PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dingo
vs
Cho

190 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Dingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Cho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cho drives through and clinches with Dingo against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dingo.
Dingo is looking to break free of the clinch but Cho has double underhooks.
Dingo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dingo breaks the clinch.
Dingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Cho.

Cho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dingo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dingo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Jerry Cho has been cut.
Dingo throws a one two combo.

Cho is rocked!
Cho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cho is still on wobbly legs! Can Dingo finish him?
Dingo misses with a body shot.
Cho seems to have recovered his senses.
Dingo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cho. Cho obviously looking to wear him down.
Dingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dingo tries to keep at a distance but Cho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cho scores with a nice hook to the head.

Cho breaks from the clinch.
Cho keeps the fight on the outside.
Cho wants to clinch.
Dingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dingo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cho drives through and clinches with Dingo against the cage.
Dingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Dingo manages to break the clinch.
Dingo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dingo scores with a shot to the body.
Dingo misses with a wild combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Cho breaks from the clinch.
Dingo scores with a nice head shot.
Cho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dingo is breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dingo.

Cho clinches with his opponent.

Cho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dingo swings for the body but Cho moves out of range.
Matt Dingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingo dodges the punch combination from Cho.

Cho has closed the distance and engaged Dingo in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cho has him pressed against the cage.
Dingo is trying to break the clinch but Cho has him pressed against the cage.

Cho breaks from the clinch.

Cho clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cho breaks the clinch.
Cho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cho.
Oooh a lovely combination from Cho sends Dingo down but not out. Cho dives into side control looking to finish.

Dingo is rocked!

It looks like Matt Dingo has been cut.
Dingo is not content to let Cho control the position.
Oh Dingo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cho has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dingo seems to have got his legs back now.

Dingo moves into the clinch.
Dingo blocks an uppercut.

Cho manages to break the clinch.
Dingo keeps the fight on the outside.
Dingo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cho tries to clinch up but Dingo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dingo swinging wilding here.
Dingo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dingo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dingo throws a right hand that Cho ducks under and follows up with a left that Cho also avoids with ease.
Dingo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cho tries to clinch up.
Dingo throws a leg kick that is checked

and Cho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dingo's guard.

Dingo working for a triangle but Cho defends it easily.
Dingo controlling Cho's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cho decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dingo, up you get!
Dingo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho misses with the combination.

Cho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cho misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dingo tries to break the clinch but Cho is controlling the position.

Cho breaks from the clinch.
Dingo looks to land a combination but Cho avoids it well.
Dingo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cho on the side of the head.
Dingo darts in trying to clinch

and Cho counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Cho dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Dingo.
Cho misses the jab.
Cho doesn't manage to clinch there - Dingo circles away.
Cho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dingo.
Dingo misses with a two punch combination.
Dingo clinches but Cho breaks the clinch
and Cho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cho moves out of range of the strikes.
Matt Dingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dingo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cho doesn't manage to clinch there - Dingo circles away.
Cho throws a right hand that Dingo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dingo also avoids with ease.
Dingo lands an overhand right.
Dingo tries to land a front kick but Cho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dingo throws the kick towards the body but Cho avoids it.
Cho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dingo throws a body kick that misses.
Cho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cho drives through and clinches with Dingo against the cage.
A short left from Cho.
Dingo wants to break free but Cho has control.
Dingo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Cho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cho moves into range and clinches up with Dingo.

Cho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dingo darts in trying to clinch

and Cho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dingo avoids the elbow strike from Cho, against the cage.
Dingo tries to break the clinch but Cho is controlling the position.
Dingo wants to get back to striking at distance but Cho won't allow it.
Dingo tries to break the clinch but Cho is controlling the position.
Dingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cho has a couple of punches blocked by Dingo.

Cho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dingo throws out a powerful jab.
Dingo darts in trying to clinch

and Cho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cho.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cho works on Dingo's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo has had enough of the clinch but Cho keeps him there for the moment.

Cho manages to break the clinch.
Cho slips a jab and a cross from Dingo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cho, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Dingo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jerry Cho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dingo throws a combination that misses
and Cho counters with a slapping leg kick.

Cho has closed the distance and engaged Dingo in a clinch.
Cho is working Dingo over against the cage.

Cho manages to break the clinch.
Dingo pushes Cho away with a front kick.
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!
A low kick from Dingo misses
and Cho counters with a good low kick that Dingo was not able to check.
Cho swats away the attempt to clinch by Dingo.
Dingo throws a nice looking combination but Cho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dingo walks into a stiff left hand from Cho.
Dingo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dingo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cho shoots in and drives through. Dingo sprawls well.
Dingo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dingo swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Dingo.
Dingo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cho keeps the fight on the outside.
Dingo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dingo with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dingo.
Dingo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dingo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Cho gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Cho.

Cho breaks the clinch.
Cho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dingo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cho instigates a clinch.
Cho lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Cho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cho closes the distance but Dingo moves to the side
and Dingo counters with a three punch combo that has Cho backing up. Cho nods at Dingo to acknowledge the strikes.
Cho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dingo.
A lazy left from Cho finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dingo tries to bum rush Cho with a series of wild strikes but Cho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dingo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dingo but Dingo pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Dingo tries to keep at a distance but Cho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dingo is trying to break the clinch but Cho has him pressed against the cage.
Dingo tries to break the clinch but Cho is controlling the position.
Cho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingo is looking to break free of the clinch but Cho has double underhooks.
Cho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Cho breaks the clinch.
Dingo misses with a combination
and Cho counters with a straight right hand.

Cho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Cho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cho forces Dingo back against the cage and clinches.

Cho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dingo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dingo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dingo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dingo. That's going to slow Cho down.
Dingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dingo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cho backs up against the cage.
Good standup being displayed there by Dingo as he connects with a hook.

That has opened up Jerry Cho's cut even more.
Dingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dingo misses with the combination.
Cho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dingo.
Dingo lands a hook that stumbles Cho back into the cage. Dingo follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Cho to the canvas! Dingo pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Cho has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matt Dingo!