PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Hust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pung Rundgung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundgung has chosen Bullsonparade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Pung Rundgung enters the cage!

Hust
vs
Rundgung

186 cm
25
184 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, George Hust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Pung Rundgung!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hust tries to clinch but Rundgung moves out of range.
Rundgung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hust.

Rundgung tries to keep at a distance but Hust has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hust tries to circle away but Rundgung has him pinned against the cage.

Rundgung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hust tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hust rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rundgung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hust gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hust moves in looking to clinch but Rundgung pushes him off.
Hust misses with the combination.
Rundgung misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hust is defended easily by Rundgung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hust tries to clinch there but Rundgung circles away.
Hust wants to clinch.
Hust shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rundgung sprawls well. Rundgung wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hust gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hust stalks Rundgung and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rundgung's face. Rundgung staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Pung Rundgung has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hust looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rundgung falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hust counters with a takedown into side control.
Rundgung regains half guard.
Rundgung missing with punches from the bottom.
Rundgung is trying to stand up here but Hust is controlling him well.
Rundgung is trying to maintain the position but Hust is very close to passing his half guard.
Hust prevents Rundgung from improving his position.
Rundgung punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung is looking to control Hust's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rundgung avoid being mounted?
Rundgung is trying to stand back up but Hust is controlling him
Rundgung trying to hold on to Hust's head to control him but Hust postures up.
Hust prevents Rundgung from standing back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Pung Rundgung hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hust misses with a looping right.
Rundgung checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Hust lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rundgung doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rundgung throws a sloppy head kick and Hust moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Rundgung.
Rundgung jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung shoots in looking for a takedown but Hust manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rundgung's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hust falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rundgung counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hust working hard to break the clinch.

Rundgung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rundgung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Rundgung scores with a takedown into Hust's guard.
Hust working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rundgung.
Rundgung is working Hust over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rundgung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hust works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung trying to control the position from guard on top but Hust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rundgung throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rundgung with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rundgung trying to control but Hust is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hust holds on and takes a little breather.

Rundgung stands and steps away. Hust gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hust moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Hust dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pung Rundgung's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hust throws a hook but Rundgung blocks it.

Hust clinches up with Rundgung and pushes him back against the cage.
Hust tries for a takedown but Rundgung manages to get underhooks.
Hust looking to slow down the pace here.
Rundgung stalling in the clinch but Hust improves position.

Rundgung breaks the clinch.
Rundgung circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Rundgung to counter with a crisp jab.
Rundgung dips to his left and cracks Hust with an uppercut!
Hust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rundgung was well out of range. Poor timing from Hust.
Hust lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rundgung misses with a double jab
and Hust counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rundgung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hust misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hust connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rundgung momentarily.

Rundgung has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hust is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rundgung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hust is trying to break the clinch but Rundgung has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rundgung misses with an elbow over the top.
Rundgung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hust is trying to drag Rundgung to the mat but Rundgung just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Hust. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rundgung manages to break the clinch.
Hust will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hust takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rundgung jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rundgung throws a big shot that misses.
Rundgung with a hook.
George Hust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rundgung throws a right hand that Hust ducks under and follows up with a left that Hust also avoids with ease.
Hust misses with a combination
and Rundgung counters with a left and a right that stings Hust.
Hust uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rundgung has time to react.
Rundgung misses with a body shot.
Rundgung dips to his left and cracks Hust with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hust misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rundgung.
Rundgung throws a sloppy head kick and Hust moves out of range easily.
George Hust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rundgung misses with a wild combination.
Hust tries to clinch but Rundgung is having none of it.
Rundgung lands with a straight right. Hust didn't see that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Hust 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rundgung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hust.
Rundgung scores with a jab to the head.
Hust misses with a combination
and Rundgung counters with a big head kick but Hust shrugs it off.
Rundgung misses with a hook. Hust ducked under it nicely.
Hust throws a body punch but Rundgung moves out of range.
Rundgung works over Hust's head and body with a nice combination.
Hust misses with a jab to the body
and Rundgung counters with a straight right hand.
Rundgung slips a straight right by Hust.
Rundgung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rundgung scores with a body shot.
Hust takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rundgung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rundgung lands with a hook. Hust tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hust throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rundgung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George Hust is winning the standup battle so far.
Rundgung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rundgung lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rundgung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hust.
Rundgung stuns Hust with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rundgung lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rundgung jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hust throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rundgung's waist but Rundgung gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hust off to one side.
Rundgung dodges the punch combination from Hust.

Rundgung decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hust is staying active underneath Rundgung, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rundgung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hust keeps working.
Hust keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rundgung missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hust avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rundgung.
Rundgung missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rundgung thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rundgung working the head and body with strikes.
Rundgung thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pung Rundgung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pung Rundgung's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rundgung lands a nice looking body shot.
Hust takes one to the side of the head.
Hust tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hust takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Rundgung.
Rundgung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hust circles away quickly and effectively.
Rundgung lands a high kick!
Hust defending well as Rundgung loads up on a big left hand.
Rundgung scores with a jab.
Rundgung connects with a body shot.
Hust scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rundgung just misses with a punch to the body.
Rundgung scores with a hook.
Rundgung fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hust takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rundgung jabs Hust to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hust wants to clinch but Rundgung slips to the side
and Hust takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Rundgung.
Hust looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rundgung lands with a straight right. Hust didn't see that one coming.
Rundgung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hust.
Rundgung fails with a takedown attempt.
Rundgung changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rundgung scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hust.
Rundgung is trying to control Hust's posture but Hust avoids it.
Hust trying to control the position but Rundgung is working away.
Rundgung tries to improve position but can't.
Rundgung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Rundgung's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rundgung wants to control but Hust postures up.
Rundgung is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rundgung is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hust has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rundgung holds on to Hust's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rundgung holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Hust working away.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pung Rundgung wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rundgung throws a big shot that misses.
Rundgung moves forwards but Hust connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hust closes the distance but Rundgung moves to the side
and Rundgung counters with a straight right hand.
Hust takes one on the button.
Rundgung on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rundgung throws a hook but Hust blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hust manages to avoid it.
Hust will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hust is looking to clinch but Rundgung is avoiding it.
Rundgung slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rundgung misses the jab.
A combination from Rundgung does no damage.
Hust misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rundgung counter with a right hand.
Rundgung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hust shoots in looking for a takedown but Rundgung manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hust's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rundgung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rundgung thows a body shot but no joy.
Rundgung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hust tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Rundgung counter with a right hand.
Hust gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rundgung counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hust keeping moving, preventing Rundgung from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pung Rundgung.
Well Rundgung 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Pung Rundgung!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Pung Rundgung!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Pung Rundgung!

Pung Rundgung wins by unanimous decision!