PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Olongo (ranked 5444 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Chung (ranked 8016 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deadline kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alex Chung acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Olongo
vs
Chung

189 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenneth Olongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Chung!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olongo misses with a wild combination.
As Olongo backs off Chung throws a huge counter combo but Olongo manages to avoid it all.

Olongo clinches.
Olongo scores with a shot to the side of Chung's head.
Chung throws a punch but it's blocked by Olongo.
Olongo stalling.
Olongo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chung.
Olongo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Olongo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chung takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olongo.
Olongo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Chung fails to land.
Olongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chung tries to break free but Olongo pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Olongo.
Olongo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olongo lands with a right to the head.
Chung is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Olongo is defending well.
Olongo pushes Chung back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olongo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Olongo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Olongo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olongo.
Chung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olongo.
Olongo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chung tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kenneth Olongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Chung.
Chung has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Olongo after a bit of a struggle.
Olongo scores with a hook to the body.
Chung takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olongo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Olongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chung backwards.
Olongo lands a right hand.
Olongo lands an elbow inside.
Olongo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chung or not.
Olongo lands a right hand.
Olongo prevents the takedown attempt.
Olongo has Chung pressed against the cage.
Chung tries to pull guard but Olongo won't allow it.
Chung wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olongo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chung looks winded!
Stalling in the clinch from Olongo.
Olongo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Olongo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chung up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olongo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olongo.
Olongo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chungs head.
Chung tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Olongo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Olongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Olongo scores with a knee to the head.
Olongo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Olongo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Olongo lands a right hand.
Olongo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Olongo stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Olongo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Olongo lands a hook that snaps the head of Chung backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olongo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Olongo scores with a knee to the head.
Chung wants to break free but Olongo has control.
Chung is trying to force a seperation but Olongo has the dominant position.
Olongo connects with a knee to the head.
Olongo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chungs head.
Olongo digs a right hand underneath Chung's ribcage. Chung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Olongo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Olongo.
Chung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Olongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Olongo throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Chung stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Olongo follows into mount!

Chung is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Chung tries to hold on but Olongo pushes him away.
Chung is still in real trouble! Can Olongo finish him?
Olongo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chung is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Chung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olongo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chung hang on?

Olongo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Olongo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Olongo controlling the position easily from mount.

Olongo working for a submission but Chung is keeping him at bay.
Olongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chung can do to turn this around?
Olongo content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olongo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chung to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chung shrugs it off.
Chung holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Olongo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Olongo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chung seems to have recovered his senses.
Olongo unloads with some shots from mount but Chung bucks and avoids them well.
Olongo misses with a head shot.
Olongo controlling his opponent.
Olongo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chung is looking to improve his position but Olongo isn't that keen on the idea.
Chung is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olongo controlling the position easily from mount.
Olongo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Olongo controlling his opponent.
Olongo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Olongo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Olongo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chung is surviving well by controlling Olongo's body position as best he can.
Olongo controlling the pace for now.
Olongo looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Poor strikes thrown by Olongo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Olongo landing strikes from the mount and Chung is in trouble!
Olongo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chung is trying to escape the mount.
Olongo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Olongo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Olongo closes the distance and clinches.
Olongo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Olongo works on Chung's body with a couple of short punches.
Chung trying to control the position but instead, Olongo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chung into the cage.
Olongo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chung up against the cage.
Chung has Olongo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Olongo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chung taking a breather.
Olongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chung's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olongo stalling in the clinch.
Chung is trying to break the clinch but Olongo is controlling him.
Olongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Olongo.
Nice body punch from Olongo - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olongo.
Chung is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Olongo to keep the fight standing.
Chung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Olongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chung backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Chung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Olongo has Chung pushed against the cage.
Olongo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olongo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chung's face.
Olongo effectively controlling the action here.
Olongo stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Olongo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Olongo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chung up against the cage.
Olongo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chung backwards.
Olongo effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kenneth Olongo.
Olongo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olongo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Chung tries to keep at a distance but Olongo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chung wants to break free but Olongo has control.
Olongo lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olongo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Olongo cracks Chung with a nice body shot.
Olongo scores with a shot to the side of Chung's head.
Olongo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olongo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Olongo stalling against the cage.
Olongo gets underhooks to prevent Chung's takedown attempt.
Kenneth Olongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Chung.
Stalling in the clinch from Olongo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Olongo lands a left hand.
Olongo lands a good knee to the midsection. Chung won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Olongo.
Olongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Chung jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olongo walks away with a smile on his face. Chung gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kenneth Olongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olongo.
Chung dives in for a single leg takedown but Olongo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kenneth Olongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Olongo gets a clinch.
Olongo is pushing Chung up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chung working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung is trying to drag Olongo to the mat but Olongo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Olongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Olongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chung is looking to break free of the clinch but Olongo has double underhooks.
Olongo lands an uppercut.
Chung jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olongo walks away with a smile on his face. Chung gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chung throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alex Chung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Olongo forces Chung back against the cage and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Olongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Olongo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Olongo!
In defeat, Alex Chung stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is not the end. I will be back! Just watch me!'.