PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ma Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Gates
vs
Hung

174 cm
28
179 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

178 cm
20
183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ma Hung!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates slips a jab and a cross from Hung.
Hung scores with a jab to the head.
Hung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gates misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hung throws a series of strikes that have Gates backpedaling.
Hung moves to clinch but Gates breaks away

and Gates counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gates works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gates. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gates thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gates working Hung over with strikes here.
Gates lands a nice shot to the head.
Hung wants to hold on but Gates pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hung can do anything to dispel that myth.

Hung defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gates.
Gates throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hung avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gates.
Gates thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gates can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hung is looking to escape.
Hung is trying desperately to improve position.
Gates takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gates cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates landing strikes from the mount and Hung is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gates tries to control but Hung wriggling away.

Gates goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hung is on top in guard.
Gates has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hung won't allow Gates to get back to his feet.
Hung wants to stand and escape but instead Gates has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hung keeping moving, preventing Gates from controlling successfully.
Hung keeping full guard, as Gates tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates is looking to work some ground and pound but Hung has wrist control.
Gates wants to control from the top but Hung keeps moving.
Gates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hung swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gates controlling from the top position.
Hung lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gates!

Hung get's back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a takedown attempt - Hung sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gates shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hung sprawls well. Hung wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gates gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Gates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hung lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gates tries to move into range but Hung moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gates.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hung leaves Gates with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hung misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Gates dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gates shoots in but no luck this time.
Hung looks to score with a jab to the body but Gates is just out of range.
A slow jab from Hung misses its intended target.
Hung doesn't manage to clinch there - Gates circles away.
Gates misses with a takedown

and Hung moves into the clinch.

Hung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gates shoots in for a takedown but Hung shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Gates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hung looks to land a combination. Gates sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hung swinging wildly here.

Hung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gates to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung controls Gates momentarily but Gates frees himself.
Gates wants to control from the top but Hung keeps moving.
Hung is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gates is controlling him.
Hung keeping moving, preventing Gates from controlling successfully.
Gates tries to free his leg and advance position but Hung is retaining full guard.
Gates is looking to work some ground and pound but Hung has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gates wants to control from the top but Hung keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gates slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates is looking to take a break and control but Hung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hung can't do much from the bottom here.
Hung regains half guard.
Gates is taking a breather. Hung says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gates throwing shots but Hung is blocking nicely.

Gates is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hung has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hung wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates thows a huge punch but Hung dodges it nicely.
Gates is just content to waste time from the top position. Hung takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hung is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gates dives into side control.
Gates 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.
Gates scoring with punches and elbows.
Jack Gates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hung is trying to control Gates's posture but Gates avoids it.
Check out the look on Gates's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gates wants to take a breather but Hung manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gates.
Hung trying to keep a closed guard but Gates is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates pushes down on Hung's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gates sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hung defending well though.
Gates not doing much here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gates is stalling here. Hung is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gates seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hung has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gates pushes Hung away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hung gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Gates dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hung tries to clinch up

and Gates counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hung tries to kick Gates off but Gates keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gates trying to control from half guard but Hung is working away.
Gates works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hung is looking to improve his position but Gates isn't that keen on the idea.

Gates working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Gates is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hung has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hung!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gates is proving hard to escape from.
Gates is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hung is controlling him.
Hung wants to stand but Gates is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hung wanted to stand there but Gates had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hung stuffs the takedown attempt from Gates. Gates gets slowly back to his feet.
Hung closes the distance but Gates moves to the side

and Gates counters with a single leg into guard. Hung didn't expect that.
Gates prevents Hung from getting back to his feet.
Gates trying to control the position from guard on top but Hung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gates postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gates trying to control the position from guard on top but Hung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gates passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hung, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gates tries to advance to mount but Hung instead regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hung is looking to improve his position.
Hung is looking to get back to is feet but Gates passes into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hung keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Gates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gates, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Gates!