PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sang Chunso (ranked 4246 p4p, 4212 weight class) and Mitch Hubek (ranked 501 p4p, 499 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chunso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Achieving Greatness. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chunso
vs
Hubek

191 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Chunso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch Hubek!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hubek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chunso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hubek. Hubek obviously looking to wear him down.

Hubek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chunso is looking to break free of the clinch but Hubek has double underhooks.
Hubek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hubek misses with a knee strike.
Chunso is looking for a takedown.
Hubek lands a good knee to the midsection. Chunso won't want to take too many of those.
Hubek trying to land knees to the body.
Hubek misses with a knee to the head.
Chunso tries to circle away but Hubek has him pinned against the ropes.
Chunso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubek looking to throw knees to the head but Chunso is blocking nicely.
Chunso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hubek misses with a knee strike.
Hubek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chunso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hubek walks away with a smile on his face. Chunso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chunso misses with a head kick.
Hubek tries to counter with a clinch but Chunso shakes him off and moves away.
Chunso connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hubek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chunso, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hubek misses with a knee strike.
Hubek tries to land a knee to the head but Chunso blocks with his arms.
Hubek misses with a knee to the head.
Hubek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chunso has Hubek pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hubek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sang Chunso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hubek tries to land a knee to the head but Chunso blocks with his arms.
Chunso is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Hubek to keep the fight standing.
Chunso is trying to push Hubek away but Hubek has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Chunso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hubek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hubek throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hubek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hubek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hubek misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hubek tries to land a knee to the head but Chunso blocks with his arms.
Chunso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hubek has Chunso pressed against the ropes, preventing Chunso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chunso changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hubek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chunso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chunso scores with a nice head shot.
Chunso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Hubek dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Nice defenses there by Hubek.
Chunso displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hubek.
A big left from Chunso misses.
Hubek thows a body kick. Chunso tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hubek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hubek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chunso lands a jab to the head.
Hubek throws a front kick that sends Chunso stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Hubek, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hubek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chunso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chunso is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hubek thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chunso if he has to take too many more of those.
Chunso looks to land a right hand but Hubek moved out of range.
Hubek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chunso.
Chunso tries a head kick but it misses.

Hubek clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubek lands a nice knee to the body.
Chunso is trying to break the clinch but Hubek has him pressed against the ropes.
Hubek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hubek looking to throw knees to the head but Chunso is blocking nicely.
Hubek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mitch Hubek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hubek tries to land a knee to the head but Chunso blocks with his arms.
Hubek is pressed up against the ropes. Chunso has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hubek down to the mat. Hubek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hubek fakes the leg kick and cracks Chunso in the body.
Hubek with a nice calf kick.
Hubek walks into a left hand.
Hubek feints and then cracks Chunso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chunso down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chunso, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick there by Hubek.
Hubek throws a front kick that sends Chunso stumbling back into the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chunso misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hubek.
Chunso throws a hook but Hubek avoids it easily.
A big left from Chunso misses.
Hubek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hubek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hubek is looking to chop away at Chunso's legs.
Chunso will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hubek scores with a leg kick.
Sang Chunso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chunso looks to land a combination but Hubek avoids it well.
Chunso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hubek only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hubek.
Chunso throws a series of punches but Hubek avoids them all with ease.
Chunso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Hubek takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chunso is trying to break free.
Hubek scores a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Hubek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hubek scoring well with a low kick there.
Mitch Hubek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hubek slips a jab from Chunso.
Hubek slips under a jab.
Hubek slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Chunso misses the target.
Hubek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chunso.
Hubek scoring well with a low kick there.
Hubek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hubek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hubek defending well as Chunso loads up on a big left hand.
Hubek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hubek!
Hubek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hubek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hubek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chunso.
Hubek connects with an inside leg kick.
Hubek with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chunso circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunso misses with an uppercut. Hubek saw that one coming.
Chunso throws a jab when Hubek was well out of range.
Sang Chunso is winning the standup battle so far.
Chunso throws a right hand that misses
and Hubek counters with a low kick, right behind Chunso 's knee.
Hubek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chunso misses with a straight left.
Hubek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chunso.
Chunso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hubek closes the distance and clinches.
Hubek scores a nice knee to the body.
Chunso is trying to break the clinch but Hubek is controlling him.
Chunso can't break the clinch.
Chunso has had enough of the clinch but Hubek keeps him there for the moment.
Hubek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chunso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunso is trying to pull guard but Hubek has him pressed against the ropes.
Chunso is trying to push Hubek away but Hubek has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Chunso tries to pull guard but Hubek forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sang Chunso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hubek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sang Chunso has been cut.
Chunso is trying to break the clinch but Hubek has him pressed against the ropes.
Sang Chunso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Chunso's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Hubek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hubek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Hubek!
A relieved looking Mitch Hubek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.