PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Le Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachery Houk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - (Rock) Superstar . Zachery Houk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Chung
vs
Houk

180 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Le Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachery Houk!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chung darts in and clinches Houk up against the cage.

Houk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chung controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Houk working for a triangle but Chung defends it easily.
Houk is trying to control the position but Chung postures up.

Houk working for a triangle but Chung defends it easily.
Chung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houk is trying to control the position but Chung postures up.
Chung engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Le Chung just wasn't active enough.

Houk tries to sprawl but Chung drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chung trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Le Chung just wasn't active enough.
Chung takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Houk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Houk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chung is squirming around, avoiding Houk's attempts to control the action.
Chung working to try and regain half guard.
Houk manages to capitalize on a mistake by Chung to take his back!
Houk trying to control momentarily.
Chung just trying to survive but Houk is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung manages to reverse the position and now he's in Houk's guard. Nice work there by Chung.
Chung engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chung pushing down on Houk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chung wants to stand but Houk has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chung in particular looking to stall.
Houk looks like he's trying to stand up.

Chung stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Chung shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Houk is trying to defend but Chung finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung stalling.
Houk trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Chung seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houk tries to roll over but Chung keeps him under control.
Well, if Chung is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Le Chung wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Houk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chung's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Le Chung dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chung feints and as Houk raises his hands in defense, Chung changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chung controls from within his opponent's guard.
Houk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Le Chung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Houk being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Houk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Chung drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chung jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Houk is trying to control the position but Chung postures up.
Chung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung won't allow Houk to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Le Chung.

Houk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Houk tries for a kimura but Chung is defending well.
Chung is trying to control Houk's posture but Houk avoids it.
Houk wants to control but Chung is keeping him busy.
Chung is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houk blocks the strikes from Chung.
Chung is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Houk seems to be looking for submissions.
Houk is breathing heavily.
Chung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chung misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Houk is trying to control the action in half guard but Chung is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chung tries to roll over but Houk keeps him under control.
Houk seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Chung manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung lands a nice looking body kick.

Houk drives through and clinches with Chung against the cage.

Chung wants the takedown. Houk is fighting it off but Chung persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Houk's guard against the cage.
Chung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chung has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Houk controls Chung momentarily but Chung frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

We're going to have a standup here because Le Chung wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Houk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chung actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houk tries to pass to full mount but Chung defends it.
Chung trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Le Chung dominated that second round.
That's time! Chung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chung throws a leg kick
and Houk counters with a good low kick that Chung was not able to check.

Chung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Houk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Houk wants to stand but Chung has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chung throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Chung looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Houk has picked Chung up and slammed him! Chung can't keep hold of the triangle and Houk manages to pass to side control!
Houk is looking to take a break and control but Chung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Houk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chung on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chung tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung gets back to half guard.
Chung landing strikes from the bottom.
Houk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chung knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chung is trying to maintain the position but Houk is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chung is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chung keeping full guard, as Houk tries to pass.
Houk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houk trying to control the position from guard on top but Chung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Zachery Houk has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A lazy left from Chung finds it's target.
Houk throws a right hand that misses

and Chung counters with a single leg into guard. Houk didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chung controls the pace.

Chung is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chung controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Houk working for a triangle but Chung defends it easily.
Chung controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Le Chung has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Houk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chung to the mat! Chung manages to get full guard.
Chung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Houk is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung looking to control.
Houk wants to control from the top but Chung keeps moving.
Chung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Houk is one step ahead there.

Chung throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houk looking to sit in guard and control but Chung gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Le Chung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chung, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight for Le Chung!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Le Chung!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Le Chung!

Le Chung wins by unanimous decision!
Le Chung bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.