PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Build me up Buttercup. Bernardo Puzo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Puzo
vs
Chen

178 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
142 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Hades

Fugly Face Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernardo Puzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vince Chen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chen.
Chen fails with the takedown.
No luck for Chen with that takedown attempt.
Bernardo Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Chen.
Chen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puzo pinned against the cage. Puzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Puzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Chen. Chen gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puzo defends it nicely.
Chen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bernardo Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo throws a good cross that connects.
Chen wants to clinch.
Chen tries a head kick but it misses.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
Puzo cracks Chen with a good jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chen is defended easily by Puzo.
Puzo throws a shot from downtown. Chen moves away and avoids it.
Vince Chen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo throws a hook but Chen blocks it.
Chen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Puzo throws a hook but Chen avoids it easily.
Puzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chen.

Chen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Puzo quickly recovers to half guard.
Chen throwing shots but Puzo is blocking nicely.
Chen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Puzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chen on the ground.
Chen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puzo's head.
Puzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Puzo tries to get out of the position.
Chen throwing shots but Puzo is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Puzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Chen decides to return to a standing position.
Chen shoots for a takedown but Puzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Chen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Puzo is trying to get back to his feet.
Chen trying to control the position but Puzo is working away.
Chen lands an elbow.
Chen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Puzo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Chen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Chen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Check out the look on Chen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chen is looking to take a break and control but Puzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Puzo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Chen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Chen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vince Chen will probably get the nod.
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.

Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puzo lands with a right hand.
Puzo throws the left hand but Chen avoids the punch easily.
Puzo works the jab nicely.
Horrible takedown by Chen or perhaps it was just good defense by Puzo which made him look bad.
Chen shoots for a double leg takedown but Puzo sprawls well. He's pushed Chen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chen misses with a takedown attempt - Puzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bernardo Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Chen.
Chen shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puzo throws a jab when Chen was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen walks into a straight right hand from Puzo.
Chen looks for a takedown but Puzo sprawls well.
Chen jabs Puzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chen dives in and grabs Puzo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Puzo pushes down on Chen's head and hops out.
Puzo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puzo.
A combination from Chen does no damage.
Chen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Puzo swivels and escapes.
Puzo cracks Chen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Chen misses with a body shot.
Puzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Puzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chen.
Chen stops Puzo from getting back to his feet.
Chen thows a huge punch but Puzo dodges it nicely.
Chen wants to take a breather but Puzo is having none of it.
Chen slips a nice elbow through Puzo's hands, connecting with Puzo's forehead.
Puzo pushes Chen off looking to stand but Chen dives back in and keeps control.
Chen lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Chen there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Puzo defending well though.
Chen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Puzo is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chen drops an elbow to the side of Puzo's head.
Chen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chen.
Puzo taking some punishment here, with Chen in his half guard.
Chen thows a huge punch but Puzo dodges it nicely.
Chen is trying to control. Puzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen throwing shots but Puzo is blocking nicely.
Chen slips a nice elbow through Puzo's hands, connecting with Puzo's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chen thows a huge punch but Puzo dodges it nicely.
Puzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chen.
Chen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bernardo Puzo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Puzo looks to land a combination but Chen avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Puzo as Chen shoots in.
Chen looks for a takedown but Puzo sprawls well.
Chen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chen shoots in but no luck this time.
Bernardo Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Chen.
Chen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Puzo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puzo.
Chen shoots in and drives through. Puzo sprawls well.
Vince Chen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Puzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo scores with a decent looking hook.
Chen is looking to clinch but Puzo is avoiding it.
Puzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
No joy there for Puzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Chen scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Chen.
Chen misses with a head shot.
Chen lands a big shot there that rocks Puzo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vince Chen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands with some strikes.
Chen landing shots from mount.
Chen with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puzo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chen misses with a head shot.
Chen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Puzo's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands a big elbow.

Chen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
BOOM! Chen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chen wants to control the pace but Puzo is squirming around nicely.
Puzo is in a horrible position here. Chen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chen unloads with some shots from mount but Puzo bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo is bucking up trying to escape but Chen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chen won't let Puzo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Chen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Puzo?
Chen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Chen scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Puzo is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Puzo looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Puzo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Chen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30

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