PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solidus Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harold Chen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Solidus Snake's chin.

Chen
vs
Snake

190 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solidus Snake!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Harold Chen has been cut.
Snake takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
Chen tries to clinch up but Snake circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snake. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snake keeps the fight on the outside.
Snake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snake throws a series of punches but Chen avoids them all with ease.
Snake throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Snake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chen tries to clinch but Snake moves out of range.
Snake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Snake misses.
Chen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snake.
Snake misses with a wild body shot.
Snake throws a right and a left that Chen avoids nicely.
Snake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snake swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
Jab by Snake.
Chen takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake swings for the body but Chen moves out of range.

Chen pushes Snake up against the cage in a clinch.
Snake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snake looks gassed!
Snake takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Solidus Snake has been cut.
Chen with a knee to the head.

Chen gets control of Snake's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chen pulls Snake in close to prevent any damage.
Chen is looking to stand up but Snake isn't so interested in that idea.
Snake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Snake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chen is keeping the position for now.
Snake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Snake wants to stand and escape but instead Chen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Chen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Snake, up you get!
Snake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chen wants to clinch up but Snake keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Chen avoids the body shot from Snake.
Snake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Snake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chen circles away quickly and effectively.
Snake misses with a two punch combination.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snake looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Chen is looking to clinch but Snake is avoiding it.
Snake throws a hook to the side of Chen's head but Chen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snake misses with a straight left.
Chen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snake.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chen slips under a jab from Snake.
Solidus Snake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snake circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snake is defending well for now.
Chen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Snake wants to break free but Chen has control.
Chen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snake can't break the clinch.
Chen has Snake pressed against the cage, preventing Snake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snake working hard to break the clinch.
Chen misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Snake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Snake working hard to break the clinch.
Snake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chen landing knees to the head.
Chen scores a nice knee to the body.
Chen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Chen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Chen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chen instigates a clinch.
Snake can't break the clinch.
Snake takes a knee right on the jaw!

Snake is rocked!
Chen lands a big knee! That's hurt Snake! Oh, he's all over the place! Chen lands another knee that sends Snake to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Chen!