PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Gans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Chen
vs
Gans

168 cm
18
140 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

160 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 4 - 5 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nelson Gans!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gans.
Gans smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chen is looking to clinch but Gans is avoiding it.
Gans misses with a straight left.
Chen wants to clinch up but Gans keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Gans. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Gans drives through with a takedown into Chen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gans postures up and lands a big shot to Chen's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gans escapes and throws Chen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gans working away.
Gans in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gans grinds an elbow into Chen's temple.

Gans is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gans connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chen some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gans landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gans lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Chen is rocked!
Gans cracks Chen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gans immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Chen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Gans!
Our winner, Nelson Gans, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.