PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li has chosen The Mars Volta - "L'Via L'Viaquez" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyler Jung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jung
vs
Li

180 cm
30
154 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

167 cm
24
127 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyler Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hong Li!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung thumps Li with a low kick.

Jung closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jung lands a good knee to the midsection. Li won't want to take too many of those.
Jung throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Jung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jung.
Tyler Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Jung misses.
Jung is looking to clinch.
Jung tried to score with a low kick but Li checks it.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jung fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the cage.
Jung is struggling to control the position.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung is looking to clinch.
Li misses with the body kick
and Jung counters with an inside leg kick.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Jung has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Jung.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Li wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Jung.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jung looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Jung.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jung stalling.
Knees to the body from Jung.
Jung tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Jung tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Hong Li has been cut.
Jung missing with knees to the body.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Jung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li tries to break free but Jung pushes him back against the cage.
Jung stalling the fight.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jung prevents it.
Li can't break the clinch.
Jung has Li pressed against the cage, preventing Li from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Li is trying to break free.
Li wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Jung connects with a knee to the head.
Li drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jung pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Jung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hong Li's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jung.
Li fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jung.
Li keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jung connects with an inside leg kick.

Li gets tackled into the cage by Jung. Jung maintains the clinch.
Li can't get the takedown.
Jung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Jung trying to land knees to the body.
Li wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jung throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jung throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Li's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jung throws an elbow but it misses.
Jung tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Li avoiding damage as Jung throws knees to the body.
Jung keeps control of Li as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jung takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jung gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Li.
Li has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tyler Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Li.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jung pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Jung is blocking nicely.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Jung.
Jung tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Jung is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Jung.
Jung misses with an elbow over the top.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
Jung lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jung.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Li goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jung prevents it.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Li shrugs off.

That has opened up Hong Li's cut even more.

Li manages to break the clinch.
Jung lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Li misses with a body kick.
Li misses with a head kick.
Jung tries to clinch but Li moves away
and Li counters with a body kick that stops Jung in his tracks momentarily.
Jung throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Jung is just out of range.
Jung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jung tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Jung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jung sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Li is looking to score with low kicks.

Jung has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Li is trying to force a seperation but Jung has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li can't break the clinch.
Li looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Jung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hong Li's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jung.
Jung is looking to score with low kicks.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Jung has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Li dodges an elbow strike from Jung.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jung has Li pressed against the cage, preventing Li from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jung to keep the fight standing.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung lands an elbow just above Li 's eye.
Jung prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
Li tries to break free but Jung pushes him back against the cage.
Li being controlled against the cage.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jung pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Li goes for a takedown attempt but Jung pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyler Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Li.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Li counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung pushes Li away with a front kick.
Jung tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Jung wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler Jung is winning the standup battle so far.
Li lands a high kick!
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jung moves into the clinch.
Tyler Jung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
Li jumps guard but Jung stands there with Li around his waist. Li gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Li trying to stall but Jung improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jung.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jung stalls.
Li tries to break the clinch but Jung is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Hong Li's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Jung.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Jung, against the cage.
Jung tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Li tries to break the clinch but Jung is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jung stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Jung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jung 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Jung!