PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colby Covington (ranked 5507 p4p, 2846 weight class) and Eun Jung Seo Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eun Jung Seo Jun enters the cage!

Covington
vs
Seo Jun

180 cm
21
175
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
175
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Colby Covington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eun Jung Seo Jun!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Covington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seo Jun tries to clinch up but Covington circles away and keeps his distance.
Covington lands the left hand.
Covington stalks Seo Jun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Seo Jun's face. Seo Jun staggers backwards, shaken.

Seo Jun clinches up against the cage.
Covington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Covington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seo Jun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Covington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seo Jun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Seo Jun moves in looking to clinch but Covington pushes him off.
Seo Jun tries to clinch but Covington moves out of range.

Seo Jun rushes Covington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Seo Jun has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Covington uses from the top position.
Covington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Seo Jun pushes a forearm under Covington's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Covington is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eun Jung Seo Jun!