PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wu Fei Chung (ranked 783 p4p, 88 weight class) and Zang Zhai (ranked 229 p4p, 31 weight class). Fei Chung comes to the cage accompanied by God of Gamblers. Zhai has chosen Sampans as his entrance music. Wu Fei Chung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fei Chung
vs
Zhai

169 cm
34
146 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

169 cm
34
146 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wu Fei Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhai throws a body kick that misses.
Zhai dodges the punch combination from Fei Chung.
Zhai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zhai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fei Chung crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zhai - the referee stops the clock and Fei Chung gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zhai. Fei Chung manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Fei Chung.
Zhai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fei Chung misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zhai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fei Chung.
Fei Chung misses the shot to the body.
Fei Chung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fei Chung.
Zhai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei Chung is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Fei Chung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fei Chung has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zhai lands with a cross.
Fei Chung throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhai counters with a nice body shot.
Fei Chung throws out a leg kick but Zhai moves out of range and Fei Chung only half commits.
A punch combination from Fei Chung misses.
Zhai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fei Chung misses with a body kick.
Fei Chung misses with a body kick.
Zhai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zhai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zhai tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab from Zhai.
Zhai throws a big shot that misses.
Zhai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zhai counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhai. Fei Chung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fei Chung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fei Chung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zhai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhai lunges at Fei Chung with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fei Chung's hand.
Fei Chung moves in looking to clinch but Zhai pushes him off.
Zang Zhai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fei Chung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zhai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fei Chung's calf.
Zhai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fei Chung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fei Chung scoring well with a low kick there.
Fei Chung tries to score with a low kick but Zhai moves his leg out of the way.
Zhai lands a nice hook to Fei Chung's body. Fei Chung takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fei Chung moves out of range of the body kick from Zhai.
Fei Chung misses with a low kick as Zhai jumps back.
Zhai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fei Chung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhai swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai misses with a hook. Fei Chung ducked under it nicely.
Zhai throws a push kick but Fei Chung slaps the foot to one side.
Fei Chung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fei Chung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhai throws out a counter right but Fei Chung avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fei Chung. That's going to slow Zhai down.
Fei Chung's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zhai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fei Chung scrambles back to his feet.
Fei Chung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhai.
Zhai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fei Chung.
Zhai stuns Fei Chung with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fei Chung closes the distance and clinches up with Zhai, looking for a takedown. Fei Chung pushes Zhai against the cage but Zhai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zhai misses the shot to the body.
Zhai takes a swing at Fei Chung's ribcage but misses.
Fei Chung throws a body kick that misses
and Fei Chung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fei Chung moves in looking to clinch but Zhai pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zhai, right into the meat.
Fei Chung is looking to clinch.
Zhai misses with the body kick
and Fei Chung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fei Chung's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zhai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fei Chung scrambles back to his feet.
Zhai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fei Chung in his tracks.
Fei Chung moves in looking to clinch but Zhai pushes him off.
Zhai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fei Chung shoots for a takedown but Zhai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wu Fei Chung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fei Chung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhai.
Fei Chung tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fei Chung fails with a takedown attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fei Chung crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zhai - the referee stops the clock and Fei Chung gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zhai. Fei Chung manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zang Zhai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zhai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Fei Chung.
Zhai throws a front kick that sends Fei Chung stumbling back into the cage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fei Chung might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A big right from Zhai misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fei Chung, right into the meat.
Fei Chung throws a nice head kick!
Fei Chung cracks Zhai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhai. Fei Chung does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Zhai.
Fei Chung tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zhai counters with a nice body shot.
Fei Chung takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Zhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fei Chung misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Zhai.
Zhai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zhai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fei Chung in his tracks.
Fei Chung moves out of range of the body kick.
Fei Chung scores with a nice strike.
Zhai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fei Chung misses with a takedown attempt - Zhai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fei Chung blocks a jab.
Fei Chung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zhai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zhai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fei Chung wants to clinch up but Zhai keeps it at a distance.
Zhai scores with a decent looking hook.
Fei Chung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhai connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung throws a head kick that misses.
Zhai swats away the attempt to clinch by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zhai throws a big shot that misses.
Zhai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Zhai
and Fei Chung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fei Chung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zhai. Fei Chung shrugs it off though.
Zhai just misses with a punch to the body.
Fei Chung throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhai counters with a body kick.
Zhai loads up on a big right hand but Fei Chung slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Fei Chung tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fei Chung shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fei Chung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fei Chung.
Zhai connects with a nice looking jab.
Fei Chung connects with a leg kick. Zhai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fei Chung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheers as Zhai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fei Chung doesn't seem phased though.
Fei Chung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zhai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fei Chung takes one to the chin there.
Zhai connects with a jab.
Fei Chung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhai.
A counter left hand to the body from Fei Chung misses its target.
Fei Chung checks the leg kick.
Zang Zhai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fei Chung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fei Chung fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fei Chung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhai shapes to counter with a head kick.
Zhai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung wants to clinch but Zhai slips to the side
enabling Zhai to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhai throws the left hand but Fei Chung avoids the punch easily.
Fei Chung lands a jab.
Fei Chung throws a head kick that misses.
Fei Chung takes one on the button.
Zhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei Chung is just out of range.
Zhai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fei Chung takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fei Chung is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zhai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zhai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Fei Chung.
Zhai digs a good body shot into Fei Chung's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zhai.
Fei Chung takes one to the side of the head.
Fei Chung tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zhai lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zang Zhai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Fei Chung fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Zhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fei Chung walks into a left hand.
Zhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fei Chung.
Zhai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fei Chung scores with a nice head shot.
Zhai lands with a cross.
Fei Chung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhai manages to avoid it.
Fei Chung takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zhai scores with a sloppy right hand. Fei Chung should have avoided that one.
Zhai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fei Chung in his tracks.
Zhai lands a right hook to the body.
Fei Chung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zhai.
A slow jab from Zhai misses its intended target.
Zhai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhai moves out of range of the leg kick from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung shoots in looking for a takedown. Zhai tries to sprawl out of it but Fei Chung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zhai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fei Chung staying out of range there.
Fei Chung ducks right into an uppercut from Zhai.
Zhai lands a nice looking body kick.
Zhai slips a jab from Fei Chung.
A nice side step and Zhai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Fei Chung closes the distance and pushes Zhai back into the cage.

