PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devlin Mudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - I'm Broken. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jung
vs
Mudd

191 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Firebird Designs

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devlin Mudd!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jung. No joy for Mudd on that attempt.

Jung feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Mudd looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jung passes into side control.
Mudd is looking for a sweep.
Jung controlling from side mount.
Jung misses with the ground and pound.
Mudd sneaks back into half guard.
Jung will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jung prevents Mudd from improving his position.
Jung stalling away here and it's allowed Mudd to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudd working a defensive guard here.
Mudd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jung trying to control but Mudd is working from the bottom.
Mudd can't keep his opponent in guard - Jung advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Mudd is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jung pulls his head out easily.
Jung knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mudd on the ground.
Jung trying to control from half guard but Mudd is working away.
Jung is thwarting Mudd's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Jung looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jung.
Jung is breathing heavily.
Mudd is looking for a sweep.
Mudd can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mudd is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Mudd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mudd tries to bench press Jung off him but Jung keeps the position.
Jung tries to get to his feet but Mudd is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Jung in his guard.

Jung gets to his feet - Mudd follows without any prompting.
Mudd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Jung to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mudd with a poor takedown

and Jung counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mudd won't be happy with that.
Lee Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devlin Mudd.
Jung advances nicely into full mount.
Mudd tries to hold on but Jung postures up.
Mudd is trying to escape the mount.
Mudd wants to control but Jung is having none of it.
Mudd is working to get back to half guard.

Jung goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mudd is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Jung dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jung scores a takedown into full mount!
Mudd tries to hold on but Jung pushes him away.
Mudd sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Jung decides to stand up.
Mudd misses with a takedown
letting Jung counter with a right hand.
Mudd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Jung looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung passes to side control.
Mudd sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mudd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mudd gets full guard.

Mudd throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jung uses it to pass to side control.
Mudd prevents Jung from moving into mount.
Mudd can't do much from the bottom here.

Jung working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jung decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jung misses with the combination.

Jung gets the takedown into side control.
Jung working away.
Mudd is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jung stops Mudd from getting back to his feet.

Mudd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mudd is looking to control Jung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mudd avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Mudd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mudd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Mudd had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jung is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mudd Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jung's back instead.

Mudd looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Jung is controlling Mudd 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Jung throwing strikes from guard but Mudd blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mudd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Jung gets to his feet - Mudd follows without any prompting.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mudd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Mudd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jung is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee Jung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jung tries to buck Mudd off but Mudd is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lee Jung will probably get the nod.
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 moves in looking to clinch but Mudd pushes him off.
Mudd misses with a takedown

so Jung counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Mudd has his foot on Jung's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jung works his way back into a safe position though.
Jung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jung wants to control from the top but Mudd keeps moving.
Jung looking to pass the guard.
Jung trying to control but Mudd is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Mudd has his feet on Jung's thighs here. He's pushed Jung off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jung screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Devlin Mudd!