PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Daugherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trung Dung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Daugherty
vs
Dung

190 cm
24
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kasey Daugherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trung Dung!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daugherty is looking to clinch but Dung is avoiding it.

Dung shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Daugherty manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Dung stands up from Daugherty's guard - Dung perhaps looking for a knockout.

Daugherty gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dung to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Dung drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dung jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daugherty working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugherty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daugherty keeping moving, preventing Dung from controlling successfully.
Dung stopping the sweep attempt from Daugherty.
Daugherty trying to control the position.
Daugherty wants to hit a switch here but Dung passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Daugherty there!
Daugherty tries to hold on but Dung pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dung unloads with some shots from mount but Daugherty bucks and avoids them well.
Dung throwing strikes but Daugherty uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dung postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Daugherty to stand up.

Daugherty gets caught flat footed, as Dung shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dung wants to control from the top but Daugherty keeps moving.

Dung stands and steps away. Daugherty gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Dung closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Daugherty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Daugherty drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dung has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Daugherty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daugherty lands a couple of digs.
Dung trying to keep a closed guard but Daugherty is proving a slippery customer.
Daugherty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dung trying to keep a closed guard but Daugherty is proving a slippery customer.
Daugherty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daugherty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Dung closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Daugherty's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dung rushes Daugherty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daugherty is pushing Dung up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Daugherty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dung shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Daugherty is trying to defend but Dung finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dung with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Daugherty manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Daugherty is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dung not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dung is continuing to stall.
Daugherty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dung wants to control from the top but Daugherty keeps moving.
Dung is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Dung. No joy for Daugherty on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dung cracks Daugherty with an open hand slap.

Dung shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Daugherty napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Dung decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Dung closes the distance and pushes Daugherty back into the cage.
Daugherty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dung smiles and moves away.

Daugherty closes the distance and clinches.
Daugherty drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasey Daugherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daugherty tries to pull guard but Dung forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daugherty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daugherty has his takedown stuffed
and Dung counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Daugherty is rocked!
Kasey Daugherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dung closes the distance looking for a takedown. Daugherty stuffs it but Dung still has hold of him. Dung picks Daugherty up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Dung slams Daugherty to the floor and that's really hurt Daugherty - he doesn't know where he is! Dung throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trung Dung!