PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bublasaur Venusaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venusaur has chosen Bulbasaur bongo bebop as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Chen
vs
Venusaur

183 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bublasaur Venusaur!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Venusaur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Venusaur tries a head kick but it misses.
Venusaur misses with a kick to the body.
Chen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Venusaur misses with a kick to the body
and Chen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Venusaur wants to clinch up but Chen keeps it at a distance.
Venusaur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Chen tries to keep at a distance but Venusaur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Venusaur blocks an elbow strike.
Venusaur pushes off an throws an elbow but Chen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chen throws an elbow that misses.
Venusaur throws an elbow but it misses.
Venusaur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venusaur has a couple of punches blocked by Chen.
Chen tries to break the clinch but Venusaur is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Venusaur lands an elbow just above Chen 's eye.
Chen missing with knees to the body.
Venusaur keeps control of Chen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Venusaur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chen avoids a wild elbow strike from Venusaur.
Venusaur has Chen pressed against the cage, preventing Chen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chen is trying to force a seperation but Venusaur has the dominant position.
Venusaur blocks an elbow strike.
Chen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chen tries to land knees in the clinch but Venusaur avoids the damage to the body.
Chen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chen has had enough of the clinch but Venusaur keeps him there for the moment.
Venusaur avoids a wild elbow strike from Chen.
Chen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venusaur managing to block the knees to the body from Chen.
Venusaur looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Chen manages to break the clinch.
Chen misses with a kick to the body.
Chen throws a head kick that misses.
Venusaur checks a low kick from Chen.

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.
Chen throws a sloppy head kick and Venusaur moves out of range easily.
Venusaur tries a head kick but it misses.
Chen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Chen.
Chen tries a head kick but it misses.
Venusaur blocks a head kick by Chen.
Chen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venusaur tries to clinch but Chen is having none of it.
Chen throws a sloppy head kick

and Venusaur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Venusaur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jin Chen has been cut.
Venusaur misses with an elbow over the top.
Chen dodges an elbow strike from Venusaur.
Chen wants to break free but Venusaur has control.
Venusaur avoids a wild elbow strike from Chen.
Venusaur lands a nice elbow.
Chen working hard to break the clinch.
Chen tries to break the clinch but Venusaur is controlling the position.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Venusaur avoids it.
Venusaur misses with a knee to the head.
Chen dodges an elbow strike from Venusaur.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venusaur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chen's brow.
Venusaur blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venusaur throws an elbow but misses.
Venusaur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chen blocks it with crossed arms.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Venusaur avoids it.
Chen avoids a wild elbow strike from Venusaur.
Chen tries to circle away but Venusaur has him pinned against the cage.
Chen can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Venusaur.
Venusaur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chen misses with an elbow strike.
Chen avoids the elbow strike from Venusaur, against the cage.
Venusaur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chen's defenses.
Chen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Venusaur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chen's efforts to push away.
Venusaur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Venusaur lands an elbow that stopped Chen in his tracks for a moment.

That's four 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.
Venusaur lands an elbow inside.
Venusaur lands an elbow inside that Chen shrugs off.
Chen blocks an elbow strike.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Venusaur avoids it.
Chen blocks the elbow strike.
Venusaur scores a nice knee to the body.

