PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong comes to the cage accompanied by I SHOT THE SHERIFF. Mike Hull will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Chong
vs
Hull

187 cm
30
230 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

210 cm
29
270 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Fast

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Crippler's Corner
//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Chong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong swings for the body but Hull moves out of range.
Chong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chong checks a low kick from Hull.
Chong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A cross from Chong lands.
Chong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chong lands a body shot.
Chong throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Chong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Hull pushes Chong off and gets back to his feet.
Hull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hull looks winded!
A good leg kick by Chong.
Chong checks the leg kick.
Chong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Chong.
Hull checks a leg kick.
Chong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chong digs a good body shot into Hull's ribs.
Chong throws a push kick but Hull slaps the foot to one side.
Hull steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chong. That one must have hurt.
Bob Chong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chong looks to throw the jab but Hull is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Chong has managed to clinch.
Chong prevents Hull from breaking the clinch.
Chong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chong lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Chong.
Chong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chong throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong tries to work over Hull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hull walks away with a smile on his face. Chong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mike Hull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hull looks for the body kick but Chong saw that one coming.
Hull throws a solid leg kick but Chong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hull.
Chong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chong throws a hook to the side of Hull's head but Hull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hull tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hull moves away.
Chong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Chong.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hull checks a leg kick.
Chong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hull misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chong will feel that in the morning.
Hull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chong misses with an uppercut. Hull saw that one coming.
Hull moves out of range as Chong strikes.
Chong throws a body punch but Hull moves out of range.
Hull keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chong misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Hull.
Chong throws a sloppy head kick and Hull moves out of range easily.
Chong looks to land a left hand but Hull moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chong.
Chong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hull's calf.
Chong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chong misses with a hook. Hull ducked under it nicely.
Chong closes the distance and clinches up with Hull, looking for a takedown. Chong pushes Hull against the cage but Hull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hull throws a front kick that sends Chong stumbling back into the cage.
Hull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chong blocks the body kick.
Hull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chong.
Donk. Chong catches Hull right on the button with a cross.
Chong tries to land a leg kick but Hull saw it coming and moves away.
Hull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chong wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull looks for the body kick but Chong saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Chong 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 misses the shot to the body.
Chong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chong scores with a hook to the body. Hull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chong here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hull dodges the punch combination from Chong.
Hull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chong 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 Hull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chong thows a body shot but no joy.
Hull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Chong as he checks the leg kick.
Chong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Hull.
Hull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bob Chong is winning the standup battle so far.
Chong misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong blocks a leg kick.
Chong blocks a leg kick.
Chong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hull throws out a leg kick but Chong moves out of range and Hull only half commits.
Chong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hull doesn't seem bothered though.
Hull is breathing heavily.
Chong shoots in for a takedown but Hull shows good takedown defense.
Chong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hull.
Chong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chong moves in looking to clinch but Hull pushes him off.
Hull throws a wild body kick that Chong sees coming a mile off.
Chong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hull swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chong misses with a takedown attempt - Hull sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chong throws out a leg kick but Hull moves out of range and Chong only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chong blocks the body kick.
Chong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hull. That did some damage!
Chong dives in and grabs Hull's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hull pushes down on Chong's head and hops out.
A lazy left from Chong finds it's target.
Chong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chong misses with a wild combination.
Chong digs a good body shot into Hull's ribs.
Chong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hull is out of range.
Chong misses the shot to the body.
Hull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chong.
Hull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chong takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull wants to slow Chong down by chopping away at his legs.
Chong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hull blocks the body kick.
Chong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hull can do to turn this around?
Chong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chong misses with a head kick.
Hull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hull throws a leg kick but Chong checks it.
Hull feints and then cracks Chong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chong down.
Chong fails to land the takedown.
Hull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chong moves in looking to clinch but Hull pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong lands with a shot to the body.
Chong misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Hull blocks the low kick.
Hull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chong takes a step back to recover.

Chong closes the distance and clinches.

