PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sungwon Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Brown
vs
Jung

180 cm
24
177 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

182 cm
25
174 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sungwon Jung!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a combination but Jung avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Jung, which made it look bad.
Jung misses with a combination

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jung wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jung tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Jung is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jung is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Jung is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Jung trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown wants to control but Jung is keeping him busy.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jung taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung trying to control here.
Jung is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Jung looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown stands up over Jung, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jung's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown cracks Jung with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Jung blocks nicely.
Brown cracks Jung with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jung is on top in guard.

Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jung manages to get himself to full guard.

Jung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jung keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jung looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into half guard.
Jung is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jung's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Brown 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 has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown is keen to just control but Jung is a slippery customer.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Jung's hands, connecting with Jung's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jung stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Jung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Jung leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Jung misses.
Nice sprawl there from Jung as Brown shoots in.
Brown throws a series of punches but Jung avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Brown misses.
Jung just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jung changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jung can do to turn this around?
Jung shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Jung with that takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Jung there.
Jung throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Jung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Jung closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Jung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jung after a bit of a struggle.
Jung tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung misses with a punch to the body.

Jung gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Brown tries to reverse the position but Jung maintains control.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jung prevents Brown from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brown sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown is staying active underneath Jung, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jung keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Jung trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung looking to pass the guard.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jung is one step ahead there.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Jung throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown wants to sweep here but Jung controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jung throws a big shot that misses.
Jung throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jung but Jung pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sungwon Jung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brown stalks Jung and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jung's face. Jung staggers backwards, shaken.
Jung throws a one two combo.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Jung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jung.
Jung looks to clinch

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jung won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown cracks Jung with a big right hand but Jung just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jung is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Jung is trying to get back to half guard.
Jung manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jung is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown striking off his back but it's not causing Jung any problems.
Jung forces his way into half guard.
Jung tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown working a defensive guard but Jung manages to pass into side control anyway.
Brown looks to move to half guard but instead Jung has passed into mount! Damn!
Jung takes Brown's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Brown is in trouble.
Jung trying to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to break free.
Brown is keeping busy.
Brown is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Brown is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jung gets his way!
Jung trying to control momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung controlling well, preventing Brown from escaping the position.
Jung misses with a punch to the head.

Jung is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brown defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jung punches the canvas rather than the man.
Brown tries to escape the position.
Can Brown hold on?! Jung is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jung keeps control of the position easily here as Brown tries to buck him off.
Brown is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung cracks Brown with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Brown from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Jung is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I really don't envy Brown right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sungwon 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sungwon Jung!
Post fight, an emotional Sungwon Jung said 'Thank you so much, thank you for coming.'.