PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge VonQulik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tseng Zhu Yunwen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tseng Zhu Yunwen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

VonQulik
vs
Zhu Yunwen

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

ZSTAR

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 Las Vegas, Jorge VonQulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tseng Zhu Yunwen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yunwen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yunwen throws a series of punches but VonQulik avoids them all with ease.
Yunwen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yunwen throws a body kick that misses.
Yunwen scores with a jab to the jaw.
VonQulik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yunwen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yunwen throws a head kick that misses.
VonQulik fails with a takedown attempt.
VonQulik slips a jab and a cross from Yunwen.
Yunwen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

VonQulik shoots in and bounces Yunwen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
VonQulik is pushing down on Yunwen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yunwen is fighting to maintain full guard but VonQulik has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
VonQulik is keen to just control but Yunwen is a slippery customer.
VonQulik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
VonQulik wants to pass the guard but Yunwen is defending well.
Yunwen is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

VonQulik is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yunwen is trying to get back to full guard.
Yunwen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. VonQulik is working away from the top position though.

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.
VonQulik frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yunwen holds of for dear life.

VonQulik working for a submission but Yunwen is keeping him at bay.
VonQulik is breathing heavily.

VonQulik is working for a guillotine from mount but Yunwen frees his head quite easily.
Yunwen tries to reverse the position but VonQulik maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yunwen wants to hold on but VonQulik pushes him away.

VonQulik is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yunwen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yunwen wants to hold on but VonQulik pushes him away.

Yunwen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from VonQulik.
Yunwen tries to reverse the position but VonQulik maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

VonQulik looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Yunwen tries to hold on but VonQulik pushes him away.
Yunwen can't escape the position.
VonQulik looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yunwen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge VonQulik dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yunwen misses with a hook. VonQulik ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Yunwen.

VonQulik shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

VonQulik is working for a kimura but Yunwen is defending it quite comfortably.

VonQulik seems to be working for a kimura but Yunwen defends the submission attempt.
Yunwen trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

VonQulik looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yunwen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

VonQulik is working for a kimura but Yunwen is defending it quite comfortably.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yunwen, right into the meat.
Yunwen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yunwen lunges at VonQulik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by VonQulik's hand.
VonQulik blocks a head kick by Yunwen.
Yunwen misses with a body kick.
Yunwen misses with a wild combination.
Yunwen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yunwen with a nice cross.
A jab from Yunwen misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik avoids the head kick by Yunwen.

VonQulik closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yunwen to the mat! Yunwen manages to get full guard.
VonQulik tries to free his leg and advance position but Yunwen is retaining full guard.

VonQulik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
VonQulik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yunwen is keeping the position for now.
VonQulik wants to control from the top but Yunwen keeps moving.
VonQulik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yunwen is keeping the position for now.
VonQulik won't allow Yunwen to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yunwen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yunwen trying to control the position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yunwen throws a head kick but VonQulik moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by VonQulik.
VonQulik tries to advance to mount but Yunwen denies him.

VonQulik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

VonQulik tries for a kimura but Yunwen is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge VonQulik dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yunwen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tseng Zhu Yunwen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yunwen lands with a nice body kick.
Yunwen lands with a kick to the temple. VonQulik shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yunwen misses with a takedown attempt

and VonQulik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by VonQulik.
VonQulik stands and throws Yunwen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
VonQulik trying to control the position but Yunwen is working away.

VonQulik tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yunwen tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

VonQulik wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yunwen, who protects the arm well.

VonQulik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yunwen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
VonQulik tries to advance to mount but can't.
VonQulik wants to control but Yunwen is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

VonQulik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yunwen struggling a bit here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
VonQulik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yunwen throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yunwen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yunwen lands a glancing blow to the side of VonQulik's head.
Yunwen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

VonQulik bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

VonQulik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yunwen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

VonQulik tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

VonQulik looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
VonQulik wants to control but Yunwen is keeping him busy.
Tseng Zhu Yunwen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

VonQulik swings around for an armbar but Yunwen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into VonQulik's guard.

Yunwen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
VonQulik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yunwen.
Yunwen content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge VonQulik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for VonQulik, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge VonQulik!