PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Varoujan Darchinyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Darchinyan
vs
Jung

166 cm
20
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

162 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Shinryaku MMA Gear

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Varoujan Darchinyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JJ Jung!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darchinyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jung's calf.
Darchinyan shoots for a double leg takedown but Jung sprawls well. He's pushed Darchinyan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darchinyan moves in looking to clinch but Jung pushes him off.
Jung tries for a takedown but Darchinyan circles away easily
and Darchinyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darchinyan fails with the takedown

and Jung counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darchinyan won't be happy with that.
Jung lands a nice forearm strike.

Jung has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Jung shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Darchinyan's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Darchinyan is breathing heavily.
Jung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darchinyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung wants to control from the top but Darchinyan keeps moving.
Darchinyan being controlled here, momentarily.
Jung slips nicely into half guard.
Jung looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Darchinyan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Jung decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Darchinyan fails with the takedown

and Jung counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Varoujan Darchinyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darchinyan letting Jung take a breather here.

Jung jumps guard and drags Darchinyan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jung looking to control.
Darchinyan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Darchinyan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Darchinyan stopping the sweep attempt from Jung.
Jung is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jung has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, JJ Jung just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darchinyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Jung decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jung frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Darchinyan is trying to stand but he's just given Jung his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darchinyan wants to escape the position.

Jung is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Darchinyan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Darchinyan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Jung throws a series of strikes and Darchinyan wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jung takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jung tries a head kick but it misses.

Darchinyan has closed the distance and engaged Jung in a clinch.

Jung manages to break the clinch.
Jung swats away the attempt to clinch by Darchinyan.
Darchinyan lands a right hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darchinyan.
Jung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darchinyan pinned against the cage. Darchinyan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Darchinyan fails with the takedown

and Jung counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jung.
Jung landing some decent shots from guard.
JJ Jung has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darchinyan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jung is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darchinyan controls Jung momentarily but Jung frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung controlling from the top position.
Darchinyan is trying to keep Jung in close.
Jung controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darchinyan being controlled here, momentarily.
Jung works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jung not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jung sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Darchinyan taking some punishment here, with Jung in his half guard.
Jung uses his free foot to push down on Darchinyan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Darchinyan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung landing shots from mount.

Jung jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Darchinyan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Darchinyan is trying to get back to his feet.
Jung trying to control the position but Darchinyan is working away.
Darchinyan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Jung has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Darchinyan throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jung is looking to take a break and control but Darchinyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darchinyan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jung content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jung shoots in for a takedown but Darchinyan shows good takedown defense.
Jung tries to clinch up

and Darchinyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jung misses with an elbow over the top.

Jung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darchinyan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jung counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Jung 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!

Darchinyan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jung counters with a single leg into guard. Darchinyan didn't expect that.

Darchinyan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Jung decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Darchinyan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jung counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darchinyan tries to kick Jung off but Jung keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jung wants to pass to mount but Darchinyan is defending the position.
Jung seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Darchinyan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Darchinyan is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Jung postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Darchinyan to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darchinyan's waist but Darchinyan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jung off to one side.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Darchinyan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jung manages to work his way to half guard, despite Darchinyan's best efforts.
Jung moves into full guard.
Jung wants to get back to his feet but Darchinyan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jung wants to sweep but no luck.

Darchinyan is sitting in close to Jung's body. Jung has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Darchinyan is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Darchinyan is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jung.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). JJ Jung!