PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nun Al Runihura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Al Runihura
vs
Jung

163 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

162 cm
24
140 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

WIN Nutritional
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

WIN Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nun Al Runihura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JJ Jung!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Jung!
Jung tries to bum rush Al Runihura with a series of wild strikes but Al Runihura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jung lands with a slapping head kick.
JJ Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Runihura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Al Runihura shoots in and drives through. Jung sprawls well.
No luck for Al Runihura with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nun Al Runihura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung tries to clinch but Al Runihura is having none of it.
Jung tries to clinch but Al Runihura is having none of it.
A left and a right from Al Runihura both land. Nice combination.

It looks like JJ Jung has been cut.
Al Runihura avoids the body shot from Jung.
Al Runihura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jung scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Nun Al Runihura has been cut.
Al Runihura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jung sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Al Runihura somewhat.
Jung misses with a combination

and Al Runihura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Runihura trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Runihura slips nicely into half guard.
Al Runihura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Al Runihura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Al Runihura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jung tries to get to full guard but Al Runihura has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, if Al Runihura is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Al Runihura passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Runihura misses with a head shot.
Al Runihura looking to control and managing it successfully.
Al Runihura dominating with strikes here.
Al Runihura controlling his opponent.
Al Runihura looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Al Runihura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jung holds of for dear life.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Runihura with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nun Al Runihura dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Al Runihura moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Jung.
Al Runihura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jung's sensitive parts.
Jung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Al Runihura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Runihura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jung fails to land with a series of punches.
Jung avoids the head kick by Al Runihura.
Al Runihura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jung. That did some damage!
Jung throws a combination that misses

and Al Runihura counters with a shoot takedown. Jung fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Runihura tries to free his leg and advance position but Jung is retaining full guard.
Al Runihura is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Runihura trying to control but Jung is working from the bottom.
Al Runihura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al Runihura content to stall in guard here.
Jung looking for a sweep. Not yet Jung, not yet.

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.
Jung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jung keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Al Runihura drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jung tries to improve position but can't.

Al Runihura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Al Runihura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Al Runihura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Runihura lands a decent elbow from side control.
Al Runihura connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jung some visible discomfort.
Jung is working to avoid the ground and pound but Al Runihura connects with a decent elbow.

Al Runihura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Al Runihura throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nun Al Runihura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung is not content to let Al Runihura control the position.
Al Runihura tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jung's legs.
Jung is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jung takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nun Al Runihura dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Al Runihura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Runihura.
Al Runihura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Runihura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Runihura lunges at Jung with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jung's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Runihura.
Jung swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Runihura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jung is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jung throws a head kick that misses.
Al Runihura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nun Al Runihura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jung misses with a body shot.
Al Runihura misses with a body kick.
Jung throws a head kick that misses
and Al Runihura counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Runihura shoots in looking for a takedown. Jung tries to sprawl out of it but Al Runihura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jung misses the body punch
and Al Runihura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jung blocks a head kick by Al Runihura.
Al Runihura shoots in looking for a takedown. Jung tries to sprawl out of it but Al Runihura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Al Runihura.
Jung swings for the body but Al Runihura moves out of range.
Jung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Al Runihura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Runihura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Al Runihura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung tries to move into range but Al Runihura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Runihura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nun Al Runihura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Runihura throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Runihura.
Al Runihura thumps Jung with a low kick.
Jung throws an overhand right that lands on Al Runihura's shoulder, as Al Runihura tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Jung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Runihura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jung.
Jung wants to clinch but Al Runihura slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nun Al Runihura is winning the standup battle so far.

Jung has closed the distance and engaged Al Runihura in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Runihura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Al Runihura lands a body punch.
Al Runihura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Al Runihura can't break the clinch.

Al Runihura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Al Runihura scores with a takedown into Jung's guard.
Jung can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Al Runihura controls the pace.
Nun Al Runihura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jung can't keep his opponent in guard - Al Runihura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Al Runihura keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung won't allow Al Runihura to pass to mount.
JJ Jung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Runihura content to control rather than advance.
Al Runihura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jung does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nun Al Runihura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Runihura 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nun Al Runihura!