PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Le Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazano De Anda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cypress Hill - (Rock) Superstar . This should be a great matchup!

Chung
vs
De Anda

180 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 3 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lazano De Anda!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung misses with a head kick.
Chung dives in and grabs De Anda's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Anda pushes down on Chung's head and hops out.
De Anda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lazano De Anda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chung closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Anda to the mat! De Anda manages to get full guard.
Chung content to stall in guard here.
Chung stands and throws De Anda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chung controls the position.
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.
De Anda wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung advances to full mount.
Chung controlling the pace for now.
Chung lands a big shot there that rocks De Anda but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
De Anda wants to get back to his feet.
De Anda wants to control but Chung is having none of it.

Chung stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Anda tries to close the distance and clinch but Chung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Anda 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.

Chung looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chung moves into full mount! De Anda won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chung controlling his opponent.
Chung has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Chung stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Anda tries to clinch but Chung moves away

and Chung counters with a single leg into guard. De Anda didn't expect that.
Chung stays in close to De Anda's body and controls the position.
Chung passes De Anda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chung wants to pass the guard but De Anda is defending well.
Chung with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
De Anda is looking for a sweep. Chung is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung is thwarting De Anda's attempts to control the position.
Chung takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Chung shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chung showed some decent athleticism there.
Chung wants to free his trapped foot but De Anda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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!

De Anda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Anda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chung circles away quickly and effectively.
Chung circles away from the clinch attempt.

Chung fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Anda to the ground. Chung is now in De Anda's guard.

De Anda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chung is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Anda is trying to control the position but Chung postures up.
Chung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

De Anda pushes Chung up against the cage in a clinch.

De Anda gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chung regains guard.
De Anda preventing the sweep.

Chung looking for submissions from the bottom but instead De Anda passes into side control.
De Anda cracks Chung with a big elbow.
Chung misses with a strike from the bottom.
Chung gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
De Anda blocks the strikes from Chung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Anda is looking for a kimura here.
Le Chung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chung looking for a sweep. Not yet Chung, not yet.
Chung working a defensive guard here.
Chung lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Anda!
De Anda's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Chung takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De Anda for as long as he can get away with.
De Anda is working to get back to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Anda tries to hold on but Chung postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung controlling from mount.

Chung is standing up, even though he is in mount.

De Anda changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chung looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chung parries the strikes from De Anda easily there. De Anda is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chung to escape.
Chung tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Le Chung will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chung blocks the body kick.
No joy there for De Anda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Anda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Anda misses with a series of wild punches.

De Anda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chung napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chung is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
De Anda blocks the strikes from Chung.
De Anda prevents Chung from improving his position.
Chung blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Anda.
Chung manages to get to full guard.
Chung wants to sweep here but De Anda controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Anda wants to control from the top but Chung keeps moving.
Chung wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chung with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing De Anda can't handle though.
De Anda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chung is looking to stand up but De Anda isn't so interested in that idea.
Chung scores with a short punch from the bottom.

De Anda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chung has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Anda has managed to get both his arms back between Chung's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Chung is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Anda has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chung is proving hard to escape from.
De Anda trying to control the position from guard on top but Chung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Anda chips away with some ground and pound.
De Anda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Anda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chung is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chung performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Chung checks a low kick from De Anda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Anda clinches up with Chung and pushes him back against the cage.
Chung is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Anda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Anda working aggressively here.
De Anda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Anda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Anda tries to throw a body punch but Chung avoids it by throwing De Anda back against the cage.

Chung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Anda tries to clinch there but Chung circles away.
De Anda slaps away a takedown attempt from Chung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lazano De Anda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Anda swinging wildly here.

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 Le Chung.
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 John Mangel scores the fight for Le Chung!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Le Chung!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Le Chung!

Le Chung wins by unanimous decision!
Le Chung was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.