PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 1739 p4p, 1734 weight class) and Bengan Bengtsson (ranked 161 p4p, 160 weight class). Jeong Hoon Chai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Chai
vs
Bengtsson

175 cm
21
145
6 - 4 - 0

162 cm
22
153
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bengan Bengtsson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengtsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bengtsson throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Danga de danga de dang - Bengtsson scores with a four punch combination!
Chai tests Bengtsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai looks to land a combination but Bengtsson avoids it well.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Bengtsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Chai.
Chai tries to land a front kick but Bengtsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chai tries to work over Bengtsson's front leg with a kick but Bengtsson checks it.
Bengtsson misses with an uppercut.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bengtsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Bengtsson down.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chai is looking to chop away at Bengtsson's legs.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bengtsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chai avoids the body shot from Bengtsson.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Bengtsson off the cage and back into range.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai throws the left hand but Bengtsson avoids the punch easily.
Bengtsson looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chai punishes Bengtsson's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
Chai takes a swing at Bengtsson's ribcage but misses.
Bengtsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bengtsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bengtsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chai. Chai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bengtsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bengtsson defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bengtsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bengtsson misses with a double jab
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Chai.
Bengtsson moves out of range as Chai throws a body kick.
Bengtsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai throws a body punch but Bengtsson moves out of range.
Bengtsson throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bengtsson.
A big right from Bengtsson misses.
Bengtsson avoids the body shot from Chai.
Bengtsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chai misses with a two punch combination.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Bengtsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bengtsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bengtsson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bengtsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Bengtsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bengtsson stuns Chai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Bengtsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Bengtsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bengtsson. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bengtsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Bengtsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Bengtsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bengtsson tries to avoid it.
Bengtsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Bengtsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Bengtsson throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Bengtsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bengtsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chai can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Bengtsson misses.
Bengtsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chai can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bengtsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bengtsson.
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bengtsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bengtsson connects with a single shot there.
Bengtsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chai tries to bum rush Bengtsson with a series of wild strikes but Bengtsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bengtsson misses with an uppercut
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Bengtsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chai cracks Bengtsson with a good jab.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bengtsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bengtsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bengtsson throws out the jab.
Bengtsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Bengtsson's shoulder, as Bengtsson tries to avoid the shot.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice body kick there by Chai.
Bengtsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bengtsson throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Bengtsson takes one to the chin there.
A punch lands to the side of Bengtsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bengtsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bengtsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jeong Hoon Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bengtsson lands a right hook to the body.
Chai blocks a jab.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bengtsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chai has got the better of the exchanges.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Bengtsson's shoulder, as Bengtsson tries to avoid the shot.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bengtsson scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bengtsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bengtsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bengtsson's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Bengtsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bengtsson misses with a looping right.
Bengtsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a head kick.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Bengtsson.
Chai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Decent striking displayed by Bengtsson there.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Bengtsson slips the punch.
A left lands for Chai.
Bengtsson throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Bengtsson moves out of range as Chai throws a body kick.
Bengtsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bengtsson.
A big left from Bengtsson misses.
Bengtsson slips under a jab from Chai.
Bengtsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai jabs at Bengtsson's body.
Chai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chai staying out of range there.
Bengtsson misses with a body shot.
Chai staying out of range there.
Bengtsson defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Bengtsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Bengtsson's shoulder, as Bengtsson tries to avoid the shot.
Bengtsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a nice body kick.
Bengtsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bengtsson scrambles back to his feet.
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bengtsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Chai cracks Bengtsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Bengtsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai avoids the body shot from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Chai tenderised Bengtsson's leg. Bengtsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bengtsson moves away from the strike by Chai.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai thumps Bengtsson with a low kick.
Chai throws a series of punches but Bengtsson moves out of range.
Chai thows a body kick. Bengtsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chai.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bengtsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Bengtsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bengtsson connects with a jab.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bengtsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bengtsson throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bengtsson throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Bengtsson lands a jab to Chai's midsection.
Bengtsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Bengtsson misses with a straight left.
Bengtsson staying out of range there.
Bengtsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai lands a nice shot that snaps Bengtsson's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Bengtsson misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Bengtsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bengtsson lands with a straight right. Chai didn't see that one coming.
Bengtsson slips a jab from Chai.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bengtsson throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a three punch combo that has Bengtsson backing up. Bengtsson nods at Chai to acknowledge the strikes.
Bengtsson misses with a straight right.
Bengtsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bengtsson throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bengtsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chai throws a hook but Bengtsson blocks it.
Bengtsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Some wild striking there from Chai.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bengtsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Bengtsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bengtsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bengtsson misses with a looping right.
Chai lands with a right hand.
Bengtsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai throws a hook but Bengtsson blocks it.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
Bengtsson tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bengtsson can do to turn this around?
Chai misses with a shot to the body
and Bengtsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai defending well as Bengtsson loads up on a big left hand.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bengtsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Chai avoids the body shot from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bengtsson!
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bengtsson.
Bengtsson slips under a jab.
Bengtsson misses with a looping right.
Bengtsson scores with a hook to the body. Chai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bengtsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bengtsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Bengtsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bengtsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bengtsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai lands a head shot.
Chai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
Bengtsson swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Chai misses with a wild combination.
Chai with a nice calf kick.
Bengtsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chai throws a hook but Bengtsson avoids it easily.
Chai defending well as Bengtsson loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Bengtsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chai throws a hook but Bengtsson avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bengtsson misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Chai misses its target.
Chai lands a jab-cross combination.
Chai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bengtsson momentarily.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Bengtsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai lands with a nice body punch.
Chai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bengtsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai throws a combination that misses
and Bengtsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeong Hoon Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai throws a hook but Bengtsson avoids it easily.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Bengtsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Chai misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Bengtsson does it's job there.
Bengtsson misses with a body shot.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bengan Bengtsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bengtsson slips a jab and a cross from Chai.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeong Hoon Chai.
Well Chai 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeong Hoon Chai!
A very excited looking Jeong Hoon Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.