PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 1021 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Eh Phuthong (ranked 128 p4p, 142 weight class). Eh Phuthong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chugman
vs
Phuthong

150 cm
46
130
46 - 44 - 0

178 cm
27
147
15 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 46 - 44 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eh Phuthong!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chugman has managed to clinch.
Chugman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Phuthong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chugman has Phuthong pressed against the cage.
Phuthong lands with a light punch inside.
Chugman tries to throw a body punch but Phuthong avoids it by throwing Chugman back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Phuthong.

Phuthong pulls guard.
Phuthong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chugman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chugman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chugman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Phuthong keeping moving, preventing Chugman from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman trying to mount his opponent but Phuthong defends it.

Phuthong looking for submissions off his back.
Chugman throwing shots but Phuthong is blocking nicely.
Phuthong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

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.
Chugman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phuthong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chugman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chugman wants to free his trapped foot but Phuthong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chugman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phuthong defending well though.
Phuthong is looking for a sweep. Chugman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chugman is looking to pass Phuthong's guard but actually Phuthong recovers to full guard.
Chugman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phuthong is keeping the position for now.
Chugman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phuthong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuthong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chugman.
Phuthong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chugman ducks under a wild hook from Phuthong.
Phuthong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chugman blocks a jab.
Chugman thuds his right hand into Phuthong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch but Phuthong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phuthong throws out a counter right but Chugman avoids it with no problem.
Phuthong misses with a few strikes there.
Phuthong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chugman.
Phuthong cracks a nice hook into Chugman's ribs.
Phuthong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chugman tries to clinch up but Phuthong circles away and keeps his distance.
Phuthong works the jab nicely.
Eh Phuthong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chugman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chugman manages to avoid it.
Chugman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chugman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Phuthong misses the shot to the body.
Chugman attempts a counter takedown but Phuthong avoids it well and moves away.
Chugman slips under a jab from Phuthong.
Phuthong throws the kick towards the body but Chugman avoids it.
Phuthong misses with a straight left.
Phuthong throws a series of punches but Chugman avoids them all with ease.
Chugman tries to counter with a takedown but Phuthong is quick to defend against it.
Phuthong looks to score with a jab to the body but Chugman is just out of range.
Chugman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Phuthong stuffs the takedown attempt from Chugman. Chugman gets slowly back to his feet.
Phuthong looks to land a right hand but Chugman moved out of range.
Chugman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chugman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phuthong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chugman with a body shot.
Phuthong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chugman tries to bum rush Phuthong with a series of wild strikes but Phuthong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Chugman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Phuthong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chugman.
Chugman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eh Phuthong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chugman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phuthong tries to clinch but Chugman is having none of it.
Phuthong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chugman manages to avoid it.
Phuthong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chugman was well out of range. Poor timing from Phuthong.
Phuthong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Phuthong misses.

Chugman rushes Phuthong and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phuthong.

Phuthong pulls Chugman into guard.
Chugman slips nicely into half guard.
Chugman controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chugman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Phuthong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chugman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong is not content to let Chugman control the position.
Chugman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Phuthong has hold of Chugman's hands but Chugman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chugman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Phuthong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chugman is looking to take a break and control but Phuthong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman throwing shots but Phuthong is blocking nicely.

Phuthong actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chugman is just content to waste time from the top position. Phuthong takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chugman 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.

Phuthong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chugman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eh Phuthong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Chugman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chugman defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong misses with an uppercut. Chugman saw that one coming.
Chugman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong misses with a body shot.
Chugman misses the shot to the body.
Phuthong misses with a lunging right hand

and Chugman counters with a single leg into guard. Phuthong didn't expect that.
Chugman distracts Phuthong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chugman landing with the ground and pound.
Chugman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chugman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Chugman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Phuthong just misses with a punch to the body.
Phuthong throws a hook but Chugman avoids it easily.
Chugman defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong takes a swing at Chugman's ribcage but misses.
Eh Phuthong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chugman wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Phuthong.
A jab from Phuthong misses.
Phuthong throws a hook but Chugman blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phuthong misses with a looping right.
Phuthong throws a series of punches but Chugman moves out of range.
Phuthong scores with a shot to the body.
Chugman moves in looking to clinch but Phuthong pushes him off.
Phuthong misses with a looping left.
Phuthong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuthong lands a glancing blow to the side of Chugman's head.
Chugman dives in and grabs Phuthong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Phuthong pushes down on Chugman's head and hops out.

Phuthong gets caught napping as Chugman dives in and scores a takedown. Phuthong manages to retain guard.
Phuthong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chugman wants to control from the top but Phuthong keeps moving.
Chugman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chugman landing with the ground and pound.
Chugman working some strikes from top position.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Phuthong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chugman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chugman trying to control but Phuthong is working from the bottom.
Chugman tries to free his leg and advance position but Phuthong is retaining full guard.
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chugman is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Phuthong. No joy for Chugman on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman defending well as Phuthong loads up on a big left hand.
Phuthong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Phuthong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chugman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chugman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuthong misses the shot to the body.
Phuthong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phuthong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuthong tries to clinch up.
Phuthong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Phuthong looks to throw the jab but Chugman is out of range.
Phuthong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chugman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phuthong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chugman misses with a takedown attempt - Phuthong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phuthong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chugman tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuthong throws out the jab.
Chugman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuthong throws out the jab.
Chugman is looking to clinch but Phuthong is avoiding it.
Chugman looks to land a left hand but Phuthong moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Phuthong misses the target.
Chugman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phuthong manages to avoid it.
Phuthong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chugman is looking to clinch but Phuthong is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phuthong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Phuthong clinches up with Chugman and pushes him back against the cage.
Phuthong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chugman has Phuthong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Phuthong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Phuthong lands a left hand.
Chugman prevents a body shot from Phuthong.
Still in the clinch, Phuthong scores with a nice short uppercut.

Chugman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Phuthong can't fight it off and eventually Chugman manages to take the fight to the floor. Phuthong looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Phuthong working for a triangle but Chugman defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eh Phuthong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phuthong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eh Phuthong!
Eh Phuthong thanked the fans post fight for their support.