PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wu Fei Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halleck comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Minds - Changeling. Fei Chung has chosen God of Gamblers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Halleck
vs
Fei Chung

183 cm
27
158 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

169 cm
28
146 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Wu Fei Chung!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck scores with a nice head shot.

Halleck has Fei Chung up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fei Chung fails to land.
Halleck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fei Chung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halleck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fei Chung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Halleck fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fei Chung.
Halleck pushes Fei Chung back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Halleck lands a nice uppercut.
Halleck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halleck.
Halleck tries to throw a body punch but Fei Chung avoids it by throwing Halleck back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halleck tries to throw a body punch but Fei Chung avoids it by throwing Halleck back against the cage.
Halleck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fei Chung's elbow.
Halleck can't break the clinch.
Fei Chung lands a hook to the side of the head.

Halleck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fei Chung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck missing with a left hand there. Fei Chung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halleck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halleck misses with a lunging right hand
and Fei Chung counters with a thumping low kick.
Fei Chung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halleck can pounce on him.
Fei Chung has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Halleck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fei Chung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Halleck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Fei Chung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gurney Halleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halleck throws a right and a left that Fei Chung avoids nicely.
Fei Chung scores with a jab to the head.
Halleck misses with a low kick as Fei Chung jumps back.
Fei Chung throws out a counter right but Halleck avoids it with no problem.
Fei Chung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halleck.
Halleck looks to throw the jab but Fei Chung is out of range.
Fei Chung lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fei Chung throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Halleck is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fei Chung.
Oh Halleck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fei Chung.
Halleck tries to clinch but Fei Chung moves away
and Fei Chung counters with a straight right hand.
Halleck seems to have got his legs back now.
Halleck throws a head kick that misses.
Halleck throws a sloppy body shot
and Fei Chung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halleck tried to score with a low kick but Fei Chung checks it.
Halleck swings widly with a right hand
and Fei Chung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fei Chung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halleck.
Fei Chung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halleck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fei Chung misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fei Chung checks a leg kick.
Halleck backing away here, and Fei Chung unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Halleck darts in trying to clinch
and Fei Chung counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fei Chung.
Halleck throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fei Chung counters with a nice leg kick.
Fei Chung listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halleck just misses with a punch to the body.
Halleck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fei Chung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halleck.
Fei Chung slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halleck tried to score with a low kick but Fei Chung checks it.
Halleck throws a body shot but no joy.
Fei Chung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halleck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fei Chung counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung moves out of range of the strikes.
Fei Chung throws out a counter right but Halleck avoids it with no problem.
Fei Chung throws a hook but Halleck blocks it.
Halleck throws a head kick but Fei Chung moves out of range.
It seemed like Fei Chung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halleck wants to clinch but Fei Chung slips to the side
and Fei Chung counters with a solid body kick.
Halleck looks to throw the jab but Fei Chung is out of range.
Fei Chung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Halleck.
Halleck throws out a loose jab but Fei Chung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fei Chung now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Halleck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halleck misses with a lunging right hand
and Fei Chung counters with a thumping low kick.
Halleck throws a looping overhand right but Fei Chung ducks down to avoid it.
Fei Chung scores with a leg kick.
Halleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei Chung.
Halleck scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wu Fei Chung will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fei Chung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halleck.
Halleck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fei Chung can pounce on him.
Halleck connects with a jab.
Halleck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fei Chung counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fei Chung missing with a left hand there. Halleck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halleck on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halleck lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Halleck there.
Halleck throws a poor cross that misses
and Fei Chung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Fei Chung misses the target.
Halleck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fei Chung counters with a right hand to the body.
Halleck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wu Fei Chung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Halleck scores with a sloppy right hand. Fei Chung should have avoided that one.
Halleck pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halleck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halleck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fei Chung working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fei Chung working aggressively here.

Fei Chung wants the takedown. Halleck is fighting it off but Fei Chung persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Halleck's guard against the cage.
Fei Chung controls from within his opponent's guard.
Halleck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Halleck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fei Chung's guard.

Halleck gets to his feet. Fei Chung looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck misses with a double jab
and Halleck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fei Chung connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fei Chung cracks Halleck with a right hand to the side of the head.
Halleck misses with a wild combination.
Fei Chung misses with a hook. Halleck ducked under it nicely.
Fei Chung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Halleck closes the distance and pushes Fei Chung back into the cage.
Halleck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fei Chung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halleck misses with a body punch.
Halleck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Fei Chung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fei Chung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fei Chung lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fei Chung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halleck.
Fei Chung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halleck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Halleck misses with a body shot.
Halleck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Halleck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halleck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Fei Chung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Halleck moves into the clinch successfully.
Fei Chung misses with a punch on the inside.
Halleck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fei Chung backwards.
Fei Chung tries a body shot but Halleck blocks it.
Halleck misses with a body punch.
Halleck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fei Chung's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fei Chung breaks from the clinch.
Halleck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Halleck misses
and Fei Chung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halleck looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei Chung is just out of range.
Fei Chung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halleck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halleck 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.
Halleck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Fei Chung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halleck misses with a shot to the body
and Fei Chung counters with a nice uppercut.
Fei Chung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halleck counters with a stiff right hand.
Fei Chung connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fei Chung uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fei Chung lands a nice looking kick to the body. Halleck takes a step back to recover.
Fei Chung lands a nice shot that snaps Halleck's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wu Fei Chung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fei Chung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halleck.
Halleck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fei Chung.
Halleck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fei Chung scores with a one two! Halleck had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A big right from Halleck misses.
Fei Chung throws out a counter right but Halleck avoids it with no problem.
Halleck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Halleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fei Chung thinks about the counter body kick.
A big left from Fei Chung misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Halleck misses the target.
Halleck swings for the body but Fei Chung moves out of range.
Halleck misses with a body shot
and Fei Chung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fei Chung keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halleck ducks under a wild hook from Fei Chung.
Halleck takes one on the button.
Fei Chung feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hallecks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Halleck throws a poor cross that misses
and Fei Chung counters with a big right hand! Oh Halleck is in trouble here! Fei Chung follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wu Fei Chung!
After winning the bout, Wu Fei Chung thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Gurney Halleck was interviewed post fight and said 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.