PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Haze (ranked 2860 p4p, 2839 weight class) and Abigg Chungus (ranked 359 p4p, 357 weight class). Darryl Haze had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Haze
vs
Chungus

179 cm
23
170
6 - 5 - 0

184 cm
23
180
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darryl Haze !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abigg Chungus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Haze misses the target.
Chungus swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Haze keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Haze .
Nice jab there from Haze .
Haze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Haze shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Haze working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Chungus tries to roll over but Haze keeps him under control.
Haze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haze working over Chungus with some ground and pound. Chungus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Haze is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chungus felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Haze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haze is looking for a kimura here.
Chungus tries to get to full guard but Haze has control of the leg.
Chungus is looking to escape.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chungus to regain full guard.
Haze wants to pass the guard but Chungus is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haze controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chungus pulls Haze in close to his closed guard and prevents Haze from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chungus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Haze landing with the ground and pound.
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chungus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haze lands a couple of digs.
Haze controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chungus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
Haze postures up and lands a big shot to Chungus's brow.
Haze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chungus's head.
Chungus wants to sweep here but Haze controlling him for the moment.
Haze slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chungus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chungus seems keen to control Haze 's posture.
Chungus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haze controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze stopping the sweep attempt from Chungus.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Chungus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze with a nice head shot there.
Haze works over Chungus with some ground and pound from guard.
Chungus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Chungus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chungus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haze controls the pace.
Haze passes Chungus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haze is trying to control. Chungus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chungus wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Haze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chungus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chungus doesn't manage to clinch there - Haze circles away.
Haze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haze connects with a body shot that sends Chungus's belly button to the back.
Chungus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze .
Abigg Chungus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chungus doesn't seem bothered though.
Haze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chungus can do to turn this around?
Haze swats away the attempt to clinch by Chungus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze defending well as Chungus loads up on a big left hand.
Chungus throws a left and a right that both miss

and Haze counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chungus won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chungus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Haze wants to control but Chungus is keeping him busy.
Haze lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze is looking to take a break and control but Chungus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haze connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chungus some visible discomfort.

Haze is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chungus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Haze is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chungus has escaped the position, nice work there.
Haze is looking to take a break and control but Chungus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chungus parries the strikes from Haze easily there. Haze is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chungus to escape.
Haze is looking to take a break and control but Chungus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chungus is looking to reverse the position.
Chungus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haze off and has taken his back!
Haze wants to escape the position.
Haze is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at 88Fight Club Gym88.. 800pw (16 COACHES), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Chungus not allowing Haze to control his hands.
Chungus controls the action.
Chungus has the hooks in. Haze is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chungus controlling from the back.
Haze looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Chungus has good solid back control here.
Haze trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Chungus is looking for the choke from the back position but Haze is controlling his hands well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chungus not allowing Haze to control his hands.

Chungus is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Haze is defending well though. Chungus let's go of the attempt for now.
Chungus tries to keep control of the position but Haze is staying busy.
Haze controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Chungus is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Darryl Haze will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Chungus throws a nice looking combination but Haze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chungus slips under a jab.
Chungus unleashes a big counter combination but Haze bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chungus. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chungus tries to clinch but Haze moves away
and Chungus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Haze changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chungus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chungus takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Haze content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Haze in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chungus is trying to get back to half guard.
Haze scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Haze cracks Chungus with a big right hand but Chungus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chungus to see if he's OK.
Chungus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haze .
Chungus parries the strikes from Haze easily there. Haze is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chungus to escape.
Haze working the strikes but Chungus uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Haze seems to be working for a kimura but Chungus defends the submission attempt.
Haze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haze prevents Chungus from improving his position.
Haze is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Haze trying to control from half guard but Chungus is working away.
Haze lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haze seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chungus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chungus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haze is working away from the top position though.
Haze trying to control from half guard but Chungus is working away.
Haze content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Haze is stalling here. Chungus is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Haze seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chungus has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Haze tries to buck Chungus off but Chungus is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chungus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haze keeps working.
Abigg Chungus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haze struggling a bit here.
Haze regains half guard there - taking advantage of Chungus's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's four 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.
Haze is looking to control Chungus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haze avoid being mounted?
Chungus trying to control from Haze 's half guard. Haze has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Haze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chungus tries to free his leg and advance position but Haze is retaining full guard.
Darryl Haze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haze is adopting a defensive guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darryl Haze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haze 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Haze !
After the fight, Darryl Haze was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.