PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaemin Jeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Kilat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Itaewon Freedom - UV feat JY Park. Jaemin Jeong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jeong
vs
Kilat

183 cm
28
180 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

175 cm
30
173 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Meet the Future

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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaemin Jeong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Kilat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilat as he jumps to the side.
Jeong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jeong avoids the head kick by Kilat.
Jeong misses with a kick to the body
and Kilat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No joy there for Kilat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Kilat.
Kilat misses with a double jab.
Jeong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jeong thumps Kilat with a low kick.
Jeong throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeong lands a high kick!
Kilat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kilat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeong.
Jeong thows a body kick. Kilat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kilat swinging wildly here.
Kilat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jeong. Jeong obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kilat closes the distance and pushes Jeong back into the cage.
Jeong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilat's elbow.
Jeong blocks the elbow strike.
Jeong misses with a body punch.
Kilat blocks a body shot from Jeong.
Jeong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jeong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jeong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kilat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeong has a couple of punches blocked by Kilat.
Jeong lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Jeong jumps guard.
Kilat controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jeong wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong has Kilat pulled in close to control his posture.
Jeong is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Jeong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kilat defends it easily.
Jeong thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeong working a defensive guard but Kilat manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kilat working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jeong wants to get back to full guard but Kilat has mounted him!
Jeong is trying desperately to improve position.
Jeong wants to control but Kilat is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jeong tries to reverse the position but Kilat maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeong is working hard here to advance position.
Jeong wants to hold on but Kilat pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeong is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaemin Jeong dominated that round.
That's time! Jeong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kilat tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilat throws a sloppy head kick and Jeong moves out of range easily.
Kilat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Jeong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kilat manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kilat keeping moving, preventing Jeong from controlling successfully.
Jeong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeong wants to control from the top but Kilat keeps moving.
Jeong pushes down on Kilat's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jeong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kilat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Jeong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kilat defends it well.
Kilat wants to sweep but Jeong has passed to side control!
Kilat takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilat keeps working.
Jeong in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kilat struggling a bit here.
Kilat has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jeong tries to score with some ground and pound. Kilat controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jeong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Jeong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Jeong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kilat rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jeong's guard! Nice work there by Kilat!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeong is trying to control the position but Kilat postures up.
Kilat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jeong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jeong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Jeong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kilat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kilat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kilat preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jeong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kilat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Jeong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jeong trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeong wants to sweep here but Kilat controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaemin Jeong dominated that second round.
That's time! Jeong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jeong dodges the punch combination from Kilat.
Kilat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jeong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kilat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Jeong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kilat napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Jeong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kilat prevents Jeong from moving into mount.
Kilat avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jeong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeong tries to advance to mount but can't.

Jeong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kilat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kilat is looking for a sweep.
Jeong misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jeong tries to advance to mount but Kilat denies him.
Junior Kilat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeong in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jeong throws a strike aimed at the side of Kilat's head but Kilat avoids it well.
Jeong looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kilat is avoiding damage well.
Jeong trying to control the position but Kilat is working away.

Jeong is trying to get an arm triangle but Kilat is defending well.
Kilat is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilat keeps working.
Kilat takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jeong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Jeong seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Jeong is trying to get an arm triangle but Kilat is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilat struggling a bit here.
Jeong is looking to take a break and control but Kilat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaemin Jeong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaemin Jeong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jeong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaemin Jeong!
Jaemin Jeong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.