Chen manages to break the clinch.
Venusaur misses with a body shot.
Venusaur punishes Chen's body with a nice straight punch.
Chen throws a sloppy head kick
and Venusaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chen is breathing heavily.
Venusaur throws a lazy head kick
and Chen counters with a head kick. That will keep Venusaur thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Venusaur throws a lazy head kick
and Chen counters with a body kick that stops Venusaur in his tracks momentarily.
Venusaur tries to clinch but Chen moves out of range.
Chen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bublasaur Venusaur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jin Chen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick misses from Chen.
Venusaur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Venusaur blocks a head kick by Chen.
Venusaur thows a leg kick but Chen checks it
and Chen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Venusaur is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Venusaur misses the shot to the body.
Venusaur misses with a kick to the body.
Chen throws a head kick but Venusaur moves out of range.
Chen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Venusaur thows a leg kick but Chen checks it
and Chen counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Venusaur takes the fight into the clinch.
Chen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Chen.
Venusaur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chen tries to land knees in the clinch but Venusaur avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Venusaur.
Venusaur lands a nice elbow.
Chen takes an elbow to the temple.
Venusaur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Venusaur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Venusaur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chen throws an elbow but misses.
Chen is trying to force a seperation but Venusaur has the dominant position.
Venusaur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chen's defenses.
Chen blocks the elbow strike.
Chen trying to land knees to the body.
Venusaur scores with a knee to the head.
Venusaur throws an elbow but it misses.
Venusaur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Venusaur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chen is trying to break the clinch but Venusaur has him pressed against the cage.
Chen lands a shoulder strike.
Chen wants to get back to striking at distance but Venusaur won't allow it.
Venusaur keeps control of Chen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chen tries to circle away but Venusaur has him pinned against the cage.
Venusaur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venusaur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venusaur is looking to control Chen's arms but Chen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Venusaur has his back to the cage.
Chen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Venusaur managing to block the knees to the body from Chen.
Venusaur throws an elbow but it misses.
Venusaur lands an elbow just above Chen 's eye.
Venusaur lands an elbow inside.
Chen has had enough of the clinch but Venusaur keeps him there for the moment.
Chen missing with knees to the body.
Venusaur lands an elbow inside that Chen shrugs off.
Venusaur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chen's efforts to push away.
Chen takes an elbow to the temple.
Chen throws an elbow but it misses.
Venusaur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Venusaur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Venusaur prevents Chen from breaking the clinch.
Venusaur avoiding damage as Chen throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur lands an elbow inside that Chen shrugs off.
Chen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chen pushes off an throws an elbow but Venusaur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Venusaur lands a damaging elbow.
Venusaur lands an elbow just above Chen 's eye.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Venusaur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Venusaur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chen can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Chen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chen blocks an elbow strike.
Venusaur connects with a knee to the head.
Chen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Venusaur prevents Chen from breaking the clinch.
Chen avoids the elbow strike from Venusaur, against the cage.
Venusaur throws an elbow but it misses.
Chen dodges an elbow strike from Venusaur.

Chen breaks the clinch.
Venusaur avoids the head kick by Chen.
Chen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chen tries a head kick but it misses.

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.
Venusaur tries to clinch but Chen moves out of range.
Chen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Venusaur misses
and Chen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Venusaur really felt that one!
Chen throws a head kick that misses.
Venusaur throws a wild body kick that Chen sees coming a mile off.
Venusaur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chen throws a head kick that misses.
Venusaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Venusaur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Chen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Chen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A head kick misses from Chen.
Venusaur tries to clinch up.
Chen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Venusaur throws a push kick but Chen slaps the foot to one side.
Chen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chen swats away the attempt to clinch by Venusaur.
Chen throws a lazy head kick
and Venusaur counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen misses with a head kick.
Chen tries a head kick but it misses.
Chen avoids the body shot from Venusaur.
Chen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Venusaur throws a chopping leg kick but Chen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Venusaur throws a lazy head kick
and Chen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Venusaur is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Venusaur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Venusaur misses with a head kick.
Venusaur is looking to land body kicks.
Venusaur is looking to land body kicks.
Chen moves out of range as Venusaur throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Venusaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chen circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venusaur throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jin Chen is winning the standup battle so far.
Chen tries a head kick but it misses.
Venusaur throws a lazy head kick

and Chen counters with a head kick that drops Venusaur to the mat! Venusaur scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Venusaur is rocked!
Chen throws a lazy head kick
and Venusaur counters with an outside leg kick.
Venusaur is still on wobbly legs! Can Chen finish him?
A head kick misses from Chen.
Venusaur seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chen throws a head kick but Venusaur moves out of range.
Venusaur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy body kick from Venusaur
and Chen counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chen misses with a head kick.
Chen is looking to chop away at Venusaur's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Chen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Chen!