vs
Zexi

192 cm
35
215
20 - 7 - 0

175 cm
35
220
30 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igla Chlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chlen lands with a good body shot.
Chlen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zexi manages to avoid it.
Chlen looks to throw the jab but Zexi is out of range.
Chlen looks to land a right hand but Zexi moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chlen, as that shot connected.
Chlen thuds his right hand into Zexi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chlen cracks Zexi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chlen cracks Zexi with a good jab.
Chlen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zexi is out of range.
Zexi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chlen jabs Zexi right on the nose. Zexi blinks but takes it well.
A low kick lands for Chlen.
Zexi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chlen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zexi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chlen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chlen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chlen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chlen thuds his right hand into Zexi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chlen works Zexi's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chlen finds it's way through Zexi's defenses.
Chlen slips a jab from Zexi.
Chlen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zexi. Zexi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chlen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zexi missing with a left hand there. Chlen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chlen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chlen cracks a nice hook into Zexi's ribs.
Chlen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zexi ducks under a wild hook from Chlen.

Chlen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chlen wants to sweep here but Zexi controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlen wants to get back to his feet but Zexi passes into half guard.
Chlen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Chlen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chlen keeping hold of Zexi's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chlen wants to improve his position but Zexi is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zexi is looking to pass Chlen's guard but actually Chlen recovers to full guard.
Chlen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chlen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chlen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zexi manages to get himself to full guard.

Chlen pushes down on Zexi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chlen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chlen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chlen content just to control the position here.
Zexi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chlen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igla Chlen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chlen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zexi checks a leg kick.
Chlen with a jab.
A big left from Zexi misses.
Chlen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chlen lands with a cross.
Zexi throws a body punch but Chlen moves out of range.
Chlen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zexi.
Chlen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chlen tries to score with a low kick but Zexi moves his leg out of the way.
Zexi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chlen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zexi momentarily.
Chlen cracks Zexi with a right hand to the side of the head.
A left lands for Chlen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chlen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chlen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chlen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zexi can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi avoids the body shot from Chlen.
Zexi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Igla Chlen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zexi misses with a hook. Chlen ducked under it nicely.
Chlen scores with a punch to the head.
Zexi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chlen is just out of range.
Chlen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chlen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Chlen does it's job there.
Chlen dips to his left and cracks Zexi with an uppercut!
Zexi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chlen misses with a wild body shot.
Igla Chlen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Zexi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chlen tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chlen is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zexi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chlen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zexi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chlen keeping hold of Zexi's head, controlling as best he can.
Igla Chlen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chlen is refusing to be controlled, as Zexi sits in half guard.
Chlen is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chlen is working hard here to advance position.
Zexi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chlen tries to roll over but Zexi keeps him under control.
Chlen wants to control but Zexi is keeping busy.
Chlen gets full guard.

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.
Zexi preventing the sweep.
Chlen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chlen wants to sweep but no luck.
Zexi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chlen wants to control but Zexi passes easily into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zexi in particular looking to stall.
Chlen trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igla Chlen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chlen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zexi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chlen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zexi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zexi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chlen.
Igla Chlen is winning the standup battle so far.
Chlen scores with the left hand. Zexi knows he should have avoided that one.
Chlen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zexi.
Zexi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zexi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chlen to score with a decent uppercut.
Zexi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zexi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Zexi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zexi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zexi scores with a hook to the body. Chlen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zexi staying out of range there.
Chlen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zexi manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Zexi misses.
Chlen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zexi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlen lands a jab to the nose.
Chlen just misses with a punch to the body.
Zexi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chlen misses with a lunging right hand
letting Zexi counter with a right hand.
Zexi swings for the body but Chlen moves out of range.
Zexi misses with a hook.
Zexi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chlen tries to work over Zexi's front leg with a kick but Zexi checks it.
Zexi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chlen throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chlen.
Zexi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Chlen misses its intended target.
Zexi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chlen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zexi.
A slow jab from Chlen misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi looks to throw the jab but Chlen is out of range.
Chlen throwing a counter right hand but Zexi manages to avoid it.
Chlen connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zexi blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Zexi blocks the leg kick.
Chlen looks to score with a jab to the body but Zexi is just out of range.
Chlen connects with a nice looking jab.
Zexi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Zexi.
A shot to the liver by Chlen. Beautiful body shot.
Zexi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chlen looks to land a left hand but Zexi moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Chlen.
Chlen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zexis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chlen throws a lazy uppercut
and Chlen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Zexi gets a double leg takedown into Chlen's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Chlen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Dai Zexi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Chlen.
A short right from Chlen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chlen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zexi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zexi misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Chlen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igla Chlen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chlen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zexi on the side of the head.
Chlen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zexi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chlen throws a jab when Zexi was well out of range.
Chlen scores with a sloppy right hand. Zexi should have avoided that one.
Chlen lands with a hook. Zexi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chlen throws a sloppy body shot
and Chlen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Igla Chlen has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chlen connects with the punch.
Chlen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zexi on the side of the head.
Chlen just misses with a punch to the body.
Chlen misses with a low kick.
Zexi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chlen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zexis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chlen looks to score with a jab to the body but Zexi is just out of range.
Zexi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zexi scores with a jab to the head.
Chlen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chlen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chlen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zexi under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chlen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zexi under the eye.
Chlen digs a good hook to Zexi's body.
Chlen throws a body punch but Zexi moves out of range.
Zexi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igla Chlen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chlen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igla Chlen!
Igla Chlen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.