PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sang Chunso (ranked 3620 p4p, 3120 weight class) and Riptide Young Stallion (ranked 477 p4p, 428 weight class). Chunso comes into the arena with Achieving Greatness blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Chunso
vs
Young Stallion

191 cm
19
205
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
210
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Chunso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riptide Young Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young Stallion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chunso dips to his left and cracks Young Stallion with an uppercut!
Chunso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chunso throws out a loose jab but Young Stallion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chunso misses with a head kick.
Chunso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young Stallion walks into a stiff left hand from Chunso.
Young Stallion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Young Stallion clinches.

Young Stallion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Young Stallion moves into the clinch.
Young Stallion keeps control of Chunso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young Stallion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Young Stallion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young Stallion misses with some punches.
Young Stallion swings wildly with an uppercut but Chunso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chunso blocking some punches.
Young Stallion digs a right hand underneath Chunso's ribcage. Chunso let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young Stallion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chunso is trying to force a seperation but Young Stallion has the dominant position.
Chunso working hard to break the clinch.
Young Stallion misses with the head strike.
Chunso blocking some punches.
Young Stallion throws a punch but it's blocked by Chunso.

Young Stallion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Young Stallion pushes Chunso up against the cage in a clinch.

Young Stallion breaks the clinch.
Young Stallion tries to clinch there but Chunso circles away.
Chunso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young Stallion blocks a jab.
Young Stallion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Young Stallion has Chunso up against the cage in a clinch.
Young Stallion struggles to land a body shot inside as Chunso controls his hands.
Chunso can't break the clinch.
Chunso prevents a body shot from Young Stallion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Young Stallion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chunso tries a head kick but it misses.
Chunso misses with an uppercut. Young Stallion saw that one coming.
Chunso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young Stallion.

Young Stallion clinches.
Young Stallion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Chunso is trying to push Young Stallion away but Young Stallion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Young Stallion breaks the clinch.

Young Stallion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chunso blocks an uppercut.

Young Stallion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young Stallion throws a push kick but Chunso slaps the foot to one side.
Chunso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chunso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young Stallion.
Chunso throws an overhand right that lands on Young Stallion's shoulder, as Young Stallion tries to avoid the shot.

Young Stallion pushes Chunso up against the cage in a clinch.
Chunso is looking to break free of the clinch but Young Stallion has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunso blocks a body shot from Young Stallion.
Young Stallion prevents Chunso from breaking the clinch.
Chunso is looking to break free of the clinch but Young Stallion has double underhooks.

Young Stallion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chunso tries to bum rush Young Stallion with a series of wild strikes but Young Stallion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young Stallion wants to clinch
and Chunso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Chunso gets tackled into the cage by Young Stallion. Young Stallion maintains the clinch.
Chunso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young Stallion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young Stallion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young Stallion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young Stallion scores with a shoulder strike.
Young Stallion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Young Stallion.
Young Stallion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Young Stallion scores with a hook to the body.
Chunso tries to break the clinch but Young Stallion is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Young Stallion.
Young Stallion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chunso blocks a body shot from Young Stallion.
Young Stallion has Chunso pressed against the cage, preventing Chunso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Young Stallion manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Chunso misses.
We've been told by Chunso's head coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Young Stallion slips a straight right by Chunso.
A punch combination from Chunso misses.
Young Stallion tries to clinch there but Chunso circles away.
Young Stallion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young Stallion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young Stallion thinks about the counter body kick.

Young Stallion gets a clinch.
Young Stallion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chunsos head.
Young Stallion lands a body shot.
A short right from Young Stallion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Riptide Young Stallion dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chunso keeps the fight on the outside.
Chunso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Young Stallion moves into the clinch successfully.
Young Stallion swings wildly with an uppercut but Chunso uses good head movement to avoid it.

Young Stallion breaks from the clinch.

Young Stallion moves into range and clinches up with Chunso.
Chunso is trying to break free.

Young Stallion manages to break the clinch.
Young Stallion tries to clinch there but Chunso circles away.
Chunso misses with a hook.
Chunso misses with a looping left.
Sang Chunso is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chunso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young Stallion.
Chunso's corner calls for a 1-2. Chunso obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Riptide Young Stallion has been cut.
Young Stallion moves in looking to clinch but Chunso pushes him off.
Young Stallion moves in looking to clinch but Chunso pushes him off.
Young Stallion pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chunso back to the cage. Young Stallion follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Chunso lands but Young Stallion takes it in his stride.
Young Stallion misses with a body kick.
Chunso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Young Stallion slips under a jab from Chunso.
Chunso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Chunso.
Young Stallion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chunso tests Young Stallion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young Stallion tries to clinch but Chunso moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Chunso.

Young Stallion moves into the clinch.
Chunso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chunso working hard to break the clinch.
Young Stallion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riptide Young Stallion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Young Stallion misses with a punch on the inside.

Young Stallion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Young Stallion has Chunso up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Young Stallion lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young Stallion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young Stallion keeps control of Chunso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young Stallion throws a head punch that misses.
Chunso tries to circle away but Young Stallion has him pinned against the cage.
Chunso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young Stallion scores with a nice hook to the head.

Young Stallion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young Stallion tries to clinch up.
Young Stallion fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young Stallion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young Stallion throws a big shot that misses.
Chunso loads up on a big right hand but Young Stallion slips the punch.
Young Stallion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chunso.

Young Stallion moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion has Chunso pressed against the cage, preventing Chunso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young Stallion swings wildly with an uppercut but Chunso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young Stallion has Chunso pressed against the cage, preventing Chunso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young Stallion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young Stallion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young Stallion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young Stallion lands with a left to the head.

Young Stallion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chunso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Young Stallion pushes Chunso up against the cage in a clinch.

Young Stallion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chunso.
Chunso swats away the attempt to clinch by Young Stallion.
Young Stallion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion tries to clinch but Chunso is having none of it.

Young Stallion drives through and clinches with Chunso against the cage.
Young Stallion misses with a hook to the ribs.

Young Stallion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young Stallion is looking to clinch.
Young Stallion avoids the head kick by Chunso.
Young Stallion moves out of range of the strikes.

Young Stallion rushes Chunso and presses him up against the cage.
Young Stallion misses with a punch to the body.
Young Stallion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chunso backwards.
Young Stallion lands with a short shot to the head.
Young Stallion digs a right hand into Chunso's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chunso's gas tank.
Chunso wants to get back to striking at distance but Young Stallion won't allow it.
Young Stallion lands a nice uppercut.
Chunso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chunso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Riptide Young Stallion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Riptide Young Stallion's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Young Stallion wants to clinch.
Young Stallion throws a lazy right hand but Chunso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Young Stallion instigates a clinch.
Young Stallion misses with a short punch on the inside.

Young Stallion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Young Stallion instigates a clinch.
Young Stallion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young Stallion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chunso backwards.

Chunso is rocked!

Young Stallion breaks from the clinch.
Chunso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chunso throws a right hand that misses
and Chunso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Chunso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chunso walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Young Stallion swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Riptide Young Stallion!
During a confident post fight interview, Riptide Young Stallion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.