Zhai manages to break the clinch.
Fei Chung looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zhai connects with a body shot.
Zhai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot lands for Fei Chung.
A combination from Fei Chung does no damage.
Fei Chung will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung misses with an uppercut. Zhai saw that one coming.
Fei Chung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhai throws out the jab.
Fei Chung throws a quick counter head kick but Zhai was just out of range.
Zhai throws a leg kick but Fei Chung checks it.
Fei Chung tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fei Chung fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Zhai responds with a good body kick, but Fei Chung manages to step out the way in time.
Zhai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fei Chung looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zhai connects with a body shot.
Zhai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhai keeps the fight on the outside.
Zhai digs a good hook to Fei Chung's body.
Zhai throws an overhand right that lands on Fei Chung's shoulder, as Fei Chung tries to avoid the shot.
Zhai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zhai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fei Chung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zhai wants to clinch up but Fei Chung keeps it at a distance.
Zhai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fei Chung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fei Chung throws a sloppy body shot
and Zhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Zhai misses.
Fei Chung appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zhai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fei Chung.
Wu Fei Chung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good work by Zhai as he checks the leg kick.
Zhai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zhai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fei Chung avoids the body shot from Zhai.
Fei Chung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhai.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fei Chung crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zhai - the referee stops the clock and Fei Chung gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zhai. Fei Chung manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zhai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fei Chung throws a hook to the side of Zhai's head but Zhai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fei Chung throws a leg kick but Zhai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Zhai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chung looks for the body kick but Zhai saw that one coming.
Fei Chung keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fei Chung throws a combination. Zhai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fei Chung avoids the body shot from Zhai.
Fei Chung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zhai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fei Chung at a distance.
Fei Chung lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhai stuns Fei Chung with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fei Chung fails to land with a series of punches.
Zhai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fei Chung misses with a takedown
and Zhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fei Chung looks to throw a body kick
and Zhai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fei Chung thinking.
Zhai scores with a sloppy right hand. Fei Chung should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Zhai.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zang Zhai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zhai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zang Zhai!
Zang Zhai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Wu Fei Chung had this to say: 'Where am I? What's going on? What happened?'.