PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Masato Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Michinoku
vs
Jung

186 cm
22
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

162 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Michinoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JJ Jung!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michinoku shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jung pinned against the cage. Jung gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michinoku fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Michinoku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Michinoku wants to control the pace but Jung is squirming around nicely.
Jung manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Michinoku is looking for a kimura here.
Jung wants to improve his position but Michinoku is controlling well.
Jung is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jung wants to sweep here but Michinoku controlling him for the moment.
Michinoku trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michinoku is one step ahead there.
Jung keeping moving, preventing Michinoku from controlling successfully.
Jung wants to sweep here but Michinoku controlling him for the moment.
Jung keeping moving, preventing Michinoku from controlling successfully.
Michinoku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jung throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Michinoku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jung tries to avoid it but Michinoku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jung to the ground. Jung escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masato Michinoku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michinoku shoots for a double leg takedown but Jung sprawls well. He's pushed Michinoku's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michinoku tries to clinch but Jung is having none of it.
Michinoku throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jung's waist but Jung gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michinoku off to one side.
Michinoku closes the distance and clinches up with Jung, looking for a takedown. Michinoku pushes Jung against the ropes but Jung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Jung gets a takedown into half guard.

Jung looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Michinoku tries to get to full guard but Jung has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung is keen to just control but Michinoku is a slippery customer.
Jung prevents Michinoku from improving his position.

Jung is looking for a kimura but Michinoku is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jung to get the leverage.
Michinoku keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Michinoku wants to improve his position but Jung is controlling well.
Michinoku slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Michinoku wants to get back to his feet but Jung is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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.
Jung won't allow Michinoku to sweep him here.
Jung wants to pass the guard but Michinoku is keeping the position.
Jung controlling from the top position.
Jung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jung trying to move into half guard but instead Michinoku has managed to sweep!
Jung looks gassed!
Jung keeping moving, preventing Michinoku from controlling successfully.
Michinoku throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Michinoku moves in looking to clinch but Jung pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michinoku tries for a takedown but Jung circles away easily

and Jung counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Michinoku's guard now.
Jung postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Jung dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Michinoku wants to clinch

and Jung counters with a takedown into side control.
Michinoku struggling a bit here.
Jung lands some shots froms side control.
Michinoku sneaks back into half guard.
Jung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michinoku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michinoku is looking to control Jung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Michinoku avoid being mounted?
Jung thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Michinoku's head.
Michinoku is trying to maintain the position but Jung is very close to passing his half guard.
Michinoku wants to get back to full guard.

Jung is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Michinoku doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jung.
Michinoku gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung wants to pass the guard but Michinoku is keeping the position.
Michinoku manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jung is squirming around, avoiding Michinoku's attempts to control the action.
Jung is working to get back to half guard.

Michinoku has hold of Jung's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jung manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Michinoku will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Michinoku trying to control but Jung is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jung regains half guard.
JJ Jung has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku works his way into full mount!
Jung is working to get back to half guard.
Jung is breathing heavily.

Michinoku looking to secure an arm triangle but Jung defends it well.
Michinoku avoids the attempt from Jung to control.
Jung is trying to escape the mount.
Michinoku trying to control but Jung is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung is looking to get to half guard.
Michinoku trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jung tries to lock up and control but Michinoku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Jung defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Michinoku.
Michinoku landing punches.
Michinoku working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Michinoku gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Michinoku misses with a takedown attempt

and Jung counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jung drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jung jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michinoku is on top in guard.
Michinoku works over Jung with some ground and pound from guard.
Michinoku trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michinoku preventing the sweep.
Michinoku trying to control but Jung is working from the bottom.
Michinoku lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michinoku trying to control but Jung is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but JJ Jung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Michinoku shoots and misses

so Jung counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jung stopping the sweep attempt from Michinoku.
Jung advances position into side control!
Michinoku is looking for a sweep.

Jung is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Michinoku knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Michinoku manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jung's best efforts.
Jung is thwarting Michinoku's attempts to control the position.
Michinoku works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michinoku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jung is working to get back to half guard.
Michinoku wants to stand but Jung is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Jung is in a horrible position here. Michinoku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Michinoku working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jung regains half guard.
Michinoku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jung keeps working.

Michinoku is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jung has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jung is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Michinoku's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Michinoku's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Michinoku defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jung's arms.
Jung gets his hands free as Michinoku looks to control.
Michinoku tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Michinoku can't escape the position.
Jung punishing his opponent with strikes.
Michinoku tries to hold on but Jung pushes him away.
Jung lands a heavy elbow.
Michinoku is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jung scoring with strikes but Michinoku is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku wants to try and get back to his feet.
Michinoku is trying desperately to improve position.
Michinoku wants to control but Jung is having none of it.
Jung trying to control but Michinoku is having none of it.
Michinoku tries to hold on but Jung pushes him away.
Michinoku is in all sorts of trouble here.

Michinoku defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jung.
Michinoku gets back to half guard.
Michinoku is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jung scores with a couple of nice shots.

Jung looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jung perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jung uses his free foot to push down on Michinoku's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Michinoku.
Jung in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jung fails to take his opponent's back.
Jung cracks Michinoku with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jung prevents Michinoku from getting the reversal.

Jung is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Michinoku has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Michinoku bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Jung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Jung!