PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Somchai Chen (ranked 5959 p4p, 6019 weight class) and Charles Mesquita (ranked 482 p4p, 486 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chen
vs
Mesquita

167 cm
18
149
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
150
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somchai Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chen but Chen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mesquita stuffs the takedown attempt from Chen. Chen gets slowly back to his feet.
Mesquita wants to counter with a clinch but Chen pushes him away.
Nice sprawl there from Chen as Mesquita shoots in.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chen. That's going to slow Mesquita down.

Chen has Mesquita up against the cage in a clinch.
Chen avoiding damage.
Mesquita changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Somchai Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chen wants it to stay on the feet.

Chen clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chen decides to pull guard.

Chen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Mesquita has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chen is proving hard to escape from.

Mesquita drops back looking for a leg! Chen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chen manages to kick Mesquita off! Mesquita jumps back into Chen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Chen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chen's head.
Chen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chen controlling Mesquita's posture.
Chen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Chen wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita is working Chen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chen wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chen is breathing heavily.
Mesquita stands up over Chen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Mesquita decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Chen closes the distance and clinches.
Chen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mesquita.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Mesquita will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chen defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Chen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Chen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mesquita on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mesquita takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Chen moves into range and clinches up with Mesquita.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen scores with a shoulder strike.

Chen pulls Mesquita into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chen's head.
Mesquita stands and throws Chen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chen looks to move to half guard but instead Mesquita has passed into mount! Damn!
Chen working to try and regain half guard.
Mesquita landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Mesquita.
Chen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Mesquita goes for an armbar but Chen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chen.
Mesquita is trying to control the position but Chen postures up.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Mesquita looking to control.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chen's guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Charles Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita works over Chen with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mesquita trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita stands up over Chen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mesquita trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Mesquita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mesquita tries for a takedown but Chen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Chen has closed the distance and engaged Mesquita in a clinch.
Mesquita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chen prevents it.
Mesquita tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chen smiles and moves away.
We've been informed that Mesquita has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Somchai Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Chen counters with a three punch combo that has Mesquita backing up. Mesquita nods at Chen to acknowledge the strikes.
Mesquita blocks a head kick by Chen.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chen breaks the clinch.

Chen rushes Mesquita and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Chen has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chen wants a takedown but no success here.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mesquita has Chen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chen gets underhooks to prevent Mesquita's takedown attempt.
Chen landing knees to the head.

It looks like Charles Mesquita has been cut.
Chen leaning against his opponent.
Mesquita is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chen pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Chen decides to pull guard.
Chen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita passes Chen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mesquita connects with a nice short shot to Chen's temple.
Mesquita is trying to control the action in half guard but Chen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chen is trying to stand back up but Mesquita is controlling him
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chen is in a horrible position here. Mesquita smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Mesquita swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Mesquita!