PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jong Sae Gun (ranked 4093 p4p, 4035 weight class) and Franco Rush (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.

Sae Gun
vs
Rush

178 cm
25
173
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jong Sae Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franco Rush!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sae Gun misses with a head kick.
Sae Gun is looking to clinch.
Sae Gun lands the left hand.
Rush slaps away a takedown attempt from Sae Gun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sae Gun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Franco Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rush.
Sae Gun is looking to clinch.
Rush connects with a body shot that sends Sae Gun's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush jabs at Sae Gun's body.
Rush misses with a low kick.
Sae Gun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rush circles away.
Rush lands with a hook. Sae Gun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sae Gun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rush but Rush pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jong Sae Gun. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush is looking to chop away at Sae Gun's legs.
Sae Gun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rush avoids it really well and circles away.
Rush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Rush gets caught flat footed, as Sae Gun shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rush wants to get back to his feet but Sae Gun passes into half guard.

Sae Gun seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sae Gun decides to stand up.

Sae Gun scores with a takedown into Rush's guard.
Sae Gun content to stall in guard here.
Rush keeping full guard, as Sae Gun tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sae Gun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sae Gun seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rush for as long as he can get away with.

Sae Gun stands up and waves to Rush to follow him.
Sae Gun dives in and grabs Rush's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rush pushes down on Sae Gun's head and hops out.
Sae Gun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rush tries to avoid it but Sae Gun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rush to the ground. Rush escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Sae Gun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rush working aggressively here.
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Sae Gun pulls guard effortlessly.
Rush looking to sit in guard and control but Sae Gun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sae Gun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Rush is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franco Rush dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rush throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rush stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rush wants it to stay on the feet.
Rush lands with a straight right. Sae Gun didn't see that one coming.
Sae Gun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rush tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Sae Gun feints and as Rush raises his hands in defense, Sae Gun changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rush really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sae Gun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sae Gun throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rush can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rush looking to control but Sae Gun passes into half guard.
Sae Gun sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rush wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sae Gun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rush with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rush is looking to control Sae Gun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rush avoid being mounted?
Sae Gun not doing much here.
Rush blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sae Gun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sae Gun controlling the pace.
Sae Gun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rush's head.

Sae Gun is looking for a kimura here.
Sae Gun controlling the action here.
Sae Gun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush wants to get back to full guard but Sae Gun has passed into side control.
Jong Sae Gun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sae Gun has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rush is in a horrible position here. Sae Gun smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rush can't escape the position.
Sae Gun with good strikes from the mount here!
Rush is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Sae Gun connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sae Gun is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rush is trying desperately to improve position.
Sae Gun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Sae Gun has control of Rush's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rush regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sae Gun controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jong Sae Gun 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. This is the final round!

Rush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rush appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sae Gun looks to land a combination but Rush avoids it well.
Rush jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sae Gun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rush.
Sae Gun checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sae Gun.
Sae Gun misses with a body kick.
Sae Gun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rush defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sae Gun is looking to clinch.
Rush slaps away a takedown attempt from Sae Gun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jong Sae Gun. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sae Gun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sae Gun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jong Sae Gun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sae Gun avoids a kick to the body.
Rush stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rush wants it to stay on the feet.
Rush tries a quick counter leg kick but Sae Gun is wise to it.
Rush defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sae Gun.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rush scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rush tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sae Gun tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rush sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sae Gun somewhat.
Franco Rush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sae Gun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sae Gun misses with the combination.
Rush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sae Gun checks a leg kick nicely.
Sae Gun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sae Gun shoots in but Rush avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sae Gun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush is looking to score with low kicks.
Rush connects with a right hand. Sae Gun shakes it off.
Sae Gun tries to clinch there but Rush circles away.
Rush scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sae Gun is looking to clinch but Rush is avoiding it.
Sae Gun lands with a nice combination. Rush backs away looking to recover.
Rush misses the shot to the body.
Rush displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sae Gun.
Good work by Sae Gun as he checks the leg kick.
Sae Gun checks a low kick from Rush.
Rush cracks Sae Gun with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sae Gun checks a leg kick nicely.
Rush throws a lazy right hand but Sae Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Sae Gun shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rush manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Rush has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sae Gun off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rush pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sae Gun is out of range and Rush settles back down.
Rush misses with a low kick.
Sae Gun seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rush slaps away a takedown attempt from Sae Gun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rush now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
No luck for Sae Gun with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franco Rush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rush has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco Rush!