PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aron Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Despicable Oh Dae Su (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oh Dae Su is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scary. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chan
vs
Oh Dae Su

180 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

173 cm
35
165 lbs
27 - 11 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Despicable Oh Dae Su!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh Dae Su throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oh Dae Su.

Chan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chan lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chan is looking to work some ground and pound but Oh Dae Su has wrist control.
Chan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Dae Su working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chan.

Oh Dae Su has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oh Dae Su is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oh Dae Su wants to sweep but no luck.
Chan tries to stand but Oh Dae Su is controlling from the bottom.
Oh Dae Su is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throwing strikes from guard but Oh Dae Su blocks nicely.
Chan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chan with a nice head shot there.
Chan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oh Dae Su is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oh Dae Su is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oh Dae Su trying to control from half guard but Chan is working away.
Chan works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to sweep here but Oh Dae Su controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chan is working hard here to advance position.

Chan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oh Dae Su is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oh Dae Su is aware though and is defending well.
Oh Dae Su stopping the sweep attempt from Chan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oh Dae Su's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Dae Su advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su prevents Chan from improving his position.
Oh Dae Su is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chan is pressing down on Oh Dae Su's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oh Dae Su trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chan has an active guard here but Oh Dae Su has managed to pass into half guard.
Chan tries to get to full guard but Oh Dae Su has control of the leg.

Chan actively working from the bottom here.
Oh Dae Su working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su uses his free foot to push down on Chan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chan.
Oh Dae Su postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chan looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Oh Dae Su punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chan is desperately trying to improve his position but Oh Dae Su has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh Dae Su landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chan regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Despicable Oh Dae Su will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chan thows a body shot but no joy.
Oh Dae Su swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Dae Su showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chan.
Oh Dae Su avoids the head kick by Chan.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Nice takedown defense from Oh Dae Su. No joy for Chan on that attempt.
Chan looks for the body kick but Oh Dae Su saw that one coming.

Oh Dae Su has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chan fails to pull guard.
Oh Dae Su working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Oh Dae Su tightens his grip and picks Chan up, before dumping him to the ground. Chan manages to land in guard.
Oh Dae Su landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su landing some decent shots from guard.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Chan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oh Dae Su!
The referee warns Oh Dae Su that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Dae Su is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Dae Su has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Chan moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Oh Dae Su has worked his arm free - good work by Oh Dae Su!

Chan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Oh Dae Su rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chan's guard! Nice work there by Oh Dae Su!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Chan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chan looking for a sweep. Not yet Chan, not yet.
Oh Dae Su postures up and lands a big shot to Chan's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh Dae Su wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.

Chan working for submissions but it's allowed Oh Dae Su to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oh Dae Su is trying to work for a kimura but Chan is defending well.
Oh Dae Su throwing shots but Chan is blocking nicely.
Despicable Oh Dae Su has got the better of the ground game so far.

Chan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oh Dae Su pulls his head out easily.
Chan wants to improve his position but Oh Dae Su is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oh Dae Su pulls his head out easily.
Oh Dae Su scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan is not content to let Oh Dae Su control the position.
Chan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chan pushes Oh Dae Su off looking to stand but Oh Dae Su dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan is staying active underneath Oh Dae Su, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oh Dae Su throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oh Dae Su seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Despicable Oh Dae Su showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh Dae Su misses with a low kick.
Oh Dae Su lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Oh Dae Su as Chan shoots in.
Oh Dae Su checks a leg kick.
Chan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh Dae Su displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh Dae Su comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chan sizes up Oh Dae Su with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oh Dae Su circles away.
Oh Dae Su scores with a body shot.
Chan with a poor takedown
and Oh Dae Su counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh Dae Su dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chan. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Dae Su throws a head kick that Chan semi-blocks.
Oh Dae Su works Chan's body with a nice hook.
Oh Dae Su works Chan's body with a nice hook.
Aron Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan misses with a looping left.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oh Dae Su tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oh Dae Su to the ground. Oh Dae Su escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oh Dae Su connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Oh Dae Su.
Nice jab there from Oh Dae Su.
Chan misses with a combination
and Oh Dae Su counters with a low kick, right behind Chan 's knee.
Oh Dae Su connects with a body shot.

Oh Dae Su moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Dae Su lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su lands with a right to the head.
Oh Dae Su lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
A short right from Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su is leaning against Chan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Dae Su scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Dae Su can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Oh Dae Su misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Dae Su misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su lands a body punch in the clinch.

