PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yagi Uda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung has chosen Zombies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Uda
vs
Sung Jung

175 cm
24
159 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

176 cm
25
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yagi Uda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chan Sung Jung!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uda slips under a jab from Jung.
Jung dips to his left and cracks Uda with an uppercut!

It looks like Yagi Uda has been cut.
A cross from Jung lands.

Uda is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jung's defenses.
Uda lands a shot to the body.
Jung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Uda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Uda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uda tries a body shot but Jung blocks it.
Good body shot from Uda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Come on Uda - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Uda tries to work over Jung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jung is looking to break free of the clinch but Uda has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Uda.
Uda lands with a left to the head.
Uda pushes off an throws an elbow but Jung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Uda missing with knees to the body.
Uda throws an elbow that misses.
Jung avoiding damage as Uda throws knees to the body.
Uda throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Uda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jung's brow.
Jung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uda.
Uda lands a good knee to the midsection. Jung won't want to take too many of those.
Uda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Uda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jung wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uda.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uda.
Jung takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from Uda.
Uda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uda working Jung over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uda tries to land knees in the clinch but Jung avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Uda.
Uda lands a damaging elbow.
Uda lands an elbow inside that Jung shrugs off.
Uda effectively controlling the action here.
Uda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung managing to block the knees to the body from Uda.
Uda working Jung over with knees to the body.
Uda scores a nice knee to the body.
Uda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Knees to the body from Uda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uda landing knees to the body.
Jung looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uda lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Uda.
Jung is trying to break the clinch but Uda is controlling him.
Uda tries a body shot but Jung blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Uda.
Jung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uda lands an elbow that stopped Jung in his tracks for a moment.
Jung takes an elbow to the temple.
Jung is trying to force a seperation but Uda has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Uda.
Uda keeps control of Jung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yagi Uda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yagi Uda's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Uda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jung managing to block the knees to the body from Uda.

Uda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Uda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jung's efforts to push away.
Uda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jung's efforts to push away.
Jung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Uda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jung.
Jung avoiding damage as Uda throws knees to the body.
Uda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung is trying to break the clinch but Uda is controlling him.
Come on Uda - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Uda scores with a hook to the body.
Uda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Uda tries to work over Jung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jung.
Uda scores with a shot to the side of Jung's head.
A body shot lands from Uda.
Jung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uda lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Uda.
Uda scores with a shoulder strike.
Uda prevents Jung from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jung tries to circle away but Uda has him pinned against the cage.
Uda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jung or not.
Jung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jung is trying to push Uda away but Uda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jung is trying to break the clinch but Uda is controlling him.
Uda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uda slows down the pace here.
Jung takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jung is trying to break the clinch but Uda has him pressed against the cage.
Uda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung is breathing heavily.
Uda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Jung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yagi Uda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jung misses with a right hand
and Uda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jung's knee momentarily.
Jung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jung can do to turn this around?
Jung throws a hook but Uda blocks it.
Jung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uda counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Uda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jung misses with a lunging right hand
and Uda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jung's knee momentarily.
A jab from Jung misses.

Uda clinches up against the cage.
Uda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Uda lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Uda.
Uda lands a damaging elbow.

Jung is rocked!
Uda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jung is still on wobbly legs! Can Uda finish him?

It looks like Chan Sung Jung has been cut.
Uda lands an elbow inside that Jung shrugs off.
Jung is pressed against the cage. Uda pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Jung! Two more big strikes from Uda and Jung crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yagi Uda!
Yagi Uda decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.