Hull manages to break the clinch.
Hull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hull slips under a jab.
Chong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chong misses with a hook. Hull ducked under it nicely.
Hull blocks a head kick by Chong.
Chong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Chong dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hull moves out of range of the strikes.
Chong lands a leg kick that knocks Hull off balance momentarily.
Chong tests Hull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sloppy strikes from Chong. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Hull blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Chong.
Chong looks for the body kick but Hull saw that one coming.
Hull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chong connects with a body shot that sends Hull's belly button to the back.
Hull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Chong swings for the body but Hull moves out of range.
Hull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull checks a leg kick.

Chong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hull tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chong is in Hull's guard.
Chong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chong is looking to work some ground and pound but Hull has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hull seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chong throwing strikes from guard but Hull blocks nicely.
Chong trying to control but Hull is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull trying to keep a closed guard but Chong is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chong tries to free his leg and advance position but Hull is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chong throws a body punch but Hull moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chong connects with a body shot.
Chong lands a head shot.
Hull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chong throws a wild body kick that Hull sees coming a mile off.
Chong misses with a body kick.
Hull throws a sloppy head kick and Chong moves out of range easily.
Chong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hull checks a low kick from Chong.
Chong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong wants to clinch.
Hull checks a low kick from Chong.
Chong throws a right hand that Hull ducks under and follows up with a left that Hull also avoids with ease.
Chong lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hull.
Chong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hull counters with a body kick.
Chong misses with a body shot.
Hull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chong, right into the meat.
Chong misses with a body shot.
Hull misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Chong clearly takes that round.
That's time! Chong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hull takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hull tries to work over Chong's front leg with a kick but Chong checks it.
Crunch! Chong slams his shin into Hull's torso.
Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chong moves out of range of the leg kick from Hull.

Chong looking to score a takedown here. Hull is defending well but Chong drives through and ends up in Hull's guard.
Chong wants to control from the top but Hull keeps moving.
Chong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chong landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hull is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chong throwing strikes from guard but Hull blocks nicely.
Chong landing some decent shots from guard.
Chong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chong.
Chong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chong won't allow Hull to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong wants to control from the top but Hull keeps moving.
Chong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chong is looking to work some ground and pound but Hull has wrist control.
Chong trying to control but Hull is working from the bottom.
Hull is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Chong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chong showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull is staying active underneath Chong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hull is trying to stand back up but Chong is controlling him
Chong wants to take a breather but Hull is having none of it.
Hull tries to roll over but Chong keeps him under control.
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. Chong connects with a nice short shot to Hull's temple.
Hull is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chong's back!
Chong wants to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull controlling the position well here. Chong rolled but Hull kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Chong rolls, trying to escape but Hull keeps control of the position.
Chong is keeping busy.
Chong trying to control the action but Hull just sinks the hooks in.
Bob Chong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hull controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

What's going on here? Hull has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Chong had his way with Mike Hull in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hull avoids the body shot from Chong.
Chong is looking to clinch but Hull is avoiding it.
Hull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chong swings for the body but Hull moves out of range.
Chong is looking to slow Hull down with leg kicks.
Hull has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chong.
Chong throws a chopping leg kick but Hull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chong checks a leg kick.
Chong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hull at a distance.
Hull is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Chong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hull tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chong is in Hull's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chong trying to control but Hull is working from the bottom.
Chong forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chong is working away from the top position though.
Chong slows the pace down in half guard.
Hull is looking for a sweep. Chong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chong is pressing down on Hull's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hull is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chong in particular looking to stall.
Chong trying to control the action but Hull is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bob Chong just wasn't active enough.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chong.

Chong moves into the clinch.
Chong is trying to pull guard but Hull turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chong misses with the head strike.
Hull blocks a body shot from Chong.
Hull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chong misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hull.
Hull working hard to break the clinch.
Mike Hull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Hull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hull manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chong misses with a takedown attempt - Hull sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chong throws out a loose jab but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chong avoids the head kick by Hull.
Hull leaves Chong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Chong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Chong. Beautiful body shot.
Chong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hull throws a front kick aimed at Chong's knee but Chong avoids it well.
Hull throws a leg kick
and Chong counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull moves out of range as Chong throws a body kick.
Hull tries to work over Chong's front leg with a kick but Chong checks it.

Chong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hull doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chong content to stall in guard here.

Hull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chong trying to control but Hull is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Chong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Chong!
Bob Chong retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Bob Chong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.