PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Typhoon Hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Charring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hurricane
vs
Charring

177 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Typhoon Hurricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Charring!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Charring. No joy for Hurricane on that attempt.

Hurricane moves into the clinch.
Charring tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hurricane smiles and moves away.
Charring throws a wild body kick that Hurricane sees coming a mile off.
Hurricane swats away the attempt to clinch by Charring.
Charring tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hurricane defends well and Charring ends up having to push Hurricane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hurricane goes for a takedown attempt but Charring pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick misses from Hurricane.
Hurricane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charring circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Typhoon Hurricane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurricane shoots in for a takedown but Charring shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Charring is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurricane tries for a takedown but Charring sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hurricane is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Hurricane.
Charring moves in looking to clinch but Hurricane pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Charring or perhaps it was just good defense by Hurricane which made him look bad.
Hurricane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charring is able to avoid easily.
Charring fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hurricane wants to land a leg kick but Charring is out of range.
Charring wants to clinch but Hurricane slips to the side
and Hurricane counters with a stiff right hand.
Charring throws a body kick that misses.
Hurricane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Charring shoots in for a double leg but Hurricane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hurricane fails with a takedown attempt.
Charring fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane keeps the fight on the outside.
Hurricane misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hurricane rushes Charring and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hurricane as Charring tries to tie him up.
Hurricane gets underhooks to prevent Charring's takedown attempt.
Hurricane gets underhooks to prevent Charring's takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hurricane avoiding damage as Charring throws knees to the body.
Charring throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charring misses with a knee strike.
Charring goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charring misses with a punch to the body.
Hurricane wants to break free but Charring has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hurricane manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Charring wanted to stand there but Hurricane had control of the position.
Charring really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hurricane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Charring is looking to work some ground and pound but Hurricane has wrist control.
Hurricane controls Charring momentarily but Charring frees himself.
Hurricane has a closed guard, preventing Charring from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charring throwing strikes from guard but Hurricane blocks nicely.
Hurricane looking for a sweep. Not yet Hurricane, not yet.
Charring is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hurricane has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hurricane as Charring tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charring tries to land knees in the clinch but Hurricane avoids the damage to the body.
Hurricane is looking to break free of the clinch but Charring has double underhooks.
Charring is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hurricane is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Charring will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Charring doesn't manage to clinch there - Hurricane circles away.
Hurricane dives in and grabs Charring's left leg, looking for a takedown. Charring pushes down on Hurricane's head and hops out.
Charring is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hurricane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Charring as he avoids it easily.
Hurricane has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Typhoon Hurricane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charring is looking to clinch.
Charring tries a head kick but it misses.
Charring is looking to clinch but Hurricane is avoiding it.
Hurricane darts in looking for a takedown but Charring gets double underhooks and turns Hurricane into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Charring can't break the clinch.
Hurricane tries to break free but Charring pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurricane tries to break the clinch but Charring is controlling the position.
Hurricane blocks a body shot from Charring.
Hurricane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Charring gets underhooks to prevent Hurricane's takedown attempt.
Charring taking a breather.
Charring jumps guard but Hurricane stands there with Charring around his waist. Charring gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charring misses with a punch to the body.
Hurricane is trying to maintain a safe position but Charring gets an underhook and turns Hurricane into the cage.
Hurricane prevents a body shot from Charring.
Charring taking a breather.
Charring misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charring tries to score a body lock takedown but Hurricane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane blocks a body shot from Charring.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hurricane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hurricane as Charring tries to tie him up.
Charring goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Charring breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Typhoon Hurricane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charring moves in looking to clinch but Hurricane pushes him off.
Charring is looking to clinch.
Hurricane shoots in for a double leg but Charring sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hurricane stalks Charring and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Charring's face. Charring staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurricane moves out of range of the body kick.
Charring moves in looking to clinch but Hurricane pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charring avoids the head kick by Hurricane.

Hurricane forces Charring back against the cage and clinches.
Charring misses with a punch on the inside.
Charring tries to stall but Hurricane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Charring tries to throw a body punch but Hurricane avoids it by throwing Charring back against the cage.
Charring looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hurricane dodges an elbow strike from Charring.
Hurricane is trying to break free.
Charring goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charring taking a breather.
Charring misses with a knee to the head.
Charring misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charring misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hurricane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane blocks a body shot from Charring.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hurricane jumps guard but Charring turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charring.
Hurricane wants a takedown.
Charring pressing his opponent against the cage.
Charring tries to score a body lock takedown but Hurricane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hurricane jumps into guard, dragging Charring to the mat.
Hurricane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Charring showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Charring shoots in but Hurricane avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hurricane clinches up against the cage.
Hurricane is working for takedown but Charring is calmly controlling the position for now.

Hurricane pulls Charring into guard.
Charring must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Charring gets to his feet - Hurricane follows without any prompting.
Hurricane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Charring but Charring pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Charring fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charring wants to clinch up but Hurricane keeps it at a distance.
Charring looks for the body kick but Hurricane saw that one coming.
Charring misses with a takedown attempt - Hurricane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charring tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurricane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charring is looking to clinch but Hurricane is avoiding it.
Hurricane tries to score a power double leg takedown but Charring sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hurricane somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Typhoon Hurricane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charring keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hurricane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charring tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hurricane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jason Charring seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charring tries to clinch but Hurricane is having none of it.

Hurricane rushes Charring and presses him up against the cage.
Charring misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hurricane wants to get back to striking at distance but Charring won't allow it.
Charring jumps guard but Hurricane stands there with Charring around his waist. Charring gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charring is trying to stall.

Hurricane jumps guard.
Hurricane trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hurricane wants to stand and escape but Charring is having none of it.
Charring trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hurricane's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charring throwing strikes but missing.
Charring controlling from the top position.
Charring is looking to work some ground and pound but Hurricane has wrist control.
Charring is looking to stand up but Hurricane won't let him.
Hurricane keeping full guard, as Charring tries to pass.
Charring is looking to stand up but Hurricane won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charring wants to stand and escape but instead Hurricane has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Charring has his foot on Hurricane's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hurricane works his way back into a safe position though.

Charring is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Charring has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hurricane off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hurricane throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurricane swats away the attempt to clinch by Charring.

Charring gets tackled into the cage by Hurricane. Hurricane maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Charring comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Charring 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Charring!