PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Wakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chung
vs
Wakka

193 cm
21
212 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wang Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cid Wakka!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung tries to clinch up.

Chung moves into the clinch.
Chung crunches a lovely knee into Wakka's ribcage.
Chung misses with a knee to the head.
Chung misses with a knee strike.
Chung connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wakka's face.
Wakka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chung - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chung landing knees to the head.
Wakka jumps guard but Chung stands there with Wakka around his waist. Wakka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wakka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wakka is looking to break free of the clinch but Chung has double underhooks.
Chung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chung slowing the pace effectively.
Wakka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chung working Wakka over with knees to the body.
Chung is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chung tries to land a knee to the head but Wakka blocks with his arms.
Chung blocks an uppercut.
Wakka tries to break the clinch but Chung is controlling the position.
Chung landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakka stalling against the cage.
Wakka looks gassed!
Chung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakka working hard to break the clinch.
Chung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chung landing knees to the body.
Chung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chung lands an elbow just above Wakka 's eye.
Chung with a knee to the head.
Chung lands an elbow inside.
Chung taking a breather.
Chung connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wakka's face.
Chung landing knees to the body.
Chung scores a nice knee to the body.
Chung connects with a knee to the head.
Wakka takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Chung.
Chung lands a good knee to the midsection. Wakka won't want to take too many of those.
Chung lands an elbow just above Wakka 's eye.
Chung crunches a lovely knee into Wakka's ribcage.
Chung misses with a knee strike.
Chung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wakka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chung connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung is pressed up against the cage. Wakka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chung down to the mat. Chung avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Chung clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wakka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wakka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chung lands a good knee to the midsection. Wakka won't want to take too many of those.
Chung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chung tries to land a knee to the head but Wakka blocks with his arms.
Chung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chung throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chung has Wakka pressed against the cage, preventing Wakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wakka.
Chung gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wakka.
Wang Chung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cid Wakka.
Chung leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chung obliges.
Chung tries to land knees in the clinch but Wakka avoids the damage to the body.
Wakka is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wakka tries to pull guard but Chung holds him up against the cage and eventually Wakka drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chung.
Chung misses with an elbow over the top.
Chung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wakka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chung tries to land a knee to the head but Wakka blocks with his arms.
Chung gets underhooks to prevent Wakka's takedown attempt.
Chung prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wakka is trying to push Chung away but Chung has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chung pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wakka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wakka fails to pull guard.
Chung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chung has Wakka pressed against the cage, preventing Wakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chung throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakka tries to break free but Chung pushes him back against the cage.
Chung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chung is struggling to control the position.
Chung landing knees to the body.
Wakka managing to block the knees to the body from Chung.
Chung missing with knees to the body.
Wakka avoiding damage as Chung throws knees to the body.
Chung creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wakka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chung pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chung tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wakka avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Wakka's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Wakka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wakka lands with an uppercut that bounces Chung off the cage and back into rage.
Wakka wants to clinch but Chung slips to the side

and Chung counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chung looking to throw knees to the head but Wakka is blocking nicely.
Wakka avoids a wild elbow strike from Chung.
Chung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wakka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wang Chung dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sloppy strikes from Wakka. Those never looked like landing.
Wang Chung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wakka closes the distance looking to clinch

and Chung counters by moving into the clinch.
Chung keeps control of Wakka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chung crunches a lovely knee into Wakka's ribcage.
Chung with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chung.
Chung with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chung scores with a knee to the head.
Chung stops a takedown attempt from Wakka.
Chung has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chung lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chung lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chung tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chung tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wakka avoids it.

Wakka jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung stays in close to Wakka's body and controls the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wakka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wakka trying to keep a closed guard but Chung is proving a slippery customer.
Chung showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wakka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chung puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chung not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Wang Chung just wasn't active enough.
Wakka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chung on the side of the head.
Wakka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakka tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Chung holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chung looking to throw knees to the head but Wakka is blocking nicely.
Chung prevents Wakka from breaking the clinch.
Chung landing knees to the head.
Chung misses with an elbow strike.
Chung misses with an elbow over the top.
Wakka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chung walks away with a smile on his face. Wakka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wang Chung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chung is looking to clinch.
Wakka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wakka.
Chung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wakka.
Chung wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakka closes the distance looking to clinch

and Chung counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chung.
Wakka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wang Chung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cid Wakka.
Chung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wakka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chung throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wakka blocks it with crossed arms.
Chung taking a breather.
Wakka is looking to break free of the clinch but Chung has double underhooks.
Chung tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wakka avoids it.
Chung lands a damaging elbow.

Wakka ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wakka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chung makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chung stays in close to Wakka's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wang Chung will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chung has managed to clinch.
Chung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wakka.
Chung lands a damaging elbow.
Chung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wakka.
Chung has Wakka pressed against the cage, preventing Wakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chung.
Wakka letting Chung take a breather here.
Wakka tries to break the clinch but Chung is controlling the position.
Chung lands an elbow that stopped Wakka in his tracks for a moment.
Wakka managing to block the knees to the body from Chung.
Chung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wakka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wakka blocks the elbow strike.
Chung landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chung tries to land a knee to the head but Wakka blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chung pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wakka is trying to force a seperation but Chung has the dominant position.
Chung misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakka is trying to break the clinch but Chung has him pressed against the cage.
Chung tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chung.
Wakka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chung just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wakka avoiding damage as Chung throws knees to the body.
Chung with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chung using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wakka tries to break the clinch but Chung is controlling the position.
Wakka is trying to drag Chung to the mat but Chung just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wakka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chung pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wang Chung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cid Wakka.
Chung walks into a jab.
Wang Chung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wakka cracks a nice hook into Chung's ribs.
Chung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wakka circles away quickly and effectively.
Wakka closes the distance looking to clinch

and Chung counters by clinching up.
Chung lands a knee to the body.
Chung gets underhooks to prevent Wakka's takedown attempt.
Chung lands an elbow just above Wakka 's eye.
Chung prevents the takedown attempt.
Wang Chung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chung lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakka fails to pull guard.
Wakka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wakka wants to get back to striking at distance but Chung won't allow it.
Chung keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wakka's efforts to push away.
Wakka tries to pull guard but Chung won't allow it.
Chung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chung lands an elbow inside that Wakka shrugs off.

Wakka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four 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.
Wakka scores with a jab.
Wakka thows a leg kick but Chung checks it

and Chung counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chung.
Chung lands a knee to the body.
Chung lands an elbow inside.
Wakka is trying to break the clinch but Chung has him pressed against the cage.
Wakka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chung prevents Wakka from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Chung.
Wakka is looking to break free of the clinch but Chung has double underhooks.
Wakka can't break the clinch.
Cid Wakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chung leaning his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wang Chung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chung, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wang Chung!