PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Ring (ranked 6028 p4p, 533 weight class) and Sake Chu (ranked 3574 p4p, 401 weight class). Chu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daughtry - Renegade. Sake Chu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ring
vs
Chu

189 cm
18
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Woodhouse's

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Ring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sake Chu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ring.
We've been informed that Chu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ring misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Chu misses.
Ring avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chu misses with an uppercut.
Ring throws an overhand right that lands on Chu's shoulder, as Chu tries to avoid the shot.
Chu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ring.
Chu connects with a body shot.
Chu jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Chu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Chu.
A short right from Chu.
Chu lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Chu on the inside.
Chu is leaning against Ring and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Chu on the inside.
Chu blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu lands a shot to the body.
Ring is breathing heavily.

Chu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ring uses from the top position.
Ring won't allow Chu to sweep him here.
Chu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ring's guard.

Ring being controlled here, momentarily.
Ring seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Chu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ring swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chu controlling from the top position.
Chu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ring swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chu is continuing to stall.
Chu advances to half guard.
Chu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chu trying to pass the guard but Ring defending well.
Chu content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ring counters with a straight right hand.
Ring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chu manages to avoid it.
Chu misses with a shot to the body
and Ring counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ring misses the shot to the body.
Ring misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ring tries to keep at a distance but Chu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chu tries to pull guard but Ring holds him up against the cage and eventually Chu drops back down to his feet.
Ring takes a shot to the head.
Chu lands a body punch in the clinch.

Chu decides to pull guard.
Chu trying to control the position here.
Chu looking for a sweep. Not yet Chu, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chu holds on and takes a little breather.
Chu wants to sweep here but Ring controlling him for the moment.
Ring wants to get up but he can't break Chu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sake Chu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ring uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chu.
Chu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chu cracks Ring with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Chu drops his shoulder and cracks Ring with a huge uppercut! Ring goes down! Can Chu finish him?

It looks like King Ring has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu stays in close to Ring's body and controls the position.
Chu advances to half guard.
Chu sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ring knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chu is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ring takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Chu moves into range and clinches up with Ring.
Chu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
A body shot lands from Chu.
Chu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Chu on the inside.
Chu is working Ring over against the cage.
Chu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ring backwards.

Chu successfully pulls guard.
Chu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ring's guard.

Ring can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chu controls the pace.
Sake Chu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chu advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chu in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The adventures of Chu the control monster continue. Boring.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ring knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sake Chu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on King Ring's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ring is just out of range.

Chu clinches with his opponent.
Chu tries to work over Ring's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chu tries to pull guard but Ring won't allow it.
Ring working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Chu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chu lands a right hand.
Chu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ring misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chu lands an uppercut.
Ring lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chu backwards.

Chu gets control of Ring's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu seems keen to control Ring's posture.
Chu throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ring is fighting to break Chu's control of his arms but Chu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ring working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chu.
Chu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King Ring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lull in the action here as Chu stalls from top position.
Ring is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chu not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ring doesn't seem bothered though.
Chu scores with a jab to the jaw.

Chu clinches.
Chu lands a body shot.
Chu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chu lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Chu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring stopping the sweep attempt from Chu.
Chu is controlling Ring's posture.
Chu wants to sweep here but Ring controlling him for the moment.
Chu is pulling down on Ring's head. It's preventing any offense from Ring, at least for the moment.
Chu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ring is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chu seems keen to control Ring's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sake Chu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sake Chu!
A very excited looking Sake Chu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.