PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaemin Jeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Itaewon Freedom - UV feat JY Park. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bracha
vs
Jeong

180 cm
33
181 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

183 cm
30
180 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaemin Jeong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeong throws a head kick that misses.
Bracha throws a wild body kick that Jeong sees coming a mile off.

Bracha instigates a clinch.
Bracha lands an elbow inside.
Bracha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jeong is defending well for now.

Jeong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeong lands a nice shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jeong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bracha avoids the head kick by Jeong.
Bracha connects with a jab.
Bracha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jeong throws a head kick but Bracha moves out of range.
Jeong scoring well with a low kick there.
Jeong throws a push kick but Bracha slaps the foot to one side.
Jeong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bracha.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jeong.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jeong.
Bracha seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheers as Bracha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jeong doesn't seem phased though.
Jeong throws a body kick that misses.
Jeong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bracha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bracha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bracha lands a head kick. Jeong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Bracha misses with a straight left.
Bracha misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bracha both land. Nice combination.
Bracha tries a low kick but Jeong avoids it.
Bracha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eli Bracha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jeong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bracha.
A telegraphed right hand from Jeong misses the target.
Jeong throws a leg kick but Bracha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Bracha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bracha swinging wildly here.
Bracha avoids the head kick by Jeong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeong blocks a head kick by Bracha.
Jeong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bracha as he jumps to the side.
Bracha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jeong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bracha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jeong throws a head kick that misses
and Bracha counters with a good low kick that Jeong was not able to check.
Jeong looks for the body kick but Bracha saw that one coming.
Jeong is looking to slow Bracha down with leg kicks.
Jeong misses with a low kick.
Eli Bracha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bracha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jeong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bracha blocks a head kick by Jeong.
Bracha scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bracha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bracha blocks a head kick by Jeong.
Jeong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeong throws a sloppy head kick
and Bracha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jeong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bracha did well to prevent Jeong getting side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jeong prevents Bracha from improving his position.
Bracha wants to control but Jeong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Bracha dominated that round.
That's time! Bracha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jeong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeong misses with a head kick.
Bracha throws a right hand that Jeong ducks under and follows up with a left that Jeong also avoids with ease.
Bracha moves out of range of the strikes.
Bracha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeong moves out of range of the body kick from Bracha.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bracha checks a leg kick.
Jeong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bracha.
Jeong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bracha throws a chopping leg kick but Jeong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eli Bracha is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jeong connects with a high kick.
Bracha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jeong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bracha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jeong.
Jeong is looking to slow Bracha down with leg kicks.
Bracha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jeong can pounce on him.
Jeong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses.
Bracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jeong misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeong is just out of range.
Jeong misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bracha throws a head kick but Jeong moves out of range.
Jeong lands with a slapping head kick.
Bracha jabs Jeong right on the nose. Jeong blinks but takes it well.
Bracha misses with a low kick as Jeong jumps back.
Jeong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bracha.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jeong.
Jeong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jeong tries for a takedown but Bracha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bracha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha scores with a nice right hand.
Jeong throws a lazy body kick
and Bracha counters with a solid body kick.
Bracha lands a leg kick that knocks Jeong off balance momentarily.
Bracha avoids a kick to the body.
Jeong throws a head kick that misses.
Jeong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bracha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bracha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bracha scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bracha scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bracha.
Bracha slaps away a takedown attempt from Jeong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eli Bracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaemin Jeong.
Bracha scores with a hook.

Bracha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeong.
Jeong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bracha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bracha thows a body kick. Jeong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Bracha dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

An inside leg kick from Bracha misses.
Jeong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeong thows a leg kick but Bracha checks it
and Jeong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bracha tries a low kick but Jeong avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bracha.
Jeong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bracha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bracha blocks a head kick by Jeong.
Jeong wants to land a leg kick but Bracha is out of range.
Bracha slips a straight right by Jeong.
Jeong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha throws a front kick aimed at Jeong's knee but Jeong avoids it well.
Bracha throws a leg kick but Jeong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jeong moves forwards but Bracha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Bracha.
A good leg kick by Bracha.
Jeong connects with a solid leg kick.
Bracha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bracha gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jeong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jeong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bracha throws the kick towards the body but Jeong avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong shoots in but no luck this time.
Bracha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jeong's sensitive parts.
Bracha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Bracha walks into a jab.
Bracha throws a lazy head kick
and Jeong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bracha is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jeong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bracha manages to avoid it.
Jeong slips a jab from Bracha.
Bracha throws a lazy head kick
and Jeong counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeong blocks a head kick by Bracha.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeong lands with a straight right. Bracha didn't see that one coming.
Jeong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jeong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bracha's waist but Bracha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jeong off to one side.
Bracha checks the leg kick.
No luck for Jeong with that takedown attempt.
Eli Bracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaemin Jeong.
Bracha thows a leg kick but Jeong checks it
and Jeong counters with a low kick, right behind Bracha 's knee.
Good leg kick by Jeong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jeong checks a low kick from Bracha.

Bracha closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jeong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeong misses with a body kick.
Bracha thows a leg kick but Jeong checks it

and Jeong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bracha won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Jeong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bracha has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bracha tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jeong presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bracha is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaemin Jeong really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jeong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jeong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jeong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bracha throws a head kick but Jeong moves out of range.
A jab from Bracha misses.
Bracha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jeong counters with a leg kick.
Jeong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bracha's calf.
Jeong misses the jab.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Bracha is predictable there
and Jeong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bracha really felt that one!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jeong thuds a left hand into Bracha's body.
Bracha throws a leg kick but Jeong checks it.
Jeong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bracha.
Jeong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bracha is fending him off so far but Jeong persists. Nope, Bracha circles away and we're back to standing.
Bracha moves out of range of the strikes.
Bracha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good work by Jeong as he checks the leg kick.
Jeong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jeong throws out a leg kick but Bracha moves out of range and Jeong only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong throws a looping overhand right but Bracha ducks down to avoid it.
Bracha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bracha throws a leg kick but Jeong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body kick from Jeong.
Bracha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jeong throws a sloppy head kick and Bracha moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Bracha.

Jeong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jeong throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Jeong stalls from top position.
Jeong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bracha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jeong stalling.
Jeong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha wants to control but Jeong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jeong content to control rather than advance.
Bracha is staying active underneath Jeong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bracha is looking to improve his position.
Jeong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jaemin Jeong wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jeong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaemin Jeong dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Bracha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bracha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bracha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeong checks a low kick from Bracha.
Bracha misses with a leg kick.
Jeong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bracha takes a step back to recover.
Bracha will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Jeong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bracha sprawls well initially but Jeong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bracha tries to kick Jeong off but Jeong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jeong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeong cracks Bracha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bracha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeong content just to control the position here.
Jeong with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jeong landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha prevents Jeong from taking his back.
Bracha is squirming around, avoiding Jeong's attempts to control the action.
Jeong fails to advance to Bracha's back.
Bracha tries to lock up and control but Jeong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bracha is squirming around, avoiding Jeong's attempts to control the action.
Jeong unloading with bombs!
Bracha manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jeong is pressing down on Bracha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bracha is holding on for now.
Jeong is trying to control the action in half guard but Bracha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jeong wants to pass the guard but Bracha is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeong is looking to take a break and control but Bracha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bracha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Jeong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bracha defends it well.
Bracha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bracha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaemin Jeong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jeong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaemin Jeong!
Jaemin Jeong is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Jaemin Jeong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.