PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Merel (ranked 912 p4p, 1111 weight class) and Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 124 p4p, 145 weight class). Chen Lo has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Merel
vs
Chen Lo

191 cm
33
190
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
30
192
18 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Merel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timiko Chen Lo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Merel jabs Chen Lo right on the nose. Chen Lo blinks but takes it well.
Merel ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Merel misses with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Merel is defended easily by Chen Lo.
A slow jab from Chen Lo misses its intended target.
Merel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chen Lo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Timiko Chen Lo has been cut.
Merel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Merel lunges at Chen Lo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chen Lo's hand.
Chen Lo walks into a straight right hand from Merel.
Chen Lo throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Decent striking displayed by Merel there.
Merel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chen Lo loads up on a big right hand but Merel slips the punch.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Merel avoids it easily.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Merel moves out of range.
Chen Lo misses with the combination.
We've been informed that Chen Lo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Merel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Chen Lo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Merel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merel.
Merel throws a body shot but no joy.
Chen Lo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Merel.
Chen Lo feints the counter takedown.
Merel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen Lo. Merel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Merel.
Timiko Chen Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Merel closes the distance and clinches up with Chen Lo, looking for a takedown. Merel pushes Chen Lo against the cage but Chen Lo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chen Lo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chen Lo as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Merel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chen Lo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merel.
Chen Lo lands a nice shot to the body.
Chen Lo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Merel moves out of range of the strikes.
Merel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Merel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Chen Lo pushes Merel off and gets back to his feet.
Merel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Chen Lo.
Merel lands with a hook. Chen Lo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Merel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Merel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Merel shoots in but Chen Lo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chen Lo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chen Lo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chen Lo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chen Lo misses with a straight left.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
Merel clobbers Chen Lo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Merel misses with a series of wild punches.
Chen Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merel.
Merel misses with a takedown attempt - Chen Lo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chen Lo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chen Lo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Merel.
Chen Lo avoids the body shot from Merel.
Merel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chen Lo tries a quick counter leg kick but Merel is wise to it.
Merel on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Mark Merel has been cut.
Chen Lo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Merel.
Merel scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chen Lo lands a nice hook to Merel's body. Merel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen Lo lands a jab to Merel's midsection.
Chen Lo connects with a body shot.
Merel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Merel.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick that is checked

and Merel counters with a single leg into guard. Chen Lo didn't expect that.
Merel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Merel won't allow Chen Lo to get back to his feet.
Merel looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen Lo can't keep his opponent in guard - Merel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mark Merel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen Lo. Merel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merel shoots in for a takedown but Chen Lo shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Chen Lo misses its intended target.
Merel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Merel.
Merel checks a leg kick.
Chen Lo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Merel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chen Lo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Merel thuds his right hand into Chen Lo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chen Lo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo misses with a low kick as Merel jumps back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chen Lo - that will leave a mark!
Merel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Chen Lo does no damage.
Mark Merel is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen Lo scores with a hook to the body. Merel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel scores with a jab. Chen Lo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Merel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Chen Lo tries to counter it with a takedown but Merel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Merel throws a looping overhand right but Chen Lo ducks down to avoid it.
Chen Lo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chen Lo avoids the body shot from Merel.
Chen Lo scores with a jab.
Merel misses with a hook.
Merel missing with a left hand there. Chen Lo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Chen Lo misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Merel misses the target.
Chen Lo misses with a straight left.
A cross from Merel lands.
Merel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Merel moves away from the strike by Chen Lo.
Merel swings for the body but Chen Lo moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chen Lo.
Merel jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo staying out of range there.
Merel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Chen Lo scores with a four punch combination!
Merel slips a straight right by Chen Lo.
Merel misses with an uppercut

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

Merel is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Chen Lo engages and cracks Merel with a massive lead left hook - Merel tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Chen Lo is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timiko Chen Lo!
In his post fight interview, Timiko Chen Lo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.