PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jet Chan (ranked 5539 p4p, 530 weight class) and Shane Tull (ranked 7286 p4p, 588 weight class). Shane Tull will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chan
vs
Tull

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Experienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Tull!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tull fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Chan drives through and clinches with Tull against the cage.
Chan lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Shane Tull has been cut.
Tull blocks a body shot from Chan.
Tull blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tull is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chan is defending well.
Jet Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Tull.
Chan keeps control of Tull as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan lands a head kick. Tull smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Chan clinches up against the cage.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Tull.
A bit of stalling here from Chan.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tull's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tull avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Chan breaks from the clinch.

Chan gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tull controls his hands.

Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tull fails with a takedown attempt.
Chan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chan wants to slow Tull down by chopping away at his legs.

Chan takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tull avoids the head kick by Chan.

Chan closes the distance and pushes Tull back into the cage.
Tull managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Tull with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tull cracks Chan with a good jab.
Tull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chan.
Tull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jet Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chan drives through and clinches with Tull against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan stalling.
Tull drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tull looks winded!
Tull fails with the takedown
and Chan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Tull rushes Chan and presses him up against the cage.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tull controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Chan breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chan.
Tull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chan sprawls well. Chan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tull gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tull has managed to clinch.
Chan misses with a punch to the body.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Tull.
Chan misses with a body punch.
Chan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tull's elbow.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Tull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tull fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Chan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Tull's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chan misses with a hook.
Tull tries to counter with a clinch but Chan shakes him off and moves away.
Tull misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Tull backs away, Chan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A left and a right from Tull both land. Nice combination.
Chan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chan throws a series of punches but Tull moves out of range.
Tull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Tull gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tull is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chan is defending well for now.
Tull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tull can do to turn this around?
Tull wants a takedown.
Jet Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Tull.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan stalling in the clinch.

Chan manages to pull guard.
Chan pulls Tull in to control the position.
We've been informed that Tull has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tull looking to sit in guard and control but Chan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Chan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tull on the ground.
Chan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tull is proving hard to escape from.
Chan advances to half guard.
Chan wants to stand but Tull has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan controlling the action here.
Chan wants to stand up but Tull has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chan in particular looking to stall.
Tull is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Tull uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Tull manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chan manages to get himself to full guard.

Tull is fighting to break Chan's control of his arms but Chan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tull trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tull slips nicely into half guard.
Tull is trying to control the action in half guard but Chan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Tull decides to stand up.

Chan moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Chan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Tull's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tull.

Tull darts in and clinches Chan up against the cage.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tull can't break the clinch.
Tull goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chan prevents it.

Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tull has a takedown stuffed.
Jet Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Tull.
Chan throws a low kick but Tull moves out of range easily.
Tull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Chan gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Chan to work.
Jet Chan has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jet Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tull.

Chan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chan wants to stand up but Tull is controlling the position.
Chan is thwarting Tull's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Chan not doing much here.
Chan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tull tries to kick Chan off but Chan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tull blocks a head kick by Chan.

Tull clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries for a takedown but Tull manages to get underhooks.
Tull prevents a body shot from Chan.

Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan misses with a body punch
and Tull counters with a solid body kick.

Tull closes the distance and clinches.

Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Chan as Tull shoots in.
Chan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tull.
Chan swings for the body but Tull moves out of range.

Chan has closed the distance and engaged Tull in a clinch.
Tull is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Tull.

Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tull.
A head kick misses from Chan.

Tull closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chan.

Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Chan has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!

Chan breaks the clinch.
Chan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Chan moves into range and clinches up with Tull.
Tull blocks a body shot from Chan.
Shane Tull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jet Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Chan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chan 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Chan!