PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 1037 p4p, 134 weight class) and Njord Norden (ranked 1103 p4p, 143 weight class). Chen Lo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. The crowd seem to be enjoying Norden's choice of entrance music: Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. Njord Norden has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Timiko Chen Lo's chin.

Chen Lo
vs
Norden

180 cm
22
184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
173 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Freebok (85% Laundry)

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Njord Norden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norden wants to counter with a clinch but Chen Lo pushes him away.
Chen Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Norden's shoulder, as Norden tries to avoid the shot.
Norden misses with a low kick.
Norden wants to land a leg kick but Chen Lo is out of range.
Norden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chen Lo on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Chen Lo misses
enabling Norden to counter with a crisp jab.
Norden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norden tries to counter by closing the distance.
Norden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chen Lo circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo avoids the head kick by Norden.
Norden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norden tries to counter with a clinch but Chen Lo shakes him off and moves away.
Norden punishes Chen Lo's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norden. Norden obviously looking to wear him down.
Chen Lo throws a sloppy head kick and Norden moves out of range easily.

Norden has closed the distance and engaged Chen Lo in a clinch.
Norden throws a head punch that misses.
Chen Lo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norden.
Chen Lo leaning his opponent against the cage.

Chen Lo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Norden - just one landing.
Chen Lo misses with a hook
and Norden counters with a leg kick.
Chen Lo lands a nice shot that snaps Norden's head back.
Norden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norden slips a straight right by Chen Lo.
Norden tries to counter with a clinch but Chen Lo shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws a lazy head kick
and Norden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Norden ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws a low kick, looking for Norden's leg but Norden calmly moves out of range.
Norden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chen Lo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the body kick from Norden.
Chen Lo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norden circles away quickly and effectively.
Chen Lo thuds a left hand into Norden's body.
Chen Lo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chen Lo tries a low kick but Norden avoids it.
Norden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chen Lo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norden.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen Lo slips a jab and a cross from Norden.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut. Norden saw that one coming.
Chen Lo sets himself, and Norden steps forward looking for the clinch! Chen Lo avoids it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norden 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 Chen Lo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chen Lo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice cross by Chen Lo.
Norden misses with a low kick as Chen Lo jumps back.
Chen Lo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Norden walks into a stiff left hand from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen Lo throws a head kick but Norden moves out of range.
Norden is looking to clinch.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Norden moves out of range.
Norden misses with a leg kick.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norden lands a leg kick that knocks Chen Lo off balance momentarily.
Chen Lo works the jab nicely.
Chen Lo scores with a body shot.
Norden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Norden avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Norden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chen Lo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Norden doesn't seem bothered though.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chen Lo sets himself, and Norden steps forward looking for the clinch! Chen Lo avoids it this time.

Norden instigates a clinch.
Norden stalling in the clinch but Chen Lo improves position.
Norden has Chen Lo pressed against the cage, preventing Chen Lo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Chen Lo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chen Lo missing with a left hand there. Norden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chen Lo throws a lazy right hand but Norden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chen Lo lands a head shot.
Norden blocks a head kick by Chen Lo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timiko Chen Lo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Norden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norden at a distance.

Chen Lo gets tackled into the cage by Norden. Norden maintains the clinch.

Chen Lo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the side of Norden's head but Norden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chen Lo lands with a big left! Norden is wobbled badly! Chen Lo comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Norden to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Timiko Chen Lo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Timiko Chen Lo thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).