PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papi Chuelo (ranked 4033 p4p, 4015 weight class) and Qara Budang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chuelo
vs
Budang

185 cm
20
185
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
194
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papi Chuelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qara Budang!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chuelo. Budang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Budang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chuelo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chuelo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Budang tries to clinch up but Chuelo circles away and keeps his distance.
Budang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Budang tries to clinch but Chuelo is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Budang as Chuelo shoots in.
Budang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Budang tries to close the distance and clinch but Chuelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Budang enables Chuelo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Budang manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Budang wants to get back to his feet but Chuelo passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chuelo content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budang is looking to escape.
Chuelo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chuelo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Budang's head.
Chuelo works his way into side control.
Chuelo advances nicely into full mount.

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.
Chuelo content just to control the position here.
Budang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Budang is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Chuelo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Budang looks a forlorn figure.

Chuelo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Budang is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chuelo working for a guillotine from mount but Budang is in no mood to give up.

Chuelo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chuelo wants to finish this one by submission but Budang is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chuelo.

Chuelo working for a submission but Budang is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budang has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Chuelo scores with strikes from the back.
Budang trying to get back to his feet but Chuelo is in full control for now.
Chuelo controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Papi Chuelo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Budang is looking to clinch but Chuelo is avoiding it.
Budang tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Chuelo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Budang!
Budang is letting Chuelo control him for a moment.
Budang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chuelo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chuelo is putting a hurting on Budang here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chuelo working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Chuelo stands up.
Chuelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Budang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budang doesn't manage to clinch there - Chuelo circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budang slaps away a takedown attempt from Chuelo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Papi Chuelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chuelo tries to close the distance and clinch but Budang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chuelo fails to land the takedown.
Qara Budang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chuelo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chuelo keeps the fight on the outside.
Chuelo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Budang tries to close the distance and clinch but Chuelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Budang as Chuelo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papi Chuelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budang doesn't manage to clinch there - Chuelo circles away.
Chuelo swats away the attempt to clinch by Budang.
Budang looks to score with a jab to the body but Chuelo is just out of range.
Chuelo throws a counter high kick but Budang was just alert enough to avoid it.
Budang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chuelo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chuelo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chuelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Chuelo clinches up against the cage.
Chuelo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Budang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Budang is trying to maintain a safe position but Chuelo gets an underhook and turns Budang into the cage.

Chuelo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Budang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chuelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Budang tries to clinch but Chuelo is having none of it.
Budang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Budang tries to clinch there but Chuelo circles away.
Budang misses with a hook.
Budang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chuelo blocks a jab.
Budang tries to close the distance and clinch but Chuelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chuelo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Budang defends well and Chuelo ends up having to push Budang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Budang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Budang.
Budang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chuelo is keeping busy.
Chuelo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Budang up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Budang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chuelo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Budang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Chuelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Budang is looking to clinch.
Budang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chuelo shoots in for a double leg but Budang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Budang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chuelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chuelo looks to land a combination but Budang avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budang tries to clinch up.
Budang is looking to clinch but Chuelo is avoiding it.
Budang tries to clinch up but Chuelo circles away and keeps his distance.
Budang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chuelo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Budang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Budang wants to clinch.
Budang wants to clinch
and Chuelo counters with a nice body shot.
Budang wants to clinch but Chuelo slips to the side

and Chuelo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuelo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Budang wants to get back to his feet but Chuelo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Papi Chuelo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chuelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chuelo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budang.
Budang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chuelo.
Budang wants to clinch

and Chuelo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Budang's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chuelo is standing up over Budang. Budang looks to escape but Chuelo dives into side control.

Chuelo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Qara Budang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chuelo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Budang's half guard.
Budang wants to stand back up but Chuelo manages to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chuelo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chuelo misses with a low kick.
Budang tries to clinch up but Chuelo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chuelo tries to counter with a takedown but Budang is quick to defend against it.
Budang misses the jab.
Budang tries to clinch but Chuelo moves away

and Chuelo counters with a single leg into guard. Budang didn't expect that.

Chuelo stands up from Budang's guard - Chuelo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Budang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chuelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Budang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Budang tries to close the distance and clinch but Chuelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Budang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Chuelo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Budang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chuelo as Budang tries to tie him up.
Budang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chuelos head.

Chuelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chuelo swats away the attempt to clinch by Budang.
Chuelo attempts a counter takedown but Budang avoids it well and moves away.
Budang tries to clinch there but Chuelo circles away.
Chuelo tries for a takedown but Budang circles away easily
and Chuelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chuelo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Budang can do to turn this around?
Budang wants to clinch
and Chuelo counters with a left and a right that stings Budang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Budang tries to clinch up but Chuelo circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Budang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budang tries to clinch but Chuelo is having none of it.
Budang doesn't manage to clinch there - Chuelo circles away.

Chuelo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Budang sprawls well initially but Chuelo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chuelo stops Budang from getting back to his feet.
Chuelo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Qara Budang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chuelo thows a huge punch but Budang dodges it nicely.
Chuelo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chuelo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuelo passes to side control.
Chuelo prevents Budang from escaping the position.
Chuelo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Chuelo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Papi Chuelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papi Chuelo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chuelo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papi Chuelo!