PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Inglish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alak Betatar Awang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Inglish
vs
Betatar Awang

166 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Inglish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alak Betatar Awang !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awang throws a front kick aimed at Inglish's knee but Inglish avoids it well.
Inglish throws a big shot that misses.
Inglish checks a low kick from Awang .
Inglish connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Inglish looks to throw the jab but Awang is out of range.
Inglish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Alak Betatar Awang has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Inglish.
Awang feints and then cracks Inglish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inglish down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Awang - that will leave a mark!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inglish checks a leg kick.
Inglish misses with a wild combination.
Awang keeps the fight on the outside.
Inglish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Awang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Inglish throws out the jab.
Awang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Inglish throws a body punch but Awang moves out of range.
Awang throws a leg kick which misses Inglish's front leg but catches the back leg as Inglish tries to avoid it.
Inglish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Awang is looking to slow Inglish down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglish wants to clinch up but Awang keeps it at a distance.
Awang throws a low kick, looking for Inglish's leg but Inglish calmly moves out of range.
Awang misses with a leg kick.
Awang blocks a head kick by Inglish.
Awang misses with a low kick as Inglish jumps back.
Awang looks for the body kick but Inglish saw that one coming.
Inglish misses with an uppercut. Awang saw that one coming.
Inglish moves in looking to clinch but Awang pushes him off.
Inglish blocks a head kick by Awang .
A solid leg kick lands there for Awang .
The fight stays on the outside here - Inglish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Awang has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Inglish misses with an elbow over the top.
Inglish struggles to land a body shot inside as Awang controls his hands.
Inglish working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Awang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inglish.
Awang letting Inglish take a breather here.
Inglish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Awang backwards.
Inglish wants to get back to striking at distance but Awang won't allow it.
Inglish pushes off an throws an elbow but Awang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Inglish is looking to control Awang 's arms but Awang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inglish has his back to the ropes.
Inglish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inglish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Awang or not.
Inglish misses with an elbow over the top.
Inglish is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Awang avoids a wild elbow strike from Inglish.
Awang trying to stall but Inglish improves his position.
Inglish misses with an elbow strike.
Inglish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Awang trying to land knees to the body.
Inglish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inglish lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Inglish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alak Betatar Awang 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice jab there from Inglish.
An inside leg kick lands from Awang .
Inglish thows a leg kick but Awang checks it
and Awang counters with a nice leg kick.
Awang misses with a leg kick.
Inglish misses with a head kick.
A jab from Awang misses.
Inglish tries to clinch up
and Awang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Awang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Inglish if he has to take too many more of those.
Awang thumps Inglish with a low kick.
Inglish wants to clinch but Awang slips to the side
and Awang counters with a body kick.
Chuck Inglish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awang slips a straight right by Inglish.
Inglish misses with a low kick.
Awang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Inglish misses with a low kick as Awang jumps back.

Inglish pushes Awang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Inglish avoiding damage as Awang throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Inglish looking to stall.
Awang avoids the elbow strike from Inglish, against the ropes.
Inglish stalling against the ropes.
Awang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Inglish taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Inglish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Awang backwards.
Inglish misses with an elbow strike.
Inglish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglish is defending well for now.
Awang avoiding damage as Inglish throws knees to the body.
Inglish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Inglish.
Inglish lands a nice elbow.
Inglish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inglish managing to block the knees to the body from Awang .
Inglish tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Awang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Inglish up against the ropes.
Inglish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inglish trying to land knees to the body.
Awang pushes Inglish back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inglish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inglish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Inglish is looking to control Awang 's arms but Awang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inglish has his back to the ropes.
Inglish cracks Awang with a nice body shot.
Inglish tries a knee to the head but Awang blocks it.
Awang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglish avoids it.
Inglish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Inglish pushes off an throws an elbow but Awang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Inglish tries to work over Awang 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chuck Inglish will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alak Betatar Awang 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Inglish moves out of range of the body kick from Awang .
The fighters circling - Inglish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inglish throws a leg kick that is checked
and Awang counters with a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Awang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Inglish has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Inglish and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Inglish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Awang .
Awang defending well as Inglish loads up on a big left hand.
Inglish wants to clinch
and Awang counters with a good low kick that Inglish was not able to check.

Awang moves into the clinch.
Inglish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Inglish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Awang avoids it.
Inglish is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
Inglish misses with the head strike.
Inglish misses with the head strike.
Inglish is looking to control Awang 's arms but Awang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inglish has his back to the ropes.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
Inglish working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglish is looking to control Awang 's arms but Awang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inglish has his back to the ropes.
Awang blocking some punches.
Inglish scores with a shoulder strike.
Inglish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inglish misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Inglish fails to land.
Awang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Awang tries to land a knee to the head but Inglish blocks with his arms.
Inglish is pushing Awang up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Inglish managing to block the knees to the body from Awang .
Inglish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Awang blocks a body shot from Inglish.
Inglish swings wildly with an uppercut but Awang uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inglish.
Inglish trying to control the position but instead, Awang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Inglish into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Awang .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Inglish is looking to control Awang 's arms but Awang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inglish has his back to the ropes.
Awang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglish avoids it.
Inglish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Awang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inglish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Inglish manages to break the clinch.

Awang forces Inglish back against the ropes and clinches.
Awang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inglish misses with a body punch.
Awang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inglish lands a body punch in the clinch.
Awang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Inglish tries to throw a body punch but Awang avoids it by throwing Inglish back against the cage.
Inglish misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Inglish misses with a body punch.
Awang avoids a wild elbow strike from Inglish.
Awang avoids a wild elbow strike from Inglish.
Alak Betatar Awang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Awang takes a shot to the head.
Awang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglish avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alak Betatar Awang .
Well Inglish 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Inglish!