PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Wren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Chernenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wren
vs
Chernenko

182 cm
23
173 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alan Wren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Chernenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wren tries to clinch but Chernenko moves out of range.
Chernenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Wren misses.
Chernenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chernenko misses with a double jab
and Wren counters with a left to the body.
Wren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chernenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wren counters with a two punch combo.
Chernenko looks to land a combination but Wren avoids it well.
Wren connects with a crisp jab.
Wren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wren misses with a wild combination.
Wren dodges the punch combination from Chernenko.
Wren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chernenko.
Wren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wren misses with a low kick.
Chernenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Wren closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wren tries to close the distance and clinch but Chernenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wren throws out a loose jab but Chernenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Chernenko tries to keep at a distance but Wren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wren takes a shot to the head.
Wren can't get the takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wren.
Wren trying to control the position but instead, Chernenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wren into the cage.
Chernenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wren swinging wildly here.
Chernenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wren counters with a stiff right hand.
Wren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chernenko counters with a left to the body.
Wren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chernenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernenko throws a right hand that Wren ducks under and follows up with a left that Wren also avoids with ease.

Chernenko lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Wren sprawling to the canvas. Chernenko follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Wren hang on?

Wren is rocked!

It looks like Alan Wren has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wren is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chernenko looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oh Wren is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chernenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wren's head.
Wren seems to have got his legs back now.

Chernenko stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wren to get to his feet.
No joy there for Chernenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chernenko misses with a few strikes there.
Chernenko lunges at Wren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wren's hand.
Chernenko misses with a shot to the body
and Wren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chernenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chernenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wren manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernenko checks a leg kick.
Wren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chernenko counters with a three punch combo that has Wren backing up. Wren nods at Chernenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Wren swings for the body but Chernenko moves out of range.
Chernenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wren.
Chernenko lands a jab to Wren's midsection.
Chernenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wren.
Chernenko misses with a looping left.
Alan Wren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wren looks to score with a jab to the body but Chernenko is just out of range.
A big right from Wren misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chernenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wren manages to avoid it.
Chernenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wren rather than just go for the knockout.
Wren slips a jab and a cross from Chernenko.
Chernenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wren counters with a one-two to the body.
Chernenko swings for the body but Wren moves out of range.
Wren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernenko misses with a double jab
and Wren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chernenko looks to land a left hand but Wren moved out of range nicely.
Wren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wren tries to clinch
enabling Chernenko to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Wren misses.
Wren doesn't manage to clinch there - Chernenko circles away.
Chernenko misses with a double jab
and Wren counters with a straight right hand.
Wren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chernenko lunges at Wren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wren's hand.
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!
Chernenko lands a jab to the head.
Wren closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chernenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hugh Chernenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Wren's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wren stuns Chernenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alan Wren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wren changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chernenko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chernenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wren wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Wren stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chernenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chernenko misses with a combination
and Wren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wren throws a right and a left that Chernenko avoids nicely.
Hugh Chernenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wren misses with a two punch combination.
Chernenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wren was well out of range. Poor timing from Chernenko.
Nice jab there from Wren.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chernenko throws a series of punches but Wren avoids them all with ease.
Chernenko misses with a wild body shot.
Chernenko is breathing heavily.
Chernenko throws a sloppy body shot

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

Chernenko breaks the clinch.
Chernenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wren scores with a sloppy right hand. Chernenko should have avoided that one.
Chernenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Chernenko throws a right and a left that Wren avoids nicely.
Wren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chernenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Wren swinging wildly here.
Chernenko misses the body punch
and Wren counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chernenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alan Wren is winning the standup battle so far.
Wren lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wren.
Chernenko looks to throw the jab but Wren is out of range.
Chernenko misses with an uppercut. Wren saw that one coming.
Chernenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wren.
A combination from Chernenko does no damage.

Wren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chernenko tries to improve his position but instead Wren has taken his back!
Wren has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Chernenko.
Chernenko rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wren trying to control from half guard but Chernenko is working away.
Chernenko wants to improve his position but Wren is controlling well.
Chernenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chernenko.
Chernenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wren is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Chernenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Wren stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wren misses with a combination
and Chernenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wren swinging wildly here.
Chernenko throws a nice looking combination but Wren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chernenko.
Chernenko needs to keep his hands up - Wren had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Wren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alan Wren's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Wren. Chernenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Chernenko.
Wren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chernenko misses with a wild combination.
Wren misses with a combination
and Chernenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chernenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wren in his tracks.
A combination from Wren does no damage.
Chernenko looks to throw the jab but Wren is out of range.
Wren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chernenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wren.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chernenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chernenko throws a right hand that Wren ducks under and follows up with a left that Wren also avoids with ease.
Chernenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wren does no damage.
Chernenko throws a combination that misses
and Wren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chernenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Wren.
Chernenko throws a lazy right hand but Wren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chernenko looks to land a right hand but Wren moved out of range.
Wren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chernenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wren lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chernenko counters with a left to the body.
Wren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chernenko backs up against the cage.
Wren lands a jab-cross combination.
Chernenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Wren is just out of range.
Wren scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chernenko misses with a combination
and Wren counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wren cracks Chernenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chernenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wren was well out of range. Poor timing from Chernenko.
A combination from Chernenko does no damage.
Wren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wren slips a jab and a cross from Chernenko.
Chernenko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chernenko duly obliges.

Wren closes the distance and pushes Chernenko back into the cage.
Wren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chernenko has him pressed against the cage.
Wren effectively controlling the action here.

Wren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Chernenko does no damage.
Chernenko misses with a two punch combination.
Wren misses with the combination.
Chernenko dodges the punch combination from Wren.
Chernenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chernenko thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Wren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chernenko scores with a jab to the head.
Wren moves forwards but Chernenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chernenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chernenko looks to land a right hand but Wren moved out of range.
Wren throws a looping overhand right but Chernenko ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chernenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wren as he avoids it easily.
Chernenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wren darts in trying to clinch
and Chernenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Chernenko.
A slow jab from Chernenko misses its intended target.
Chernenko throws a hook to the side of Wren's head but Wren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chernenko slips a jab and a cross from Wren.
A punch combination from Chernenko misses.
Wren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Chernenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Chernenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chernenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Chernenko!