PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gay Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by It's Raining Men. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bomb
vs
Chen

185 cm
25
156 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

178 cm
24
149 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gay Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Chen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bomb to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chen wants to stand and escape but Bomb is having none of it.
Chen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chen wants to stand but Bomb is controlling the position.
Bomb tries to free his leg and advance position but Chen is retaining full guard.
Chen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chen is pulling down on Bomb's head. It's preventing any offense from Bomb, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kung Chen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Chen tries to sprawl but Bomb drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bomb is working away from the top position though.
Bomb prevents Chen from improving his position.
Bomb is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bomb is working for a submission of some sort.
Bomb takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bomb stalling away here and it's allowed Chen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb won't allow Chen to get back to his feet.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Bomb from controlling successfully.
Chen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bomb trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chen keeping full guard, as Bomb tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bomb trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gay Bomb.
Bomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Chen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bomb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen tries to bum rush Bomb with a series of wild strikes but Bomb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bomb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gay Bomb dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bomb thows a leg kick but Chen checks it
and Chen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bomb tries to score with a low kick but Chen moves his leg out of the way.
Bomb tries for a takedown but Chen circles away easily
and Chen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bomb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bomb takes one to the chin there.
Bomb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Bomb shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chen is looking for a sweep. Bomb is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen is trying to control but can't.
Chen is refusing to be controlled, as Bomb sits in half guard.
Chen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bomb really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bomb missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bomb is looking to take a break and control but Chen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chen looks to clinch
and Chen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with a straight left.
Bomb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Bomb pushes him off.
Bomb blocks the body kick.
Chen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bomb misses with a takedown attempt - Chen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gay Bomb. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bomb fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chen to the ground. Bomb is now in Chen's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen looking for a sweep. Not yet Chen, not yet.
Chen looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bomb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gay Bomb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chen managing to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kung Chen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bomb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kung Chen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bomb closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chen's guard.
Chen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chen seems keen to control Bomb's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kung Chen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen misses with a two punch combination.
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 Gay Bomb will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bomb lands an overhand right.
Gay Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen moves out of range as Bomb strikes.
Chen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bomb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bomb misses with an uppercut

and Chen moves into the clinch.
Chen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bomb is defending well for now.
Chen is pressed up against the cage. Bomb has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chen down to the mat. Chen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chen connects with a body shot that sends Bomb's belly button to the back.
Bomb takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
Bomb misses with a lunging right hand
and Chen counters with a nice leg kick.
Kung Chen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bomb blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb lands with a shot to the body.
Chen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bomb is just out of range.
Bomb lands a jab to the nose.
Bomb on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bomb misses with a straight right.
Chen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bomb cracks Chen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bomb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bomb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bomb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bomb.
Chen throws a nice looking combination but Bomb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bomb shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen is trying to keep Bomb in close.
Bomb passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb is nestled in close to Chen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chen wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bomb.
Bomb is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Chen reverses the position - he's now on top in Bomb's guard.
Chen wants to control from the top but Bomb keeps moving.
Bomb tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bomb is adopting a defensive guard.

Bomb looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chen controls from within his opponent's guard.

Kung Chen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bomb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kung Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomb shoots for a takedown but Chen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gay Bomb.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bomb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gay Bomb!
A very excited looking Gay Bomb made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.