PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Poncjusz Zabawka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kung Chen enters the cage!

Zabawka
vs
Chen

163 cm
25
151 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
149 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncjusz Zabawka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Chen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen moves out of range of the body kick from Zabawka.
Zabawka throws a leg kick but Chen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chen misses with a wild body shot.

Chen rushes Zabawka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chen is working Zabawka over against the cage.
Zabawka avoiding damage as Chen throws knees to the body.
Chen with a knee to the head.
Chen tries a knee to the head but Zabawka blocks it.
Chen tries to land knees in the clinch but Zabawka avoids the damage to the body.
Zabawka blocks an elbow strike.
Chen landing knees to the head.
Chen missing with knees to the body.
Zabawka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zabawka.

Zabawka breaks from the clinch.
Chen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabawka misses with the body kick
and Chen counters with a low kick, right behind Zabawka 's knee.
Chen stuffs the takedown attempt from Zabawka. Zabawka gets slowly back to his feet.
Zabawka shoots and misses
and Chen counters with a leg kick.
Zabawka throws a lazy head kick
enabling Chen to counter with a crisp jab.
Zabawka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chen lands a head shot.
Poncjusz Zabawka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zabawka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chen is able to avoid easily.
Kung Chen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chen checks a leg kick.
Chen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka misses with a right hand
letting Chen counter with a right hand.
Chen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zabawka throws out the jab.
Chen lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Zabawka.
Chen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zabawka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poncjusz Zabawka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabawka thows a leg kick but Chen checks it
and Chen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zabawka misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zabawka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen.
Nice cross by Chen.
Chen moves out of range of the body kick from Zabawka.
Chen avoids the body shot from Zabawka.

Zabawka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zabawka in particular looking to stall.
Chen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zabawka.
Zabawka wants to advance to full mount but Chen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Zabawka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen wants to sweep but no luck.
Chen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zabawka looking to sit in guard and control but Chen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zabawka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Chen dominated that round.
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.

A head kick by Zabawka misses
and Chen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zabawka swings widly with a right hand
letting Chen counter with a right hand.
Chen lunges at Zabawka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zabawka's hand.
Zabawka misses with a takedown attempt
and Chen counters with a left and a right that stings Zabawka.
Zabawka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chen sprawls well. Chen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zabawka gets slowly back to his feet.
Chen throws a looping overhand right but Zabawka ducks down to avoid it.
Zabawka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zabawka scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zabawka misses with a body kick.
Zabawka is looking to wear down Chen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zabawka looks to land a right hand but Chen moved out of range.
Chen leaves Zabawka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poncjusz Zabawka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zabawka avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zabawka. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses the shot to the body.
Zabawka tries to land a front kick but Chen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zabawka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chen throws a hook but Zabawka blocks it.
Chen scores with a hook to the body. Zabawka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zabawka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Chen.
Zabawka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zabawka throws a leg kick
and Zabawka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zabawka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zabawka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chen with a nice cross.
Kung Chen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chen walks into a left hand.
Zabawka throws a head kick but Chen moves out of range.
Zabawka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chen.
Chen tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zabawka. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.

Chen rushes Zabawka and presses him up against the cage.
Chen prevents a body shot from Zabawka.
Chen prevents a body shot from Zabawka.
Zabawka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen trying to land knees to the body.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zabawka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chen tries to land knees in the clinch but Zabawka avoids the damage to the body.
Chen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zabawka.
Zabawka avoiding damage as Chen throws knees to the body.
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!
Zabawka takes an elbow to the temple.
Zabawka is trying to force a seperation but Chen has the dominant position.
Chen trying to land knees to the body.
Zabawka misses with a body punch.
Chen lands a good knee to the midsection. Zabawka won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zabawka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chen lands a nice knee to the body.
Chen lands a good knee to the midsection. Zabawka won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zabawka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Chen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Chen connects with the punch.
Zabawka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chen throws a series of punches but Zabawka avoids them all with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Zabawka blocks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zabawka.
Chen throws a combination that misses
and Zabawka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chen avoids a kick to the body.
Kung Chen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chen stuffs the takedown attempt from Zabawka. Zabawka gets slowly back to his feet.
Zabawka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen scores with a hook to the body. Zabawka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chen scores with a leg kick.
Zabawka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chen counters with a nice uppercut.
Zabawka throws a looping overhand right but Chen ducks down to avoid it.
Chen lands a high kick!
Chen checks a leg kick nicely.
Chen stuns Zabawka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chen lands a nice hook to Zabawka's body. Zabawka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabawka misses with a jab to the body
and Chen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zabawka tried to score with a low kick but Chen checks it.
Zabawka throws a lazy body kick
and Chen counters with a straight right hand.
Poncjusz Zabawka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zabawka throws an off balance right hand
and Chen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zabawka misses with a leg kick
and Chen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zabawka thinking.
Zabawka fails with the takedown
and Chen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poncjusz Zabawka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zabawka has his takedown stuffed
and Chen counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zabawka at a distance.
Zabawka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zabawka misses with a takedown
and Chen counters with a series of strikes. Zabawka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zabawka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen.
Zabawka throws a body kick that misses
and Zabawka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown by Zabawka or perhaps it was just good defense by Chen which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Zabawka tries to keep at a distance but Chen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kung Chen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands a good knee to the midsection. Zabawka won't want to take too many of those.
Zabawka can't get the takedown.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen crunches a lovely knee into Zabawka's ribcage.
Chen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chen lands a nice knee to the body.
Kung Chen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zabawka avoiding damage as Chen throws knees to the body.
Chen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zabawka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zabawka avoids it.
Chen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Chen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Chen!
After the fight, Kung Chen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.