PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yue Fung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yue Fung has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Junior Key's chin.

Key
vs
Fung

182 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yue Fung!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Key throws a nice looking combination but Fung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Fung darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fung tries to pass to full mount but Key defends it.
Fung is keen to just control but Key is a slippery customer.
Key wants to get back to his feet.
Fung trying to mount his opponent but Key defends it.
Key is refusing to be controlled, as Fung sits in half guard.
Key tries to kick Fung off but Fung keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Key throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fung fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Key's calf.
Junior Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Key throws a series of punches but Fung moves out of range.
Key fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Key does no damage.
Key throws a right and a left that Fung avoids nicely.
Fung closes the distance and clinches up with Key, looking for a takedown. Fung pushes Key against the cage but Key circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Key lands with a nice combination. Fung backs away looking to recover.
Key misses with a series of wild punches.
Key circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fung shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Junior Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yue Fung.
Key misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Key throws a right and a left that both miss.
Key misses with a double jab.
Key is breathing heavily.
Key stuffs the takedown.
Key lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Key.
Key throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fung.
No joy there for Key, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Key does no damage.
Key throws a nice looking combination but Fung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Key tries to bum rush Fung with a series of wild strikes but Fung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fung fails with a takedown attempt.
Key throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Key throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Key throws a series of punches but Fung moves out of range.
Key throws a right and a left that Fung avoids nicely.
Key throws a series of punches but Fung avoids them all with ease.

Fung has Key up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Fung on the inside.
Key stops a takedown attempt from Fung.
Fung tries to score a body lock takedown but Key shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fung decides to pull guard.

Fung throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Key has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fung is proving hard to escape from.
Key knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fung on the ground.

Fung is looking to sinch up a triangle. Key throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Fung's body to avoid the submission. Fung has instead reached around Key's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Fung arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yue Fung!