PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chaplin (ranked 576 p4p, 678 weight class) and Hratch Tzien (ranked 65 p4p, 77 weight class). Chaplin comes to the cage accompanied by The Champion - Charlie Chaplin. Tzien has chosen R*ck It as his entrance music. Hratch Tzien is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Chaplin
vs
Tzien

165 cm
34
135
17 - 9 - 0

170 cm
33
145
18 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Chaplin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Tzien gets a clinch.
Chaplin misses with a body punch.
Chaplin blocks an uppercut.
Tzien lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Chaplin.
Chaplin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaplin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaplin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaplin throws a head punch that misses.
Tzien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Chaplin.
Still in the clinch, Tzien scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chaplin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chaplin fails to land.
Tzien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaplins head.
Tzien blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaplin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tzien scores with a shot to the side of Chaplin's head.
Chaplin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chaplin lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Chaplin.
Chaplin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chaplin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaplin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Chaplin.
Tzien has a couple of punches blocked by Chaplin.
Tzien lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chaplin lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaplin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Tzien misses with a body punch.
Chaplin lands with a left to the head.
Chaplin has Tzien pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tzien manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien misses with some punches.
Tzien blocks an uppercut.
Chaplin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaplin struggles to land a body shot inside as Tzien controls his hands.
Tzien working aggressively here.
Tzien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tzien blocking some punches.
Chaplin gets through Tzien's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaplin can't find room to land a body shot as Tzien controls the action.
Tzien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chaplin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tzien misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin misses with some punches.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tzien on the inside.
Tzien has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chaplin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tzien can turn it around.
Tzien misses with some punches.
Chaplin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tzien backwards.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaplin.
Chaplin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tzien tries a body shot but Chaplin blocks it.
Tzien misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaplin blocks an uppercut.
Tzien prevents a body shot from Chaplin.
Tzien lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Chaplin lands with a short shot to the head.
Tzien pushes Chaplin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tzien misses with a punch on the inside.
Tzien lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Chaplin.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaplin.
Chaplin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tzien throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaplin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tzien gets through Chaplin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaplin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaplin blocking some punches.
Tzien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tzien pushes Chaplin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Chaplin.
A short uppercut from Chaplin.
Tzien blocking some punches.

Tzien breaks from the clinch.
Tzien looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaplin is just out of range.
Tzien throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chaplin lands a jab to Tzien's midsection.

Chaplin moves into the clinch.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaplin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tzien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Chaplin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chaplin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tzien backwards.
Chaplin prevents a body shot from Tzien.

Tzien breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Chaplin.
Chaplin thows a leg kick but Tzien checks it
and Tzien counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaplin tries to bum rush Tzien with a series of wild strikes but Tzien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tzien feints a counter leg kick.

Chaplin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tzien sprawls well initially but Chaplin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tzien gets back to full guard.
Tzien looking for a sweep. Not yet Tzien, not yet.
Chaplin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tzien looking for a sweep. Not yet Tzien, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaplin content to stall in guard here.
Chaplin won't allow Tzien to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Chaplin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chaplin moves out of range as Tzien strikes.
Chaplin has been working on his balance at Razor Sharp Training Systems, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tzien.
Chaplin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chaplin throws a jab when Tzien was well out of range.
Chaplin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tzien.
Chaplin feints and then cracks Tzien's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tzien down.

Chaplin gets tackled into the cage by Tzien. Tzien maintains the clinch.
Chaplin digs a right hand underneath Tzien's ribcage. Tzien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaplin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chaplin throws a head punch that misses.
Charlie Chaplin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chaplin blocking some punches.
Tzien misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Chaplin.
Chaplin blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaplin.
A hook to the body from Chaplin.
Chaplin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaplin lands with a right to the head.
Chaplin misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tzien can't find room to land a body shot as Chaplin controls the action.
Tzien misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien presses Chaplin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chaplin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tzien tries to work over Chaplin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaplin takes a shot to the head.
Tzien tries a body shot but Chaplin blocks it.
A short uppercut from Tzien.

Tzien manages to break the clinch.
Chaplin scores with a hook to the body. Tzien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chaplin ducks right into an uppercut from Tzien.
Chaplin tries to land a leg kick but Tzien saw it coming and moves away.
Chaplin connects with a leg kick.
Chaplin swings for the body but Tzien moves out of range.
Tzien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Chaplin moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chaplin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaplin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chaplin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tzien misses with the head strike.

Tzien breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tzien.
Charlie Chaplin is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaplin scores with a push kick.
Chaplin throws a low kick but Tzien avoids it.
Tzien thows a left - swing and a miss!

Chaplin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chaplin content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaplin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chaplin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tzien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaplin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chaplin postures up.
Chaplin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Chaplin is posturing up here but Tzien has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Chaplin tries to roll out but it's too tight and Chaplin has to tap! Slick submission there by Tzien!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hratch Tzien!
Hratch Tzien bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.