PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Chaos (ranked 54 p4p, 140 weight class) and Long Hung Dong (ranked 9 p4p, 22 weight class). Chaos comes to the cage accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. This should be a great matchup!

Chaos
vs
Dong

180 cm
36
180
34 - 13 - 0

188 cm
35
175
24 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Chaos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Long Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong walks into a left hand.
Chaos shoots in but no luck this time.
Chaos digs a good body shot into Dong's ribs.
Max Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chaos takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dong's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chaos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dong! But no joy.
Chaos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Chaos.
Chaos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chaos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chaos.
Dong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chaos throws a big shot that misses.
Dong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chaos lands with a right hand.
Chaos throws a lazy uppercut
and Dong counters with a straight right hand.
Chaos closes the distance and clinches up with Dong, looking for a takedown. Chaos pushes Dong against the cage but Dong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chaos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chaos misses with a hook
and Dong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Dong throws out a counter right but Chaos avoids it with no problem.
Chaos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chaos throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong tries to counter with a clinch but Chaos shakes him off and moves away.
Dong leaves Chaos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chaos.
Dong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chaos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chaos works Dong's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chaos.
Dong flicks out a counter leg kick but Chaos steps away.
Chaos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chaos connects with a single shot there.
Long Hung Dong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chaos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chaos.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chaos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dong's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos with a hook.
Chaos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dong takes one on the button.
Chaos throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
Dong is looking for the big counter here.
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chaos.
Chaos misses with a looping left.
Dong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chaos misses with a right hand
and Dong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chaos shoots in looking for a takedown. Dong tries to sprawl out of it but Chaos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chaos throws a hook but Dong blocks it.
Dong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chaos throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong throws out a counter right but Chaos avoids it with no problem.
Chaos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Dong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Chaos.
Dong is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Chaos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chaos misses the jab.
Chaos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chaos lands with a straight right. Dong didn't see that one coming.
Chaos shoots for a double leg takedown but Dong sprawls well. He's pushed Chaos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice side step and Dong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaos.
It seemed like Dong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chaos misses with a hook
and Dong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chaos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max Chaos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chaos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dong as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Dong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chaos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chaos sets himself, and Dong steps forward looking for the clinch! Chaos avoids it this time.

Dong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos throws a strike but Dong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dong looking to pass the guard.

Chaos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dong is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chaos's guard.
Chaos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chaos.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dong trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chaos is looking for a triangle but Dong pushes his legs off easily.
Dong trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.

Chaos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dong passes into side control.

Dong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dong trying to control the action but Chaos is working from the bottom.

Dong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chaos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dong's guard! Nice work there by Chaos!
Chaos cracks Dong with a solid left hand.
Chaos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dong wants to sweep but no luck.
Chaos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chaos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chaos has managed to get both his arms back between Dong's legs - danger averted.
Chaos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaos works over Dong with some ground and pound from guard.
Chaos wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Chaos is really struggling to control Dong but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Chaos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Dong working for a triangle but Chaos defends it easily.
Chaos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chaos working away.
Dong is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Dong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chaos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chaos is keen to just control but Dong is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chaos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chaos's back!

Dong working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Chaos wants to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Max Chaos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chaos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dong!
Dong seems a little lost for a moment, as Chaos dominates the positioning.
Chaos is looking to take a break and control but Dong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chaos wants to control but Dong is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos advances to mount.
Dong is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chaos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chaos lands a big elbow.
Dong is trying to escape the mount.
Chaos working Dong over with strikes here.
Dong is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Chaos connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Chaos looking for a guillotine from mount but Dong is having none of it.
Dong is looking to improve his position but Chaos isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong is in a horrible position here. Chaos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Chaos goes for an armbar but Dong turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaos looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaos, not yet.
Dong forces his way into half guard.
Chaos is refusing to be controlled, as Dong sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Dong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chaos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dong has managed to get both his arms back between Chaos's legs - danger averted.
Chaos keeping full guard, as Dong tries to pass.

Chaos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dong defends well.
Chaos keeping moving, preventing Dong from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dong preventing the sweep.
Max Chaos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Chaos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaos keeping moving, preventing Dong from controlling successfully.
Chaos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dong can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chaos pulls Dong in to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max Chaos clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Dong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaos.
Dong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chaos connects with a single shot there.
Chaos misses with an uppercut.
Chaos tests Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chaos loads up on a big right hand but Dong slips the punch.
Dong throws out a counter right but Chaos avoids it with no problem.
Dong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chaos.
A little jabbing left from Dong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chaos scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos throws a sloppy body shot
letting Dong counter with a right hand.
Chaos shoots in for a double leg but Dong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot by Chaos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Dong circles away easily
and Dong counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Dong tries a quick counter leg kick but Chaos is wise to it.
Chaos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
Dong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaos. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaos misses with a hook. Dong ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dong! But no joy.
Chaos throws an overhand right that lands on Dong's shoulder, as Dong tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dong! But no joy.

Chaos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dong on his heels. He'll look to pass Dong's guard now, I'm sure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Dong is keeping the position.

Dong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chaos lands a couple of elbows.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.

Dong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos passes into half guard.
Chaos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dong defending well though.
Chaos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chaos working the head and body with strikes.
Dong is looking for a sweep. Chaos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Dong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Chaos distracts Dong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Chaos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chaos.

Chaos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Chaos working for a triangle but Dong defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max Chaos had his way with Long Hung Dong in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chaos backing away here, and Dong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Max Chaos is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong tries to counter with a clinch but Chaos shakes him off and moves away.
Chaos scores with a sloppy right hand. Dong should have avoided that one.
Chaos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chaos.
Chaos throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dong! But no joy.
Chaos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dong avoids it really well and circles away.
Dong throws out a counter right but Chaos avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Chaos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chaos somewhat.
Dong avoids the body shot from Chaos.
Chaos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dong slips a jab from Chaos.
Dong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chaos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dong avoids it really well and circles away.
Chaos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Long Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Chaos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos misses with a hook. Dong ducked under it nicely.
Dong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chaos.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dong enables Chaos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Dong has his foot on Chaos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chaos works his way back into a safe position though.
Chaos looking to pass the guard.
Chaos controlling from the top position.

Dong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dong pulls Chaos in close to prevent any damage.
Chaos trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.

Dong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chaos sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Dong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chaos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chaos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Dong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chaos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chaos content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Chaos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Chaos!
Max Chaos retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Max Chaos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.