PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benton Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jung might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 'Swing Low, Sweet Cheerio' by Alice Cooper. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jung
vs
Starner

190 cm
25
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benton Jung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Starner!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Starner doesn't manage to clinch there - Jung circles away.

Jung clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jung.

It looks like Ryan Starner has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Jung as the two fighters clinch.
Jung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung scores with a nice hook to the head.
Starner misses with the head strike.
Starner tries to break the clinch but Jung is controlling the position.

Jung breaks the clinch.
Jung tests Starner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Jung misses.

Jung gets a clinch.

Jung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benton Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jung has closed the distance and engaged Starner in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Jung.
Starner looks winded!
Starner working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Jung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jung jabs Starner right on the nose. Starner blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starner moves in looking to clinch but Jung pushes him off.
Starner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jung throws a nice looking combination but Starner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Jung clinches with his opponent.
Jung slows down the pace here.
Starner is looking to break free of the clinch but Jung has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jung breaks the clinch.

Jung instigates a clinch.

Jung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jung scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Starner clinches with his opponent.

Jung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Jung finds it's way through Starner's defenses.

Jung moves into the clinch.

Jung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Starner misses with a double jab.
Starner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jung as he avoids it easily.

Jung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jung throws a right hand that Starner ducks under and follows up with a left that Starner also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jung. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jung.

Jung rushes Starner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jung breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Jung.
Starner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starner takes a swing at Jung's ribcage but misses.
Jung thuds a left hand into Starner's body.
Jung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starner scores with a hook to the body. Jung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Jung darts in and clinches Starner up against the cage.
Starner is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Jung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Jung.

Jung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jung scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starner misses with a wild combination.
Starner is looking to clinch.
Jung tries to clinch up but Starner circles away and keeps his distance.

Jung drives through and clinches with Starner against the cage.
Jung lands with a right to the head.

Starner is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jung lands with a left to the head.
Starner is still on wobbly legs! Can Jung finish him?

Jung breaks from the clinch.
Starner seems to have recovered his senses.

Jung moves into range and clinches up with Starner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benton Jung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Starner's cut.
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.

Starner fails with a takedown attempt.

Jung has closed the distance and engaged Starner in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Jung.
Starner takes a shot to the head.
Jung digs a right hand underneath Starner's ribcage. Starner let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Jung manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jung closes the distance and clinches.

Jung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benton Jung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starner drops his hands momentarily and Jung takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Jung clinches up with Starner and pushes him back against the cage.
Starner throws a head punch that misses.
Jung lands with a light punch inside.

That has opened up Ryan Starner's cut even more.
Jung stalling the fight.
Starner is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jung manages to break the clinch.
Jung thuds a left hand into Starner's body.

Jung has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jung scores with a shoulder strike.

Jung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starner looks to land a combination but Jung avoids it well.

Jung darts in and clinches Starner up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Jung.
Jung will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Starner up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Jung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jung manages to break the clinch.

Jung closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Jung - just one landing.
Benton Jung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jung catches Starner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Jung drives through and clinches with Starner against the cage.

Jung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jung.
Jung walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Starner drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jung swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Starner's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benton Jung!
Benton Jung retains his heavyweight title!
Benton Jung thanked the fans post fight for their support.