PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Jung has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Madison's chin.

Madison
vs
Jung

175 cm
29
155 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

180 cm
34
154 lbs
18 - 3 - 2

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tyler Jung!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madison misses with the combination.
Madison throws a series of punches but Jung avoids them all with ease.
Jung checks a leg kick.
Madison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jung.
Jack Madison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madison misses with a double jab.
Madison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jung tries to clinch there but Madison circles away.

Jung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Madison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Madison is struggling to control the position.
Madison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madison misses with a double jab
and Jung counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung is looking to chop away at Madison's legs.
Madison tries to work over Jung's front leg with a kick but Jung checks it.

Jung has Madison up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Madison is looking to break free of the clinch but Jung has double underhooks.
Madison avoiding damage as Jung throws knees to the body.
Madison dodges an elbow strike from Jung.
Jung looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Madison avoids the elbow strike from Jung, against the cage.
Madison misses with a body punch.
Madison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Madison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Madison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison tries to stall but Jung uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jung tries to land knees in the clinch but Madison avoids the damage to the body.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Madison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jung looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madison is trying to break free.
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madison misses with an elbow over the top.
Jung tries to land a knee to the head but Madison blocks with his arms.
Madison working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung scores a nice knee to the body.

Madison breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jung. That's going to slow Madison down.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Jung throws an overhand right that lands on Madison's shoulder, as Madison tries to avoid the shot.
Madison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madison. That did some damage!
Jung closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Madison to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Madison!
Jung doesn't manage to clinch there - Madison circles away.
Madison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jung throws a leg kick but Madison moved away.
Madison keeps the fight on the outside.
Jung motions for Madison to come forward. Jung throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madison tries to bum rush Jung with a series of wild strikes but Jung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Madison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madison connects with a looping right hand.
Jung throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madison.
Madison tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jung was well out of range. Poor timing from Madison.
Madison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madison is breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jung creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jung misses with a knee to the head.
Madison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jung lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyler Jung 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.

Jung tries to clinch up but Madison circles away and keeps his distance.
Madison throws a nice looking combination but Jung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madison avoids the head kick by Jung.
Madison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jung.
Madison misses with a wild combination.
Jung avoids the head kick by Madison.
Jung is looking to chop away at Madison's legs.
Jung throws a low kick but Madison avoids it.
Jung is looking to clinch but Madison is avoiding it.
Madison connects with a looping right hand.
Madison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madison misses with a series of wild punches.
Madison throws a combination that misses
and Jung counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Jung fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madison, pushing him back against the cage.
Madison working hard to break the clinch.
Jung missing with knees to the body.
Madison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jung stalling the fight.
Madison working aggressively here.
Madison is trying to force a seperation but Jung has the dominant position.
Jung working Madison over with knees to the body.
Madison misses with some punches.
Jung crunches a lovely knee into Madison's ribcage.
Madison misses with an elbow strike.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jung working Madison over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison avoids a wild elbow strike from Jung.
Madison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jung tries to land a knee to the head but Madison blocks with his arms.
Jung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madison.
Jung throws an elbow that misses.
Jung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madison.
Madison can't break the clinch.
Jung pushes off an throws an elbow but Madison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyler Jung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Jung throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Madison wants to get back to striking at distance but Jung won't allow it.
Jung lands an elbow just above Madison 's eye.
Madison is looking to break free of the clinch but Jung has double underhooks.
Madison blocks an elbow strike from Jung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jung pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Madison avoiding damage as Jung throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jung obliges.
Jung throws an elbow that misses.
Madison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madison trying to land knees to the body.
Madison misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Madison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Madison avoids a wild elbow strike from Jung.
Madison is trying to push Jung away but Jung has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Madison throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Madison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
Jung pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madison.
Madison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Madison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jung landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jung throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jung - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jung is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madison is defending well for now.
Jung connects with a nasty looking knee right to Madison's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jung tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Madison misses with a punch to the body.
Jung missing with knees to the body.
Jung throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jung connects with a leg kick. Madison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Madison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jung misses with a low kick.
Madison misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Jung misses.
Jung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jung tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madison is able to avoid easily.
Jung throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jung.
Jung throws a solid leg kick but Madison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jung.
Madison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch but Madison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Madison looks to land a combination but Jung avoids it well.
Madison motions for Jung to come forward. Madison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madison keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Madison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jung moves out of range of the strikes.
Jung tries to clinch there but Madison circles away.
Madison throws a right hand that Jung ducks under and follows up with a left that Jung also avoids with ease.
Jung tries to clinch but Madison moves out of range.
Madison swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Jung motions for Madison to come forward. Jung throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madison misses with the combination.
Jung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Jung takes the fight into the clinch.
Madison wants to break free but Jung has control.
Jack Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jung dodges an elbow strike from Madison.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madison.
Madison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jung has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Madison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Madison is trying to force a seperation but Jung has the dominant position.

Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyler Jung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jung moves into range and clinches up with Madison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jung pushes off an throws an elbow but Madison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Madison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jung.
Jung trying to land knees to the body.
Tyler Jung is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison throws a punch but it's blocked by Jung.
Madison managing to block the knees to the body from Jung.
Madison can't find room to land a body shot as Jung controls the action.
Madison has a couple of punches blocked by Jung.
Madison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jung slows down the pace here.
Madison dodges an elbow strike from Jung.
Madison misses with an elbow over the top.
Madison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Madison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Madison breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung tries to clinch but Madison is having none of it.
Madison throws a right hand that Jung ducks under and follows up with a left that Jung also avoids with ease.
Jung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Madison does no damage.
Jung checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Madison misses with a kick to the body
and Jung counters with a thumping low kick.
Jung doesn't manage to clinch there - Madison circles away.
Jung tries to clinch there but Madison circles away.
Jung tries to clinch up but Madison circles away and keeps his distance.
Jung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Jung fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madison tries to bum rush Jung with a series of wild strikes but Jung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Jung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jung 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Jung!