PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igla Chlen (ranked 888 p4p, 1460 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 132 p4p, 197 weight class). Chlen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chlen
vs
Troeng

192 cm
31
215
14 - 6 - 0

187 cm
29
220
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igla Chlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troeng tries to land a leg kick but Chlen saw it coming and moves away.
Troeng sizes up Chlen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Troeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chlen was well out of range. Poor timing from Troeng.
Chlen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chlen misses the jab.
Troeng with a nice cross.

It looks like Igla Chlen has been cut.
Troeng misses with a left hand
and Chlen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Troeng lunges at Chlen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chlen's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Troeng, as that shot connected.
Chlen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Chlen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Troeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Chlen blocks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Troeng, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chlen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Troeng throws out a loose jab but Chlen uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Chlen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chlen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Troeng in his tracks.
Chlen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Troeng misses the shot to the body.
Chlen defending well as Troeng loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troeng.
A lazy left from Troeng finds it's target.
Chlen looks to score with a jab to the body but Troeng is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Troeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Troeng connects with a looping right hand.
Troeng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troeng.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chlen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick from Troeng, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chlen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chlen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Troeng is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Troeng stuns Chlen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troeng moves away.
Troeng throws a lazy uppercut
and Chlen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chlen misses with an uppercut. Troeng saw that one coming.
Troeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Troeng misses with a jab to the body
and Chlen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chlen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Troeng misses the shot to the body.
Chlen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Troeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chlen throws out the jab.
Chlen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Troeng throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Chlen counters with a crisp one two that drops Troeng! Chlen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Troeng to his feet! Troeng is in big trouble!

Troeng is rocked!
Chlen lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Troeng head around and knocks him out cold! Chlen hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igla Chlen!
A victorious Igla Chlen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.