PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyonjo Joung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Joung
vs
Tamura

190 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

ENDLESS 152

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyonjo Joung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamura throws a sloppy head kick and Joung moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Tamura as Joung shoots in.
Joung shoots in for a takedown but Tamura shows good takedown defense.
Joung looks for a takedown but Tamura sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyonjo Joung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joung closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tamura circles away.
Tamura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joung looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Joung closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Joung lands in his opponent's guard.
Joung is breathing heavily.
Tamura keeping moving, preventing Joung from controlling successfully.
Joung postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joung trying to control but Tamura is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joung trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tamura's guard.
Tamura keeping full guard, as Joung tries to pass.
Joung stops Tamura from standing up.
Joung trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Joung prevents Tamura from getting back to his feet.
Tamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tamura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joung if he has to take too many more of those.
Joung shoots in for a takedown but Tamura shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Joung with that takedown attempt.
Joung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tamura swivels and escapes.
Tamura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Joung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tamura tries to avoid it but Joung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tamura to the ground. Tamura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tamura misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamura thumps Joung with a low kick.
Tamura stuffs the takedown.
Joung shoots in and drives through. Tamura sprawls well.
Good leg kick by Tamura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tamura can pounce on him.
Tamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tamura misses with a few strikes there.
Joung fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tamura misses with a head kick.
Joung shoots in but no luck this time.
Tamura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hyonjo Joung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joung takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tamura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joung's calf.
Joung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tamura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tamura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tamura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joung shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tamura as he jumps to the side.
Tamura takes a swing at Joung's ribcage but misses.
Joung throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tamura's waist but Tamura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joung off to one side.
Tamura throws a right hand that Joung ducks under and follows up with a left that Joung also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Tamura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tamura fakes the leg kick and cracks Joung in the body.
Joung misses with a takedown
and Tamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joung is looking to clinch but Tamura is avoiding it.
Joung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joung shoots and misses
and Tamura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joung fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyonjo Joung. 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.
A right-left combo lands from Tamura.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joung circles away quickly and effectively.
Tamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hyonjo Joung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joung avoids the head kick by Tamura.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joung looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Joung looking to pass the guard.
Joung throws a big right hand that misses.
Joung trying to control but Tamura is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joung thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamura keeping full guard, as Joung tries to pass.
Joung would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tamura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joung is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Joung shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tamura can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamura keeping moving, preventing Joung from controlling successfully.
Joung passes Tamura's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tamura pushes Joung off looking to stand but Joung dives back in and keeps control.
Joung has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four 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.

Joung working for a guillotine from mount but Tamura is in no mood to give up.
Joung throws some wild stikes that Tamura manages to avoid easily.
Joung seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Tamura is holding on tight.

Joung wants to finish this one by submission but Tamura is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Joung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyonjo Joung dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tamura misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Tamura.
Joung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tamura counters with a stiff right hand.
Joung fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamura lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Joung.
Tamura is looking to slow Joung down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joung shoots in for a double leg but Tamura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyonjo Joung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tamura, right into the meat.
Tamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenji Tamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joung misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tamura.
Tamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joung blocks a head kick by Tamura.
Joung misses with a takedown attempt - Tamura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tamura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joung misses with a takedown attempt
and Tamura counters with a nice body kick.
Tamura looks to land a combination. Joung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tamura counters with an outside leg kick.
Joung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tamura throws a head kick that Joung semi-blocks.
Nice takedown defense from Tamura. No joy for Joung on that attempt.
Tamura swinging wilding here.
Tamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Joung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joung tries to clinch but Tamura is having none of it.
Tamura stuffs the takedown.
Tamura lands a head kick!
Joung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tamura throws a head kick that misses.
Joung shoots for a double leg takedown but Tamura sprawls well. He's pushed Joung's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joung stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tamura.
A combination from Tamura does no damage.

That's four 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.
Joung shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Joung has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joung fails to pull guard.
Tamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Joung has double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Joung.
Tamura prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Joung has double underhooks.

Joung decides to pull guard.
Joung is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Tamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tamura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Tamura!