PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalli Koylio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Koylio
vs
Sung Jung

175 cm
20
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lalli Koylio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chan Sung Jung!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Koylio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koylio blocks a body shot from Jung.
Koylio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jung tries to circle away but Koylio has him pinned against the cage.
Koylio taking a breather.
Koylio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jung tries to circle away but Koylio has him pinned against the cage.
Koylio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jung up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Koylio for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Koylio seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Koylio can't find room to land a body shot as Jung controls the action.
Jung wants to get back to striking at distance but Koylio won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jung blocks a body shot from Koylio.
Jung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koylio has him pressed against the cage.
Jung blocks a body shot from Koylio.
A short uppercut from Koylio.
A short right from Koylio.
Jung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koylio.
Koylio lands a body shot.
Koylio digs a right hand underneath Jung's ribcage. Jung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Koylio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Koylio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jung looks winded!
Koylio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Koylio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio lands with a light punch inside.
Koylio scores with a shot to the side of Jung's head.
Koylio works on Jung's body with a couple of short punches.
Koylio lands with a light punch inside.
Koylio controlling the action here for a moment.
Koylio lands a shoulder strike.
Koylio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Koylio uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koylio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jung.
Koylio leaning against his opponent.
Koylio is leaning against Jung and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koylio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Koylio to work.
A short left from Koylio.
Koylio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Koylio scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koylio.
Jung takes a shot to the head.
Jung misses with an elbow strike.
Koylio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jung.
A right handed body shot lands from Koylio.
A short body shot lands from Koylio as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koylio scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Jung is rocked!
Koylio lands a body punch.
Jung is still on wobbly legs! Can Koylio finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Koylio.
Jung seems to have recovered his senses.

Koylio works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jung keeping full guard, as Koylio tries to pass.
Koylio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lalli Koylio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jung with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koylio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koylio misses with a straight right.
Chan Sung Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Koylio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Koylio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Koylio advances nicely into full mount.
BOOM! Koylio connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Koylio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koylio raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jung is breathing heavily.
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!
Koylio controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung is bucking up trying to escape but Koylio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koylio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koylio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jung can do to turn this around?
Koylio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jung is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Koylio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio controlling his opponent.
Koylio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jung for as long as he can get away with.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koylio breaks from Jung's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koylio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koylio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jung can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koylio fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Koylio controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koylio content just to control the position here.
Koylio punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lalli Koylio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koylio breaks from Jung's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koylio breaks from Jung's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koylio landing strikes from the mount.
Koylio tries to control but Jung wriggling away.
Jung is looking to improve his position but Koylio isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio controlling the pace for now.
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!
Koylio dominating with strikes here.
Koylio dominating with strikes here.
Jung keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koylio looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lalli Koylio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koylio.
Koylio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Koylio dives in and scores a takedown into Jung's guard.
Koylio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koylio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koylio content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jung is keeping the position for now.
Koylio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Lalli Koylio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jung throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koylio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koylio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koylio wants it to stay on the feet.

Koylio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Koylio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Koylio connects with a nice short shot to Jung's temple.
Koylio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koylio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lalli Koylio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Koylio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jung has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koylio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koylio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jung's half guard.
Koylio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Koylio slows the pace down in half guard.
Koylio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jung!
Koylio landing strikes from the mount.
Koylio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koylio controlling the position easily from mount.
Chan Sung Jung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalli Koylio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koylio landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koylio lands a heavy elbow.
Koylio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koylio controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lalli Koylio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koylio 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 30:25
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lalli Koylio!
An out of breath Lalli Koylio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.