PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ming Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dave Ming Chang has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dave Ming Chang seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ming Chang
vs
Bond

171 cm
21
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
147 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ming Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond moves in looking to clinch but Ming Chang pushes him off.
Ming Chang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut.
Bond tries to clinch but Ming Chang moves out of range.

Bond gets caught flat footed, as Ming Chang shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Ming Chang stands up and waves to Bond to follow him.
Ming Chang fails with the takedown.
Ming Chang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bond swivels and escapes.
Bond throws a body punch but Ming Chang moves out of range.
Bond lands a jab to Ming Chang's midsection.
Ming Chang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bond pinned against the cage. Bond gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Ming Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ming Chang misses with a takedown attempt - Bond sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ming Chang is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ming Chang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond is trying to stand.
Bond is trying to maintain the position but Ming Chang is very close to passing his half guard.
Bond slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Ming Chang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ming Chang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bond slips a straight right by Ming Chang.
Ming Chang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Bond. No joy for Ming Chang on that attempt.

Bond closes the distance and clinches.
Bond with a knee to the head.
Come on Bond - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bond lands a nice knee to the body.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.

Bond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bond wants to clinch up but Ming Chang keeps it at a distance.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dallas Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ming Chang throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond ducks under a wild hook from Ming Chang.
Ming Chang lands with a right hand.
Bond tries to clinch there but Ming Chang circles away.
Ming Chang lands with a nice body punch.

Ming Chang scores a takedown into full mount!
Ming Chang looking to ground and pound but Bond is blocking nicely.
Bond is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bond regains half guard.
Bond manages to get to full guard.
Bond tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ming Chang looking to pass the guard.

Bond escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ming Chang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ming Chang stopping the sweep attempt from Bond.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ming Chang works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Ming Chang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Bond's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ming Chang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bond as he jumps to the side.
Bond cracks Ming Chang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ming Chang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ming Chang tries for a takedown but Bond sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bond tries to clinch there but Ming Chang circles away.
Bond scores with a jab to the body.

Bond moves into the clinch.
Bond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ming Chang blocks it with crossed arms.
Ming Chang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bond landing knees to the head.
Bond misses with a knee strike.

Ming Chang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bond uses from the top position.
Ming Chang has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bond has passed into side control.
A lull in the action here as Bond stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming Chang dodges the ground and pound from Bond.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ming Chang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bond in side control, throwing shots but Ming Chang defends.
Bond postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ming Chang stops Bond from passing to mount.
Ming Chang tries to bench press Bond off him but Bond keeps the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bond wants to clinch.
Ming Chang shoots in but Bond avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Ming Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ming Chang shoots in and drives through. Bond sprawls well.
Bond doesn't manage to clinch there - Ming Chang circles away.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ming Chang misses with a straight right.
Bond stuffs the takedown attempt from Ming Chang. Ming Chang gets slowly back to his feet.
Bond doesn't manage to clinch there - Ming Chang circles away.

Bond instigates a clinch.
Bond lands a nice knee to the body.
Bond looking to throw knees to the head but Ming Chang is blocking nicely.
Ming Chang is working for takedown but Bond is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bond lands a nice knee to the body.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond scores a nice knee to the body.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bond breaks the clinch.

Bond gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bond throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

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

Ming Chang stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ming Chang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bond rushes Ming Chang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Bond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ming Chang misses with a double jab.
Bond tries to clinch up.
Bond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ming Chang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ming Chang shoots in and drives through. Bond sprawls well.

Bond has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bond breaks from the clinch.
Bond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ming Chang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bond tries to avoid it but Ming Chang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bond to the ground. Bond escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ming Chang misses with a low kick.

Bond moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Bond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dallas Bond's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ming Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bond.
Ming Chang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dave Ming Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond wants to clinch.
Ming Chang shoots in and drives through. Bond sprawls well.
Ming Chang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ming Chang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ming Chang throws a series of punches but Bond avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ming Chang swats away the attempt to clinch by Bond.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ming Chang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ming Chang circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming Chang throws a push kick but Bond slaps the foot to one side.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ming Chang shoots for a takedown but Bond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Ming Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ming Chang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bond works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
Bond tries to clinch up.
Bond wants to clinch up but Ming Chang keeps it at a distance.

Bond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bond prevents the takedown attempt.
Bond landing knees to the head.
Bond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Bond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ming Chang looks for a takedown but Bond sprawls well.
Ming Chang shoots in for a takedown but Bond shows good takedown defense.
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bond stuffs the takedown attempt from Ming Chang. Ming Chang gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Bond misses.
Ming Chang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ming Chang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ming Chang tries to keep at a distance but Bond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ming Chang can't get the takedown.

Bond breaks the clinch.
Bond stuffs the takedown.
Bond with a jab.
Bond lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ming Chang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dallas Bond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch but Ming Chang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ming Chang shoots for a takedown but Bond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ming Chang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ming Chang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bond is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond stuffs the takedown attempt from Ming Chang. Ming Chang gets slowly back to his feet.
Ming Chang keeps the fight on the outside.
Ming Chang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ming Chang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bond pinned against the cage. Bond gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ming Chang tries to keep at a distance but Bond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ming Chang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ming Chang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bond with a knee to the head.
Bond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bond crunches a lovely knee into Ming Chang's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Bond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bond has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Bond!