PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dempsey McDreamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cung Lau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lau
vs
McDreamy

180 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

160 cm
20
147 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dempsey McDreamy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Lau misses.

Lau closes the distance and pushes McDreamy back into the cage.
Lau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDreamy lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDreamy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lau slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lau.
McDreamy digs a right hand into Lau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lau's gas tank.
McDreamy working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Lau.
McDreamy missing with knees to the body.
Lau lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lau trying to stall but McDreamy improves his position.

Lau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDreamy's head.
Lau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDreamy throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lau counter with a right hand.
Lau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lau scores with a nice strike.
McDreamy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lau clobbers McDreamy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lau is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDreamy on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lau cracks McDreamy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice combination there by Lau.

McDreamy is rocked!

Lau instigates a clinch.
McDreamy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lau finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau avoiding damage as McDreamy throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lau - that landed with a thud.
McDreamy seems to have recovered his senses.
McDreamy misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from McDreamy.
Lau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDreamy backwards.
Lau lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lau.
McDreamy misses with some punches.
McDreamy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McDreamy misses with a body punch.
McDreamy with a knee to the head.
Lau stalling against the cage.
McDreamy misses with a body punch.
Lau blocking some punches.
Lau is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Lau manages to break the clinch.
McDreamy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lau.
McDreamy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lau counters with a one-two to the body.
McDreamy misses with a two punch combination.
Lau slips a jab and a cross from McDreamy.

Lau clinches up with McDreamy and pushes him back against the cage.
McDreamy throws a head punch that misses.
McDreamy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDreamy tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.

Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDreamy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDreamy looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDreamy misses the jab.
McDreamy swings for the body but Lau moves out of range.
Lau scores with a decent looking hook.
McDreamy throws a one two combo.
McDreamy circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDreamy misses with a double jab
enabling Lau to counter with a crisp jab.
McDreamy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lau tries to clinch there but McDreamy circles away.
Lau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDreamy misses the body punch
enabling Lau to counter with a crisp jab.

Lau clinches up against the cage.
Lau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McDreamy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, McDreamy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lau stalling.
A left hand lands to the body for McDreamy.

Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lau is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Lau has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lau.
Lau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDreamys head.
McDreamy digs a right hand into Lau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lau's gas tank.
McDreamy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDreamy misses with a punch to the body.
McDreamy lands an elbow inside.
Lau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDreamy.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from McDreamy, against the cage.
McDreamy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McDreamy tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Lau.
Lau blocking some punches.
Lau slowing the pace effectively.
Lau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lau lands a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lau scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDreamy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lau's elbow.
Lau is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Lau breaks from the clinch.
McDreamy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dempsey McDreamy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDreamy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDreamy misses with a double jab
letting Lau counter with a right hand.
Lau avoids the body shot from McDreamy.
A left and a right from Lau both land. Nice combination.
Lau is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McDreamy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lau digs a good hook to McDreamy's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lau connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Lau rushes McDreamy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Lau as the two fighters clinch.
Lau presses McDreamy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDreamy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McDreamy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.

Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lau punishes McDreamy's body with a nice straight punch.
Lau lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lau has closed the distance and engaged McDreamy in a clinch.
Lau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDreamy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lau is defending well for now.
McDreamy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
McDreamy letting Lau take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Lau dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from McDreamy misses its intended target.
McDreamy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lau has time to react.
McDreamy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cung Lau is winning the standup battle so far.
Lau throws a nice looking combination but McDreamy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lau's corner calls for a 1-2. Lau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDreamy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lau lands with a nice body punch.
Lau lands a jab to the nose.
Lau connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt McDreamy! He's out on his feet! Lau rushes in and drops McDreamy with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cung Lau!