PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Mori (ranked 5232 p4p, 3434 weight class) and Lee Sung (ranked 565 p4p, 432 weight class). The key to victory for Jin Mori has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mori
vs
Sung

177 cm
18
170
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Nutritional Shaved Ice

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Mori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Sung!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sung gets tackled into the cage by Mori. Mori maintains the clinch.
Mori misses with a knee strike.
Mori misses with a knee strike.
Mori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sung tries to score a body lock takedown but Mori shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sung blocks it with crossed arms.
Mori landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mori landing knees to the head.

It looks like Lee Sung has been cut.
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sung's face.
Mori looking to throw knees to the head but Sung is blocking nicely.
Sung tries for a takedown but Mori manages to get underhooks.
Mori with a knee to the head.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mori landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mori tries a knee to the head but Sung blocks it.
Mori gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sung.
Jin Mori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sung.
Mori landing knees to the head.
Mori landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sung looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mori avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mori with a knee to the head.
Mori landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mori lands a knee to the head.
Mori with a knee to the head.
Mori landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mori lands a good knee to the midsection. Sung won't want to take too many of those.
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sung's face.
Mori connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mori landing knees to the head.
Mori working Sung over with knees to the body.
Mori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mori lands a knee to the head.
Mori with a knee to the head.
Mori with a knee to the head.
Mori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mori lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sung's face.
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sung's face.
Mori scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mori obliges.
Mori is pressed up against the cage. Sung has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mori down to the mat. Mori avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee Sung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mori lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sung is defended easily by Mori.
Jin Mori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mori bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mori. That one must have hurt.
Mori thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sung if he has to take too many more of those.

Mori gets a clinch.
Mori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mori unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mori connects with a knee to the head.
Mori with a knee to the head.
Mori crunches a lovely knee into Sung's ribcage.
Mori landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mori lands a knee to the head.
Mori using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mori scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sung's face.
Mori landing knees to the head.
Mori crunches a lovely knee into Sung's ribcage.
Mori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mori unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mori lands a knee to the head.
Mori scores with a knee to the head.
Mori misses with a knee strike.
Mori landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!

Sung has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mori regains guard immediately.
Sung stays in close to Mori's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sung tries to free his leg and advance position but Mori is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Mori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Sung's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Crunch! Mori slams his shin into Sung's torso.
Sung swats away the attempt to clinch by Mori.
We've been told by Mori's head coaches at nGYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sung has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mori.
Sung is looking to clinch.
Sung tries to clinch but Mori is having none of it.
Mori jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sung shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mori's guard.
Sung is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sung is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Sung.
Sung looking to pass the guard.
Sung controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Sung has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sung takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sung misses with a takedown
and Mori counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mori scores with a nice body kick.
Mori throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mori lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Mori finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sung has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mori.
Mori connects with a leg kick.

Mori closes the distance and clinches.
Mori scores with a knee to the head.
Mori with a knee to the head.
Mori scores with a knee to the head.
Sung can't get the takedown.
Mori landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sung wants to take the fight to the mat but Mori manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jin Mori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mori landing knees to the head.
Jin Mori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mori landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mori.
Mori connects with a knee to the head.
Sung is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mori is defending well.
Mori connects with a knee to the head.
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sung's face.
A knee to the head by Mori.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori gets underhooks to prevent Sung's takedown attempt.
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sung's face.
Mori connects with a knee to the head.
Sung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sung tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Mori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Sung's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mori throws a front kick that sends Sung stumbling back into the cage.
Lee Sung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mori misses with a head kick.

Sung throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mori was covering up waiting for the punch and Sung finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung chips away with some ground and pound.
Sung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mori can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sung controls the pace.
Mori is trying to keep Sung in close.
Sung's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mori avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sung takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mori throws a sloppy head kick and Sung moves out of range easily.
Jin Mori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori tries to clinch there but Sung circles away.
Sung tries to clinch
and Mori counters with a big head kick but Sung shrugs it off.
Mori doesn't manage to clinch there - Sung circles away.
Sung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mori counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Sung drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori keeping full guard, as Sung tries to pass.

Sung drops back looking for a leg! Mori is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mori manages to kick Sung off! Sung jumps back into Mori's guard.
Sung seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sung landing some decent shots from guard.
Mori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sung can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sung passes into half guard.
Sung sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mori blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sung.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sung seems to be looking for submissions.
Lee Sung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Sung is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mori has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Mori!
After winning the bout, Jin Mori thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.