PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denver Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sungwon Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sungwon Jung acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Washington
vs
Jung

189 cm
34
182 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

182 cm
28
174 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hellbent
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denver Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sungwon Jung!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung shoots in looking for a takedown but Washington manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jung's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Washington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jung.
Jung throws a poor cross that misses
and Washington counters with a left and a right that stings Jung.

Washington closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jung did well to prevent Washington getting side control.
Washington trying to pass the guard but Jung defending well.

Washington seems to be working for a kimura but Jung defends the submission attempt.
Washington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Washington lands strikes from half guard.

Washington is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jung has managed to free his arm - good work.

Washington is looking for a kimura but Jung is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Washington to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jung has a closed guard, preventing Washington from standing up.
Jung looking for a sweep. Not yet Jung, not yet.
Washington wants to control from the top but Jung keeps moving.
Washington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jung trying to control the position.
Washington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jung wants to sweep here but Washington controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Jung had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Washington defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jung keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington stopping the sweep attempt from Jung.
Washington tries to stand but Jung is controlling from the bottom.
Washington trying to control but Jung is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Washington with that takedown attempt.
Sungwon Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Washington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung is trying to get back to half guard.
Washington working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington scoring with punches from side control.
Washington scoring with punches and elbows.
Washington scores with punches from side control.

Washington thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jung struggling a bit here.
Washington works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jung is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Washington is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jung is working to get back to half guard.
Jung is squirming around, avoiding Washington's attempts to control the action.
Washington landing strikes from the mount.
Washington wants to control the pace but Jung is squirming around nicely.
Washington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung is desperately trying to improve his position but Washington has a good base and remains in mount.
Washington lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jung regains half guard.

Washington is trying to work for a kimura but Jung is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denver Washington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Washington throws a leg kick but Jung sees it coming and moves out of range.
Denver Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jung throws a series of punches but Washington avoids them all with ease.
As Jung tries to get set, Washington tries to push him back and clinch up but Jung manages to avoid the attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jung.
Washington connects with a jab.

Washington takes the fight into the clinch.
Washington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jung throws a head punch that misses.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington tries to pull guard but Jung forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Washington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jung prevents it.
Washington looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denver Washington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jung just stands there and leans against the cage.

Washington breaks the clinch.

Jung tries to sprawl but Washington drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jung is defending against the submission attempts here by Washington.
Jung wants to control but Washington is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington wants to free his trapped foot but Jung is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jung wants to control but Washington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jung wants to get back to full guard.

Jung with the active half guard here but Washington passes nicely into side control.
Jung gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jung is trying to get back to full guard.
Jung trying to control but Washington postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Washington is working for a submission of some sort.
Jung is looking to improve his position.
Denver Washington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jung is refusing to be controlled, as Washington sits in half guard.
Jung trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Washington connects with a nice short shot to Jung's temple.

Washington wants to work for an arm triangle but Jung is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Washington tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jung.
Washington wants to pass the guard but Jung is defending well.
Jung wants to get back to full guard.
Washington uses his free foot to push down on Jung's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jung.
Washington controlling the pace for now.
Washington lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jung hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Washington has control of Jung's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jung regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Washington is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jung is surviving well by controlling Washington's body position as best he can.
Washington wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

Washington is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jung has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jung regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denver Washington dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Washington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jung, pushing him back against the cage.
Washington lands a knee to the body.
Washington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jung.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jung pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Jung fails to land.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jung can do to turn this around?
Jung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Washington.

Washington successfully pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung preventing the sweep.
Washington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jung missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Washington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jung looking to sit in guard and control but Washington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Washington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Washington with a nice head shot there.
Jung keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Jung has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jung looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Washington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Washington postures up in Jung's guard and throws a big left but Jung blocks it.
Jung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Washington is one step ahead there.
Jung looking to control.
Jung wants to sweep here but Washington controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Washington staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jung closes the distance and clinches.
Jung throws a head punch that misses.
Jung working aggressively here.

Washington jumps into guard, dragging Jung to the mat.

Washington working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jung wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
Denver Washington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Washington managing to control the position.

Washington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a strike but Washington rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Washington 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.
Jung looking for a sweep. Not yet Jung, not yet.
Jung controlling the position.
Washington stands and throws Jung's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jung is trying to get back to half guard.

Washington has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jung gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sungwon Jung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denver Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denver Washington!
A victorious Denver Washington thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Sungwon Jung spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back stronger, just need more training.'.