PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chen Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Dent has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chen Chong's chin.

Chong
vs
Dent

185 cm
22
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chen Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Dent!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chong swinging wilding here.
Dent ducks under a wild hook from Chong.
Chong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chong misses with a few strikes there.
Chong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chong misses with the combination.
Chong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chong throws a series of strikes that have Dent backpedaling.
Chong misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Chong misses.
Chong is breathing heavily.
Chong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dent shoots in and bounces Chong off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dent tries to free his leg and advance position but Chong is retaining full guard.

Dent stands up from Chong's guard - Dent perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dent dodges the punch combination from Chong.
Chong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Dent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chong to the mat! Chong manages to get full guard.
Dent looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent stands and throws Chong's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Dent stands up.
Dent dodges the punch combination from Chong.

Dent feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dent stops Chong from standing up.
Dent is looking to work some ground and pound but Chong has wrist control.
Dent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dent landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent stops Chong from standing up.
Chong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dent.
Dent wanted to stand there but Chong had control of the position.
Dent pushes down on Chong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dent on the ground.
Dent tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dent missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chong is refusing to be controlled, as Dent sits in half guard.
Chong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dent.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chong throws a series of punches but Dent avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Chong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chong.
Chong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Chong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dent, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dent fails to pull guard.
Dent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chong is looking to break free of the clinch but Dent has double underhooks.
Chong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chong has had enough of the clinch but Dent keeps him there for the moment.
Chong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chong smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Dent dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Chong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Chong.
Dent dodges the punch combination from Chong.
Chong looks to land a combination but Dent avoids it well.
Dent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chong.
Chong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chong throws a series of punches but Dent moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chong takes a swing at Dent's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dent looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Chong.

Dent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chong is trying to break the clinch but Dent has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent has Chong pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Chong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chong is trying to break free.
Chong tries to break the clinch but Dent is controlling the position.
Dent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chong tries to break the clinch but Dent is controlling the position.
Chong is trying to break free.
Dent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chen Chong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Dent.

Dent pulls Chong into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Dent looking for a guillotine here but Chong defends easily.
Chong stopping the sweep attempt from Dent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong wants to get up but he can't break Dent's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Chong is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dent has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Chong is looking to defend but Dent has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Chong! Dent pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Chong taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Arthur Dent!