PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 5548 p4p, 5038 weight class) and Yossi Dalal (ranked 426 p4p, 404 weight class). The key to victory for Jeong Hoon Chai has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Chai
vs
Dalal

175 cm
19
145
0 - 2 - 0

172 cm
18
143
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yossi Dalal!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dalal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Dalal misses.
Dalal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Dalal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chai to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dalal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chai cracks Dalal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dalal with a poor takedown
and Dalal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dalal misses with a body punch
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dalal has his takedown stuffed
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
Jeong Hoon Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalal misses with a kick to the body
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dalal slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Dalal steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Chai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dalal moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chai wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Chai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jeong Hoon Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yossi Dalal.
Dalal shoots in and drives through. Chai sprawls well.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dalal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dalal somewhat.
Dalal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chai throws a good cross that connects.
Jeong Hoon Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dalal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dalal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai clobbers Dalal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Chai throws a right and a left that Dalal avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
Dalal shoots for a double leg takedown but Chai sprawls well. He's pushed Dalal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Chai.
Dalal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dalal with a poor takedown
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Dalal is rocked!
Dalal throws a body kick that misses
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Dalal is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Dalal looks winded!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Dalal got wobbled bad by a big combination! Chai presses forward with punches and knees until Dalal stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Dalal closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeong Hoon Chai!
A very excited looking Jeong Hoon Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.