PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan-Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by Twisted. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lester
vs
Jung

170 cm
34
150 lbs
38 - 18 - 1

150 cm
31
140 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Heisenberg

Heisenberg
Hellbent

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 38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chan-Sung Jung!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lester has closed the distance and engaged Jung in a clinch.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Jung controls his hands.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Lester.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jung avoids it.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Jung.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Jung lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Lester's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jung blocks a body shot from Lester.
Jung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Lester.
A right handed body shot lands from Lester.
Lester misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
Jung is struggling to control the position.
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!

Jung ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jung no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jung wants to sweep here but Lester controlling him for the moment.
Lester stays in close to Jung's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung wants to sweep here but Lester controlling him for the moment.
Lester postures up.
Lester will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lester controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lester forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lester pulls his head out easily.
Jung has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lester is working away from the top position though.
Lester is trying to control the action in half guard but Jung is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jung is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester controlling the pace.
Jung is trying to get back to full guard.
Lester wants to control but Jung is keeping him busy.
Lester prevents Jung from improving his position.
Lester is trying to control the action in half guard but Jung is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lester throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jung is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lester's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lester's back!
Lester trying to control the action but Jung just sinks the hooks in.
Jung has the hooks in. Lester is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a series of strikes and Lester wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Lester wants to control but Jung is having none of it.
Lester is in a horrible position here. Jung smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jung landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Jung.
Lester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lester tries to hold on but Jung postures up.
Lester regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester is in trouble now - Jung has advanced to mount!
Lester is desperately trying to improve his position but Jung has a good base and remains in mount.
Lester regains half guard.
Jung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lester is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jung's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jung's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jung manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lester's guard. Nice work there by Jung.
Jung passes Lester's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jung avoids the body shot from Lester.
Lester throws a lazy body kick

and Jung counters with a shoot takedown. Lester fights it but they end up in guard.
Jung trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.
Jung stopping the sweep attempt from Lester.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jung. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lester is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jung controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lester looking for a sweep. Not yet Lester, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung wants to control from the top but Lester keeps moving.
Jung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jung trying to control but Lester is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chan-Sung Jung wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lester lands with an uppercut that bounces Jung off the cage and back into range.
Lester throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jung's head.
Lester explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jung looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Lester takes a swing at Jung's ribcage but misses.
Jung tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lester throws a leg kick which misses Jung's front leg but catches the back leg as Jung tries to avoid it.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Jung moves out of range easily.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jung.
Jung misses with an uppercut.
Lester misses with a body kick.
Jung tries to clinch there but Lester circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung looks for the body kick but Lester saw that one coming.

Jung has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jung avoids a wild elbow strike from Lester.
Jung is trying to stall.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester landing knees to the head.
Jung lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester misses with some punches.
Jung misses with some punches.
Lester lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Jung.
Lester is leaning against Jung and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jung taking a breather.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Jung controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jung lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lester landing knees to the body.
Lester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moe Lester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lester looking to slow down the pace here.
Jung trying to control the position but instead, Lester has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jung into the cage.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester has Jung pressed against the cage, preventing Jung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chan-Sung Jung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Jung.
A lazy left from Lester finds it's target.
Jung tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Lester misses

and Jung decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lester's guard.
Jung looking to sit in guard and control but Lester gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jung working for a triangle but Lester defends it easily.

Jung has an active guard here but Lester has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jung looking for submissions off his back.
Lester takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jung wants to control but Lester is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Lester seems content to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lester's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Moe Lester.
Lester throws a lazy head kick

and Jung counters with a single leg into guard. Lester didn't expect that.
Jung throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jung postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lester looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jung is one step ahead there.
Jung throws a big elbow that misses.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester controlling the position easily from mount.
Lester can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jung is looking to escape.
Lester prevents Jung from getting the reversal.
Lester controlling his opponent.
Jung gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jung trying to control from the bottom.
Lester with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lester is keen to just control but Jung is a slippery customer.

Moe Lester has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lester will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester throws a leg kick which misses Jung's front leg but catches the back leg as Jung tries to avoid it.
Lester throws a shot from downtown. Jung moves away and avoids it.
Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung wants to clinch up but Lester keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chan-Sung Jung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jung 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chan-Sung Jung!
A victorious Chan-Sung Jung thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.