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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chongyang Lu (ranked 5883 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dony Piitpitunge (ranked 3770 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.
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157 lbs
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173 cm
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156 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Chongyang Lu!
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, Dony Piitpitunge!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Piitpitunge tries to roll over but Lu keeps him under control.
Lu trying to control the pace.
Piitpitunge trying to hold on to Lu's head to control him but Lu postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piitpitunge manages to get to full guard.
Piitpitunge trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu preventing the sweep.
Piitpitunge is pulling down on Lu's head. It's preventing any offense from Lu, at least for the moment.
Lu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Piitpitunge tries for a takedown but Lu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Piitpitunge tries to clinch up but Lu circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Lu as Piitpitunge shoots in.
Lu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lu is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piitpitunge is looking to control Lu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Piitpitunge avoid being mounted?
Lu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piitpitunge is staying active underneath Lu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Piitpitunge moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu looking to pass the guard.
Piitpitunge seems keen to control Lu's posture.
Piitpitunge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piitpitunge.
Lu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Piitpitunge gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lu drops back, looking for a kneebar! Piitpitunge looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Piitpitunge looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Piitpitunge!
Piitpitunge is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lu is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chongyang Lu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lu misses with a hook. Piitpitunge ducked under it nicely.
Lu feints and as Piitpitunge raises his hands in defense, Lu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lu trying to control but Piitpitunge is working from the bottom.
Piitpitunge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piitpitunge is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piitpitunge trying to keep a closed guard but Lu is proving a slippery customer.
Piitpitunge wants to sweep here but Lu controlling him for the moment.
Piitpitunge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Piitpitunge keeping moving, preventing Lu from controlling successfully.
Piitpitunge trying to keep a closed guard but Lu is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Lu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chongyang Lu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lu throws a right and a left that Piitpitunge avoids nicely.
Piitpitunge throws a big counter head kick but Lu avoids it with no problem.
Lu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lu is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Piitpitunge trying to control here.
Lu wants to take a breather but Piitpitunge is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu trying to pass the guard but Piitpitunge defending well.
Piitpitunge gets full guard.
Lu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Piitpitunge keeping moving, preventing Lu from controlling successfully.
Lu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Piitpitunge is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Piitpitunge's waist but Piitpitunge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lu off to one side.
Lu feints and as Piitpitunge raises his hands in defense, Lu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Piitpitunge keeping moving, preventing Lu from controlling successfully.
Lu wants to pass the guard but Piitpitunge is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Piitpitunge's head.
Lu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Piitpitunge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Piitpitunge trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piitpitunge can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick misses from Lu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chongyang Lu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chongyang Lu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piitpitunge taking some punishment here, with Lu in his half guard.
Piitpitunge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Piitpitunge.
Piitpitunge is trying to keep Lu in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piitpitunge throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lu uses it to pass to side control.
Piitpitunge is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piitpitunge is still trying to improve position.
Lu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lu moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Piitpitunge dodges the ground and pound from Lu.
Lu looking to control but instead Piitpitunge has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Piitpitunge taking some punishment here, with Lu in his half guard.
That's two 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.
Lu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lu controlling his opponent.
Lu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lu trying to control but Piitpitunge is having none of it.
Piitpitunge tries to hold on but Lu pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu misses with a head shot.
Lu misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lu wants to control the pace but Piitpitunge is squirming around nicely.
Piitpitunge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Piitpitunge gets back to half guard.
Lu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piitpitunge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Piitpitunge.
Piitpitunge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piitpitunge wants to get back to his feet but Lu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Piitpitunge keeping moving, preventing Lu from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piitpitunge is trying to keep Lu in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chongyang Lu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chongyang Lu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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