PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pumola Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome To The Jungle. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Chang
vs
Creed

182 cm
26
179 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

177 cm
32
172 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pumola Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Creed!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. Chang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chang shoots in for a double leg but Creed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chang connects with a right hand. Creed shakes it off.
Creed just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Creed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Creed back to the cage. Chang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Creed scores a takedown into full mount!
Chang tries to hold on but Creed postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Creed there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chang is looking to get to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Creed throwing strikes here but Chang is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chang bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chang throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Creed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Creed slips a nice elbow through Chang's hands, connecting with Chang's forehead.
Chang wants to control but Creed is keeping busy.
Chang is trying to get back to full guard.
Chang moves into full guard.
Chang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Creed preventing the sweep.
Chang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Creed postures up.
Creed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Creed won't allow Chang to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang pulls Creed in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed wants to pass the guard but Chang is keeping the position.
Chang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creed throwing strikes but missing.
Chang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Creed postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chang is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Creed, into his guard.

Creed working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chang throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Creed's head.
Chang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creed is keeping the position for now.
Chang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Creed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chang throwing strikes but missing.
Creed controls Chang momentarily but Chang frees himself.
Chang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chang throwing strikes from guard but Creed blocks nicely.
Chang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Creed swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed working a defensive guard here.
Creed is looking to stand up but Chang isn't so interested in that idea.
Chang is looking to work some ground and pound but Creed has wrist control.
Chang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed wants to stand and escape but Chang is having none of it.
Chang postures up and lands a big shot to Creed's brow.
Chang postures up and lands a big shot to Creed's brow.
Chang lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chang is looking to work some ground and pound but Creed has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Creed's head.
Creed trying to keep a closed guard but Chang is proving a slippery customer.
Creed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pumola Chang dominated that round.
That's time! Chang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Creed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chang circles away quickly and effectively.
Creed closes the distance and clinches up with Chang, looking for a takedown. Creed pushes Chang against the cage but Chang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Creed as he avoids it easily.
Creed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Creed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Creed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left and a right from Chang both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Creed misses.
Chang thuds a left hand into Creed's body.
Chang cracks Creed with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Chang drives through with a takedown into Creed's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Creed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chang throws a big elbow that misses.
Creed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chang wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.

Creed looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chang passes into half guard.
Chang 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.
Creed tries to roll over but Chang keeps him under control.
Creed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Creed's head.
Creed regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chang.
Creed wants to sweep here but Chang controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang throwing strikes from guard but Creed blocks nicely.
Creed wants to sweep here but Chang controlling him for the moment.
Chang trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Creed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chang.
Pumola Chang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chang scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chang is one step ahead there.

Creed looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chang is stalling in the full guard.
Chang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Creed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chang trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Chang preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chang cracks Creed with a solid left hand.
Chang stands up over Creed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chang passes Creed's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed is not content to let Chang control the position.
Creed wants to get back to full guard.
Chang lands with a punch from half guard.
Creed has hold of Chang's hands but Chang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chang is nestled in close to Creed, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Creed taking some punishment here, with Chang in his half guard.
Chang is keen to just control but Creed is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pumola Chang dominated that second round.
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!

Chang lands with a nice combination. Creed backs away looking to recover.

Creed is rocked!
Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
Creed is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?

Creed throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chang tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Creed is in Chang's guard.
Creed seems to have recovered his senses.
Chang trying to keep a closed guard but Creed is proving a slippery customer.
Chang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Creed's guard.
Chang looking to pass the guard.
Creed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Creed wants to sweep but no luck.
Creed trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chang chips away with some ground and pound.
Creed wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang landing some decent shots from guard.
Chang trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chang is really struggling to control Creed but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Chang postures up in Creed's guard and throws a big left but Creed blocks it.
Chang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Creed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Creed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Creed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chang's guard.
Creed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chang pulls Creed in close to prevent any damage.
Chang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang managing to control the position.
Creed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang looking for a sweep. Not yet Chang, not yet.
Chang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Creed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Creed that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pumola Chang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Creed wants to hold on but Chang pushes him away.
Chang raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang wants to control the pace but Creed is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chang with shots to the head and body - Creed looks very uncomfortable down there.
Creed is desperately trying to improve his position but Chang has a good base and remains in mount.
Chang controlling from mount.
Jake Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chang looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chang raining down shots from the mount!
Creed is looking to improve his position but Chang isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang tries to control but Creed wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Creed is looking to improve his position but Chang isn't that keen on the idea.
Chang trying to control but Creed is having none of it.
Creed taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chang tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
Chang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pumola Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chang 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pumola Chang!
Pumola Chang gave a mention to Empire Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).