Oh Dae Su is trying to trip Chan. He has hold of a leg but Chan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Oh Dae Su persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Oh Dae Su is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Dae Su preventing the sweep.

Chan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Oh Dae Su is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Dae Su scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chan to see if he's OK.
Oh Dae Su lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Dae Su staying calm.
Chan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oh Dae Su wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Dae Su is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su cracks Chan with a big right hand but Chan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chan is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh Dae Su taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Despicable Oh Dae Su really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Oh Dae Su cracks the inside of Chan's front leg.
Chan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oh Dae Su at a distance.
Chan shoots and misses
and Oh Dae Su counters with a nice uppercut.
Chan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oh Dae Su counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh Dae Su tries to clinch up.
Chan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oh Dae Su counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh Dae Su lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Oh Dae Su shoots in and bounces Chan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh Dae Su postures up and lands a big shot to Chan's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oh Dae Su scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Dae Su trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Dae Su working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chan is pressing down on Oh Dae Su's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oh Dae Su is holding on for now.
Oh Dae Su wants to control but Chan is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan working over Oh Dae Su with some ground and pound. Oh Dae Su looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Dae Su is looking to improve his position.

Chan seems to be working for a kimura but Oh Dae Su defends the submission attempt.
Oh Dae Su wants to get back to his feet.
Chan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oh Dae Su defending well though.
Chan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh Dae Su is trying to stand back up but Chan is controlling him

Chan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Oh Dae Su kicks off Chan and gets to his feet.
Oh Dae Su has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Oh Dae Su counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oh Dae Su prevents it.
Chan blocks a body shot from Oh Dae Su.
Chan looking for a takedown.
Oh Dae Su lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Dae Su can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Oh Dae Su digs a right hand into Chan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chan's gas tank.
Oh Dae Su goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oh Dae Su walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oh Dae Su scores with a shot to the body.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Oh Dae Su's head but Oh Dae Su sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Dae Su throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su thows a body kick. Chan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oh Dae Su displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chan.
Oh Dae Su is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chan rather than just go for the knockout.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan misses with a looping right.
Chan throws a head kick but Oh Dae Su moves out of range.
Oh Dae Su uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chan has time to react.

Chan 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oh Dae Su is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Oh Dae Su working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Despicable Oh Dae Su dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Oh Dae Su misses with a leg kick
and Chan counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Dae Su lands a jab to Chan's midsection.
Oh Dae Su tried to score with a low kick but Chan checks it.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt
and Oh Dae Su counters with a right hand to the body.
Chan misses with a looping left.
Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oh Dae Su swivels and escapes.
Oh Dae Su throws a low kick but Chan moves out of range easily.
Oh Dae Su thumps Chan with a low kick.
Chan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oh Dae Su defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Chan.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Oh Dae Su scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan swings for the body but Oh Dae Su moves out of range.
Despicable Oh Dae Su seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Oh Dae Su lands.
Chan tries to land a front kick but Oh Dae Su steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chan needs to keep his hands up - Oh Dae Su had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Dae Su scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Dae Su shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chan scores with a jab to the body.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Oh Dae Su moves out of range easily.
Chan avoids the head kick by Oh Dae Su.
Chan misses with a low kick.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Dae Su ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su slaps away a takedown attempt from Chan, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Chan gets tackled into the cage by Oh Dae Su. Oh Dae Su maintains the clinch.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oh Dae Su prevents it.
Chan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oh Dae Su after a bit of a struggle.
Chan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Oh Dae Su lands a body punch.
Oh Dae Su scores with a shoulder strike.
Chan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oh Dae Su is defending well.
Oh Dae Su lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Oh Dae Su lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Oh Dae Su.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su scores with a nice hook to the head.

Oh Dae Su gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Oh Dae Su lands a couple of digs.
Oh Dae Su trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Oh Dae Su stacks Chan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Oh Dae Su!
Chan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oh Dae Su wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Dae Su controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan is pushing Oh Dae Su's head away, looking to escape. Oh Dae Su manages to hold on to the position though.
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!
Oh Dae Su landing a few strikes.
Oh Dae Su in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Dae Su tries to advance to mount but Chan denies him.
Chan is positioning himself 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!
Chan manages to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Despicable Oh Dae Su comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oh Dae Su has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Despicable Oh Dae Su!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Despicable Oh Dae Su!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Despicable Oh Dae Su!

Despicable Oh Dae Su wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Despicable Oh Dae Su thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.