|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chan-Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 150 cm
31
140 lbs
29 - 9 - 0 |
|
170 cm
29
154 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chan-Sung Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Potkukelkka!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jung.
Jung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Potkukelkka misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Potkukelkka misses.
Jung misses with an uppercut. Potkukelkka saw that one coming.
Potkukelkka throws a lazy right hand but Jung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Potkukelkka connects with a solid leg kick.
Potkukelkka moves out of range as Jung strikes.
Potkukelkka lands a nice hook to Jung's body. Jung takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A good leg kick by Potkukelkka.
Jung darts in trying to clinch
and Potkukelkka counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jung gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Well, if Potkukelkka is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Potkukelkka wants to control but Jung is keeping him busy.
Jung wants to improve his position but Potkukelkka is controlling well.
Potkukelkka wants to control but Jung is keeping him busy.
Jung is looking to improve his position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Potkukelkka wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka throws a wild body kick that Jung sees coming a mile off.
Potkukelkka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Jung to counter with a crisp jab.
Potkukelkka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jung on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Potkukelkka circles away quickly and effectively.
Potkukelkka throws a sloppy head kick and Jung moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potkukelkka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potkukelkka closes the distance and clinches up with Jung, looking for a takedown. Potkukelkka pushes Jung against the cage but Jung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jung gets full guard.
Potkukelkka tries to free his leg and advance position but Jung is retaining full guard.
Jung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Potkukelkka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jung throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Potkukelkka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jung working for a triangle but Potkukelkka defends it easily.
Jung might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potkukelkka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Potkukelkka content to stall in guard here.
Potkukelkka landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Potkukelkka passes into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jung tries to bench press Potkukelkka off him but Potkukelkka keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Potkukelkka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Potkukelkka catches Jung with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horrible takedown by Potkukelkka or perhaps it was just good defense by Jung which made him look bad.
Potkukelkka scores with a push kick.
Potkukelkka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Potkukelkka lands a jab to the head.
Jung is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jung lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Potkukelkka at a distance.
Potkukelkka connects with a jab.
Potkukelkka dips to his left and cracks Jung with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung throws a jab when Potkukelkka was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jung.
Potkukelkka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jung looks to land a left hand but Potkukelkka moved out of range nicely.
Potkukelkka throws a low kick, looking for Jung's leg but Jung calmly moves out of range.
Jung wants to clinch but Potkukelkka slips to the side
and Potkukelkka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jung controls Potkukelkka momentarily but Potkukelkka frees himself.
Potkukelkka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jung is pulling down on Potkukelkka's head. It's preventing any offense from Potkukelkka, at least for the moment.
Jung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Potkukelkka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James Potkukelkka has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung is trying to keep Potkukelkka in close.
Potkukelkka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Potkukelkka scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jung to see if he's OK.
Jung on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Potkukelkka wants to control but Jung is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung is looking to reverse the position.
Jung manages to work his way to half guard, despite Potkukelkka's best efforts.
Jung trying to control here.
Potkukelkka trying to mount his opponent but Jung defends it.
Jung preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Potkukelkka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jung moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potkukelkka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka is fighting to break Jung's control of his arms but Jung is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Potkukelkka scoring with some ground and pound.
Jung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Potkukelkka is stalling in the full guard.
Potkukelkka wants to control from the top but Jung keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Potkukelkka is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jung keeping moving, preventing Potkukelkka from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Potkukelkka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No luck for Potkukelkka with that takedown attempt.
A low kick from Potkukelkka misses
and Jung makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Potkukelkka really felt that one!
A swing and a miss from Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Potkukelkka keeps the fight on the outside.
Jung throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Potkukelkka on the side of the head.
Jung throws a leg kick but Potkukelkka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Potkukelkka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jung but Jung pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Potkukelkka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chan-Sung Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Potkukelkka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Potkukelkka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jung was well out of range. Poor timing from Potkukelkka.
Jung on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Potkukelkka. Potkukelkka obviously looking to wear him down.
James Potkukelkka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potkukelkka misses with a leg kick
and Jung counters with an inside leg kick.
Jung shoots in for a double leg but Potkukelkka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Potkukelkka misses with a takedown
enabling Jung to counter with a crisp jab.
Chan-Sung Jung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potkukelkka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka connects with a nice looking jab.
Jung thuds his shin into the meat of Potkukelkka's side.
Potkukelkka throws a jab when Jung was well out of range.
Potkukelkka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jung. That did some damage!
Potkukelkka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jung counters with a straight right hand.
Potkukelkka misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung misses with a wild body shot.
Potkukelkka looks to throw a body kick
and Jung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potkukelkka has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Potkukelkka looks to land a body kick but Jung moved away.
Potkukelkka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Potkukelkka keeps the fight on the outside.
Jung lands a two punch combo.
Potkukelkka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jung on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jung throws a leg kick that is checked
and Potkukelkka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung is trying to control the position but Potkukelkka postures up.
Potkukelkka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jung keeping moving, preventing Potkukelkka from controlling successfully.
Potkukelkka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jung is keeping the position for now.
James Potkukelkka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Potkukelkka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jung being controlled here, momentarily.
Jung trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Potkukelkka controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Potkukelkka.
Well Potkukelkka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Potkukelkka!
James Potkukelkka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Chan-Sung Jung was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
