PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorge Jurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock N Roll Train. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wonha
vs
Jurgel

161 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
42
127 lbs
33 - 37 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 37 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorge Jurgel!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jurgel darts in and clinches Wonha up against the cage.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Jurgel in his tracks for a moment.

Jurgel pulls Wonha into guard.
Jurgel seems keen to control Wonha's posture.
Wonha slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wonha wants to control from the top but Jurgel keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Incheol Wonha wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Wonha has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wonha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Jurgel takes an elbow to the temple.

Jurgel pulls guard.
Wonha trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jurgel being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Incheol Wonha.

Wonha has Jurgel up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Gorge Jurgel has been cut.

Jurgel pulls guard successfully.
Wonha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jurgel pulls Wonha in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonha content to stall in guard here.
Jurgel is trying to keep Wonha in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha wants to control from the top but Jurgel keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jurgel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jurgel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Wonha has closed the distance and engaged Jurgel in a clinch.
Jurgel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wonha walks away with a smile on his face. Jurgel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorge Jurgel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jurgel moves into the clinch.
Jurgel fails to pull guard.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Wonha is pressed up against the cage. Jurgel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wonha down to the mat. Wonha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Wonha closes the distance and clinches.
Jurgel is trying to pull guard but Wonha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Incheol Wonha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorge Jurgel.
Wonha landing knees to the head.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Jurgel shrugs off.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Jurgel in his tracks for a moment.
Jurgel dodges an elbow strike from Wonha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Jurgel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wonha smiles and moves away.
Wonha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jurgel misses with a hook. Wonha ducked under it nicely.

Wonha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wonha lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha scores a nice knee to the body.
Jurgel avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wonha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wonha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jurgel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wonha just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wonha.
Wonha looking to throw knees to the head but Jurgel is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Jurgel shrugs off.

Jurgel is rocked!
Wonha has Jurgel pressed against the cage. He pushes Jurgel back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Wonha throws a beautiful elbow that sends Jurgel crashing to the floor! Wonha piles on the pressure with more strikes! Jurgel is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Incheol Wonha!