PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyoden Umemoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gau Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umemoto comes to the cage accompanied by Dragon God. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Umemoto
vs
Chung

176 cm
25
166 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

ONI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyoden Umemoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gau Chung!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung tries a head kick but it misses.
Umemoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Chung.
Chung swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Chung closes the distance and pushes Umemoto back into the cage.
Umemoto keeps control of Chung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Umemoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Umemoto throws a head punch that misses.
Chung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Chung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Umemoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Umemoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Umemoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chung is trying to break free.
Umemoto digs a right hand underneath Chung's ribcage. Chung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chung looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umemoto scores with a hook to the body.
Umemoto lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umemoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Umemoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Umemoto on the inside.
Come on Umemoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Umemoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Umemoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Chung is rocked!
Umemoto unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Chung! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Umemoto is unloading with more strikes now! Chung drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyoden Umemoto!
Kyoden Umemoto managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ONI, into his post fight interview.