PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 2653 p4p, 167 weight class) and Uriah Chin (ranked 2802 p4p, 174 weight class). Uriah Chin struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Zhang Jun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jun
vs
Chin

150 cm
20
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
149 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Chin!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin misses with a wild body shot.

Chin clinches.
Jun is trying to push Chin away but Chin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chin connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Chin.
Chin lands a knee to the head.
Chin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chin obliges.
Chin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jun is breathing heavily.
Chin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jun's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Chin breaks from the clinch.
Chin jabs Jun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jun goes for a double leg but Chin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chin continues to drive forward.
Jun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chin throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Chin gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Chin.
Chin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chin landing knees to the head.
Chin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Chin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Chin clinches with his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jun's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Chin.
Chin scores with a knee to the head.
Chin lands a shoulder strike.
Chin lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin landing knees to the body.
Chin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chin landing knees to the head.
Chin with a knee to the head.
Jun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chin is keeping busy.
Jun jumps guard but Chin stands there with Jun around his waist. Jun gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Chin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chin sprawls well. Chin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jun gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Jun. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chin.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jun trying to land knees to the body.
Chin connects with a knee to the head.
Chin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chin scores a nice knee to the body.
Jun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Chin.
Knees to the body from Chin.
Chin landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chin throws a leg kick but Jun checks it.
Jun checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin connects with a body shot that sends Jun's belly button to the back.

Chin moves into the clinch successfully.

Chin manages to break the clinch.
Chin is looking to score with low kicks.

Chin closes the distance and clinches.
Chin lands a knee to the body.
Jun tries to break free but Chin pushes him back against the cage.
Chin scores with a shoulder strike.
Chin is leaning against Jun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Chin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Chin forces Jun back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chin tries to throw a body punch but Jun avoids it by throwing Chin back against the cage.
Chin tries a body shot but Jun blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Chin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jun gets tackled into the cage by Chin. Chin maintains the clinch.
Chin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chin tries to work over Jun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Chin.

Jun is rocked!
Chin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Jun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jun seems to have got his legs back now.
Chin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jun.
Chin has Jun pressed against the cage, preventing Jun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chin tries a knee to the head but Jun blocks it.
Chin landing knees to the body.
Chin cracks Jun with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun jumps guard but Chin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chin connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin misses with a knee strike.
Chin connects with a knee to the head.

Chin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jun seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Chin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jun, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Chin.
Chin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chin misses with a body punch.
Chin scores a nice knee to the body.
Jun blocks an elbow strike from Chin.
Chin crunches a lovely knee into Jun's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Chin scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Chin.

Chin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun closes the distance and clinches up with Chin, looking for a takedown. Jun pushes Chin against the cage but Chin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Jun blocks the leg kick.

Chin has closed the distance and engaged Jun in a clinch.

Chin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jun attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Chin rushes Jun and presses him up against the cage.
Chin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jun trying to control the position but instead, Chin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jun into the cage.
Chin with a knee to the head.
Jun is looking to control Chin's arms but Chin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jun has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chin obliges.
Jun is trying to push Chin away but Chin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chin lands a knee to the body.
Uriah Chin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Chin manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chin moves into range and clinches up with Jun.
Jun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chin walks away with a smile on his face. Jun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Jun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jun tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chin defends well and Jun ends up having to push Chin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chin lands a nice shot to the body.
Chin digs a good hook to Jun's body.
Chin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Chin closes the distance and clinches.
Jun is looking to break free of the clinch but Chin has double underhooks.
Chin landing knees to the head.
Chin presses Jun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jun controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chin scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chin keeps control of Jun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chin lands a hook that snaps the head of Jun backwards.
Chin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jun's face.
A frustrated look appears on Jun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jun is looking to break free of the clinch but Chin has double underhooks.
Chin with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chin obliges.
Jun jumps guard but Chin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chin connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Chin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jun blocks a low kick nicely.
Uriah Chin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jun fails to land the takedown.

Chin has closed the distance and engaged Jun in a clinch.
Jun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chin lands a good knee to the midsection. Jun won't want to take too many of those.
Chin connects with a knee to the head.
Jun wants to get back to striking at distance but Chin won't allow it.
Chin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Chin.
Jun looking to slow down the pace here.
Jun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin crunches a lovely knee into Jun's ribcage.
Chin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chin lands a nice knee to the body.

Chin manages to break the clinch.
Jun fails with a takedown attempt.

Chin gets a clinch.
Chin lands a knee to the body.
Chin pushes Jun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chin connects with a knee to the head.
Chin landing knees to the body.
Chin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chin lands a good knee to the midsection. Jun won't want to take too many of those.
Uriah Chin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chin with a knee to the head.
Chin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jun is trying to pull guard but Chin has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Jun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jun tries to stall but Chin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chin smiles and moves away.
Jun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Chin has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin presses Jun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jun jumps guard but Chin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jun throws an elbow but misses.
Chin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jun's efforts to push away.
Jun jumps guard but Chin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jun working hard to break the clinch.

That's four 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.
Jun is trying to force a seperation but Chin has the dominant position.
Jun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chin has him pressed against the cage.

Chin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chin as he avoids it easily.
Jun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chin throws out the jab.
Chin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Chin has closed the distance and engaged Jun in a clinch.
Jun is trying to pull guard but Chin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chin managing to block the knees to the body from Jun.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Chin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chin 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriah Chin!
Uriah Chin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.