PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuki Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chen
vs
Man

168 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stephen Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tuki Man!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chen shoots for a takedown but Man saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Man misses with a takedown

and Chen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Man is defending well.
Chen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chen smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man has his takedown stuffed
and Chen counters with a body kick that stops Man in his tracks momentarily.
Stephen Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuki Man.

Chen has Man up against the cage in a clinch.

Chen breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Chen counters with a good, hard body kick but Man shrugs it off.
Man looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chen is fending him off so far but Man persists. Nope, Chen circles away and we're back to standing.
Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick misses from Chen.

Chen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Chen lands a takedown into guard.
Chen advances to half guard.
Chen passes to full mount!
Chen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Man working to try and regain half guard.
Chen avoids the attempt from Man to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen looking to control and managing it successfully.

Chen looking for a guillotine from mount but Man is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen controlling the pace for now.
Chen landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen controlling from the full mount.
Chen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Man for as long as he can get away with.
Man keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man wants to hold on but Chen pushes him away.
Chen looking to ground and pound but Man is blocking nicely.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chen landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Man defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chen.
A nice elbow there by Chen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Chen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chen has taken the fight to the clinch.

Chen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Man is trying to control the position but Chen postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to control the position but Chen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Chen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Man is just riding it out for now. Chen eventually gives up the hold.
Stephen Chen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Man!
Chen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chen controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen working the ground and pound effectively.
Man tries to hold on but Chen postures up.

Chen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chen controlling his opponent.
Chen with shots to the head and body - Man looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen content just to control the position here.
Man is looking to improve his position but Chen isn't that keen on the idea.

Chen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Man to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Man shrugs it off.

Chen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Man has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to hold on but Chen postures up.
Man wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Man is breathing heavily.
Chen controlling well, preventing Man from escaping the position.
Chen biding his time, controlling Man.
Chen has Man flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Chen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Chen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chen tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chen to the ground. Chen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Chen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Man sprawls well initially but Chen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chen controlling the action here.

Chen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Man to stand up.
Man misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Chen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chen feints a jab promting Man to slip. Chen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Man slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Man is rocked!

It looks like Tuki Man has been cut.

Chen has managed to clinch.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Chen finish him?
Chen prevents the takedown attempt.
Stephen Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuki Man.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Chen manages to break the clinch.

Chen has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Chen.

Chen jumps guard.

Man looking to improve position, pressing down on Chen's thigh with his hand. Chen seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Man paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Man's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Chen picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stephen Chen!